Alfred Kowalski

Alfred Jan Maksymilian Kowalski (Alfred Wierusz-Kowalski; 11 October 1849 – 16 February 1915) was a Polish painter and representative of the Munich School.

Alfred Kowalski
Alfred Kowalski (1875)
Born
Alfred Jan Maksymilian Kowalski

October 11, 1849
Suwałki,[1] Kingdom of Poland
DiedFebruary 16, 1915(1915-02-16) (aged 65)
Munich, German Empire
Resting placePowązki Cemetery
NationalityPolish
Known forPainting

Life

He was born on 11 October 1849 in Suwałki to father Teofil Kowalski of the Wieruszowa Coat of Arms and mother Teofilia (née Siewierska).

Wierusz-Kowalski settled in Munich in 1876 after studies in Warsaw, Prague, and Dresden.[1] He studied for a year at the Munich Academy of Fine Arts,[2] and worked under Józef Brandt and Alexander von Wagner.[1] In 1890 he was nominated as an honorary professor of the Munich Academy.

He was the most popular Polish painter in Munich, alongside Józef Brandt.[3] His paintings received medals at numerous art exhibitions and were sought-after by collectors and German art dealers.

He painted landscapes, generic and historical scenes. After his journey to Africa in 1903 he also undertook oriental themes. His works were sold mostly on the German market and many of them ended in private collections in Germany and the United States. Some of his paintings can be seen in collections of Polish museums. Kowalski's Lone Wolf was the most famous and one of his most reproduced paintings, which gained great popularity especially in the United States.[4][5]

He died on 16 February 1915 and was initially buried at the Munich Waldfriedhof Cemetery. His remains were later transferred to the Powązki Cemetery in Warsaw.[6]

In 1972, a permanent exhibition of his works was opened in the District Museum in Suwałki.[7]

Selected paintings
  • Alfred Kowalski, Lone Wolf
  • Ulans Stop, 1877
  • The Peasant Wedding, 1915
  • A Pack of Wolves
  • Evening Carriage Ride
  • Horse-drawn Sleigh

See also

References
  1. Norman, Geraldine (1977). Nineteenth-century Painters and Painting: A Dictionary. University of California Press. pp. 123–124. ISBN 978-0500232491.
  2. "Artysta – samotny wilk czy wprawny marketingowiec? Opowieść o życiu i malarstwie Alfreda Wierusza-Kowalskiego". Retrieved 11 May 2020.
  3. Gallery of Polish painting: Guide. Warsaw National Museum. 2006. p. 169.
  4. "Artysta – samotny wilk czy wprawny marketingowiec? Opowieść o życiu i malarstwie Alfreda Wierusza-Kowalskiego". Retrieved 11 May 2020.
  5. "Alfred Von Wierusz-Kowalski". Retrieved 11 May 2020.
  6. "Alfred Wierusz-Kowalski". Retrieved 11 May 2020.
  7. "Ekspozycja mistrza Wierusza w Suwałkach". Retrieved 11 May 2020.


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