Jacek Malczewski - Artist Info

About Jacek Malczewski

  • Biography

    Jacek Malczewski began his artistic education at the Krakow School of Fine Arts. He was supervised by such artists as Feliks Szynalewski, Wladyslaw Luszczkiewicz, and Jan Matejko.

    In 1876-1877, he studied at Paris École des Beaux Arts, supervised by E.H. Lehmanna. In 1880, Malczewski traveled around Italy. In 1884-1885, he took part, as a drawer, in the Karol Lanckoronski Asian expedition. During that period he also visited Greece and Italy.

    In 1885-1886, Malczewski spent a few months in Munich. After his return, he moved to Krakow and settled there. He still often visited Munich and Italy.

    From 1896 to 1900, he taught at the Krakow School of Fine Arts and in the years 1911 and 1922 he w...

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