Education
From 1871 to 1879, he studied at the Krakow Academy of Fine Arts under January Matejko, then attended the Academy of Fine Arts, Munich, from 1879 to 1888.
From 1871 to 1879, he studied at the Krakow Academy of Fine Arts under January Matejko, then attended the Academy of Fine Arts, Munich, from 1879 to 1888.
He came from a family that produced several generations of painters. This was followed by studies in Vienna and Paris, where he was influenced by the work of Léon Bonnat. He returned to Poland in 1919 and continued to paint portraits of notable people, including Henryk Sienkiewicz, Leon Piniński, Agenor Maria Gołuchowski and Józef Ignacy Kraszewski.
From 1893 to 1918, he was a Professor at the Academy of Fine Arts in Vienna, where he painted many portraits at the Imperial Court and became a member of the Vienna Secession.