Education
From 1869 to 1872, he studied at the Academy of Fine Arts, Munich with Alexander von Wagner then, from 1872 to 1875, at the Krakow Academy of Fine Arts with January Matejko.
From 1869 to 1872, he studied at the Academy of Fine Arts, Munich with Alexander von Wagner then, from 1872 to 1875, at the Krakow Academy of Fine Arts with January Matejko.
He spent his childhood in Odessa and Kiev. The family emigrated to Dieppe in 1860, and he relocated to Paris in 1866, where he had his first drawing lessons with the portrait painter, Tadeusz Górecki, the son-in-law of Adam Mickiewicz. In 1882, he settled in MnikóWest
He also held several exhibitions in Warsaw and LwóWest
Later, he exhibited internationally, including shows in San Francisco and Chicago. He was ill for several years before his death.
While visiting with family in Kołomyja, he suddenly disappeared. He was found at the train station in Budapest, suffering from extreme exhaustion, and was taken to a hospital, where he died two days later.
Although he painted portraits and rural scenes, he is best-known for his depictions of fairy tales and folklore.
Working in pastels as well as oils. He also drew inspiration from the works of Juliusz Słowacki and Zygmunt Krasiński. His most familiar work is, perhaps, "March to Siberia", painted in 1893.
Its whereabouts were unknown for many years, but it was found in a private collection after World World War II and is now in the Lviv National Art Gallery.
In 1892, he became a member of the construction committee for a monument to Artur Grottger.