Włodzimierz Łoś

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Włodzimierz Łoś , also Waldemar Los (* 1849 in Sławuta in Volhynia , † 1888 in Munich ) was a Polish painter. He worked in Munich and mainly created landscape and horse pictures.

Life

Łoś began studying painting at the Cracow Academy of Fine Arts , where he studied under Władysław Łuszczkiewicz from 1870 to 1872 . His education was funded by Roman Sanguszko. In 1872 he moved to Munich, where he settled permanently. First he studied here at the Munich Academy with Otto Seitz , and from 1874 in Józef Brandt's private studio .

Łoś was part of the Polish artist community in Munich and known for his colorful Cossack costumes and his quick-tempered temperament. He was a member of the Munich Art Association , at whose exhibitions his works were presented. His pictures had already been shown in Krakow , Lemberg and Warsaw from 1873 onwards . In 1873, alongside the painters Walery Kryciński and Seweryn Bieszczad, he was the founder of the artist group “Nora”, which met in Warsaw's Ulica Długa .

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He mainly painted scenes in the landscapes of Podolia and Volhynia , which mostly contained horse motifs. Łoś mainly dealt with markets, hunts, rides, carriage or horse trips, horse races and war missions. His paintings sold well, with many being acquired by collectors in the United States. Łoś also illustrated newspapers and magazines such as " Tygodnik Ilustrowany ", "Tygodnik Powszechny" or "Wędrowiec".

References and comments

  1. It could have been Roman Adam Stanisław Sanguszko (1800–1881) or Roman Damian Sanguszko (1832–1917)
  2. a b according to Short CV at Kola.lowiecki.pl (in Polish, accessed on August 26, 2012)
  3. according to Entry in the Polish personal database , Polish: Baza osób polskich iz Polską związanych (in Polish, accessed on August 26, 2012)
  4. according to Julian Fałat, Anna Lubasiowa, Pamiętniki , Volume 2, ISBN 8370080294 , Publisher: Śląski Instytut Naukowe , Kattowitz 1987, p. 54 (in Polish, accessed on August 26, 2012)

Web links

Commons : Włodzimierz Łoś  - Collection of Images