Maksymilian Gierymski
Illustration — Maksymilian Gierymski • Illustration — Maksymilian Gierymski, A Hunting Party, 1871 • Illustration — Maksymilian Gierymski, Insurgent from 1863, c. 1869 Maksymilian Dionizy Gierymski (1846 in Warsaw – 1874 in Reichenhall, Bavaria) was a Polish painter, specializing mainly in watercolours. He was the older brother of painter Aleksander Gierymski.
Also recorded as Maks Gierymski · Maximilian Gierymski · Maksymilian Dionizy Gierymski
Maksymilian Gierymski

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- Born
- 1846 · Warsaw.
- Died
- 1874 · Bad Reichenhall.
- Nationality
- Poland · Russian Empire
- Occupation
- painter · draftsperson · artist
- Fields
- painting · visual arts
- Movements
- Romanticism · French Realism
- Education
- Academy of Fine Arts and Munich
- Known for
- Winter in a small town · Insurgent patrol
- Languages
- Polish
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Illustration — Maksymilian Gierymski • Illustration — Maksymilian Gierymski, A Hunting Party, 1871 • Illustration — Maksymilian Gierymski, Insurgent from 1863, c. 1869 Maksymilian Dionizy Gierymski (1846 in Warsaw – 1874 in Reichenhall, Bavaria) was a Polish painter, specializing mainly in watercolours. He was the older brother of painter Aleksander Gierymski.
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He was educated at the Warsaw Drawing School initially, but then received a government scholarship in 1867 and went to study at the Academy of Fine Arts in Munich. He became one of the leading painters of the Munich realistic school. Initially best known for this battle paintings, he also created many landscape paintings, especially of southern Poland, which he visited several times. Completely successful in western Europe, he did not gain approval nor popularity in Poland of the 19th century, although he sent paintings to exhibitions in Warsaw regularly from 1868 on.
Maksymilian Gierymski studied at Academy of Fine Arts, Munich. The recorded working language is Polish. The field of work recorded is painting and visual arts. Subjects and genres recorded for the work are landscape and portrait. Places of work recorded in the authority are Munich, Rome and Vienna. Works named in the authority record are Winter in a small town and Insurgent patrol. Work by Maksymilian Gierymski is recorded in the collections of National Museum in Kraków, National Museum in Warsaw, Silesian Museum in Katowice, Museum of Art in Łódź and Kunsthalle Kiel.
• Krajobraz leśny (1866) • Krajobraz z chatą i zaprzęgiem (1867) • Potyczka z Tatarami (1867) • Szarża rosyjskiej artylerii konnej (1867) • Wymarsz powstańców ze wsi w 1863 roku (1867) • Brzoza (1867) • Pogrzeb w małym miasteczku (1868) • Powrót bez pana (1868) • Zwiad kozaków kubańskich (1868–69) • Pejzaż jesienny z oraczem (1868–69) • Krajobraz jesienny - studium pejzażu (1868–69) • Rzeka (1868–70) • Krajobraz o wschodzie słońca - przedświt (1869) • Rekonesans huzarów austriackich (1869) • Patrol polski w 1830 roku (1869) • Adiutant sztabowy z 1830 roku (1869) • Powstaniec z 1863 roku (1869) • Droga wśród drzew (1870) • Wyjazd na polowanie I (1871) • Zima w małym miasteczku (1872) • Patrol powstańczy przy ognisku (1872) • Patrol powstańczy - pikieta (1872–73) • Wiosna w małym miasteczku (1872–73) • Noc (1872–74)

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1846
Maksymilian Gierymski born at Warsaw.
1874
Maksymilian Gierymski died at Bad Reichenhall.
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The authorities additionally record the headings Maks Gierymski, Maximilian Gierymski and Maksymilian Dionizy Gierymski. His recorded language was Polish. Gierymski worked in painting and visual arts. His work is associated with Romanticism and French Realism. He worked at Munich, Rome and Vienna. Work and production. Works recorded as notable number 2: Winter in a small town and Insurgent patrol. His recorded genres are landscape and portrait.
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