Olga Boznańska (1865–1940)

Olga Boznańska, a Polish painter, captivated her contemporaries with psychologically insightful portraits like the famous 1894 'Girl with Chrysanthemums'.

ABOUT

Olga Boznańska (15 April 1865 – 26 October 1940) was a Polish painter who was stylistically associated with the French impressionism, though she rejected this label. == Early life == Boznańska was born in Kraków during foreign partitions of Poland. She was the daughter of Adam Nowina Boznański, (from a noble Polish family but influenced by positivism to take up work as a railway engineer) and teacher Eugénie née Mondan originally from Valence, France. == Education and artist…

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NOTABLE WORKS

Buildings II 1885 · National Museum in Kraków Town Buildings I 1885 · National Museum in Kraków Portrait of mother 1886 · National Museum in Szczecin Jew drinking wine 1887 · Muzeum Śląska Opolskiego w Opolu Study of a Nun 1887 · National Museum in Kraków Portrait of a Woman (Gypsy) 1888 · National Museum in Kraków

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INFLUENCES

Influenced by

Józef BrandtRealism James McNeill WhistlerTonalism Édouard ManetImpressionism Diego VelázquezBaroque

Influenced

Mela MuterExpressionism Zofia StryjeńskaArt Deco Tamara de LempickaArt Deco Alice NeelExpressionism