Alfred Jan Maksymilian Kowalski (Alfred ''Wierusz''-Kowalski; 11 October 184916 February 1915) was a

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painter and representative of the

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Life

He was born on 11 October 1849 in

Suwałki Suwałki ( lt, Suvalkai; yi, סואוואַלק) is a city in northeastern Poland with a population of 69,206 (2021). It is the capital of Suwałki County and one of the most important centers of commerce in the Podlaskie Voivodeship. Suwałki ...

to father Teofil Kowalski of the Wieruszowa

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and mother Teofilia (née Siewierska). Wierusz-Kowalski settled in

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in 1876 after studies in

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, and

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. He studied for a year at the

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, and worked under

Józef Brandt Józef Brandt (1841 in Szczebrzeszyn – 1915 in Radom) was a Polish painter, a representative of the Munich School, best known for his paintings of battles. Life Brandt studied in Warsaw in the school of J.N. Leszczynski and at the Noblemen's ...

and

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. In 1890 he was nominated as an honorary professor of the Munich Academy. He was the most popular Polish painter in Munich, alongside Józef Brandt. His paintings received medals at numerous art exhibitions and were sought-after by collectors and German art dealers. He painted landscapes, generic and historical scenes. After his journey to Africa in 1903 he also undertook oriental themes. His works were sold mostly on the German market and many of them ended in private collections in Germany and the United States. Some of his paintings can be seen in collections of Polish museums. Kowalski's ''Lone Wolf'' was the most famous and one of his most reproduced paintings, which gained great popularity especially in the United States. He died on 16 February 1915 and was initially buried at the

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Cemetery. His remains were later transferred to the

Powązki Cemetery Powązki Cemetery (; pl, Cmentarz Powązkowski), also known as Stare Powązki ( en, Old Powązki), is a historic necropolis located in Wola district, in the western part of Warsaw, Poland. It is the most famous cemetery in the city and one of t ...

. In 1972, a permanent exhibition of his works was opened in the District Museum in

Selected paintings

File:Alfred Wierusz-Kowalski - Samotny wilk.jpg, ''Lone Wolf'' File:Wierusz-KowalskiAlfred.PostojUlanow.1877.ws.jpg, ''Ulans Stop'', 1877 File:Alfred Wierusz-Kowalski - The peasant wedding.jpg, ''The Peasant Wedding'', 1915, Private collection File:Alfred Kowalski-Wierusz - Stado wilków.jpg, ''A Pack of Wolves'', Private collection File:Alfred von Wierusz-Kowalski - Abendliche Kutschfahrt.jpg, ''Evening Carriage Ride'' File:Alfred Wierusz-Kowalski - Kulig.jpg, ''Horse-drawn Sleigh'', Private collection Alfred Wierusz-Kowalski - Z rozkazem wojennym w Maroku.jpg, ''Scene in Morocco'', National Museum in Wrocław

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1849 births 1915 deaths People from Suwałki People from Augustów Governorate Polish male painters 19th-century Polish painters 19th-century German male artists 20th-century Polish painters 20th-century Polish male artists Academy of Fine Arts, Munich alumni Munich School {{Poland-painter-stub

Life

Selected paintings

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