oil on canvas, 68x48cm,signed and dated p.d.
The work is in the tradition of Polish landscape painting, especially the Tatra trend, popular at the beginning of the 20th century. The painting is characterized by moodiness and realism, with the central motif of a tree contrasting with the majestic, rocky mountains, which gives it a symbolic dimension.
He graduated from a teachers' seminary. He was a student at the Academy of Fine Arts in Krakow in 1914-16, and his professors were Jozef Mehoffer, Konstanty Laszczka, Stanislaw Debicki. His landscape vignettes with the motif of birches and poplars were featured in Sphinx magazine.
