Piotr Michałowski

Glowa Konia, study of horse's head, Piotr Michalowski

Self-portrait, Piotr Michalowski

Piotr Michałowski (July 2, 1800 – June 9, 1855) was a Polish painter of the Romantic period, especially known for his many portraits.

His talent was long underestimated, but he was re-discovered by Pablo Picasso in 1948. When the painter visited Poland, he saw Michałowski's work in the Warsaw National Museum and shouted, "Here, painter!"

The Sukiennice Museum, a division of the National Museum in Kraków, contains a room devoted to Michałowski's work.

Bibliography

• M.Masłowski: Piotr Michałowski, Warsaw 1957, ed. „Sztuka”;
• M.Masłowski: Piotr Michałowski, Warsaw 1974, ed. „Arkady” (in series „W kręgu sztuki” - "In the Circle of Art" , also German version: Berlin 1974, ed. Henschel Verlag und Gess.);
• J.Sienkiewicz: Piotr Michałowski, Warsaw 1959, ed. "Auriga - Wydawnictwa Artystyczne i Filmowe" (Art and Film Publisher).

External links

• Selection of Works and Bio
• "Piotr Michalowski", Cracow Life (in English)