#round 1.2

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Aniele, pójdę za tobą (Angel, I will follow you), 1901:

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Śmierć Ellenai (The death of Ellenai), 1907:

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EDIT. I made a stupid mistake in the poll itself, the second painting is of course Kołomyjka by Teodor Axentowicz!

Trumna chłopska (A peasant coffin) by Aleksander Gierymski, 1894:

propaganda: trochę basic bitch wybór ale no ten obraz jest tak ponury w taki subtelny sposób. z jednej strony widzimy że zmarło dziecko a z drugiej ojciec pali fajkę, jest ładny dzień, pies śpi spokojnie. życie i śmierć, tragedia i codzienność razem co nie [a basic bitch choice but this painting is so subtly bleak. on one hand we see that a child died but on the other the father is smoking a pipe, the day is nice, the dog is calmly sleeping. life and death, a tragedy and everyday life paired together]

Kołomyjka by Teodor Axentowicz:

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Piast (Aniołowie u Piasta) (Angels at Piast's) by Zofia Stryjeńska, c.1932:

propaganda: I'm more focused on presenting Stryjeńska's art style than this particular painting to be honest. And there are angels so I'm biased. The sharp lines create unnatural looking clothing yet it is so easy to read. The contrast of soft blending is striking, inspiring. We can see there a typical for Stryjeńska mix of Polish folk and Christianity – angels coming to see a legendary Polish figure. The colors are in perfect harmony, she guides our eyes with inhuman precision. Is there anything more to be said? Better just look at the piece, let it consume you

about Stryjeńska: The QUEEN of polish art deco. She was in love with Polish folklore and was a huge advocate for remembering our Slavic roots. Was planning to build something between Roman-Catholic church and a pagan temple called Witezjon, that would serve as a centre of Polish culture. The Renaissance woman, able to project about anything, from dishes to wall paintings (you can see two of them on Warsaw's Starówka!). Once made a kilim for Japanese emperor Hirohito. Was pretending to be a man for a year to study art. A single mother of three. Recently I feel like her art is going through a popularity renaissance of sorts – about damn time.

Podaj cegłę (Pass the brick) by Aleksander Kobzdej, 1950:

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