KAZIMIERZ LASOCKI (1871–1952), Sheep in a Pasture, 1936

oil on canvas mounted on a backing board; 140 x 200 cm;
signed and dated lower left: K. Lasocki 1936
On the reverse, a transferred inscription:
For the painting “Sheep in a Pasture,” oil on canvas, by artist / Kazimierz Lasocki / received at the 1936 Annual Salon / confirmation of a silver medal / Warsaw, May 22, 1937 / [signature] and a slightly worn round seal.

The painting was exhibited and included in the catalog:
“The Munich Group. The Gierymskis, Stryjeńska, Wierusz-Kowalski, Chełmoński, and Others” at Lublin Castle (National Museum in Lublin) from November 21, 2025, to March 8, 2026, p. 415.
Kazimierz Lasocki—studied at the Drawing Class in Warsaw (1890–1895) under Wojciech Gerson and Jan Kauzik, and at the Academy of Fine Arts in Munich (1895–1898), under the guidance of Franz Stuck, among others. From 1901 to 1904, he served as an assistant to Konrad Krzyżanowski at his private school. From 1917 to 1918, he was one of the organizers of the artistic life in Kyiv and Kamianets, where he lectured at the People’s University. After World War II, he participated in the First and Second National Art Exhibitions in Warsaw (1950, 1951). He exhibited primarily at the Society for the Encouragement of Fine Arts in Warsaw and at Stefan Kulikowski’s Art Salon in Warsaw, as well as in Kraków, Łódź, Lviv, and Poznań. The artist readily took on rural and pastoral themes, focusing on peaceful, harmonious depictions of nature and the lives of farm animals. His works are rich in atmosphere and observations of nature, yet the artist maintains a distinctive painterly style based on balanced composition and attention to detail. In the presented work, the holistic yet insightful depiction of a flock of sheep, set against the backdrop of a sweeping landscape, catches the eye. The subtle play of light and the subdued color palette create an atmosphere of tranquility and contemplation, characteristic of his painting.