Dimensions: 26 x 37 cm
signed and dated lower left: 'S. Batowski | '926'
inscribed on the reverse: 'S. K. Batowski 26'
Biography
He studied at the Kraków School of Fine Arts under Władysław Łuszczkiewicz and Florian Cynk (1883–85). The next stage of his artistic education was the Vienna Academy, where he studied from 1885 to 1887, and the Academy in Munich. In the 1890s, he traveled extensively. During that time, he visited France, Italy, Spain, Morocco, and the Crimea. He painted landscapes and portraits, specializing in battle scenes, both historical and those referencing contemporary events. He was very active artistically, ran his own painting school in Lviv, was a co-founder of the Lviv Young Art Association, and a member of the Board of the Union of Polish Artists in Lviv. He exhibited in major galleries in Warsaw, Kraków, Lviv, and other cities.
