Oil on cardboard, signed and dated ld. "H. Policht 1917"
Dimensions in frame: 44x28 cm (39x23 cm)
Henryk Michał Policht (Wiatrowice 1888 - 1967 Kraków) - Polish pedagogue and colorist painter. Educated as a pedagogue, he received his drawing teacher's diploma in 1924. For many years in the period before and after World War II, he taught drawing in Krakow secondary schools and teachers' courses. He was the author of several textbooks (Methodical teaching of cut-outs, Interpretation of paintings in school teaching, Learning to draw). In 1915-20 he studied at the Academy of Fine Arts in Cracow, and was a student of Jozef Mehoffer. He made his debut by participating in the exhibition of the Society of Friends of Fine Arts in Krakow in 1920. Member of the Group of Polish Artists "Circle". He exhibited works in Cracow, Warsaw, Poznan, Lodz, Lublin and Radom. He won prizes and awards several times. He painted landscapes, often related to Krakow themes, especially views of Salwator and the surrounding area. S.Tylek describes his work in the following words: "Policht's landscapes are not only works of art, they are also a kind of archival material, created by a perceptive and inquisitive man, fascinated by the architecture of Krakow." He also painted portraits, still lifes and flowers.
