Ormiańska saga malarska

Abstract

ARMENIAN PAINTING SAGA. ANTONI AND KAJETAN STEFANOWICZ The article presents historical and artistic analysis concerning the works of two Polish painters of the Armenian origin, from the Stefanowicz family: Antoni (1858-1929) and Kajetan (1886-1920), the father and the son. In the context of their biographies, the author discusses their works, covering various areas of painting: portraits, landscapes, monumental painting, graphics, drawings, book illustrations, posters. In reference to Kajetan Stefanowicz, she makes a successful attempt to place him in the stylistically and regionally variable European art of his time – Secession, Art Nouveau, Art Deco. She also extensively describes his politically engaged works, created in atmosphere of fight for Poland’s independence during and after World War I.