Skoczylas Władysław, Profile of Janosik, 1923, woodcut.

Wladyslaw Skoczylas, Profile of Janosik, original woodcut on tint, unsigned, published as an art supplement to Tygodnik Ilustrowany nr 51 of 1923. Dimensions of print 22.2 x 22 cm, including frame 39.4 x 39.4 cm.

Wladyslaw Skoczylas (born April 4, 1883 in Wieliczka, died April 8, 1934 in Warsaw) - Polish painter, printmaker and sculptor, considered the founder of the Polish school of woodcuts. He studied painting at the Academy of Fine Arts in Cracow under Teodor Axentowicz and Leon Wyczółkowski, sculpture in the atelier of Konstanty Laszczka and woodcut in the Berthold atelier at the Akademie für Graphische Künste und Buchgewerbe in Leipzig. Co-founder of groups: Association of Polish Artists "Rhythm" (1922) and Association of Graphic Artists "Rhythm" (1925).

Bibl.: M. Sitkowska: Władysław Skoczylas (1883-1934), Warsaw, 2015, p. 222, item 54.