Dimensions: 22 x 42 cm
Signed p.d.: 'F. Streitt'
On the reverse, hardly legible stamp of a Munich depot of painting implements, two paper inventory stickers: one illegible, the other described with the number: '3' and notes: 'Ein nothsignal', 'VII', 'HARTNACK | 0202-500310' and 'G | 723' (number repeated on frame), numerous notes on frame, paper inventory sticker described with number: '63', badge of Munich framing workshop C. Blecken and an auction sticker
Origin
Bernd Rieber, Stuttgart, October 2008
private collection, Germany
Van Ham Kunstuktionen, Cologne, November 2010
private collection, Poland
Biography
He took his first painting lessons in Lviv. In 1856-66, he studied at the School of Fine Arts in Cracow under W. Luszczkiewicz and J. Matejko. From 1871, he continued his studies at the Vienna academy under E. Engerth. In 1871 he settled permanently in Munich, where he joined a group of Polish artists, gathered around the person of J. Brandt, forming the so-called 'staff'. Together with his friend, painter Antoni Kozakiewicz, he ran a studio. From there he traveled to Krakow and Hungary. He painted mainly genre scenes, often with figures of children or gypsies in atmospheric settings, landscapes and portraits, and, in his earlier period, historical scenes. His paintings were successful and were sold by Munich 'kunsthändlers' to England and America. He exhibited his works at the Kraków TPSP as early as 1861, later also at the Lviv TPSP and from 1867 at the Warsaw Zachęta Gallery.
