Signed p.d.: I. Trusz
Ivan Trusz (Wysocko 1869 - Lviv 1941) studied at the Cracow School of Fine Arts under I. Jabłoński, W. Łuszczkiewicz, J. Unierzyski, L. Loeffler, and in 1895-97 also with L. Wyczółkowski and in the landscape studio of J. Stanisławski. In 1894 he went to Vienna and, as a free student, attended the Academy of Fine Arts there for a few weeks. In 1897 he studied equally briefly at the private school of A. Ažbe in Munich. After his studies he traveled extensively - twice, in 1902 and 1908 he was in Italy, later also in Palestine and Egypt, in 1901 and 1902 he traveled to Crimea, traveled in Ukraine. He lived permanently in Lviv, where there is now a museum dedicated to him in the artist's former home. He was primarily a landscape painter - he painted landscapes from distant travels and atmospheric landscapes from Ukraine. He also created portraits and genre scenes with a Hutsul theme. He was an illustrator and worked with the Ukrainian theater in Lviv. He was involved in art criticism, writing articles for and working on the editorial board of the Ukrainian magazines "Buducznist," "Literaturno-Naukovyj Vistnik," and "Artystycznyj Vistnik."
