Krzysztof Jarocki - "Arab" x 2 2025
Specialty paper - cardboard - mixed technique
Format: 102 x 53 cm cm framed with pass-partue, 2 x 40x40 cm
Elegant and stylistically coherent unique diptych depicting two horses by Krzysztof Jarocki, which is a harmonious and collectible painting composition. The two independent works, each measuring 40 × 40 cm, form a perfectly complementary duet, in which the silhouettes of the horses are shown in dynamic movement - full of tension, energy and noble expression.
Horses - one of the most recognizable motifs in the artist's work - symbolize strength, freedom and natural energy, as well as elegance and harmony of form. Jarocki builds the silhouettes of the animals using broad, decisive brushstrokes and a clear texture of paint, combining expressive gesture with refined detail. The result is a mixed technique characteristic of the artist - a combination of painterly freedom and realistic, figurative elaboration of the form of horses.
The diptych is unique - never before has a similar set of works been created in this technique and in such a large format. This is the first such elaborate diptych with figurative horses by Krzysztof Jarocki, in which detailed elaborated silhouettes of animals are combined with expressive painting matter. This type of realization is one of the rarest in the artist's oeuvre.
The whole work is framed in a noble fabric frame in light tones, which subtly emphasizes the character of the works and gives them an elegant visual space. The classic frame of warm coloring perfectly matches the colors of the paintings, creating a coherent and very aesthetic whole. The frame gives the diptych a gallery, collector's character - the work is fully ready for exhibition.
The composition has been thought out so that the two paintings form a balanced and impressive decorative whole, ideally presented on the wall as one larger work. The juxtaposition of the two dynamic horse silhouettes creates a rhythmic and elegant composition with great impact.
The diptych is a unique and rare proposition collector'sitem, and at the same time a unique opportunity to purchase an original work by Krzysztof Jarocki, representing his most refined figurative painting style.
The featured work is unique and has not yet been exhibited, a figurative and monumental composition depicting a majestic Arabian horse - a symbol of strength, nobility and harmony on specialized cardboard.
The work is maintained in warm, delicate color tones, with a subtly built background in gray, which brings out the elegance of the animal's silhouette and gives the whole a noble, almost portrait-like character. This is an example of the artist's mature style, combining realism with painterly expression.
The painting, in 50x50 cm format, belongs to the exceptional rarity of the artist's realizations and is a unique collector's item for lovers of his work.
A real treat for collectors of Krzysztof Jarocki's paintings and lovers of figurative art.
Krzysztof Jarocki (born 1959) is a Polish painter, draughtsman and sculptor, recognized primarily as an artist who consistently develops animalism with the dominant motif of the horse. His works build tension between the realism of anatomy and painterly synthesis - the horse in Jarocki's work is not a "portrait of an animal," but a carrier of energy, rhythm and freedom, captured in a split second.
Roots and creative path
The artist was born in Bialystok, grew up in the Podlasie town of Bokiny; he studied at the Warsaw University of Life Sciences (1979-1985). His biography strongly resonates with his Podlasie sensitivity to landscape, light and animal - which translates into the naturalness with which he builds the movement and muscle tension of the horse.
The main theme: the horse - movement, lightness, majesty
In auction and gallery descriptions, Jarocki is consistently portrayed as an artist who is fascinated by movement, and his works combine dynamism and lightness. It is this "contradiction" (mass and momentum versus elegance) that is one of Jarocki's most distinctive painting signatures.
Style and technique (why these paintings are "instantly recognizable")
Jarocki works in both oil on canvas and mixed techniques; he often operates with a definite abbreviation, sketch, nervous line and stain, which he then "closes" with light. The result is a vivid, "breathing" painting, in which the background is sometimes fog, air or movement - and the horse emerges from it as from a film frame.
Exhibitions and the equestrian community
The source materials emphasize that the artist holds exhibitions at the Horse Racing Course during important events of the season and in Janow Podlaski on the occasion of Arabian horse auctions; he is also known for his live painting shows.
"The Jarocki Family" - a collector's context
In your earlier inquiries, the subject of the "artistic generation" of the Jarocki family came up - and indeed, the theme of joint family presentations appears in the available descriptions: "Jarocki - Painting and Sculpture" (with his sculptor brothers and son Jędrzej) was shown at the Museum of Hunting and Riding in the Royal Baths Park in Warsaw, among others .
In addition, it is noted, among others, the co-organization of the exhibition "Narrow-backed Horses" (ZUM Gallery, Elblag) and a solo exhibition in Marbella (Excellence Art Gallery).
Market presence (auctions and collections)
