When did Wojciech Gerson live?

Wojciech Gerson lived from 1831 to 1901.

What movement was Wojciech Gerson part of?

Wojciech Gerson was part of the Realism and Romanticism movements.

Where can I see paintings by Wojciech Gerson?

Paintings by Wojciech Gerson are held by National Museum in Warsaw and National Museum in Kraków.

Wojciech Gerson · Paintings, Biography & Famous Works

Polish, 1831–1901

Wojciech Gerson was a Polish Realism artist. 11 works are cataloged here, principally at National Museum in Warsaw. Wojciech Gerson was born in Warsaw.

Wojciech Gerson (Polish:; 1 July 1831 – 25 February 1901) was a Polish painter, educator, architect and art critic who was one of the foremost representatives of the Polish school of Realism during the foreign Partitions of Poland. He served as long-time professor of the School of Fine Arts in Warsaw, and taught future luminaries of Polish neo-romanticism including Józef Chełmoński, Leon Wyczółkowski, Władysław Podkowiński, Józef Pankiewicz and Anna Bilińska-Bohdanowiczowa among others. He also wrote art-reviews and published a book of anatomy for the artists.

A large number of his paintings were stolen by Nazi Germany in World War II, and never recovered.