1897
oil
paperboard
From the collection of National Museum in Kraków
Crocuses with Snowy Mountains Behind is a 1897 oil by Stanisław Witkiewicz, a Post-Impressionism work, depicting Meadow, held at National Museum in Kraków.
This painting shows a meadow with purple flowers in the foreground and a mountain range with snow-capped peaks in the background. The sky above is blue with white clouds. The artist has used a range of colors to depict the scene, from the vibrant purple of the flowers to the soft blues and whites of the sky. The brushstrokes are visible, giving the painting a textured look. The painting is held at the National Museum in Kraków. If you're interested in learning more about the artist's use of color and texture, you might want to look up the technique of impasto.
Stanisław Witkiewicz (Lithuanian: Stanislovas Vitkevičius; 8 May 1851 – 5 September 1915) was a Polish painter, art theoretician, and amateur architect, known for his creation of "Zakopane Style".
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