Jan Van Chelminski

DATA AUKCJI 15.03.2012 013 Jan Chełmiński (1851 Brzustów - 1925 Nowy Jork) Scena z polowania, 1977 r. olej/deska 25 x 35 cm sygnowany i datowany p. d.: ‘Jan Chełmiński | 1877 | Munchen’’ Estymacja: 25 000 – 35 000 CENA WYWOŁAWCZA 12 000 zł

LOT 191 JAN VAN CHELMINSKI 1851-1925 NAPOLEONIC CAMPAIGN signed Jan V. Chelminski (lower left) oil on canvas 15,000—20,000 USD 16 by 27 in.; 40.6 by 68.6 cm. signed Jan V. Chelminski (lower left) oil on canvas Frederick Thom Gallery, Toronto;Acquired from the above by the present owner.

Hard Road, 1889 Jan Chełmiński 13.3 x 17.8 cm oil, board Jan Chełmiński (1851 - 1925) Jan Chełmiński, was one of the most popular painters of the “Polish- Munich” circle. He began his studies under the supervision ofJuliusz Kossak and then studied at the Wrarsaw Drawing Class and atthe Munich Academy under the supervision of Aleksander Strähuberand Alexander Wagner (1873-1875) as well as in the privateworkshops of Joseph Brandt (1875) and Franz Adam (1876). After hegraduated, from 1882 he lived abroad in London (the years 1882,1888-1899) and Paris (1899), he also visited Petersburg (1889) andNew York (1884), where he settled later (round the year 1915).Chełmiński never lost his touch with Poland. He often sent hispieces to polish exhibitions. The artist mainly painted battle andarmy scenes as well as generic paintings and hunting episodes. Healso worked in book illustrations; among others, he illustratedTheodore Roosevelt’’s Tome of Hunting Stories. He was also a weaponcollector and an expert on army uniforms.

Jan van Chelminski (Polish, 1851-1925) Napoleon leading his troops through theGuadarrama Mountains signed 'Jan V. Chelminski' (lower left) oil on canvas 30 1/2 x 39 1/2in (77.5 x 100.4cm) Footnote: The Battle of Somosierra in the Guadarrama Mountains took place in1808. It was here that the Spanish troops were defeated by theFrench army, mainly due to the successful charge by the PolishLancers. Because of this victory just 60 miles north of thecapitol, Napoleon advanced into Madrid, which fell several dayslater. Van Chelminski has chosen to depict the hardship the men endured asthey approached the pass rather than the battle itself. The ramrodstraight figure of Napoleon upon his gray stallion Marengo, can beseen further along the road, as if contemplating the battleahead.

Polish lancer Jan Chełmiński 27.5 x 20.5 cm watercolour, pencil, paper 2 500 PLN 3 000 - 4 000 PLN signed Jan Chełmiński (1851 - 1925) Jan Chełmiński, was one of the most popular painters of the “Polish - Munich” circle. He began his studies under the supervision of Juliusz Kossak and then studied at the Wrarsaw Drawing Class and at the Munich Academy under the supervision of Aleksander Strähuber and Alexander Wagner (1873-1875) as well as in the private workshops of Joseph Brandt (1875) and Franz Adam (1876). After he graduated, from 1882 he lived abroad in London (the years 1882, 1888-1899) and Paris (1899), he also visited Petersburg (1889) and New York (1884), where he settled later (round the year 1915). Chełmiński never lost his touch with Poland. He often sent his pieces to polish exhibitions. The artist mainly painted battle and army scenes as well as generic paintings and hunting episodes. He also worked in book illustrations; among others, he illustrated Theodore Roosevelt’’s Tome of Hunting Stories. He was also a weapon collector and an expert on army uniforms.