(1831 - 1901) was a Polish painter and professor.
Born in Warsaw, Gerson enrolled at the Warsaw Fine Arts Academy and graduated with honorable mention and a scholarship to St. Petersburg Academy of Arts where he studied historical painting under A. T. Markov. He graduated from St. Petersburg with a silver medal and returned to Warsaw. He left for Paris in 1850 and studied under Leon Cogniet.
He travelled back to Warsaw in 1858, where he would live for the rest of his life. Gerson began to teach art in his own workshop in 1865. He trained many future Polish artists such as J??zef Chełmo??ski, Leon Wycz??łkowski, Władysław Podkowi??ski, and J??zef Pankiewicz. He was made a professor for the St. Petersburg Fine Arts Academy in 1878.
Gerson also worked as an architect and art critic. He is known for his paintings of patriotism, country life, and mountain landscapes. Gerson died in Warsaw, aged 70.
Date 1865(1865)
Medium Oil on canvas
Dimensions 103.5 X 147 cm (40.75 X 57.87 in)
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Date 1865(1865)
Medium Oil on canvas
Dimensions 103.5 X 147 cm (40.75 X 57.87 in)
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Sigismund the Old with Staeczyk at the Wawel Castle
Sigismund the Old with Staeczyk at the Wawel Castle
Painting ID:: 72624
Date 19th century
Medium Oil on canvas
Dimensions 46 x 54.5 cm (18.11 x 21.46 in)
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Date 19th century
Medium Oil on canvas
Dimensions 46 x 54.5 cm (18.11 x 21.46 in)
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Gdansk w XVII wieku
Gdansk w XVII wieku
Painting ID:: 74266
Pustelnica, oil on canvas, 72 X 58,5. Sold by ARTinfo on November 10, 2002 for 47000zł
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Pustelnica, oil on canvas, 72 X 58,5. Sold by ARTinfo on November 10, 2002 for 47000zł
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(1831 - 1901) was a Polish painter and professor.
Born in Warsaw, Gerson enrolled at the Warsaw Fine Arts Academy and graduated with honorable mention and a scholarship to St. Petersburg Academy of Arts where he studied historical painting under A. T. Markov. He graduated from St. Petersburg with a silver medal and returned to Warsaw. He left for Paris in 1850 and studied under Leon Cogniet.
He travelled back to Warsaw in 1858, where he would live for the rest of his life. Gerson began to teach art in his own workshop in 1865. He trained many future Polish artists such as J??zef Chełmo??ski, Leon Wycz??łkowski, Władysław Podkowi??ski, and J??zef Pankiewicz. He was made a professor for the St. Petersburg Fine Arts Academy in 1878.
Gerson also worked as an architect and art critic. He is known for his paintings of patriotism, country life, and mountain landscapes. Gerson died in Warsaw, aged 70.