Workers resting in the field with their horses, after plowing, oil on Masonite, signed lower right, circa 1950s.
Julius Stabiak was born in Sosnowiec, Poland, and was associated with the Krakow artistic community. He learned painting under the guidance of Wojciech Kossak and found a job as an assistant in his studio. Stabiak practiced techniques in oil and watercolor. His work is dominated landscapes, forest views. A big part is set within the scenery of the village near Krakow: presentation of humble peasant homesteads, wooden churches, carts, rogue riders, weddings with colorful folk costumes and florists.
Overall size: 24 3/8 x 32 in.
Sight size: 19 x 27 in.