Oil on cardboard
Poland, around 1880
Alfred von Wierusz-Kowalski (1849-1915) - Polish horse and animal painter
Signed with pseudonym lower right ‘Josef Konarski’
Dimensions: 38.8 x 51.8 cm
Very good condition
Provenance: Private Collection, Czech Republic
A sleigh is attacked by wolves. The sleigh ride is one of the central motifs of the Polish artist, here shown particularly impressive in a sunset glow; comparable paintings on cardboard fetch up to €6,000

The painting offered here was created by the Polish artist Alfred von Wierusz-Kowalski around 1880. Shown is a characteristic motif for the painter. A horse-drawn sleigh in a winter landscape is attacked by a pack of wolves. Alfred Kowalski succeeds to express the drama of the situation especially in the movement of the horse. The landscape is furthermore bathed in an atmospheric sunset glow.

The oil painting is signed lower right with the pseudonym ‘Joseph Konarski’. It is overall in very good condition. The outer edges show slight abrasions due to the framing, otherwise excellent. The image measures 38.8 x 51.8 cm. The framed dimensions are 59 x 71 cm.

Alfred von Wierusz-Kowalski (1849-1918)

Alfred von Wierusz-Kowalski, with the pseudonym Jan Konarski, grew up in the Russian part of Poland. He studied at the academies in Warsaw, Dresden and Prague. From 1873, he was taught by the Hungarian painter Alexander von Wagner at the Academy in Munich. He settled down in Munich in 1876 and joined the Polish circle of Józef Brandt. Alfred von Wierusz-Kowalski favorite subjects were coach rides, teams of horses and packs of wolves. His main work is the colossal painting ‘Wolf Attack‘, which was exhibited in Munich in 1910 with a sensational success.

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