Franciszek Żmurko

Franciszek Żmurko (18 July 1859, Lviv – 9 October 1910, Warsaw) was a Polish realist painter. Żmurko began drawing lessons as a young boy in his hometown with the painter Franciszek Tepa. As an adolescent he relocated to Kraków to study at the Academy of Fine Arts where he took lessons from Professor Jan Matejko. In 1877 Żmurko moved to Vienna, Austria where he was accepted at the Vienna Academy, but left soon thereafter to study under Alexander von Wagner in Munich. Żmurko returned to Kraków in 1880 and then moved to Warsaw in 1882 where he remained until his death in 1910.

Franciszek Żmurko
Franciszek Żmurko
Born18 July 1859
Lemburg, Austrian Empire
Died9 October 1910 (aged 51)
Warsaw
NationalityPolish
EducationAcademy of Fine Arts in Krakow
Known forRealist painting

Notable works
  • Zygmunt August i Barbara
  • Zuzanna i starcy, 1879
  • Z rozkazu padyszacha, 1881
  • Nubijczyk, 1884
  • Portret kobiety z wachlarzem, 1884
  • Widzenie Fausta, 1890
  • Kazimierz Wielki i Esterka
  • Portret kobiety z wachlarzem i papierosem, 1891
  • Autoportret z paletą, 1895
  • Portret młodej kobiety, 1896
  • Studium do obrazu "Laudamus feminam", c. 1900
  • Półakt kobiecy, c. 1900
  • Una donna
  • Czarne warkocze, 1907

Selected works
  • Self-portrait with a palette
    Self-portrait with a palette
  • Girl with red ribbons in hair
    Girl with red ribbons in hair
  • Nubian man, 1884
    Nubian man, 1884
  • Self portrait as Stańczyk
    Self portrait as Stańczyk
  • Hetaera, 1906. Owned by the Society for the Encouragement of Fine Arts in Warsaw, inv. no. 369 (lost between 1939 and 1945 (World War II).
    Hetaera, 1906. Owned by the Society for the Encouragement of Fine Arts in Warsaw, inv. no. 369 (lost between 1939 and 1945 (World War II).
  • At Padishah's order, 1881
    At Padishah's order, 1881
  • Faust's Vision, 1890
    Faust's Vision, 1890

See also
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