Aleksander Gierymski

(1850–1901) Polish painter (1850–1901)

Aleksander Gierymski (Poland, 1850–1901) is listed in the catalogue as a painter. By year of birth, Aleksander Gierymski belongs to the chapter ‘Impressionism’ in this site’s history of art.

Aleksander Gierymski was born in Warsaw and died in Rome. Aleksander Gierymski trained at Academy of Fine Arts, Munich. Aleksander Gierymski worked in Munich, Paris, Vienna, and Italy. Wikidata associates Aleksander Gierymski with Impressionism and realism.

One of the best-known works is ‘Jewish woman with lemons’. The works belong mainly to the genre landscape painting. The catalogue has 88 works by Aleksander Gierymski with free images. The dated works span the years 1801–1901. Works by Aleksander Gierymski are held by several collections, among them Muzeum Narodowe w Warszawie, National Museum in Kraków, National Museum in Warsaw, and Museum of Art in Łódź. Wikidata links 2 works to movements covered in the chapter ‘Realism’.

Contemporary artists in the same chapter include Ludomir Benedyktowicz, Witold Pruszkowski, Adam Chmielowski, Alfred Kowalski-Wierusz, and Emilio Sala Francés.

• Impressionism
• Jewess with Oranges
• I bersån
• Peasant Coffin