material: oil on canvas
dimensions: 37 × 52,8 cm
description: Works showing the realistic approach to nature, devoid of anecdote or sentimentalism, stand out among other landscapes by Kotsis. One of them is Sandbank, which is characterized by an unusual composition, far from academic conventions. This synthetic landscape, produced probably based on sketches from nature, depicts an escarpment with rural buildings stretching along its ridge, viewed from the bottom. The sandbank seems to be the main character of this work. Its subtle, beige, grey and olive colours match the faded blue of the overcast sky. The almost invisible staffage added to the scene – two minute figures of women – is an element of little importance. A narrow colour tonality is relieved by rust-red touches: the roof of a house and a red headscarf of the peasant woman. Aleksandra krypczyk
exposition: The Gallery of 19th Century Polish Art in Sukiennice,
The Cloth Hall, 1, Main Market Square
key: Realism, polish impressionism, beginnings of symbolism >>>
dimensions: 37 × 52,8 cm
description: Works showing the realistic approach to nature, devoid of anecdote or sentimentalism, stand out among other landscapes by Kotsis. One of them is Sandbank, which is characterized by an unusual composition, far from academic conventions. This synthetic landscape, produced probably based on sketches from nature, depicts an escarpment with rural buildings stretching along its ridge, viewed from the bottom. The sandbank seems to be the main character of this work. Its subtle, beige, grey and olive colours match the faded blue of the overcast sky. The almost invisible staffage added to the scene – two minute figures of women – is an element of little importance. A narrow colour tonality is relieved by rust-red touches: the roof of a house and a red headscarf of the peasant woman. Aleksandra krypczyk
exposition: The Gallery of 19th Century Polish Art in Sukiennice,
The Cloth Hall, 1, Main Market Square
key: Realism, polish impressionism, beginnings of symbolism >>>