Józef Chełmoński

World premiere of long-awaited film Chłopi sends viewers wild as it receives standing ovation during screening at Toronto film festival

Described by critics as ‘outstanding’ the new film uses painting-based animations to tell the classic story of life in the Polish countryside over a century ago. Press materials

Described by critics as ‘outstanding’ the new film uses painting-based animations to tell the classic story of life in the Polish countryside over a century ago.

Artist’s blending of history, legends and science fiction produces spectacular results

TFN looks at the startling work of Jakub Różalski, and the inspiration that lies behind it.

Family finds long-lost 19th century masterpiece hanging on their wall

Last seen in public in 1890, the painting by Józef Chełmoński titled Summer Evening had been missing for 133 years, leaving art historians, museum curators, and private collectors believing it had been lost forever.

LEGO fans spend over 400 hours recreating iconic artworks with more than 150K blocks

Using 158,000 pieces of the coloured building bricks, 21 ‘LEGO Ambassadors’ from across Poland spent over 400 hours painstakingly recreating the masterpieces on a 1:1 scale which include Jan Matejko’s iconic Stańczyk.

Rural Murals: Artists transform rusty old bus stops into stunning works of art

The brainchild of artist Barbara Gortat from Fundacja Tu Brzoza, the ‘Folk Stops’ project transforms village bus stops into colourful galleries of art with reproductions of famous paintings from the Young Poland art movement.

No place, no home: famous Polish museum in Switzerland faces eviction from castle home

The museum houses a huge collection of art and historical items, and has played home for Polish exiles.

Kraków team give art-lovers a thrill with their live restoration of Józef Chełmoński masterpiece

Chełmoński’s ‘Four-In-Hand’, considered to be the peak achievement of naturalism in Polish painting, is so big that instead of moving the paining the specialist work is being carried out on-site making it a unique opportunity for art lovers to see and learn about state-of-the-art restoration techniques.

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