Watercolours

Work of illiterate, self-taught artist who became global sensation explored in thoughtful new exhibition

Entitled ‘Nikifor. Painter above Painters’, the exhibition at the National Museum of Ethnography (not shown) brings together 130 of Nikifor’s works from the museum’s deposits as well as rarely displayed works from a private collection. Public domain/Desa Unicum

Entitled ‘Nikifor. Painter above Painters’, the exhibition at Warsaw's National Museum of Ethnography brings together 130 of the artist's works from the museum’s deposits as well as rarely displayed works from a private collection.

Stand aside Wrocław and your gnomes, Katowice has Beboks!

Thought to have been derived from ancient Silesian demonology, the strange creatures later introduced into children’s stories to act as bogeyman figures are now looking to populate the streets of Katowice thanks to artist Grzegorz Chudy.

Delightful watercolours show Lublin as you’ve never seen it before

Artist Beata Chęcińska said she focused on Lublin because “It’s a beautiful city, I've seen its change through the years. Every district has its own special atmosphere, especially the old part of the city. It fascinates me.”

It’s Brandt new: First large-scale exhibition dedicated to battle-painter Józef Brandt opens in Warsaw

Brandt is best known for his extraordinary paintings of 17th century military life and warfare, but new exhibition also has his oil paintings, watercolours, drawings and photographs.

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