Józef Chełmoński Survey at National Museum in Kraków Runs Through November 30, 2025
An extensive exhibition featuring the works of Polish Realist artist Józef Chełmoński (1849–1914) is currently on display at the National Museum in Kraków, Poland, running until November 30, 2025. This showcase includes both renowned and obscure pieces drawn from various public and private collections. Chełmoński, originally from Boczki, pursued his studies in Warsaw and Munich, later residing in Paris before his return to Poland in the 1880s. Notable pieces in the exhibition are Self-Portrait (1902), Indian Summer (1875), Storks (1900), Partridges (1891), Thunderstorm (1896), Four-in-hand (1881), Idyll (1885), Dawn (1892), Cranes (1870), and Summer Evening (1875). Visitors can experience Chełmoński's unique ability to highlight the extraordinary within the ordinary.
Key facts
- The exhibition Chełmoński is on view until November 30, 2025, at the National Museum in Kraków, Poland.
- Józef Chełmoński (1849–1914) was a Polish Realist painter known for landscapes and genre scenes.
- He was born in the village of Boczki and studied in Warsaw and Munich.
- He lived several years in Paris, where he exhibited at the Salon, and returned to Poland in the 1880s.
- The show features works from both public and private collections, including iconic and lesser-known paintings.
- Self-Portrait (1902) and Indian Summer (1875) and Storks (1900) and Partridges (1891) are held at the National Museum in Warsaw.
- Thunderstorm (1896) and Four-in-hand (1881) are in the Kraków Cloth Hall, National Museum in Krakow.
- Idyll (1885) is at the Bowers Museum, Santa Ana, California, and was gifted to actress Helena Modjeska (Modrzejewska).
Entities
Artists
- Józef Chełmoński
- Pia Górska
- Helena Modjeska
- Helena Modrzejewska
Institutions
- National Museum in Warsaw
- National Museum in Krakow
- Kraków Cloth Hall
- Bowers Museum
- National Museum in Poznań
- Salon
Locations
- Warsaw
- Poland
- Kraków
- Boczki
- Munich
- Germany
- Paris
- France
- Santa Ana
- California
- United States
- Poznań
- Ukrainian steppes
- Eastern Borderlands