Stanislaw Wyspianski Portraits (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9781855145795)

Full of color and vitality, Wyspianski's pastel portraits epitomize the Young Poland movement and its mixture of tradition with modernity

Stanislaw Wyspianski (1869-1907) is widely regarded as Poland's greatest artist, whose work is slowly gaining acclaim beyond Central Europe. He made a number of progressive portraits in pastel of his family and his contemporaries, which collectively provide a fascinating insight into the cultural life of a nation striving for independence.