Post-impressionist Female Nude Oil Painting Signed Arthur Markowicz (1872-1934)

Painting, oil on canvas, signed lower left by the painter Artur Markowicz (1872-1934) dating from the beginning of the 20th century around 1920. The scene represents a post-impressionist female nude located in Paris. Good condition, well framed, see photos. Rare Nude for this artist. Born into a family of merchants, he began his higher education with technical studies, but quickly abandoned them, studying with professors Leopold Loeffler, Florian Cynk and Jan Matejko at the Academy of Fine Arts in Krakow from 1886 to 1895. From 1896 to 1903, he lived in Germany and studied art at the Academy of Fine Arts in Munich with Franz Stuck. He then moved to Paris, where he completed his studies at the École des Beaux-Arts with Jean-Léon Gérôme. He also exhibited his paintings at the Salons of 1900, 1901, 1903, and 1904. Markowicz returned to Krakow in 1904 and set up a studio in the historic Kazimierz district. He traveled to Jerusalem in 1907–1908, where the Bezalel Academy had just opened, and then to other parts of Europe until 1914. He was also a member of the Krakow Society of Friends of Fine Arts and the Society for the Encouragement of Fine Arts. After 1930, he was honorary president of the Jewish Society for the Promotion of Fine Arts. His Jewish scenes and figure studies show a unique originality of his style, influenced by Symbolism with elements of Expressionism. Markowicz died in Krakow in 1934 at the age of 62 and was buried in the local New Jewish Cemetery. Dimensions without frame: 61 cm / 46 cm. With frame: 66 cm / 53 cm. Contact me for more information, foreign buyers welcome.