Józef Chełmoński
Józef Chełmoński | |
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Self portrait, Józef Chełmoński | |
| Born | Józef Marian Chełmoński 7 November 1849 |
| Died | 6 April 1914 (aged 64) Kuklówka, Grodzisk Mazowiecki, Poland |
| Nationality | Polish |
| Known for | Painting, drawing |
| Movement | Polish patriotic painting, Realism |
Józef Marian Chełmoński (7 November 1849 – 6 April 1914) was a Polish painter of the realist school with roots in the historical and social context of the late Romantic period in partitioned Poland. He is famous for monumental paintings now at the Sukiennice National Art Gallery in Kraków and at the MNW in Warsaw.