Antoni Kozakiewicz

[1] It took him some extra time to complete his courses because, in 1863, he was a participant in the January Uprising, during which he was captured by Russian troops and imprisoned until the insurgency was over.

He shared a studio with Franz Streitt and Aleksander Kotsis and often went on painting expeditions with them in the mountains of Bavaria.

[2] His work met with great success there, so he decided to stay; remaining for almost thirty years altogether, although he made regular visits to Poland.

[3] In Munich, he painted a series of works depicting the lives of Polish peasants, Jews and Gypsies.

He also created illustrations for children's stories and Pan Tadeusz by Adam Mickiewicz, as well as portraits and landscapes.