Władysław Jarocki

Władysław Jarocki (6 June 1879 – 7 February 1965) was a Polish explorer and painter born in Ukraine, then Austria-Hungary.

He studied at the Lviv Polytechnic, later in 1902-1906 at the Academy of Fine Arts in Cracow and in Paris.

[2] He painted landscapes, folk and religious rituals, figures in regional costumes.

He also painted during numerous trips (Hutsul region since 1904, Caucasus 1907, Podhale and Tatra Mountains since 1907, Baltic coast since 1922, Italy, etc.).

[3] In 1928, two of his works - Self-Portrait on Skis and Portrait of Jerzy Zulawski in the Mountains - were entered in the Olympic Competition for Art and Literature at the Amsterdam Games, but neither was awarded an honorable mention.