SHOWING A OIL PAINTING BY WOJCIECH KOSSAK ,TITLE ,"ORTENTA PRATECTING LUDLOW". WOJCIECH KOSSAK WAS BORN 1856 - DIED 1942. THIS SIGNIFICANT PAINT DEPICTS A YOUNG SOLDIER WITH RIFLE IN HAND READY TO PROTECT HIS HOMELAND. IN THE BACKGROUND THERE IS A OLDER WOMAN AND A MAN ,( POSSIBLY HIS MOTHER AND FATHER ). KOSSAK'S HISTORICAL PAINTING WAS VERY DIFFERENT IN STYLE AND SUBJECT MATTER FROM THAT OF HIS PREDECESSOR JAN MATEJKO'S. KOSSAK BELONGED TO A NEW GENERATION OF POLISH BATTLE-SCENE ARTISTS INFLUENCED BY THE WORK OF HIS FATHER JULIUSZ . 11 1/2" by 15 1/2" IS THE IMAGE SIZE .THE PAINTING IS FRESH FROM A HOME,THE PAINTING HAS BEEN IN THERE FAMILY FOR FOURTY YEARS.THE ABSENCE OF A CONDITION REPORT DOES NOT GUARANTEE EXCELLENT CONDITION.PLEASE CONTACT US FOR AN IN HAND EVALUATION OR ADDITIONAL PHOTOS IF YOU NEED.