La petite famille
sgn. and dated l.m. Tade Makowski Paris 29
on reverse, sgn., titled and dated within an artist's palette; also two Polish canvas stamps, o/c, 19.5 by 16 in., framed
Makowski studied classical philology at the Jagiellonian University from 1902 to 1906 and, at that same time, began studying art at the Krakow Academy of Fine Arts. Completing his courses in 1908, he moved to Paris, where he lived for the rest of his life. Later in his career, his favorite subjects were carnivals, fairs and children, done in a style inspired by the old Dutch Masters, Polish folk art and naive art