Description: This is an expressive and beautiful Vintage European POLISH Modern Impressionist Cityscape Painting, Watercolor on Paper, by Polish born French Modernist painter, Edmund Ernest Kosmowski (1900 - 1985.) This artwork depicts a finely rendered Modern Impressionist harbor scene on the coast of Calvados, in Northwestern France, where the artist had settled during the period that this artwork was created. This artwork is rendered in a modernist manner, yet it is highly impressionistic and borrows from the stylistic contributions of the famed French Post-Impressionist painters, such as Pierre Bonnard (1867 - 1947,) whom Kosmowski was a student of. Tall urban high-rise buildings, an abstracted blue sky, and multiple small boats floating on choppy azure waters can be seen in this image. Signed and dated in graphite: "Ernest Kosmowski 1967" in the lower left corner. Approximately 23 3/4 x 27 1/4 inches (including frame.) Actual visible artwork is approximately 14 1/8 x 17 5/8 inches. Good condition for decades of age and storage, with moderate - heavy scuffing, scratches, chipping and edge wear to the original vintage period wood frame (please see photos carefully.) Acquired in Los Angeles County, California. Kosmowski's artistic creations are housed in the permanent collection of the Muzeum Warszawy in Warsaw, Poland, and in numerous private collections worldwide. If you like what you see, I encourage you to make an Offer. Please check out my other listings for more wonderful and unique artworks! About the Artist: Edmund Ernest-Kosmowski Born: 1900 - PolandDied: 1985 - ÉquemauvilleKnown for: PaintingName variants: Ernest Kosmowski Edmund Ernest-Kosmowski (1900 - 1985) was active/lived in Poland, France. Edmund Ernest Kosmowski is known for Painting. Ernest-Kosmowski was a graduate of the Warsaw School of Fine Arts, known in his country for his posters and his work as a decorator. Settled in Paris after the war, he stayed from 1960, during the summer season, in Honfleur where he opened a gallery. His pictorial research is inspired by expressionism and cubism, but his meeting with Bonnard, this subtle colourist, will bring light into his work. In the 1970s, Honfleur became his home port, Ernest-Kosmowski was then the painter of children and the joy of living. Edmund Ernest Kosmowski (1900 – 1985)An artist with a long history of service in the Polish army, but his work omits this important stage of life. The Girl in Blue Colors is very reminiscent of some of Kanelba's works, but Ernest-Kosmowski's work is dominated by works as if blurred by water, presenting mainly children's figures with great charm. In Poland, the artist is practically unknown. His works are usually full of sun, strong colors, pleasant to look at and can be found mainly in France and the USA. Edmund Ernest-Kosmowski Edmund Apolinary Ernest-Kosmowski (23 July 1900 - 10 March 1985) was a Polish painter who worked in France from 1945. He was born on 23 July 1900 in Warsaw, in the family of Stanisław and Helena née Tyfczyńska. In the years 1913–1914 he was a member of scouting (scouting). As a scout, he joined the Polish Legions. From 1 September 1915 to 4 November 1916 he served in the 5th Infantry Regiment of the Polish Legions. His participation in military operations is unknown. From November 1, 1918 to June 1919, he took part in the disarmament of the occupying troops. In the years 1920–1922, he volunteered in the Polish Army. Later in life, he studied law at the University of Warsaw, at the same time attending the School of Fine Arts. In the years 1927–1929 he was the president of the Fraternal Aid of Students of the Academy of Fine Arts. Founding member and member of the board of the Union of Colonial Pioneers After graduating from both universities, he took up painting, created landscapes and portraits.After World War II, he did not return to his homeland, he settled in France. He continued painting and took part in numerous exhibitions. In 1960 he moved to Honfleur, where he created a series of paintings on children's themes, created in a technique imitating the Impressionists. After 1965, he often exhibited his works in galleries in the United States.From 1 September 1923 he was married to Halina Feliksa Kmiećkowiak.He died in Equemauville at the age of 84. At the museum, 80 works by Ernest-Kosmowski to discover Sunday, December 31, 2017 - 1:16 AM For several weeks, the public in Condé has been discovering an exhibition devoted exclusively to the painter Edmond Ernest-Kosmowski (1900-1985). Very attached to this place, Nelly Leduc affirms "that culture is a necessity. As budgets are tight, giving a real place to culture is not self-evident. "Curator of the exhibition, Eric Lefèvre had the difficult task of bringing together no less than 80 works by this artist attached to Normandy, which he represented on his canvases."We have brought together more than 80 paintings, drawings, monotypes, mainly from the studio collection held by his children, also from several private collectors who are very attached to this painter of the estuary." Edmond Ernest-Kosmowski went through two major periods: one darker following his training at the Warsaw School of Fine Arts; the other more luminous after his arrival in Honfleur.Until March 4, Tuesday to Friday, from 9:30 a.m. to 12:15 p.m. and 2 p.m. to 6:30 p.m., Saturday from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Free!Ouest-France
Price: 1350 USD
Location: Orange, California
End Time: 2025-01-12T03:59:41.000Z
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All returns accepted: ReturnsNotAccepted
Unit of Sale: Single Piece
Artist: Edmund Ernest Kosmowski
Signed By: Edmund Ernest Kosmowski
Size: Medium
Signed: Yes
Period: Post-War (1940-1970)
Material: Paper, Watercolor
Region of Origin: California, USA
Framing: Matted & Framed
Subject: Cityscapes, Community Life, France, Industrial, Landscape, Monument, Paris, Seafaring, Seascape, Seaside, Seasons, Ships, Silhouettes, Sunsets, Tree, Working Life, Poland
Type: Painting
Year of Production: 1967
Original/Licensed Reproduction: Original
Item Height: 23 3/4 in
Theme: Architecture, Art, Cities & Towns, Continents & Countries, Exhibitions, Famous Places, Nautical, Travel & Transportation
Style: Abstract, Cubism, Expressionism, Impressionism, Modernism
Features: One of a Kind (OOAK)
Production Technique: Watercolor Painting
Country/Region of Manufacture: France
Handmade: Yes
Item Width: 27 1/4 in
Time Period Produced: 1960-1969
