Caption

Portrait of Antonina Mazurowska, née Mordasewicz, by Kazimierz Mordasewicz 1859–1923, 1905. Pastel on paper, 49.2 × 44.4 cm. Female portrait. The portrayed person, Antonina Mazurowska called Tosia, was the sister of the artist Kazimierz Mordasewicz and the second wife of engineer Wladyslaw Mazurowski 1848–1907, a graduate of the Zurich Polytechnic; they lived in Warsaw on Krucza Street. Wladyslaw Mazurowski was co-founder, later director and president of the management board of the metalworking company K. Rudzki i S-ka, responsible for construction projects including the Poniatowski Bridge, the Mirowskie halls, churches and public buildings, and bridges in Russia including St. Petersburg and on the Siberian Railway. Culture: Poland; Polish pastels; Polish drawings., A portrait of a person with long, wavy dark hair turned slightly to the side, showing a neutral facial expression and visible eyes, nose, and lips; the face and hair are rendered with soft, sketch-like lines and shading on a warm tan background, with darker charcoal-like strokes defining hair and shadowed areas and lighter highlights on parts of the face and hair.

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Photo12/Liszt Collection

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LZT26A32_417

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Keywords

Portrait Antonina Mazurowska née Mordasewicz Kazimierz Mordasewicz 1859–1923 1905 Pastel paper Female portrait portrayed person called Tosia was sister artist Kazimierz Mordasewicz second wife engineer Wladyslaw Mazurowski 1848–1907 graduate Zurich Polytechnic lived Warsaw Krucza Street Wladyslaw Mazurowski co-founder later director president management board metalworking company K Rudzki i S-ka responsible construction projects Poniatowski Bridge Mirowskie halls churches public buildings bridges Russia St Petersburg Siberian Railway Culture Poland Polish pastels Polish drawings portrait person long wavy dark hair turned slightly side showing neutral facial expression visible eyes nose lips face hair rendered soft sketch- lines shading warm tan background darker charcoal- strokes defining shadowed areas lighter highlights parts hair.