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Oil on wood Poland, around 1900 Alfred von Wierusz-Kowalski, pseudonym Jan Konarksi (1849-1915) - Polish painter Signed lower right 'J. Konarski' Overall dimensions, framed: 28.5 x 35 cm, wood panel: 18 x 24 cm Original ornament frame Very good condition Provenance: German private collection Coach rides and teams of horses were the specialty of the Polish painter Wierusz-Kowalski, a representative of the Munich school; similar works fetch up more than 20,000 euros at international auctions This superb painting of the Polish artist Alfred von Wierusz-Kowalski (pseudonym Jan Konarski) was created around the turn of the 20th century. The subject of the atmospheric coach ride in a snowy landscape was often varied by the artist and brought to a true mastery. In this painting, the artist succeeds in capturing the atmospheric evening mood. The raised snow dust, the wheels of the coach sinking into the snow, the troika of the horses and the characteristic clothing of the riding patriarchs -all these details create a high dynamic symbolically charged composition. The painting is signed lower right 'J. Konarski'. It is in very good condition with slight traces of the framing and some minimal craquelure. The beautiful ornament frame of the time is in good condition with only a few signs of wear. The overall dimensions, framed, are 28.5 x 35 cm; the wooden panel measures 18 x 24 cm. Alfred von Wierusz-Kowalski (1849-1918) Alfred von Wierusz-Kowalski, with the pseudonym Jan Konarski, grew up in the Russian part of Poland. He studied at the academies in Warsaw, Dresden and Prague. From 1873, he was taught by the Hungarian painter Alexander von Wagner at the Academy in Munich. He settled down in Munich in 1876 and joined the Polish circle of Józef Brandt. Alfred von Wierusz-Kowalski favorite subjects were coach rides, teams of horses and packs of wolf. His main work is the colossal painting 'Wolf Attack', which was exhibited in Munich in 1910 with a sensational success.