Jul 16, 2023
Which colour is the prettiest?
Bonbon
Spring Rain
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Which colour is the prettiest?
Bonbon
Spring Rain
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round 1.4 poll 7
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which painting do you like better?
Hela II na tle poduszki (Hela II against a pillow) by Bolesław Barbacki
Śpiąca kobieta z kotem (A sleeping woman with a cat) by Władysław Ślewiński
Hela II na tle poduszki (Hela II against a pillow) by Bolesław Barbacki, 1940:
propaganda: it's local patriotism time babey!! i'm from nowy sącz just like barbacki and his paintings inspired me to finally give oil portraits a try... i fell a little bit in love with my hometown because of his art. it's a little difficult to find good photos of his paintings online but i promise they're gorgeous. i chose hela for my submission for sentimental reasons.... it's very dear to me<3
about the artist: barbacki was a painter, an actor, a social activist.... fun fact, he was killed by gestapo and while in prison he sketched 30 portraits of his inmates.
Śpiąca kobieta z kotem (A sleeping woman with a cat) by Władysław Ślewiński, 1896:
propaganda: girl me too
round 1.4 poll 4
which painting by Jacek Malczewski do you like better?
Don Kichot i Sancho Pansa (Don Quixote and Sancho Pansa)
Wigilia na Syberii (Christmas Eve in Siberia)
Don Kichot i Sancho Pansa (Don Quixote and Sancho Pansa), c.1900:
[no propaganda has been submitted]
Wigilia na Syberii (Christmas Eve in Siberia), 1892:
propaganda: *kaczmarski intensifies*
round 1.4 poll 1
which painting by Józef Chełmoński do you like better?
Kuropatwy (Partridges)
Babie lato (Indian summer)
Kuropatwy / Kuropatwy na śniegu (Partridges / Partridges in the snow), 1891:
propaganda: look how soft it is. look at the perspective. look at the snow. look at the partridges. i love them so much.
(also, according to the artist's daughter, before he painted this, he used to lie on the snow and watch partridges. which is very understandable but also a mood)
Babie lato (Indian summer), 1875:
propaganda: no propaganda except 1) dog!!!, 2) i dont think the english title should be "indian summer"? the painting is not so much about the weather as it is about the spider silk (they are the same word in polish)
round 1.4 poll 2
which painting do you like better?
Bociany (Storks) by Józef Chełmoński
Ziemia (Earth) by Ferdynand Ruszczyc
Bociany (Storks) by Józef Chełmoński, 1900:
propaganda: what can i say, another classic
Ziemia (Earth) by Ferdynand Ruszczyc, 1898:
propaganda: in my opinion, it's a very powerful piece which glorifies and elevates the every-day hard work of people across millenia to a kind of mythical status - the plowman is depicted as the centre of the universe, right between the vast sky and the earth. his pose, with the raised arm, resembles an epic hero, but the title tells us: this scene is not unique, millions of men across time have done this, this IS the earth, the world. it's grand and universal but naturalistic at the same time
submitted by @gniew777
round 1.4 poll 5
which painting do you like better?
Portret kobiety (Portrait of a woman) by Jan Ciągliński
Autoportret (Self-portrait) by Anna Bilińska-Bohdanowiczowa
Portret kobiety (Portrait of a woman) by Jan Ciągliński, 1903:
propaganda: look at her! she's so grumpy! i am in love with her.
i *swear* it looks so much better in person (and less yellow)
Autoportret (Self-portrait) by Anna Bilińska-Bohdanowiczowa, 1887:
propaganda: women, amirite
round 1.4 poll 3
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which painting by Wojciech Kossak do you like better?
Zaślubiny Polski z morzem (Poland's wedding to the sea)
Józef Piłsudski na Kasztance (Józef Piłsudski on Kasztanka)
Zaślubiny Polski z morzem (Poland's wedding to the sea), 1930:
propaganda: i just think this should be in the tournament bc the historical event it portrays is such a silly sentimental thing. throw that ring into the sea my guys. you are so cute. also Kossak is so iconic, his paintings have to be included
Józef Piłsudski na Kasztance (Józef Piłsudski on Kasztanka), 1928:
propaganda: ok another Kossak, another iconic painting. everyone has seen it. everyone knows the kaszanka parody. not my fav out of kossak's paintings but eh. also OP of the tournament likes when paintings have a history of theft and this one has indeed been stolen once
Which colour is the prettiest?
Strawberry
Bacchanalians
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