Oil on canvas 20x16 in. 2006. NFS/private collection Krystyna Wedrowska, Florida. Signed lower left corner:" K.Wedr" Tube colours Winsor& Newton, Grumbacher. Drawing black oil chalk. Technics wet over dry, wet in wet. Portrait of my grandparents painted off a photograph 1935 / Place: nearby Aleksandrow Kujawski, Poland,4 years before World War II/.The two girls are shown in the painting's foreground, with Aleksandra /my mother/ at left /3 years old at this time/, Danuta at the right. To the left Regina /stands/, then my grandmother Pelagia and her youngest son Zenon. In the center is 5 years old Jadwiga. My grandfather Bronislaw and grandparent's eldest daugther Emilia /stands/. Floral composition was made by my grandmother.
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rb chakravartty 29 Sep 2008
wonderful workEddy collins 14 Aug 2006
nice workSylvia Jackovitch-Kallay 09 Aug 2006
This is a great painting.Alot of people can relate to this , I'm sure ,Emily Reed 29 Jul 2006
Awesome Polish family. This is where my Kochanowski and FAbrycki roots lie!!!! Wonderfully done!Arlene Ehleben 29 Jul 2006
Wonderful painting...love the colors in the background...they make the figures stand out boldly. Great job!