STANISŁAW
BOHUSZ-SIESTRZEŃCEWICZ
(1869–1927)
The realisation of the presentation funded
as part of the programme EU Interreg Lietuva-Polska
Project: LT-PL-5R-389
The Portrait of Anna Minkiewicz
Horse’s Study
[preparatory sketch for the portrait of the mare of Janina Radziwiłłowa from Towiany]
1912, oil, canvas, 55 x 70 cm
private owner
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The owners of studs or particularly valuable steeds eagerly ordered portraits of their favourites.The artist was preparing to execute the order by studying the horse. Most likely, he based the sketch on a live animal and then perfected the painted portrait of the animal in his studio.