Photograph of Olga Boznańska with Józef Czajkowski
Photograph of Olga Boznańska with Józef Czajkowski
Title: Olga with Józef Czajkowski
Author: Unknown
Date: Unknown
Type: Photograph
Dimensions: Unknown
This sepia-toned black-and-white photograph depicts Olga Boznańska and Józef Czajkowski in an interior setting. The image, rectangular in format and horizontally oriented, is rendered in warm brown-yellow sepia tones. Light falls from above, from the left side of the frame, leaving much of the scene in soft shadow.
The sitters occupy the center of the composition, both turned toward the viewer. Boznańska sits on the left atop a low rectangular table draped with dark fabric. Her head is slightly tilted left. Her dark hair is pinned up; her forehead and brows faintly furrowed. Her eyes, lit with small reflections of light, gaze directly outward. She has a long, refined nose, narrow lips, and a calm, neutral expression.
She wears a dark, heavy dress resembling winter attire, with a high collar, puffed sleeves, and a long skirt concealing her legs and shoes. A gold brooch is fastened at her neck. Her hands, light against the dark fabric, are folded on her left knee, wrists adorned with gold bracelets. Her left leg rests atop her right knee.
To the right sits Józef Czajkowski on a dark wooden chair, turned slightly left. His arms are crossed at the elbows, his left leg resting on his right. He has short dark hair, lit at the forehead, thick arched brows, and eyes reflecting light as they look upward, to the left. His long nose and closed lips are framed by a mustache. He is dressed in a black suit with a white shirt and dark bow tie, with white cuffs visible at the wrists. His footwear consists of dark laced shoes.
The background consists of large paintings filling the walls. To the left, above Boznańska, hangs a vertical portrait of a girl with long dark hair and a light dress, her hands folded on her lap, set against a dark background. At the center, between the sitters, leans a vertical portrait of a woman with a child, in a black frame. The woman, dressed in a dark gown with a high collar and puffed sleeves, looks forward while holding a child in a long white gown. Above it, a fragment of another dark-toned painting is faintly visible. To the right, behind Czajkowski, hangs a vertical portrait of a man seated with his head resting on his hand, legs crossed, turned slightly left, dressed in a suit and white shirt.
At the lower left corner of the frame, part of a pale carpet with dark stripes is visible; the rest of the floor is dark wooden paneling.
The photograph bears visible signs of age and damage, with fading and abrasions scattered across its surface.
Audio description prepared by Emilia Szymańska
Consultation: Adrian Wyka
Substantive Consultation: Urszula Kozakowska - Zaucha
Author: Unknown
Date: Unknown
Type: Photograph
Dimensions: Unknown
This sepia-toned black-and-white photograph depicts Olga Boznańska and Józef Czajkowski in an interior setting. The image, rectangular in format and horizontally oriented, is rendered in warm brown-yellow sepia tones. Light falls from above, from the left side of the frame, leaving much of the scene in soft shadow.
The sitters occupy the center of the composition, both turned toward the viewer. Boznańska sits on the left atop a low rectangular table draped with dark fabric. Her head is slightly tilted left. Her dark hair is pinned up; her forehead and brows faintly furrowed. Her eyes, lit with small reflections of light, gaze directly outward. She has a long, refined nose, narrow lips, and a calm, neutral expression.
She wears a dark, heavy dress resembling winter attire, with a high collar, puffed sleeves, and a long skirt concealing her legs and shoes. A gold brooch is fastened at her neck. Her hands, light against the dark fabric, are folded on her left knee, wrists adorned with gold bracelets. Her left leg rests atop her right knee.
To the right sits Józef Czajkowski on a dark wooden chair, turned slightly left. His arms are crossed at the elbows, his left leg resting on his right. He has short dark hair, lit at the forehead, thick arched brows, and eyes reflecting light as they look upward, to the left. His long nose and closed lips are framed by a mustache. He is dressed in a black suit with a white shirt and dark bow tie, with white cuffs visible at the wrists. His footwear consists of dark laced shoes.
The background consists of large paintings filling the walls. To the left, above Boznańska, hangs a vertical portrait of a girl with long dark hair and a light dress, her hands folded on her lap, set against a dark background. At the center, between the sitters, leans a vertical portrait of a woman with a child, in a black frame. The woman, dressed in a dark gown with a high collar and puffed sleeves, looks forward while holding a child in a long white gown. Above it, a fragment of another dark-toned painting is faintly visible. To the right, behind Czajkowski, hangs a vertical portrait of a man seated with his head resting on his hand, legs crossed, turned slightly left, dressed in a suit and white shirt.
At the lower left corner of the frame, part of a pale carpet with dark stripes is visible; the rest of the floor is dark wooden paneling.
The photograph bears visible signs of age and damage, with fading and abrasions scattered across its surface.
Audio description prepared by Emilia Szymańska
Consultation: Adrian Wyka
Substantive Consultation: Urszula Kozakowska - Zaucha