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Sielanka (An Idyll), 1885
Jozef Chelmonski (Polish, 1849-1914)
Oil on canvas; 28 × 46 in.
76…
Sielanka (An Idyll)
Sielanka (An Idyll), 1885
Jozef Chelmonski (Polish, 1849-1914)
Oil on canvas; 28 × 46 in.
76…
Sielanka (An Idyll), 1885 Jozef Chelmonski (Polish, 1849-1914) Oil on canvas; 28 × 46 in. 7601 Gift of the Estate of Amadeus Gustavus Langenberger

Sielanka (An Idyll)

ClassificationsPaintings-oils
Artist Jozef Chelmonski (Polish, 1849-1914)
Date1885
Made AtPoland, Europe
MediumOil on canvas
Dimensions28 × 46 in. (71.1 × 116.8 cm)
Framed: 33 3/4 × 51 3/4 × 2 5/8 in. (85.7 × 131.4 × 6.7 cm)
Credit LineGift of the Estate of Amadeus Gustavus Langenberger
Object number7601
DescriptionPolish artist Jozef Chelmonski, presented this 1885 oil painting as a gift to Madame Helena Modjeska, Poland's most famous stage actress and Chelmonski's close friend, and her husband Charles Bozenta Chlapowski. The couple prominently displayed the painting in the library of their Modjeska Canyon home Arden. The painting exemplifies the people and landscapes of country life that Chelmonski's work is acclaimed for.
On View
Not on view
Madame Modjeska as Marie Antoinette, 1909
Unknown Photographer
Photographic print; 26 3/8 x 2…
Madame Helena Modjeska Chlapowska
c. 1891
"Forest of Arden”, Home Built in Modjeska Canyon by Madame Modjeska
, c. 1902
Photographer unk…
Madame Helena Modjeska Chlapowska
c. 1902
Playbill for a Performance of "Antygona" Starring Helena Modjeska, 1903
Krakow, Poland
Paper …
Madame Helena Modjeska Chlapowska
1903
Madam Modjeska Doll, early 20th Century
Nascia Skovronska (Polish-born American); Orange Count…
Madame Helena Modjeska Chlapowska
early 20th Century
Forest of Arden, c. 1916
Frank Coburn (American, 1862-1938)
Oil on wood panel; 20 3/4 x 25 3/…
Frank Coburn
1916
Commemorative Bookmark, 1894
Madame Helena Modjeska (1840-1909); Orange County, California
Mo…
Madame Helena Modjeska Chlapowska
1894
Letter to Madame Modjeska, late 19th Century
Dorothy F. Wiethoff; Detroit, Michigan
Ink on pa…
Madame Helena Modjeska Chlapowska
late 19th Century
Bracelets Worn by Modjeska in "Cleopatra", c. 1880
Unknown maker; Paris, France
Gold and imit…
Madame Helena Modjeska Chlapowska
c. 1880
Sandals Worn by Modjeska in "Cleopatra", c. 1880
Unknown maker; Paris, France
Leather, wood, …
Madame Helena Modjeska Chlapowska
c. 1880
Armlet Worn by Modjeska in "Cleopatra", c.1880
Unknown maker; Paris, France
Gold and imitatio…
Madame Helena Modjeska Chlapowska
c. 1880
Handmade Gold Ring Inset with Pearlescent Stone, date unknown
Maker unknown 
Gold, stone; 
1 …
Madame Helena Modjeska Chlapowska
unknown