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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 9/16 × 51 11/16 × 2 9/16 in. (85.2 × 131.3 × 6.5 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.
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Madame Modjeska as Marie Antoinette, 1909 Unknown Photographer Photographic print; 26 3/8 x 2…
Helena Modjeska as Marie Antoinette
Madame Helena Modjeska Chlapowska
c. 1891
"Forest of Arden”, Home Built in Modjeska Canyon by Madame Modjeska , c. 1902 Photographer unk…
Modjeska's "Forest of Arden" Home, Interior
Madame Helena Modjeska Chlapowska
c. 1902
Pitcher Formerly Owned by Madame Modjeska, c. 1880 Griffen, Smith and Hill; Phoenixville, Penn…
Pitcher Owned by Helena Modjeska
c. 1880
Laurel Wreath, late 19th Century Poland Silver leaf and metal; 12 1/2 × 8 1/2 × 2 3/4 in. 17…
Laurel Wreath
late 19th Century
Playbill for a Performance of "Antygona" Starring Helena Modjeska, 1903 Krakow, Poland Paper …
Playbill for "Antygona" Starring Helena Modjeska
Madame Helena Modjeska Chlapowska
1903
Forest of Arden, c. 1916 Frank Coburn (American, 1862-1938) Oil on wood panel; 20 3/4 x 25 3/…
Forest of Arden
Frank Coburn
1916
Madam Modjeska Doll, early 20th Century Nascia Skovronska (Polish-born American); Orange Count…
Doll of Madame Helena Modjeska
Madame Helena Modjeska Chlapowska
early 20th Century
Commemorative Bookmark, 1894 Madame Helena Modjeska (1840-1909); Orange County, California Mo…
Bookmark
Madame Helena Modjeska Chlapowska
1894
Bracelets Worn by Modjeska in "Cleopatra", c. 1880 Unknown maker; Paris, France Gold and imit…
Bracelets Worn by Modjeska in "Cleopatra"
Madame Helena Modjeska Chlapowska
c. 1880
Letter to Madame Modjeska, late 19th Century Dorothy F. Wiethoff; Detroit, Michigan Ink on pa…
Letter to Madame Modjeska
Madame Helena Modjeska Chlapowska
late 19th Century
Sandals Worn by Modjeska in "Cleopatra", c. 1880 Unknown maker; Paris, France Leather, wood, …
Sandals Worn by Modjeska in "Cleopatra"
Madame Helena Modjeska Chlapowska
c. 1880
Armlet Worn by Modjeska in "Cleopatra", c.1880 Unknown maker; Paris, France Gold and imitatio…
Armband Worn by Modjeska in "Cleopatra"
Madame Helena Modjeska Chlapowska
c. 1880
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