Brief Biography-Leon Wyczółkowski was born in Huta Miastkowska in 1852. He studied at the Krakow School of Fine Arts under Jan Matejko and later became a professor at the Warsaw School of Fine Arts. He co-founded the Sztuka, or Society of Polish Artists, with Jan Stanisławski, Jacek Malczewski and other artists. Wyczółkowski was a graphic artist, and he painted a variety of subjects, from still-lifes to genre scenes, producing an abundant output of works. In Paris in 1889, he swayed towards impressionism and concentrated on the light within landscapes. He released his paintings in a series of prints between 1906 and 1916.