This ninth collector coin comes from the series Polish Painters of the 19th/20th Century, which aims to present the lives and works of the most outstanding Polish artists active at the turn of the 19th and 20th centuries. Its release was intended to honor the memory of Piotr Michałowski, a Polish painter and outstanding representative of Romanticism.
Along the left edge of the coin, in the upper part, there is an inscription: 1800-1855, indicating the years of Michałowski's life. On the left side of the coin, against the backdrop of a landscape from Sieniawa, based on a watercolor by Piotr Michałowski, there is a stylized image of the artist's bust. Along the lower edge of the coin, on a separate plane, there is an inscription: Piotr Michałowski. On the right, at the bottom, there is an image of a palette and three brushes, and on the palette there are red, yellow, green, and blue paints. On the obverse of the coin there is a stylized image of Michałowski's watercolor: Stable Boys with Horses and a Dog, depicting a scene with horse riding. At the bottom, on the right, there is an image of an eagle, the emblem of the Republic of Poland. It is surrounded by the inscription RZECZPOSPOLITA POLSKA (Republic of Poland), the denomination 20 zł, and the year of issue: 2012. Below the eagle, on the right, there is the mint mark: MW.
Piotr Michałowski is one of the most important figures in the history of 19th-century Polish painting. Born in 1800 in what is now Ukraine, he quickly gained recognition as an outstanding artist. His paintings, often done in oil, were characterized by their liveliness and dynamism, capturing the life and atmosphere of the scenes depicted. Specializing mainly in portraits and genre scenes, Michałowski gained a reputation as a master at capturing human emotions and characters. He studied in Warsaw and Paris, where he learned about new trends in contemporary art, which resulted in the development of his own unique style. The artist's works were valued not only for their artistic value, but also for their profound reflection of Polish cultural and historical heritage. Despite his relatively short life, Michałowski left behind a rich artistic legacy that continues to inspire and fascinate art lovers to this day.
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