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Frenzy of Exultations
Władysław Podkowiński · 1893
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Władysław Podkowiński
Poland · 1866–1895
Władysław Podkowiński (Polish:; 4 February 1866, 5 January 1895) was a Polish master painter and illustrator associated with the Young Poland movement during the Partition period.
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Frenzy of Exultations
Władysław Podkowiński · 1893
National Museum in Kraków
Frenzy of Exultations (Polish: Szał uniesień), or better known as just Frenzy (Szał), is an 1893 painting by Polish artist Władysław Podkowiński and is credited as the most famous work in his output. It is considered the first work of Symbolism in Polish art, during a period when Poland was partitioned between its neighbours: Russia, Germany and Austria. The painting shows a nude, redheaded woman riding a black, frenetic horse.
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