%0 Journal Article
%T Wojciech Weiss on a visit to the Chłapowski family: A Wielkopolska episode in the work of the Cracovian painter
%A Sibilska, Kinga
%J Modus. Prace z historii sztuki
%V 2023
%R 10.4467/25453882MOD.23.010.20216
%N Tom 23
%P 99-118
%K Wojciech Weiss, landowners’ portraits, Chłapowscy, Bonikowo, Pawłowice, portrait
of Helena Chłapowska
%@ 1641-9715
%D 2024
%U https://ejournals.eu/czasopismo/modus-prace-z-historii-sztuki/artykul/wojciech-weiss-on-a-visit-to-the-chlapowski-family-a-wielkopolska-episode-in-the-work-of-the-cracovian-painter
%X The article reveals details of Wojciech Weiss’s stay in Wielkopolska in early September 1911. Recently discovered correspondence from Alfred and Helena Chłapowski, as well as Weiss’s private letters, unveiled unknown aspects of the artist as a creator of gentry portraits, while also highlighting gaps in our knowledge on the subject. The letters allowed for the connection of facts with a specific painting – Portrait of a Woman in a White Dress), currently in the collection of the National Museum in Poznań, overlooked by researchers so far. This is the first attempt to address this topic through a comparative analysis of the artwork with written sources. The research allowed for the verification of previous data about the object, ultimately confirming the identity of the portrayed woman and correcting the mistaken information regarding the place of the artwork’s creation. The erroneous belief that the painting was created in Bonikowo, at the Chłapowski estate, stemmed from the fact that the painting was taken from there by German occupiers and transported to the Kaiser Friedrich Museum (today’s National Museum in Poznań). Meanwhile, Weiss painted the portrait in Pawłowice, at the familial estate of Helena Chłapowska. The conclusions from this research may contribute to future broader research studies on Wojciech Weiss’s activities in the Wielkopolska region.