Leon Wyczółkowski, Manor House in Gościeradz

The painter used watercolour complemented by lithographic crayon to create a view of the manor house in Gościeradz. Paper was used as a substrate. The painting is dated 1924. We see the manor house with closed shutters, surrounded by autumn trees. It is shown from the side of the courtyard. Wyczółkowski, in this form, called the manor 'sad'. We can infer from the surroundings that the day is cloudy; to emphasise the weather, Wyczółkowski used a brown and green colour scheme. The manor house in Gościeradz was the protagonist of the painter's works several times. There are four such views in the collection of the Leon Wyczółkowski Gallery. The manor house in Gościeradz was a dream come true for Leon. He was able to afford to buy it in 1922 after receiving a financial reward for donating part of his works and collection to the Wielkopolska Museum in Poznań. The artist had a special affection for 'his place on earth', he said of it: Two manors: a cheerful one and a sad one. A cheerful manor house flooded with sunshine, cheerful flowers. A sad manor house closed off, gloomy, rainy season... A house to escape from.