{"id":33573,"date":"2026-05-05T12:02:09","date_gmt":"2026-05-05T12:02:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/new.mnk.pl\/sculptures-by-ludwika-puget\/"},"modified":"2026-05-19T06:04:07","modified_gmt":"2026-05-19T06:04:07","slug":"sculptures-by-ludwik-puget","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/new.mnk.pl\/en\/sculptures-by-ludwik-puget\/","title":{"rendered":"Sculptures by Ludwik Puget"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

In the Intertext Room at the Gallery of 20th-Century Polish Art in the MNK Main Building, visitors can view an exhibition of sculptures by Ludwik Puget and a set of furniture designed by the artist.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Ludwik Puget (1877\u20131942) \u2013 sculptor, draughtsman, art historian, journalist and satirist, a participant in Krak\u00f3w\u2019s artistic and social life during the Young Poland period. He took part in performances by the literary cabaret \u2018Zielony Balonik\u2019 (The Green Balloon), designing, among other things, the puppets for the \u2018Nativity Play\u2019 staged there.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Ludwik Puget was one of the most outstanding Young Poland sculptors. In his figurative sculpture, he interpreted the principles of Impressionism (capturing a fleeting moment, employing a sketchy texture in his sculptures). His in-depth, academic knowledge of art history allowed him both to draw inspiration from historical styles, particularly Gothic sculpture, and to employ a form revealing an excellent knowledge of anatomy, as exemplified by his animal sculptures.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The furniture set is the only known and surviving example of its kind designed by Ludwik Puget. Dating from the early stage of the artist\u2019s career (1903), its form confirms the significant role that the study of folk art played in the debate on the shape of Polish applied art, with particular emphasis on timber architecture and woodcarving featuring regional motifs (Ludwik Puget conducted academic research into Polish timber architecture). The set of furniture consisted of a large sideboard with an upper section, an icebox, two tables (a larger and a smaller one) and six chairs, of which five have survived. The furniture was made in Krak\u00f3w, in J\u00f3zef Zab\u017ca\u2019s workshop. The metal fittings are by Stanis\u0142aw Fija\u0142kowski.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The set of artefacts on display was purchased for the collections of the National Museum in Krak\u00f3w from the artist\u2019s heirs as part of the Ministry of Culture and National Heritage\u2019s \u2018Collections\u2019 programme \u2013 priority no. II: museum collections.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n