The Blue Capri Grotto

Author: Stabrowski Kazimierz, 1869 - 1929

Created: early 20th century.

Material / technique: paper, pastel.

Dimensions: 48x65 cm.

Signature:  K. Stabrowski (in the bottom-right corner of the painting).

Upon closer inspection of Stabrowski’s paintings, it is possible to notice a real as well as a symbolic world, but there are also some surreal manifestations. Here is the painting of the Capri Grotto, looking like a jaw opening up, as if it is ready to swallow whatever comes its way. This surreal story draws the viewer closer to yet another reality, where a mysterious world of subconscious imagery is revealed to them.

Reference:  ‘Kazimierz Stabrowski, the Teacher of M. K. Čiurlionis’. Kaunas: M. K. Čiurlionis National Art Museum, 2016, Kat. Nr. 28, P. 92.  

Exhibitions: ‘Kazimierz Stabrowski, the Teacher of M. K. Čiurlionis’, 2015 September 24 - 2016 January 3, M. K. Čiurlionis National Art Museum, Kaunas; 'The 110th Anniversary of Lithuanian Art Society' dedicated to commemorate the first exhibitions of Lithuanian art, 15 September - 15 November, 2017, at the M. K. Čiurlionis House in Vilnius; "Under Italian Skies. Lithuanian artists’ works from the 18th - first half of the 20th centuries", 1 December 2017 - 26 August 2018, Lithuanian Art Museum, Vilnius Picture Gallery.

Published: Kazimierz Stabrowski, the Teacher of M. K. Čiurlionis’. Kaunas: M. K. Čiurlionis National Art Museum, 2016, Kat. Nr. 28, P. 92; "Under Italian Skies. Lithuanian artists’ works from the 18th - first half of the 20th centuries" Historical Review, Catalogue,  Part I, Lithuanian Art Museum, Vilnius,  2019, P. 351, Cat. 447.

Photographs: Kazimierz Stabrowski (1869–1929); display in the exhibition "Under Italian Skies. Lithuanian artists’ works from the 18th - first half of the 20th centuries", 1 December 2017 - 26 August 2018, Lithuanian Art Museum, Vilnius Picture Gallery.