Meeting of members of the General Committee for Relief for War Victims in Poland, in Vevey, Switzerland, Leon Kaufmann, 1916

The painting shows members of the swiss general committee for relief for war victims in poland (in reality, such a meeting did not take place, the collective portrait is the artist's imagination). From the left: maria née babska sienkiewiczowa (wife of henryk), władysław mickiewicz, henryk sienkiewicz, helena paderewska (wife of ignacy), leonia wierusz-kowalska (wife of józef), józef wierusz-kowalski; in the foreground three children of the wierusz-kowalski family. From the left standing: lawrence alma-tadema's daughter (information in the dictionary of polish and foreign artists active in poland. Painters, sculptors, graphic designers), szymon askenazy, ignacy paderewski, antoni osuchowski. In the background, among others tadeusz romer and erazm piltz and sienkiewicz's children: henryk józef and jadwiga. Identification of the presented people based on: pastel masters. From marteau to witkacy. Collection of the national museum in warsaw, warsaw 2015, p. 218, isbn 978-83-7100-917-4. Object Type: pastel. Date: 1916. Dimensions: height: 114 cm (44.8 in); width: 180 cm (70.8 in) ; height: 128 cm (50.3 in); width: 194 cm (76.3 in) x 10. Medium: paper on canvas, pastel on paper. Collection: National Museum in Warsaw. Leon Kaufmann - Zebranie członków Komitetu Generalnego Pomocy Ofiarom Wojny w Polsce, w Vevey w Szwajcarii