The corner of Uosto St and Pylimo St

In 1928, Kaliszczak made several separate smaller prints of views of Vilnius, in different techniques, which were not included in ‘Vilnius in Ebonite’. In these works, he examined the specific artistic expression of different printmaking techniques: the colour xylography sheets are decorative, with broad generalised forms, the dry-point engravings are clear and soft, while the ebonite prints are dark and full of mysterious chiaroscuro.

Kaliszczak depicted the corner of Uosto St (now Pamėnkalnio) and Pylimo St as a genre scene, with a city carriage and a dozing cabman in the centre. This colour woodcut shows the gloomy atmosphere of the city at night: an empty street, a blank wall, dim lighting, the sinister bent figure of a passer-by, and black shadows; and only a chestnut tree glowing with white blossom reminds us of refreshing springtime in the city.

Source: Law firm Valiunas Ellex art album VILNIUS. TOPOPHILIA II (2015). Compiler and author Laima Laučkaitė
Expositions: “Vilnius. Topophilia. Views of Vilnius from the collection of the law firm Ellex Valiunas”, 5 October – 26 November 2017, National Gallery of Art, Vilnius (curator Laima Laučkaitė)

In 1928, Kaliszczak made several separate smaller prints of views of Vilnius, in different techniques, which were not included in ‘Vilnius in Ebonite’. In these works, he examined the specific artistic expression of different printmaking techniques: the colour xylography sheets are decorative, with broad generalised forms, the dry-point engravings are clear and soft, while the ebonite prints are dark and full of mysterious chiaroscuro.

Kaliszczak depicted the corner of Uosto St (now Pamėnkalnio) and Pylimo St as a genre scene, with a city carriage and a dozing cabman in the centre. This colour woodcut shows the gloomy atmosphere of the city at night: an empty street, a blank wall, dim lighting, the sinister bent figure of a passer-by, and black shadows; and only a chestnut tree glowing with white blossom reminds us of refreshing springtime in the city.

Source: Law firm Valiunas Ellex art album VILNIUS. TOPOPHILIA II (2015). Compiler and author Laima Laučkaitė
Expositions: “Vilnius. Topophilia. Views of Vilnius from the collection of the law firm Ellex Valiunas”, 5 October – 26 November 2017, National Gallery of Art, Vilnius (curator Laima Laučkaitė)