He began his studies at the Warsaw School of Drawing, then enrolled at the
Krakow Academy of Fine Arts, where he studied with
Florian Cynk,
Leon Wyczółkowski and
Józef Mehoffer. In poor health after 1905, he spent much of his free time at the resort in
Zakopane. In 1913, he received a scholarship that enabled him to study in France, where he spent most of his time in Paris and Brittany. The works of
Cézanne became a major influence there. His first major exhibition was with the
Kraków Society of Friends of Fine Arts in 1916. During this time, he was diagnosed with
tuberculosis. He returned to Poland after the war and settled in
Piotrowice near
Nałęczów, the site of a well-known sanatorium. He died of his illness in 1925. In addition to paintings, he produced etchings and lithographs. He also illustrated children's books and textbooks and did satirical cartoons for the short-lived (1911–12) biweekly magazine
Abdera. In 1923, he displayed toys and Christmas decorations he had designed, at the Exhibition of the Decorative Arts in
Monza. His sons, and
Jerzy also became well-known painters. ==Selected paintings==