an essential characteristic and value in his works as compared with trends and directions in art in the second half of the 20th century which, on the whole, oscillated beside or beyond visible meaningful content. Nowadays it is his earlier works that seem to be particularly valuable: despite a visible influence of the school, they contain, in a realistic form, his personal and original way of perceiving reality through fine arts. Collections The works of Ludwik Konarzewski Jr. are part of the collections of the following institutions: The Museum of the History of Katowice (Muzeum Historii Katowic), The Beskid Museum in Wisła (Muzeum Beskidzkie w Wiśle) and in the artist’s house and studio in Istebna in Cieszyn Silesia. References Further reading and looking Władysław Barański: “Beskid Śląski: przewodnik”, p. 249, Pruszków 2007 Golec Józef, Bojda Stefania: Słownik biograficzny Ziemi Cieszyńskiej. T. 2. - Cieszyn,1995, p. 101-102 , Łukasz Konarzewski: Malarstwo rzeczywiste Ludwika Konarzewskiego-juniora (Factual painting of Ludwik Konarzewski-junior), „Znad Olzy” No 3 December/grudzień 1998, p. 4 Nasz dziennik.pl, Związani z Ziemią Cieszyńską 2008, Nr 231 (3248) Sylwetki twórców i popularyzatorów sztuki województwa bielskiego, [red. i oprac. haseł Zofia Bożek], Bielsko-Biała, 1987, p. 51-52 , Gniazdo na Buczniku ( „A nest on Bucznik”) – a documentary about the Konarzewski family, directed by Aleksandra Dendor, produced by Polish TV in 1993; External links The house and studio of the Konarzewski family in Istebna in Cieszyn Silesia 1989 deaths 1918 births People from Buzuluk, Orenburg Oblast Polish portrait painters 20th-century Polish painters 20th-century Polish male artists Polish sculptors Polish male sculptors 20th-century sculptors Jan Matejko Academy of Fine Arts alumni People from the Province of Upper Silesia People from Katowice People from Cieszyn Silesia Polish male painters Neo-expressionist artists