The painting from around 1930, (oil, canvas, 49 x 74 cm) presents a landscape with a river. The river occupies the central part of the canvas and is arranged diagonally. The left, raised bank, covered with dry vegetation further down towards the background, is reflected in the light blue water. The right, flattened, bank is in the foreground. It is dominated by a light brown colour with patches of dark brown. A leafless tree is leaning to the right. Streaks of light are visible on the hill, there is a narrow dark blue stripe in the background suggesting a section of river. In the lower right-hand corner, there is a signature: "Frydman".
Feliks Frydman (1897–1942) – painter, art critic. He studied in Warsaw and Paris. He actively participated in the Jewish artistic life of Warsaw. He belonged to the Association of Jewish Artists (in 1939, he organised the last 5th anniversary exhibition of the Association). He was a president of the Association. He was a member of the board of the Jewish Society for the Promotion of Fine Arts. He was also a member of the Society for the Encouragement of Fine Arts. He exhibited, e.g., at the Institute of Art Propaganda and the Jewish Society for the Promotion of Fine Arts in Warsaw, where he had three individual exhibitions organised (1925, 1929, 1938). During World War II, he was active in the Culture Council of the Jewish Council (German: Judenrat). He worked in the Warsaw ghetto in a workshop, the so-called a shop, producing whetstones. During the liquidation action in the ghetto, he was taken to Treblinka and murdered there.
He painted landscapes and still lifes, inter alia; he was under the influence of post-impressionism. He was interested in the structure of the work - colour, texture, composition. He wrote that he was inspired by the paintings of Van Gogh, Vlaminck and Cézanne, whose works he discovered during his stay in Paris. He created an album with portraits of Jewish writers and actors. He wrote reviews for Jewish magazines: "Nowe Życie", "Nasz Przegląd", "Literarisze Bleter".
