The Zero Association Holds an Exhibition

Jan Bukowski (1873–1943), painter and graphic designer, studied in the School of Fine Arts in Cracow and in the Ernst Neumann and Heinrich Wolff's school for graphic arts in Munich. He was a co-founder of the School of Fine Arts and Craftsmanship for Women in Cracow and the Polish Applied Arts Society. In the years 1904–1905, he worked as an art director at the Jagiellonian University's printing house. He designed applied graphics and posters, as well as stained glass windows and furniture. At the International Exhibition of Modern and Industrial Decorative Arts, held in 1925 in Paris, he was awarded a silver medal in the category of L’art de la rue.

The poster announces an exhibition by artists belonging to the art collective called Zero, initiated in 1908 by Wojciech Kossak. Artists such as: Wojciech Kossak, Włodzimierz Tetmajer, Vlastimil Hofman, Jacek Malczewski, Zbigniew Pronaszko and Franciszek Żmurko, among others, showcased their works in the main building of the Friends of Fine Arts Society in Cracow.

Bukowski, who often alluded to historical styles in his artistic work, used a motif referring to medieval architecture and gothic lettering while creating this particular poster.