The Crossing, 1944

Alexander Laszenko (Antonówka Wloclawek) was a painter and a traveler. He studied painting in St. Petersburg (1901-1904). After graduating from the Officers School in St. Petersburg (1904) he served in the artillery units Leib-Guard. An avid traveler - in 1897/98 he went to Egypt, which truly fascinated him. He returned there many times, also traveling to Algeria, Morocco, Tunis, Palestine and Jordan. From 1903-1909, he continued to travel around the world, then in 1918 he settled permanently in Poland - first in Wola Pine, and later in Wloclawek - where devoted himself completely to painting.