Painter of portraits, genre and historical scenes, and above all landscapes. In 1864 he received a stipend from the city of Lvov which allowed him to study at the Academy in Vienna with Eduard von Engerth. In 1867 he returned to his birthplace and arranged an exhibition there of his works (copies of old masters, studies, still lifes, portraits, and figural compositions). He made a living by making illustrations for the local press (Mrówka and Szczutka).

In 1871 he received another stipend and set out to study and work in Munich. From 1873–1877 he was a member of the Munich Artists’ Association. He also associated with Polish artists there. He began to paint small, realistic landscapes, several of which the Munich Artists’ Association bought for art auctions. In 1877 the painter moved to Vienna, where he married. He regularly exhibited in Lvov, Cracow, and Warsaw. He died prematurely of pneumonia.