View of the city in the evening. From the journey to Constantinople

Executed in an Impressionist idiom, Ciągliński employs loose brushwork and a limited palette dominated by dusky tones. The luminous sky is rendered with soft, blended hues that dissolve into the shadowed façades, while the water’s surface reflects the fleeting glow, creating a sense of atmospheric depth without precise detail.

Created in 1897 while the artist was active in St. Petersburg, the canvas later entered the collection of Poland’s National Museum in Warsaw, where it remains on display. Its acquisition reflects the museum’s effort to represent Polish painters who worked abroad during the late‑19th century.

Ciągliński, a Polish expatriate working under the reigns of Alexander III and Nicholas II, produced this work during a period when Russian‑affiliated artists were increasingly engaging with Western Impressionist trends. The painting illustrates how travel narratives and exotic destinations, such as the route to Constantinople, informed the visual vocabulary of Eastern European painters at the turn of the century.