Leon Wyczółkowski
Leon Wyczółkowski | |
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Leon Wyczółkowski in 1929 | |
Born | 24 April 1852 |
Died | 27 December 1936 | (aged 84)
Nationality | Polish |
Known for | Painting |
Movement | Realism, Impressionism |
Leon Jan Wyczółkowski (Polish: [vɨtʂuwˈkɔfskʲi]; 24 April 1852 – 27 December 1936) was a Polish painter and educator who was one of the leading painters of the Young Poland movement, as well as the principal representative of Polish Realism in art of the Interbellum. From 1895 to 1911 he served as professor of the Jan Matejko Academy of Fine Arts (ASP) in Kraków, and from 1934, ASP in Warsaw. He was a founding member of the Society of Polish Artists "Sztuka" (Art, 1897).
Work
[edit]Wyczółkowski was born in Huta Miastowska near Garwolin in Congress Poland. At first, in his artistic experience he aimed at devoting himself to the genre of historical painting with documentary realism in the detail. After his trip to Paris though, he changed his focus and began implementing solutions typical of the French Impressionists. He painted dramatic landscapes, nudes, and pastoral scenes with impasto and impressionist lighting effects (e.g., "Paddling Fishermen"). For a short while he came under the influence of Symbolism (e.g., "Fossilized Druid"), and around 1900 darkened his palette. His work is characterized by a richness of form and complex technical means. Thanks to a friendship with Feliks Jasieński (also called Manggha), he expanded his interests to include oriental scenes as well. Wyczółkowski was a master of flower arrangements and still life. He portrayed almost the entire art world of Kraków.[1]
Wyczółkowski died 1936 in Warsaw. After the war, on the anniversary of his birthday (11 April 1946[2]), the District Museum in Bydgoszcz took up his name in recognition of his outstanding achievements. His widow donated to the museum many of his works and belongings. The Bydgoszcz Museum owns one of the largest collections of Leon Wyczółkowski's paintings, drawings and graphics in Poland. The collection is complemented with numerous documents, a rich photographic archive, personal memorabilia, artistic workshop, and other original items from his mansion in Gościeradz. The collection, organized into a new department, consists of over 700 works of Leon Wyczółkowski. His most representative impressionist paintings can be found at the National Museum, Kraków, the National Museum, Warsaw, and at the Bydgoszcz Museum.[1]
Representative work (chronologically)
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Once I Glimpsed, 1884, National Museum in Warsaw
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Wading Fishermen, 1891, National Museum, Warsaw
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Plowing in the Ukraine, 1892, National Museum, Kraków
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Self-Portrait at the Studio, 1897, National Museum Kraków
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Portrait of Konstanty Laszczka, 1901–1902, Jan Matejko Academy of Fine Arts
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Pink Azaleas, pastel on canvas, 1903, National Museum in Warsaw
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Self-Portrait, colour hydrogen fluoride etching, paper, 1904
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Portrait of Karol Estreicher by Leon Wyczółkowski, 1905, Jagiellonian University Museum
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Nude, oil on canvas, 1908, National Museum, Kraków
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Fisherman, 1911, National Museum in Warsaw
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The Tatra Mountains, 1911
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See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b Culture.pl (16 October 2014). "Biography of Leon Wyczółkowski". Adam Mickiewicz Institute.
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(help) - ^ According to old, Julian calendar. Wyczółkowski was born on April 24th, acc. to modern, Gregorian calendar - https://niezlasztuka.net/artysta/leon-wyczolkowski/
- 1852 births
- 1936 deaths
- People from Garwolin County
- Modern painters
- Artists from Congress Poland
- Painters from the Russian Empire
- 19th-century Polish painters
- 19th-century Polish male artists
- 20th-century Polish painters
- 20th-century Polish male artists
- Golden Laurel of the Polish Academy of Literature
- People from Siedlce Governorate
- People from the Russian Empire of Polish descent
- Polish male painters