Wacław Wąsowicz (25 August 1891 – 6 October 1942) was a Polish painter and printmaker.[1]
Wacław Wąsowicz | |
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 Self-portrait of Wacław Wąsowicz (1937) | |
| Born | 25 August 1891 Warsaw, Poland |
| Died | 6 October 1942 (aged 51) Warsaw, Poland |
| Nationality | Polish |
| Education | School of Fine Arts in Warsaw |
| Known for | Painting |
| Movement | Fauvism |
| Spouse | Janina Raabe-Wąsowiczowa |
Wacław Wasowicz studied art with Wojciech Gerson (1909–1910), afterwards he studied at the School of Fine Arts in Warsaw (1911–1914), where he was taught by Ignacy Pieńkowski.[2] He had also studied at the Jan Matejko Academy of Fine Arts in Kraków, where he was a student of Jacek Malczewski (1914). He had made his artwork using trompe-l'œil, printmaking, watercolour, he painted on fabric, and on ceramic.[3]
His wife Janina Raabe-Wąsowiczowa was a social worker, and a member of the Konrad Żegota Committee.[4][5]
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Portrait of Lady with Tulips
(1921) -
Portrait of Wife
(1928)
References
edit- ^ "Biography". Culture. Retrieved 22 October 2015.
- ^ "Wacław Wąsowicz". Art Price. Retrieved 22 October 2015.
- ^ "List Of Paintings". Information Poland Buffalo. Retrieved 22 October 2015.
- ^ "Wacław Wąsowicz (Warszawa 1891 – Wilanów k. Warszawy 1942)". Artyzm. Retrieved 22 October 2015.
- ^ "Teresa Preker, Konspiracyjna Rada Pomocy Żydom w Warszawie 1942–1945 [Underground Relief Council for Jews in Warsaw 1942–1945]". Polish Jewish Heritage. Retrieved 22 October 2015.
External links
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