Wojciech Weiss
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Wojciech Weiss (1875-1950) was a prominent Polish painter and draughtsman.
Weiss was born in a Polish family in Bukovina to Stanisław Weiss and Maria Kopaczyńska. He gave up music training to study art at the Academy of Fine Arts in Kraków under Leon Wyczółkowski. Weiss originally painted historical or mythological paintings, but later switched to Expressionism after being profoundly influenced by Stanisław Przybyszewski. Weiss later became a member of the Vienna Secession. He was one of the first Polish Art Nouveau poster designers. Near the end of his life, he made several significant Socialist Realism paintings.
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- Extensive Essay and selection of paintings from Weiss
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