Wacław Zawadowski
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Jan Wacław Zawadowski, pseudonym Zawado, (1891–1982) was a Polish painter, author of landscapes (mainly of Provence), still life compositions, portraits, figural scenes. He was a brother of Witold Eugeniusz and pupil of Józef Pankiewicz. Co-founder of the Cercle des Artistes Polonais in Paris.
Zawadowski was influenced mainly by post-impressionism.
[edit] Biography
Zawadowski was born on April 14, 1891 in Skobełka near by Horochow, Volhynia. Until 1910 he stayed in France – in Paris, then in Aix-en-Provence. There he had exhibitions in Independent Salon and Salon Tuilleries. In 1925 Zawadowski became a member of Kraków art group Jednoróg. In the years of 1938–1939 he was a director of Paris Department of the Academy of Fine Arts in Cracow.
He was died on November 15, 1982 in Orcel, France.
[edit] References
- Zawadowski Jan Wacław (Polish). Internetowa encyklopedia PWN. Wydawnictwo Naukowe PWN. Retrieved on 2007-11-27.
- Zawada Andrzej (Polish). WIEM Encyklopedia. Retrieved on 2007-11-27.
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| NAME | Zawadowski, Jan Wacław |
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| SHORT DESCRIPTION | painter |
| DATE OF BIRTH | April 14, 1891 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Skobełka near by Horochow, Volhynia |
| DATE OF DEATH | November 15, 1982 |
| PLACE OF DEATH | Orcel, France |
