Boleslaw von Szankowski
Boleslaw von Szankowski ( Polish Bolesław Szańkowski , * 1873 in Warsaw , † 1953 in Fischbachau ) was a Polish portrait painter who worked in Munich .
life and work
Szankowski studied first at the Art Academy in Cracow with Jan Matejko from 1890 to 1893 , from October 30, 1894 at the Academy of Fine Arts in Munich with Johann Caspar Herterich and in Paris with Jean-Joseph Benjamin-Constant , Jean-Paul Laurens and Antonio de la Gandara . From 1906 he worked in Munich.
Szankowski earned his reputation as a portrait painter. His works were equally well received by court society and in large-scale industrial circles. In the years from 1907 to 1925 he participated in the annual exhibitions of the Munich Glass Palace . His works appeared in “ Jugend ” and “ Simplicissimus ”.
- Works (selection)
- Portrait of Hélène Escher-von Stürler , 1908. Jegenstorf Castle Foundation
literature
- Szankowski, Boleslaw von . In: Hans Vollmer (Hrsg.): General lexicon of fine artists from antiquity to the present . Founded by Ulrich Thieme and Felix Becker . tape 32 : Stephens – Theodotos . EA Seemann, Leipzig 1938, p. 370-371 .
- Munich painter in the 19th and 20th centuries Century. Years of birth 1871-1900 , Vol. 6, Munich 1994, pp. 400f.
Remarks
Web links
- Boleslaw von Szankowski on www.richter-kafitz.de
- Boleslaw von Szankowski on www.tuttartpitturasculturapoesiamusica.com
- Bolesław Szańkowski Agra-Art
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Szankowski, Boleslaw von |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Schankowsky, Boleslaw von; Szańkowski, Bolesław |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Portrait painter |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1873 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Warsaw |
| DATE OF DEATH | 1953 |
| Place of death | Fischbachau |