Brunon Gęstwicki
Brunon Gęstwicki , German: Bruno Gestwicki , (born February 2, 1882 in Marienwerder ; West East Prussia, German Empire; † December 8, 1969 in Toruń ) was a Polish painter and illustrator.
Gęstwicki spent the first years of his life in his hometown. As a result of his parents moving, he lived in Thorn from 1886. After finishing school, he studied at the Academy of Arts in Berlin. He then worked as a draftsman in Berlin from 1905 to 1919, producing a large number of caricatures , among others, for the magazine Funny Leaves founded by Alexander Moszkowski . He also illustrated books. After the end of the First World War , he returned to Thorn and increasingly turned to portraiture. He stayed in his homeland even after it came to Poland.
His brother was the painter Felix Paul Gestwicki, Polish: Feliks Paweł Gęstwicki , (1884-1935).
Works
- Gustav Wied, Bruno Gestwicki, Mathilde Mann: The Karlsbader journey of incarnate malice . Juncker Publishing House, 1908
- Henri Murger , B [runo] Gestwicki, Mario Spiro: From the life of the Bohême (= books of the German house, volume 16). Book publ. for the German House, 1908
- Fedor Michajlovič Dostoevskij , B [runo] Gestwicki, Frida Ichak: The double (= books of the German house, volume 74). Book publisher for the German House, 1909
- Bruno Gestwicki, Robert L. Leonard: The Lady of Poiret . Publishing house of "Lustige Blätter", 1911
Web links
- Literature by and about Brunon Gęstwicki in the catalog of the German National Library
- Biography in the wiki of the city of Kwidzyn in Polish
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Gęstwicki, Brunon |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Bruno Gestwicki |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Polish painter |
| DATE OF BIRTH | February 2, 1882 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Kwidzyn |
| DATE OF DEATH | December 8, 1969 |
| Place of death | Toruń |