Konrad Krzyżanowski
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Konrad Krzyżanowski (born February 15, 1872 in Kremenchuk , † May 25, 1922 in Warsaw ) was a Polish painter of early expressionism .
He began his studies in Kiev at the painting school of Nikolai Murashko and continued it at the Saint Petersburg Russian Art Academy , where he came under the influence of Archip Ivanovich Kuindschi . In 1897 he came to Munich to study at the painting school of Simon Hollósy .
In 1900 he came to Warsaw , where he founded a private painting school together with Kazimierz Stabrowski . 1904–1909 he taught at the Warsaw School of Fine Arts. He then spent four years in Paris and London .
After the outbreak of World War I , he spent three years in Podolia and with relatives in Volhynia . 1917–1918 he taught at the Polish School of Fine Arts in Kiev .
After the war he came back to Warsaw, where he reactivated his painting school. One of his students was Edward Kokoszko .
Wife with the cat
Mrs. Janina Wilczyńska
Girl at the piano
Clouds in Finland
source
- Róża Jodłowska, Konrad Krzyżanowski , in: Polski Słownik Biograficzny , Vol. XV, 1970
- Konrad Krzyżanowski 1872–1922. Wystawa monograficzna, opr. Llija Skalska-Miecik, Muzeum Narodowe w Warszawie 1980
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| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Krzyżanowski, Konrad |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Polish painter of early expressionism |
| DATE OF BIRTH | February 15, 1872 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Kremenchuk |
| DATE OF DEATH | May 25, 1922 |
| Place of death | Warsaw |