Léon Rudnicki
Léon Rudnicki (born July 28, 1873 in Poland , † January 29, 1958 in Villebon-sur-Yvette ) was a French painter , illustrator and decorator of Art Nouveau .
Léon Rudnicki came to France with his Polish political émigré family in 1876 and began his training at the Polish school in the Parisian Quartier des Batignolles . On October 19, 1891, he received French citizenship.
In 1892 Rudnicki entered the École nationale supérieure des arts décoratifs . His works brought him many awards from 1893 onwards.
He illustrated the works of the writer and publisher of bibliophile books Octave Uzanne in Art Nouveau style: La Femme à Paris . Nos contemporaines (1894), Féminies de Félicien Rops (1896), Visions de notre heure, choses et gens qui passent (1899), Dictionnaire biblio-philosophique (1896), La locomotion à travers les âges (1900).
In the auditorium of the Art Nouveau building of the Opera in Vichy , Rudnicki designed frescoes and decorations under the direction of Charles LeCoeur, which brought him the Order of the Academic Palms on May 29, 1903 .
He also took part in the decoration of the water pavilion of the spa town of Pougues-les-Eaux (1905-1907).
He worked with the artists Emil Causé, Victor Prouvé , René Wiener and Louis Majorelle .
His Paris studio was located at 17 rue Denfert-Rochereau between 1902 and 1912 and his home at 12 rue d'Odessa.
literature
- Rudnicki, Leon . In: Hans Vollmer (Hrsg.): General lexicon of fine artists from antiquity to the present . Founded by Ulrich Thieme and Felix Becker . tape 29 : Rosa – Scheffauer . EA Seemann, Leipzig 1935.
- Emmanuel Benezit [ed.]; Jacques Busse [arr.]: Dictionnaire critique et documentaire des peintres, sculpteurs, dessinateurs et graveurs de tous les temps et de tous les pays. Nouv. éd., entièrement réfondue = [4. éd.]. Gründ, Paris 1999, ISBN 2-7000-3020-6 .
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SURNAME | Rudnicki, Léon |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | French painter, illustrator and poster artist |
DATE OF BIRTH | July 28, 1873 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Poland |
DATE OF DEATH | January 29, 1958 |
Place of death | Villebon-sur-Yvette |