Wilhelm August Stryowski
Wilhelm August Stryowski (also Stryjowski , born December 23, 1834 in Danzig ; † February 3, 1917 in Essen ) was a German painter in Danzig.
Stryowski studied at the Danzig Art Academy with Johann Karl Schultz .
Thanks to a scholarship, he continued to study at the Düsseldorf Art Academy with Friedrich Wilhelm von Schadow .
From 1870 to 1873 he was one of the founders of the Gdansk City Museum (now the National Museum in Gdansk ).
From 1880 he was in charge of the museum's collections, and from 1887 he was curator of the museum and secretary of the Association of Friends of Art. In 1894 he was promoted to professor by the emperor.
Stryowski visited Galicia several times in the 1860s and painted not only conventional genre scenes but also pictures from the lives of Polish farmers.
Stryowski showed his works in the " Gartenlaube " as well as in the Munich Glass Palace and at other art exhibitions.
His wife Clara, nee Baedeker, was a niece of Karl Baedeker , the publisher of the travel guide of the same name .
From 1873 to 1912 he taught at the Danzig School of Arts and Crafts. In 1912 he suffered paralysis. In 1913 he moved to Essen to live with his daughter. He died in Essen and was buried in his hometown of Gdansk. A street in Danzig was named after him.
literature
- Stryowski, August Wilhelm . In: Friedrich von Boetticher : painter works of the nineteenth century. Contribution to art history . Dresden 1898, Volume II, p. 857
- Biography (polish)
- Gedanopedia
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| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Stryowski, Wilhelm August |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Stryjowski, Wilhelm August |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German painter in Danzig |
| DATE OF BIRTH | December 23, 1834 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Danzig |
| DATE OF DEATH | February 3, 1917 |
| Place of death | eat |