Felicia Pacanowska - Artist Info

About Felicia Pacanowska

  • Biography

    Felicia Pacanowska was born in 1907. She was raised in Lodz, Poland, a large industrial center with a large Jewish population.

    Pacanowska was born into a family of artists. Both her parents recognized her artistic talent and encouraged her to develop her artistic skills. After high school, Pacanowska attended the School of Fine Arts in Warsaw and received a “Beaux-Arts” diploma.

    Pacanowska specialized in painting and engraving. She engraved on wood and copper, and her passion for painting accompanied her throughout life.

    Pacanowska left Poland in 1932 to join the Jewish painters of the Ecole de Beaux Arts Paris*. For many months, she studied the engravings in the library of prints and drawings at the Louvre.

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