Tadeusz Rybkowski - Artist Info

About Tadeusz Rybkowski

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    Tadeusz Rybkowski was born in 1848 in Poland.

    Rybkowski studied at the School of Fine Arts in Krakow (1872-75), and then at the Vienna Academy with C. Wurzinger, L. Löffler, and H. Makart. Rybkowski also took classes in theater decorations studios.


    He traveled a lot - he visited Vienna, Italy, Munich, Dresden, Berlin, Paris. In 1893 Rybkowski settled in Lviv, where he acted as an artist and teacher. He was a professor of decorative painting at the Polish State Industrial School and also opened a private painting school for women.


    Rybkowski's domain was genre and realistic painting. In his works, scenes from the area of Pokucia often appeared (returns from the city, small-town markets, sleigh rides, hunting, etc.).


    He used the watercolor technique, revealing his inspirations with paintings by Juliusz Kossak, he used oils much less often.


    From 1880, he exhibited quite regularly at the Zacheta Gallery in Warsaw. The artist passed away in 1926.

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