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1893 Minsk, Poland - 1952. Known for: Ink drawings of children, constructivism, teaching, avant-garde art.
Wladyslaw Strzeminski (21 November 1893 – 26 December 1952) was a Polish avant-garde painter of international renown. Strzeminski was born in Minsk to an ethnic Polish family. In 1914, he graduated... Read full biography
Wladyslaw Strzeminski (21 November 1893 – 26 December 1952) was a Polish avant-garde painter of international renown. Strzeminski was born in Minsk to an ethnic Polish family. In 1914, he graduated from the Military School of Civil Engineering. During World War I he served as second lieutenant at... Read full biography
Wladyslaw Strzeminski (21 November 1893 – 26 December 1952) was a Polish avant-garde painter of international renown. Strzeminski was born in Minsk to an ethnic Polish family. In 1914, he graduated from the Military School of Civil Engineering. During World War I he served as second lieutenant at the Osowiec Fortress. In 1915 he was severely wounded in the Attack of the Dead Men. In 1920 he married Katarzyna Kobro. In 1922 he moved to Wilno (now Vilnius), and in the following year supported... Read full biography
Wladyslaw Strzeminski (21 November 1893 – 26 December 1952) was a Polish avant-garde painter of international renown. Strzeminski was born in Minsk to an ethnic Polish family. In 1914, he graduated from the Military School of Civil Engineering. During World War I he served as second lieutenant at the Osowiec Fortress. In 1915 he was severely wounded in the Attack of the Dead Men. In 1920 he married Katarzyna Kobro. In 1922 he moved to Wilno (now Vilnius), and in the following year supported Vytautas Kairiukštis in creating the first avant-garde art exhibition in what is now the territory of Lithuania (then under Polish rule). In November 1923 he moved to Warsaw, where with Henryk Berlewi he founded the constructivist group Blok. During the... Read full biography
Wladyslaw Strzeminski (21 November 1893 – 26 December 1952) was a Polish avant-garde painter of international renown. Strzeminski was born in Minsk to an ethnic Polish family. In 1914, he graduated from the Military School of Civil Engineering. During World War I he served as second lieutenant at the Osowiec Fortress. In 1915 he was severely wounded in the Attack of the Dead Men. In 1920 he married Katarzyna Kobro. In 1922 he moved to Wilno (now Vilnius), and in the following year supported Vytautas Kairiukštis in creating the first avant-garde art exhibition in what is now the territory of Lithuania (then under Polish rule). In November 1923 he moved to Warsaw, where with Henryk Berlewi he founded the constructivist group Blok. During the 1920s he formulated his theory of Unism (Unizm in Polish). His paintings inspired the musical compositions of the Polish c... Read full biography
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Wladyslaw Strzeminski (21 November 1893 – 26 December 1952) was a Polish avant-garde painter of international renown.
Strzeminski was born in Minsk to an ethnic Polish family. In 1914, he graduated from the Military School of Civil Engineering. During World War I he served as second lieutenant at the Osowiec Fortress. In 1915 he was severely wounded in the Attack of the Dead Men. In 1920 he married Katarzyna Kobro.
In 1922 he moved to Wilno (now Vilnius), and in the following year supported Vytautas Kairiukštis in creating the first avant-garde art exhibition in what is now the territory of Lithuania (then under Polish rule).
In November 1923 he moved to Warsaw, where with Henryk Berlewi he founded the constructivist gr...But wait, there's more...
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