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1890 Kielce, Poland - 1959 New York City. Known for: Western and Arab genre, illustrator.
Born in Poland, Adam Styka studied art at the French Academy of Fine Arts, Academie de Beau Arts, and with his artist father, Jan Styka (1858-1925). Among exhibition venues for Adam Styka are the... Read full biography
Born in Poland, Adam Styka studied art at the French Academy of Fine Arts, Academie de Beau Arts, and with his artist father, Jan Styka (1858-1925). Among exhibition venues for Adam Styka are the Salon de Paris and Champs Des Elysses. He graduated from the French Military Academy in Fontainebleau,... Read full biography
Born in Poland, Adam Styka studied art at the French Academy of Fine Arts, Academie de Beau Arts, and with his artist father, Jan Styka (1858-1925). Among exhibition venues for Adam Styka are the Salon de Paris and Champs Des Elysses. He graduated from the French Military Academy in Fontainebleau, and then served in the French artillery during the World War I, earning a Cross of Merit and the French "Nationality Citizenship" and a special assistance from the French Government to visit French... Read full biography
Born in Poland, Adam Styka studied art at the French Academy of Fine Arts, Academie de Beau Arts, and with his artist father, Jan Styka (1858-1925). Among exhibition venues for Adam Styka are the Salon de Paris and Champs Des Elysses. He graduated from the French Military Academy in Fontainebleau, and then served in the French artillery during the World War I, earning a Cross of Merit and the French "Nationality Citizenship" and a special assistance from the French Government to visit French colonies in Northern Africa. From these annual journeys, Adam Styka developed a special interest in Middle-Eastern and Oriental themes and devoted his art career to these subjects. He also does paintings of the American Wild West. The last year of his... Read full biography
Born in Poland, Adam Styka studied art at the French Academy of Fine Arts, Academie de Beau Arts, and with his artist father, Jan Styka (1858-1925). Among exhibition venues for Adam Styka are the Salon de Paris and Champs Des Elysses. He graduated from the French Military Academy in Fontainebleau, and then served in the French artillery during the World War I, earning a Cross of Merit and the French "Nationality Citizenship" and a special assistance from the French Government to visit French colonies in Northern Africa. From these annual journeys, Adam Styka developed a special interest in Middle-Eastern and Oriental themes and devoted his art career to these subjects. He also does paintings of the American Wild West. The last year of his life, 1959, he worked on religious paintings, "The Assumption of Virgin Mary" and "The Ascension of Jesus". Adam Styka died on 23... Read full biography
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Keywords (18)
Art Method
- •Easel Painting
- •Illustration, Illustrator
Art Media
- •Charcoal
- •Gouache
- •Oil Paint
- •Watercolor/Watercolour
Art Subject
- •Desert Landscape
- •Genre, Human Activity, Daily Life
- •North American/Canadian Frontier, Pioneers
- •Oriental Influence
- •Orientalism, Orientalist
- •Religion, Mysticism, Spirituality
- •Western Art: Cowboys, Indians, Horses, Ranch Scenes
Geography/Places Lived and/or Worked
- •Africa
Art Teacher
- •Jan Styka
Chronology
- •Early 20th Century Before 1950
- •Late 20th Century After 1950
Added Description
- •Genre Specialty