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1885 Zakopane, Poland - 1939 Jeziory, Poland. Known for: Pastel portrait painting, expedition artist, photography, writing.
Born February 24, 1885, Stanislaw Ignacy Witkiewicz, commonly known as Witkacy, was a Polish writer, painter,philosopher, playwright, novelist, and photographer. Born in Warsaw, he was a son of the... Read full biography
Born February 24, 1885, Stanislaw Ignacy Witkiewicz, commonly known as Witkacy, was a Polish writer, painter,philosopher, playwright, novelist, and photographer. Born in Warsaw, he was a son of the painter, architect and an art critic Stanislaw Witkiewicz. His mother was Maria Pietrzkiewicz... Read full biography
Born February 24, 1885, Stanislaw Ignacy Witkiewicz, commonly known as Witkacy, was a Polish writer, painter,philosopher, playwright, novelist, and photographer. Born in Warsaw, he was a son of the painter, architect and an art critic Stanislaw Witkiewicz. His mother was Maria Pietrzkiewicz Witkiewiczowa. Both of his parents were born in the Samogitian region of Lithuania. His godmother was the internationally famous actress Helena Modrzejewska. Witkiewicz was reared at the family home in... Read full biography
Born February 24, 1885, Stanislaw Ignacy Witkiewicz, commonly known as Witkacy, was a Polish writer, painter,philosopher, playwright, novelist, and photographer. Born in Warsaw, he was a son of the painter, architect and an art critic Stanislaw Witkiewicz. His mother was Maria Pietrzkiewicz Witkiewiczowa. Both of his parents were born in the Samogitian region of Lithuania. His godmother was the internationally famous actress Helena Modrzejewska. Witkiewicz was reared at the family home in Zakopane. In accordance with his father's antipathy to the "servitude of the school," the boy was home-schooled and encouraged to develop his talents across a range of creative fields. Witkiewicz was close friends with Karol Szymanowski and, from... Read full biography
Born February 24, 1885, Stanislaw Ignacy Witkiewicz, commonly known as Witkacy, was a Polish writer, painter,philosopher, playwright, novelist, and photographer. Born in Warsaw, he was a son of the painter, architect and an art critic Stanislaw Witkiewicz. His mother was Maria Pietrzkiewicz Witkiewiczowa. Both of his parents were born in the Samogitian region of Lithuania. His godmother was the internationally famous actress Helena Modrzejewska. Witkiewicz was reared at the family home in Zakopane. In accordance with his father's antipathy to the "servitude of the school," the boy was home-schooled and encouraged to develop his talents across a range of creative fields. Witkiewicz was close friends with Karol Szymanowski and, from childhood, with Bronislaw Malinowski and Zofia Romer. Following a crisis in Witki... Read full biography
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- •Photography as Fine Art
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- •Death by Suicide
- •Expedition Artist of Drawings, Paintings, and/or Photographs
- •Portrait Specialty