Polish art
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Polish art has always reflected European trends while maintaining its unique character. The Kraków school of Historicist painting developed by Jan Matejko produced monumental portrayals of customs and significant events in Polish history. Stanisław Witkiewicz was an ardent supporter of Realism in Polish art, its main representative being Jozef Chełmoński. The Młoda Polska (Young Poland) movement witnessed the birth of modern Polish art, and engaged in a great deal of formal experimentation led by Jacek Malczewski (Symbolism), Stanisław Wyspiański, Józef Mehoffer, and a group of Polish Impressionists.
20th century
Artists of the twentieth-century Avant-Garde represented various schools and trends. The art of Tadeusz Makowski was influenced by Cubism; while Władysław Strzemiński and Henryk Stażewski worked within the Constructivist idiom. Distinguished contemporary artists include Roman Opałka, Leon Tarasewicz, Jerzy Nowosielski, Wojciech Siudmak, and Mirosław Bałka and Katarzyna Kozyra in the younger generation. The most celebrated Polish sculptors include Xawery Dunikowski, Katarzyna Kobro, Alina Szapocznikow and Magdalena Abakanowicz. Since the inter-war years, Polish art and documentary photography has enjoyed worldwide recognition. In the sixties the Polish Poster School was formed, with Henryk Tomaszewski and Waldemar Świerzy at its head.
See also
- Polish Surrealism
- Polish film posters
- Battle of Grunwald (painting)
- Polish Gothic
- Polish classicism
- Polish Romanticism
The following is a list of some important Polish artists and groups of artists. For a more specific list see List of Polish painters.
A
- Magdalena Abakanowicz, sculptor
- Julia Acker (1898–1942), painter
- Tadeusz Ajdukiewicz, painter
- Zygmunt Ajdukiewicz, painter
- Kazimierz Alchimowicz, painter
- Paweł Althamer
- Sergei Assanowicz (1936- ), Abstract artist and sculptor specialising in the human form and erotic art
- Teodor Axentowicz, painter
B
- Marcello Bacciarelli, painter
- Ladislaus Bakalowicz, painter
- Mirosław Bałka, sculptor
- Zdzisław Beksiński, painter
- Krzysztof Bednarski, sculptor
- Władysław T. Benda
- Jan Betley (1908–1980), painter
- Krzysztof Boguszewski, painter
- Christian Boltanski
- Olga Boznańska
- Józef Brandt
- Tadeusz Breyer, sculptor and medallist
- Antoni Brodowski
- Tadeusz Brzozowski
C
- Józef Chełmoński (1849–1905), painter
- Stanisław Chlebowski, painter
- Daniel Chodowiecki, painter
- Adam Chmielowski, painter
- Leon Chwistek, painter
- Władysław Czachorski, painter
- Józef Czapski, painter
- Szymon Czechowicz, painter
- Tytus Czyżewski, painter
D
- Krystyna Dąbrowska, sculptor and painter
- Andrzej Dłużniewski, painter
- Tommaso Dolabella, painter
- Kasia Domanska, painter
- Tadeusz Dominik, painter
- Xawery Dunikowski, sculptor and painter
- Edward Dwurnik, painter
F
- Julian Fałat, painter
- Wojciech Fangor, painter
G
- Wojciech Gerson, painter
- Stefan Gierowski, painter
- Aleksander Gierymski, painter
- Maksymilian Gierymski, painter
- Krzysztof Gliszczyński (1962)
- Józef Gosławski, sculptor and medallist
- Stanisław Gosławski, sculptor
- Henryk Gotlib (1890–1966), painter
- Maurycy Gottlieb, painter
- Artur Grottger (1837-1867), painter
H
- Wladyslaw Hasior, sculptor
I
- Marian Iwańciów, painter
J
- Stanisław Jackowski, sculptor
- Janusz Janowski, painter
- Jerzy Jarnuszkiewicz, sculptor
K
- Rajmund Kanelba (1897–1960), painter
- Tadeusz Kantor, (1915-1990) painter, theatre director
- Stanisława de Karłowska (1876–1952), painter
- Alfons Karpiński (1875–1961), painter
- Juraj Kavecansky (b.1985), painter
- Mojżesz Kisling (1891–1953), painter
- Stefan Knapp, painter, sculptor
- Marcin Kober, painter
- Katarzyna Kobro, sculptor
- Jerzy Kossak, painter
- Juliusz Kossak, painter
- Wojciech Kossak (born 1857), painter
- Franciszek Kostrzewski, painter
- Aleksander Kotsis, painter
- Felicjan Kowarski, painter
- Katarzyna Kozyra, video artist
- Andre de Krayewski, painter
- Pawel Kromholz, (1946) painter
- Konrad Krzyżanowski, painter
- Alexander Kucharsky (1741–1819), painter
- Jarosław Kukowski, painter
- Zofia Kulik, performer
- Teofil Kwiatkowski, painter
L
- Tamara de Lempicka, painter
- Zbigniew Lengren, cartoonist and illustrator.
- Zbigniew Libera
M
- Tadeusz Makowski, painter
- Jacek Malczewski, painter
- Władysław Malecki, painter
- Louis Marcoussis, painter
- Adam Marczyński, painter
- Stanisław Masłowski, painter
- Jan Matejko, painter
- Józef Mehoffer, painter
- Piotr Michałowski, painter
- Augustyn Mirys, painter
- Eugeniusz Molski, painter, sculptor
- Teresa Murak, sculptor
N
- Eligiusz Niewiadomski, painter
- Jan Piotr Norblin, painter
- Zbigniew Nowosadzki, painter
- Jerzy Nowosielski, painter
O
- Roman Opałka, painter
- Aleksander Orłowski, painter
P
- Michelangelo Palloni, painter
- Józef Pankiewicz, painter
- Agnes Pociecha, painter, muralist
- Władysław Podkowiński, painter
- Emil Polit, painter
- Keith Poplawski, video artist, musician, painter
- Tadeusz Pruszkówski, painter
- Witold Pruszkówski, painter
R
- Joanna Rajkowska, painter
- Nathan Rapoport (1911-1987), sculptor
- Lech Ratajczyk (1945-2002), painter
- Irene Reno, painter
- Henryk Rodakowski, painter
- Ferdynand Ruszczyc, painter
S
- Stanisław Samostrzelnik, painter
- Wilhelm Sasnal, painter
- Jan Sawka, cartoonist
- Bruno Schulz (1892–1942), painter
- Henryk Siemiradzki, painter
- Józef Simmler, painter
- Wojciech Siudmak (born 1942), painter
- Krzysztof Skórczewski, printmaker
- Władysław Ślewiński, painter
- Franciszek Smuglewicz, painter
- Aleksander Sochaczewski, Polish painter (1843-1923)
- Kajetan Sosnowski, painter
- Jan Stanisławski, painter
- Jan Byk Franciszek Starowieyski, painter
- Henryk Stażewski, (born 1894), painter
- Ludwik Stasiak, painter
- Józef Stolorz, fine art painter
- Władysław Strzemiński, painter
- Jan Styka, painter
- Józef Stolorz, painter
- January Suchodolski, painter
- Józef Szajna, sculptor, scenography designer, theatre director
- Alina Szapocznikow, sculptor
- Arthur Szyk (1894–1951), painter of illuminated miniatures, book illustrator
T
- Włodzimierz Tetmajer, painter
- Feliks Topolski, prominent draughtsman
- Richard Tylman, a.k.a. Ryszard Tylman, painter
W
- Zygmunt Waliszewski, painter
- Walenty Wańkowicz, painter
- Zbigniew Wąsiel, sculptor, installation artist
- Wojciech Weiss, painter
- Elisabeth Wierzbicka Wela, sculptor, installation artist
- Jan de Weryha-Wysoczański, sculptor
- Konrad Winkler, painter
- Stanisław Witkiewicz (1851–1915)
- Stanisław Ignacy Witkiewicz a.k.a. "Witkacy" (1885–1939)
- Witold Wojtkiewicz, painter
- Andrzej Wróblewski, painter
- Leon Wyczółkowski, painter
- Stanisław Wyspiański (1869–1907), painter
Y
- Jacek Yerka, painter
Ż
- Marcin Zaleski, painter
- Jan Zamoyski, painter
- Artur Żmijewski
- Franciszek Żmurko, painter
See also