Zygmunt Waliszewski

(1897-1936) was a Polish painter, a member of the Kapist movement. Waliszewski was born in Saint Petersburg to the Polish family of an engineer. In 1907 his parents moved to Tbilisi where Waliszewski spent his childhood. In Tbilisi began his studies at a prestigious art school. In 1908 he had his first exhibition and participated in the life of artistic avant-garde. During World War I he fought with the Russian army, returning to Tbilisi in 1917. He visited Moscow several times and became inspired by the Russian Futurists. He, later, became a member of a Futurist group. In the early 1920s, he departed for Poland, and settled in Krakew. Between 1921 and 1924 he studied at Academy of Fine Arts in Krakew in the studios of Wojciech Weiss and Jezef Pankiewicz. In 1924 he went to Paris with his avante-garde group and continued his studies in painting there under the guidance of Pankiewicz. He was a participant in the Capists' plein-air painting workshops in Cagnes, Valence, Cap Martin, and Avignon. At the Louvre, he painted copies and travesties of the works of old masters like Titian, Veronese, Velezquez, Vermeer, Goya, and Delacroix. He was also fascinated by the art of Cezanne, van Gogh, and Matisse. In 1931 he returned to Poland, residing in Warsaw, Krzeszowice, and Krakew. During this time Waliszewski designed scenery and posters, created book illustrations, drew and painted caricatures and grotesque scenes. In Krakew he befriended the Polish Formists. Waliszewski painted primarily portraits and figural compositions and landscapes of the rural countryside. He died suddenly in 1936.


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Zygmunt Waliszewski Boys and still life. oil


Boys and still life.
Painting ID::  85719
Boys and still life.
Date 1935(1935) Medium Oil on canvas Dimensions 87 x 127 cm (34.3 x 50 in) cjr
   
   
     

Zygmunt Waliszewski In the box oil


In the box
Painting ID::  87514
In the box
1922(1922) Medium Oil on canvas cyf
1922(1922) _ Medium_Oil_on_canvas _ cyf
   
   
     

Zygmunt Waliszewski Banquet I oil


Banquet I
Painting ID::  88294
Banquet I
1933(1933) Medium Oil on canvas Dimensions 167.5 x 120 cm (65.9 x 47.2 in) cyf
   
   
     

Zygmunt Waliszewski Still life with apples oil


Still life with apples
Painting ID::  88295
Still life with apples
1929(1929) Medium Oil on canvas cyf
1929(1929) _ Medium_Oil_on_canvas _ cyf
   
   
     

Zygmunt Waliszewski Boys and still life oil


Boys and still life
Painting ID::  89930
Boys and still life
1935(1935) Medium oil on canvas Dimensions 87 x 127 cm (34.3 x 50 in) cyf
   
   
     

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     Zygmunt Waliszewski
     (1897-1936) was a Polish painter, a member of the Kapist movement. Waliszewski was born in Saint Petersburg to the Polish family of an engineer. In 1907 his parents moved to Tbilisi where Waliszewski spent his childhood. In Tbilisi began his studies at a prestigious art school. In 1908 he had his first exhibition and participated in the life of artistic avant-garde. During World War I he fought with the Russian army, returning to Tbilisi in 1917. He visited Moscow several times and became inspired by the Russian Futurists. He, later, became a member of a Futurist group. In the early 1920s, he departed for Poland, and settled in Krakew. Between 1921 and 1924 he studied at Academy of Fine Arts in Krakew in the studios of Wojciech Weiss and Jezef Pankiewicz. In 1924 he went to Paris with his avante-garde group and continued his studies in painting there under the guidance of Pankiewicz. He was a participant in the Capists' plein-air painting workshops in Cagnes, Valence, Cap Martin, and Avignon. At the Louvre, he painted copies and travesties of the works of old masters like Titian, Veronese, Velezquez, Vermeer, Goya, and Delacroix. He was also fascinated by the art of Cezanne, van Gogh, and Matisse. In 1931 he returned to Poland, residing in Warsaw, Krzeszowice, and Krakew. During this time Waliszewski designed scenery and posters, created book illustrations, drew and painted caricatures and grotesque scenes. In Krakew he befriended the Polish Formists. Waliszewski painted primarily portraits and figural compositions and landscapes of the rural countryside. He died suddenly in 1936.

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