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 Toaleta Wenus (Wenus przed lustrem), National Museum in Warsaw oil


Toaleta Wenus (Wenus przed lustrem), National Museum in Warsaw
Painting ID::  95922
Toaleta Wenus (Wenus przed lustrem), National Museum in Warsaw
Date circa 1929 TTD
Date_circa_1929_ TTD
   
   
     

Zygmunt Waliszewski Boy in shako. Andy oil


Boy in shako. Andy
Painting ID::  95923
Boy in shako. Andy
Date 1932(1932) Medium oil on canvas Dimensions 79 x 137 cm (31.1 x 53.9 in) TTD
   
   
     

Zygmunt Waliszewski Flowers and fruits oil


Flowers and fruits
Painting ID::  95924
Flowers and fruits
Date 1932 TTD
Date_1932_ TTD
   
   
     

Zygmunt Waliszewski The Toilet of Venus oil


The Toilet of Venus
Painting ID::  95925
The Toilet of Venus
Date 1921(1921) Medium tempera and watercolor on paper Dimensions 73.5 x 99 cm (28.9 x 39 in) TTD
   
   
     

Zygmunt Waliszewski Banquet I oil


Banquet I
Painting ID::  95926
Banquet I
Date 1933 TTD
Date_1933_ TTD
   
   
     

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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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