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Teodor Axentowicz
born May 13, 1859 in Braşov, Romania - August 26, 1938 in Krakew) was a Polish-Armenian painter and university professor. A renowned artist of his times, he was also the rector of the Academy of Fine Arts in Krakew. As an artist, Axentowicz was famous for his portraits and subtle scenes of Hutsul life, set in the Carpathians.
Axentowicz was born May 13, 1859 in Braşov, Hungary (now Romania), to a family of Polish-Armenian ancestry. In 1893 in Chelsea, London, he married Iza Henrietta Gielgud, aunt of Val Gielgud and John [Arthur] Gielgud of the theatrical dynasty. A son, Philip S.A.D. Axentowicz was born in Chelsea in 1893.
Between 1879 and 1882 he studied at the Academy of Fine Arts in Munich. From there he moved to Paris, where he continued his education until 1895. During that time he started a long-time cooperation with various journals and started his career as a copyist, duplicating the works of Tizian and Botticelli. He also made numerous travels to London and Rome, where he prepared a set of portraits, one of the first in his career.
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Painting ID:: 84905
Italian florist.
Date 1882(1882)
Medium Oil on canvas
Dimensions 125 x 87 cm (49.2 x 34.3 in)
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Painting ID:: 88739
Italian florist
1882(1882)
Medium Oil on canvas
Dimensions 125 x 87 cm (49.2 x 34.3 in)
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Painting ID:: 89547
Hutsul Funeral
1882(1882)
Medium oil on canvas
Dimensions 86 x 115 cm (33.9 x 45.3 in)
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Painting ID:: 91381
The Anchorite
1881(1881)
Medium oil on canvas
Dimensions 129 x 95 cm (50.8 x 37.4 in)
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Painting ID:: 93696
The Goose Girl.
1883(1883)
Medium oil on canvas
Dimensions 41 x 53 cm (16.1 x 20.9 in)
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Teodor Axentowicz
born May 13, 1859 in Braşov, Romania - August 26, 1938 in Krakew) was a Polish-Armenian painter and university professor. A renowned artist of his times, he was also the rector of the Academy of Fine Arts in Krakew. As an artist, Axentowicz was famous for his portraits and subtle scenes of Hutsul life, set in the Carpathians.
Axentowicz was born May 13, 1859 in Braşov, Hungary (now Romania), to a family of Polish-Armenian ancestry. In 1893 in Chelsea, London, he married Iza Henrietta Gielgud, aunt of Val Gielgud and John [Arthur] Gielgud of the theatrical dynasty. A son, Philip S.A.D. Axentowicz was born in Chelsea in 1893.
Between 1879 and 1882 he studied at the Academy of Fine Arts in Munich. From there he moved to Paris, where he continued his education until 1895. During that time he started a long-time cooperation with various journals and started his career as a copyist, duplicating the works of Tizian and Botticelli. He also made numerous travels to London and Rome, where he prepared a set of portraits, one of the first in his career.
. Related Artists to Teodor Axentowicz: | Circle of Pierre Gobert | Kuzma Petrov-Vodkin | Edward Beyer | Alexei Venetsianov | Myles Birket Foster,RWS |
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