Aleksander Augustynowicz

February 7, 1865 (age 79)

Iskrzynia

To complete his studies he moved to Munich, and participated in artist travels to Italy and Hungary. In 1890, he moved to Lwów (today Lviv in Ukraine. Then Poland) where he began his artist career. He spent time in Zakopane between 1914 to 1921, in 1921 he moved to live in Poznań, where he already had a settled position within the local artists, as during World War I he exhibited his paintings with the Society of Artists. In 1935, in Poznań he celebrated his fiftieth anniversary of creativity, during which his artworks were put in a retrospect exhibition. After the start of World World War II he moved to Warsaw, where he was killed during the Warsaw Uprising. Aleksander Augustynowicz painted portraits, which were exhibited in national and international exhibitions. In 1925, during the Portrait of Poland (Portret polski) exhibition in Warsaw, he was awarded the highest honorary title for all of his artworks. In Poznań he painted numerous portraits (inter alia of Wojciech Trąmpczyński, Ignacy Mościcki, and Witold Celichowski), many of which were painted in watercolour. Most of his paintings are made from watercolour and are themed on landscapes and Polish folklore. His artworks are currently exhibited in numerous museums around Poland and in private ownership. Fourteen of his watercolour and oil artworks are located in the National Museum in Poznań.

Aleksander Augustynowicz

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Background

Aleksander Augustynowicz was born in Iskrzynia in February 7, to his father Wincenty, a landlord and his mother, Julia from the House of Habecki.

Education

He completed his secondary education in Rzeszów, in the following years of 1883 to 1886 he studied at the January Matejko Academy of Fine Arts in Krakow, where he was led by Feliks Szynalewski, Władysław Łuszczkiewicz, and January Matejko.

Career

To complete his studies he moved to Munich, and participated in artist travels to Italy and Hungary. In 1890, he moved to Lwów (today Lviv in Ukraine. Then Poland) where he began his artist career.

He spent time in Zakopane between 1914 to 1921, in 1921 he moved to live in Poznań, where he already had a settled position within the local artists, as during World War I he exhibited his paintings with the Society of Artists.

In 1935, in Poznań he celebrated his fiftieth anniversary of creativity, during which his artworks were put in a retrospect exhibition. After the start of World World War II he moved to Warsaw, where he was killed during the Warsaw Uprising.

Aleksander Augustynowicz painted portraits, which were exhibited in national and international exhibitions. In 1925, during the Portrait of Poland (Portret polski) exhibition in Warsaw, he was awarded the highest honorary title for all of his artworks.

In Poznań he painted numerous portraits (inter alia of Wojciech Trąmpczyński, Ignacy Mościcki, and Witold Celichowski), many of which were painted in watercolour.

Most of his paintings are made from watercolour and are themed on landscapes and Polish folklore. His artworks are currently exhibited in numerous museums around Poland and in private ownership. Fourteen of his watercolour and oil artworks are located in the National Museum in Poznań.

Achievements

In November 11, 1937 he received the Officer"s Cross of the Order of Polonia Restituta from the President of Poland Ignacy Mościcki, for his service in the field of art (za zasługi na polu sztuki).

Membership

In 1925, he became a member of the Society of the Incentive for Fine Arts (Towarzystwo Zachęty Sztuk Pięknych) in Warsaw.

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Order of Polonia Restituta; Officer's Cross