Background
Cybis was born in Fröbel (now Wróblin, Opole Voivodeship, Poland) and studied at the January Matejko Academy of Fine Arts in Krakow, settling in that city from 1934.
Cybis was born in Fröbel (now Wróblin, Opole Voivodeship, Poland) and studied at the January Matejko Academy of Fine Arts in Krakow, settling in that city from 1934.
He studied under Józef Pankiewicz among others, developing a reputation for a post-impressionist style using rich, saturated color influenced by the French.
The German Expressionist Otto Mueller was his mentor. In the 1930s Cybis was among the most prominent of the Kapists or Paris Committee, a significant group of Polish painters of the time. Among his notable students was Tadeusz Dominik.
Cybis is buried at the Powązki Military Cemetery, Warsaw.
His memoirs were published in 1980. Its recipients include:.
Among other recognitions Cybis was awarded the Polish commumist government"s Order of the Banner of Work in 1949 and the Medal of the 10th Anniversary of People"s Poland in 1955, although during the Socialist Realism period Cybis was prevented from teaching for ideological reasons.
Married Helena Zaremba. Children: Jacek, January.