Józef Holewiński

Józef Holewiński (1848–1917) was a Polish graphic artist and painter.[1]

Józef Holewiński

Career
Bolesław Prus, by Józef Holewiński. Frontispiece to first book edition of Prus' novel, The Doll, 1890.
Jan Kochanowski, by Józef Holewiński
Galician small-town mayor, by Holewiński, 1878, after picture by A. Grabowski.
Ukrainian peasant woman, by Holewiński, 1886
"Fire at the Circus, Berdychiv," by Holewiński, 1883, after drawing by M.E. Andriolli

Holewiński was a leading representative of Polish wood engraving. He did work for a number of periodicals, including Kłosy (Gleanings), Wędrowiec (The Wanderer) and Moderne Kunst (German: Modern Art). From 1891 he was artistic director at the Warsaw Tygodnik Ilustrowany (Illustrated Weekly).[2]

He engraved paintings and drawings for periodicals after Jan Matejko, Juliusz Kossak and others. He executed reproductions for Album Jana Matejki (Album of Jan Matejko, 1876).[3]

Toward the end of his life, Holewiński painted landscapes and portraits.[4]

See also
  • List of Poles

Notes
  1. "Józef Holewiński," Encyklopedia Powszechna PWN, volume 2, p. 225.
  2. "Józef Holewiński," Encyklopedia Powszechna PWN, volume 2, p. 225.
  3. "Józef Holewiński," Encyklopedia Powszechna PWN, volume 2, p. 225.
  4. "Józef Holewiński," Encyklopedia Powszechna PWN, volume 2, p. 225.

References
  • "Józef Holewiński," Encyklopedia Powszechna PWN (PWN Universal Encyclopedia), volume 2, Warsaw, Państwowe Wydawnictwo Naukowe, 1974.


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