Wacław Wąsowicz

Wacław Wąsowicz (born 25 August 1891 in Warsaw, died 6 October 1942 therein) was a Polish painter and printmaker.[1]

Wacław Wąsowicz
Born	Wacław Wąsowicz (1891-08-25)25 August 1891 Warsaw, Poland
Died	(1942-10-06)6 October 1942 Warsaw, Poland
Nationality	Polish
Education	School of Fine Arts in Warsaw
Known for	Painting
Movement	Fauvism
Spouse(s)	Janina Raabe-Wąsowiczowa

Wacław Wasowicz studied art with Wojciech Gerson (1909-1910), afterwards he studied at the School of Fine Arts in Warsaw (1911-1914), where he was taught by Ignacy Pieńkowski.[2] He had also studied at the Jan Matejko Academy of Fine Arts in Kraków, where he was a student of Jacek Malczewski (1914). He had made his artwork using trompe-l'œil, printmaking, watercolour, he painted on fabric, and on ceramic.[3]

His wife Janina Raabe-Wąsowiczowa was a social worker, and a member of the Konrad Żegota Committee.[4][5]

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  Portrait of Lady with Tulips
  (1921)
• 
  Portrait of Wife
  (1928)

References

1. "Biography". Culture. Retrieved 22 October 2015.
2. "Wacław Wąsowicz". Art Price. Retrieved 22 October 2015.
3. "List Of Paintings". Information Poland Buffalo. Retrieved 22 October 2015.
4. "Wacław Wąsowicz (Warszawa 1891 - Wilanów k. Warszawy 1942)". Artyzm. Retrieved 22 October 2015.
5. "Teresa Preker, Konspiracyjna Rada Pomocy Żydom w Warszawie 1942-1945 [Underground Relief Council for Jews in Warsaw 1942-1945]". Polish Jewish Heritage. Retrieved 22 October 2015.

External links

Media related to Wacław Wąsowicz at Wikimedia Commons