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Stanislaw Ignacy Witkiewicz

Stanislaw Ignacy Witkiewicz (1885 - 1939) was active/lived in Poland, Russian Federation.  Stanislaw Witkiewicz is known for Pastel portrait painting, expedition artist, photography, writing.

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Born February 24, 1885, Stanislaw Ignacy Witkiewicz,  commonly known as Witkacy, was a Polish writer, painter,philosopher, playwright, novelist, and photographer.

Born in Warsaw, he was a son of the painter, architect and an art critic Stanislaw Witkiewicz.  His mother was Maria Pietrzkiewicz Witkiewiczowa.  Both of his parents were born in the Samogitian region of Lithuania.  His godmother was the internationally famous actress Helena Modrzejewska.

Witkiewicz was reared at the family home in Zakopane.  In accordance with his father's antipathy to the "servitude of the school," the boy was home-schooled and encouraged to develop his talents across a range of creative fields.

Witkiewicz was close friends with Karol Szymanowski and, from childhood, with Bronislaw Malinowski and Zofia Romer.  Following a crisis in Witkiewicz's personal life due to the suicide of his fiancée Jadwiga Janczewska, he was invited by Malino   ...  [Displaying 1000 of 9025 characters.]  Artist bio

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Facts about Stanislaw Ignacy Witkiewicz

   Stanislaw Ignacy Witkiewicz  Born:  1885 - Zakopane, Poland
Died:   1939 - Jeziory, Poland
Known for:  Pastel portrait painting, expedition artist, photography, writing
Name variants:  Witkacy, Stanislaw Witkiewicz

Born February 24, 1885, Stanislaw Ignacy Witkiewicz,  commonly known as Witkacy, was a Polish writer, painter,philosopher, playwright, novelist, and photographer.

Born in Warsaw, he was a son of the painter, architect and an art critic Stanislaw Witkiewicz.  His mother was Maria Pietrzkiewicz Witkiewiczowa.  Both of his parents were born in the Samogitian region of Lithuania.  His godmother was the internationally famous actress Helena Modrzejewska.

Witkiewicz was reared at the family home in Zakopane.  In accordance with his father's antipathy to the "servitude of the school," the boy was home-schooled and encouraged to develop his talents across a range of creative fields.


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