Piotr Potworowski

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Piotr Potworowski

Berkeley | United States of America (USA)

First name:

Piotr

Last Name:

Potworowski

Parents:

Gustaw Seweryn i Jadwiga z Wyganowskich

Crest:

Dębno

Date of birth:

14-06-1898

Place of birth:

Warszawa

Date of death:

24-04-1962

Place od death:

Warszawa

Age:

Profession:

painter, pedagogue, painter

Honours and awards:

Krzyż Walecznych

Biography:

Piotr Tadeusz Potworowski (1898-1962), born in Warsaw, son of Gustaw Seweryn and Jadwiga née Wyganowska, painter, stage designer and teacher. He fought in the battle of Krechowce. He trained under Konrad Krzyżanowski, and later studied at Kraków's Academy of Fine Arts, belonging to the circle of students gathered around the atelier of Józef Pankiewicz. In 1924 he left for Paris, where he joined a large group of national artists. He had a studio in Montparnasse. In Paris he took lessons from, among others, Fernand Léger. In 1930, he returned to Poland. After the outbreak of the Second World War, he made his way to Sweden, where he settled in Näsby for two years. He later moved to England, where he was a member of the Royal West of England Academy. In 1958, he returned to his home country. His art was very popular at the time and he had many exhibitions. He ran a painting studio at the Academy of Fine Arts in Poznan and in Gdansk.

Publikacja:

24.09.2024

Ostatnia aktualizacja:

24.09.2024

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