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Władysław Krzyżanowski

ID: OS-011214-P/194610

Władysław Krzyżanowski

First name:

Władysław

Last Name:

Krzyżanowski

Maiden name or alternative names:

Krzyżanowski-Dębno

Date of birth:

28-02-1899

Place of birth:

Lwów

Date of death:

1973

Place od death:

Edynburg

Age:

74

Profession:

military / soldier, painter, officer, military

Grade:

major

Honours and awards:

Krzyż Walecznych (dwukrotnie), Brązowy Medal Zasługi Wojskowej Signum Laudis z mieczami na wstążce Krzyża Zasługi Wojskowej (Austro-Węgry), Brązowy Medal Waleczności (Austro-Węgry)

Biography:

Władysław Krzyżanowski (1889-1973), Lviv-born painter and Polish Army officer. He studied painting at the Academy of Fine Arts in Kraków under Józef Pankiewicz, then in Paris. He fought in the Austro-Hungarian army during the First World War, later he served in the Polish Army, reaching the rank of major. He was active in the artistic life of Lviv and Krakow, associated, among others, with the Guild of Jednoróg Artists, the Awangarda group and the New Generation. During the Second World War he emigrated to Great Britain and after 1945 he remained in exile, settling in Edinburgh. He painted still lifes and landscapes inspired by Cézanne and Post-Impressionism.

Publication:

31.05.2023

Last updated:

01.11.2025
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