Józef Holewiński
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Józef Holewiński
Józef Holewiński (1848–1917) was a Polish graphic artist and painter.[1]
Career
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Bolesław Prus, by Józef Holewiński. Frontispiece to first book edition of Prus' novel, The Doll, 1890.
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Jan Kochanowski, by Józef Holewiński
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"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
Notes
- ↑ "Józef Holewiński," Encyklopedia Powszechna PWN, volume 2, p. 225.
- ↑ "Józef Holewiński," Encyklopedia Powszechna PWN, volume 2, p. 225.
- ↑ "Józef Holewiński," Encyklopedia Powszechna PWN, volume 2, p. 225.
- ↑ "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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