Stanisław Ignacy Witkiewicz
(1885–1939) Polish artist, dramatist and novelist (1885–1939)
Stanisław Ignacy Witkiewicz (1885–1939) is listed in the catalogue as a painter and a photographer. By year of birth, Stanisław Ignacy Witkiewicz belongs to the chapter ‘The interwar years’ in this site’s history of art.
Stanisław Ignacy Witkiewicz was born in Warsaw and died in Velyki Ozera. Stanisław Ignacy Witkiewicz trained at Jan Matejko Academy of Fine Arts in Krakow. Wikidata associates Stanisław Ignacy Witkiewicz with Expressionism. Stanisław Ignacy Witkiewicz was awarded Golden Laurel of the Polish Academy of Literature.
One of the best-known works is ‘Szewcy’. The catalogue has 250 works by Stanisław Ignacy Witkiewicz with free images. The dated works span the years 1901–1950. Works by Stanisław Ignacy Witkiewicz are held by several collections, among them Museum of Middle Pomerania in Słupsk, National Museum in Warsaw, National Museum in Kraków, and Muzeum Narodowe w Warszawie.
Contemporary artists in the same chapter include Jessica Dismorr, Václav Špála, Max Oppenheimer, Giorgos Bouzianis, and Paul-Émile Bécat.