Teodor Axentowicz

Teodor Axentowicz
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(1869–1938) Polish artist (1859-1938)

Teodor Axentowicz (Poland, 1869–1938) is listed in the catalogue as a painter and a printmaker. By year of birth, Teodor Axentowicz belongs to the chapter ‘Post-Impressionism and Symbolism’ in this site’s history of art.

Teodor Axentowicz was born in Brașov and died in Kraków. Teodor Axentowicz trained at Academy of Fine Arts, Munich and Jan Matejko Academy of Fine Arts in Krakow. Teodor Axentowicz worked in Kraków. Teodor Axentowicz became a member of Society of Polish Artists "Sztuka". The awards include Commander of the Order of Polonia Restituta and Commander with Star of the Order of Polonia Restituta. The students included Jakob Glasner.

The works belong mainly to the genre portrait. The catalogue has 26 works by Teodor Axentowicz with free images. The dated works span the years 1881–1938. Works by Teodor Axentowicz are held by several collections, among them Muzeum Narodowe w Warszawie, National Museum in Kraków, National Museum in Wrocław, and National Museum in Warsaw.

Contemporary artists in the same chapter include Stanisław Dębicki, Józef Pankiewicz, Otto Greiner, Eligiusz Niewiadomski, and Kazimierz Stabrowski.