Alfred Swieykowski (1869–1953) was a French painter of Russo-Polish descent. He studied under Fernand Cormon and Paulin Bertrand in Paris. He exhibited at the

Salon des Artistes Francais The Salon (french: Salon), or rarely Paris Salon (French: ''Salon de Paris'' ), beginning in 1667 was the official art exhibition of the Académie des Beaux-Arts in Paris. Between 1748 and 1890 it was arguably the greatest annual or biennial art ...

(1894–1921), receiving an award in 1896 and another for the Exposition Universelle in Paris in 1900. He became member of the Société Nationale des Beaux-Arts and exhibited at its Salon from 1926 to 1943. He sat in the jury of the Société Nationale des Beaux-Arts in 1927 and won a silver medal in 1937 at the Exposition Internationale."SWIEYKOWSKI, Alfred." Benezit Dictionary of Artists. Oxford Art Online. Oxford University Press. Web. 2 May. 2016 Post-Impressionist, throughout his life he adopted at first a classic technique then a personal impressionist style, at times bordering on

fauvism Fauvism /ˈfoʊvɪzm̩/ is the style of ''les Fauves'' (French language, French for "the wild beasts"), a group of early 20th-century modern artists whose works emphasized painterly qualities and strong colour over the Representation (arts), repr ...

. He tackled a wide range of subjects but specialised in the landscapes of Paris, Normandy, Brittany and especially the Alps. An Aristocrat, he only signed the numerous paintings designed for exhibition, and often either exchanged or gave away his work so he was quite unknown in the art world. The 'Association des Amis d'Alfred Swieykowski' was formed in 2004, a non-profit group that locates and exhibits his paintings. Some 600 have been found so far.

Recent exhibitions

*2010 Espace Culturel de la Ferriere-sur-Risle (27) under the 'Normandy Impressionists' Festival. *2011 Musee Fournaise (78) *2012 Musee du Faouet (56)

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Association des Amis d'Alfred Swieykowski
1869 births 19th-century French painters French male painters 20th-century French painters 20th-century French male artists 1953 deaths French Post-impressionist painters 19th-century French male artists {{France-painter-stub