Antoni Kamieński (21 July 1860, Yarilovka,

Grodno Governorate Grodno Governorate was an administrative-territorial unit (''guberniya'') of the Northwestern Krai of the Russian Empire, with its capital in Grodno. It encompassed in area and consisted of a population of 1,603,409 inhabitants by 1897. Gro ...

– 12 September 1933,

Warsaw Warsaw, officially the Capital City of Warsaw, is the capital and List of cities and towns in Poland, largest city of Poland. The metropolis stands on the Vistula, River Vistula in east-central Poland. Its population is officially estimated at ...

) was a Polish painter, illustrator and engraver.

Biography

He was born to a land-owning family, but chose to disregard his father's wishes and left home to study at the

Imperial Academy of Arts The Imperial Academy of Arts, informally known as the Saint Petersburg Academy of Arts, was an art academy in Saint Petersburg, founded in 1757 by Ivan Shuvalov, the founder of the Imperial Moscow University, under the name ''Academy of th ...

from 1882 to 1885. His primary instructor there was

Bogdan Willewalde Gottfried Willewalde, russified as Bogdan Pavlovich Willewalde (; 12 January 1819, Pavlovsk, Saint Petersburg – 24 March 1903, Dresden) was a Russian Imperial artist, academic, emeritus professor of military art, and a fellow of the Imperial ...

.Brief biography
@ the Internetowy Polski Słownik Biograficzny. In 1886, he had to interrupt his studies when his family fell into financial difficulties and return home to help save their estate.Brief biography
@ the Encyklopedia Puszczy Białowieskiej. In 1890, he moved to Warsaw, where he found work as an illustrator for the magazine ''

Tygodnik Illustrowany ''Tygodnik Illustrowany'' (, ''The Illustrated Weekly'') was a Polish language weekly magazine published in Warsaw from 1859 to 1939. The magazine focus was on literary, artistic and social issues. History It is said to have been one of the mos ...

''.Brief biography
@ Agra Art. In 1891, he was able to go to Paris and study at the

Académie Julian The () was a private art school for painting and sculpture founded in Paris, France, in 1867 by French painter and teacher Rodolphe Julian (1839–1907). The school was active from 1868 through 1968. It remained famous for the number and qual ...

, where he learned sculpting from

Antonin Mercié Marius Jean Antonin Mercié (October 30, 1845 in Toulouse – December 12, 1916 in Paris), was a French Sculpture, sculptor, Medalist, medallist and Painting, painter. Biography Mercié entered the École nationale supérieure des Beaux-Arts, ...

and painting with

William-Adolphe Bouguereau William-Adolphe Bouguereau (; 30 November 1825 – 19 August 1905) was a French Academic art, academic painter. In his realistic genre paintings, he used mythological themes, making modern interpretations of Classicism, classical subjects, with a ...

. His illustrations appeared in '' Le Monde illustré'' and, occasionally, in ''

The Graphic ''The Graphic'' was a British weekly illustrated newspaper, first published on 4 December 1869 by William Luson Thomas's company, Illustrated Newspapers Ltd with Thomas's brother, Lewis Samuel Thomas, as a co-founder. The Graphic was set up as ...

''. He returned to Warsaw in 1894 and continued to work as an illustrator for local magazines until 1912, although he made numerous trips to Paris to exhibit. At the outbreak of World War I he was there and, as a Russian citizen, was detained at the Austrian border when he attempted to get home. He ended up spending the war in Switzerland. In 1919, when Poland became independent, he joined the Blue Army and became an enthusiastic supporter of the National Revival. He was one of the many artists who painted a portrait of

Józef Piłsudski Józef Klemens Piłsudski (; 5 December 1867 – 12 May 1935) was a Polish statesman who served as the Chief of State (Poland), Chief of State (1918–1922) and first Marshal of Poland (from 1920). In the aftermath of World War I, he beca ...

. One of his best-known works is the album, "Sketches of

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" (1912). He also created a series of popular engravings inspired by the

Revolution of 1905 The Russian Revolution of 1905, also known as the First Russian Revolution, was a revolution in the Russian Empire which began on 22 January 1905 and led to the establishment of a constitutional monarchy under the Russian Constitution of 1906, t ...

. In addition to his magazine illustrations, he created drawings for the fairy tales of

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, as well as works by

Eliza Orzeszkowa Eliza Orzeszkowa (6 June 184118 May 1910) was a Polish novelist and a leading writerEliza Orzeszkowa< ...

and

Maria Konopnicka Maria Konopnicka (; ; 23 May 1842 – 8 October 1910) was a Polish people, Polish poet, novelist, children's writer, translator, journalist, critic and activist for women's rights and for Polish independence. She used pseudonyms, including ''Jan ...

, in a wide variety of media, including ink, charcoal and colored pencils. In 1907, he published his own novel, called ''Spring Morning''. By the time of his death, he was largely forgotten.

Selected works

File:Kamionka by Antoni Kamieński.png, A scene from ''Hania''
by

Henryk Sienkiewicz Henryk Adam Aleksander Pius Sienkiewicz ( , ; 5 May 1846 – 15 November 1916), also known by the pseudonym Litwos (), was a Polish epic writer. He is remembered for his historical novels, such as The Trilogy, the Trilogy series and especially ...

File:Kamieński-Podkowinski malujący Szał.jpg,

Władysław Podkowiński Władysław Podkowiński (; 4 February 1866 – 5 January 1895) was a Polish master painter and illustrator associated with the Young Poland movement during the Partition period. Career Podkowiński was born in Warsaw and began his artist ...

painting "

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" Eliza Orzeszkowa mal Kamieński.jpg, Eliza Orzeszkowa File:Kamieński-Brauningi.jpg, Brownings

References

External links

Works by Kamieński
from his Revolution of 1905 series ("Revolutionary Spirit") @ the Silesian Digital Library. {{DEFAULTSORT:Kamienski, Antoni 1860 births 1933 deaths Polish illustrators Polish engravers People from Grodno Governorate Polish portrait painters Académie Julian alumni Painters from the Russian Empire