Antoni Kamieński (21 July 1860, Yarilovka, Grodno Governorate – 12 September 1933, Warsaw) was a Polish-Belarusian 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 from 1882 to 1885. His primary instructor there was Bogdan Willewalde.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''.Brief biography
@ Agra Art. In 1891, he was able to go to Paris and study at the

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

, where he learned sculpting from

Antonin Mercié Marius Jean Antonin Mercié (October 30, 1845 in Toulouse – December 12, 1916 in Paris), was a French sculptor, medallist and painter. Biography Mercié entered the École des Beaux-Arts, Paris, and studied under Alexandre Falguière and ...

and painting with William-Adolphe Bouguereau. His illustrations appeared in '' Le Monde illustré'' and, occasionally, in '' The Graphic''. 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. One of his best-known works is the album, "Sketches of Białowieża Forest" (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,. occurred on 22 January 1905, and was a wave of mass political and social unrest that spread through vast areas of the Russian Empire. The mass unrest was directed again ...

. 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 and Maria Konopnicka, 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 writer, novelist, journalist and Nobel Prize laureate. He is best remembered for his historical novels, especi ...

File:Kamieński-Podkowinski malujący Szał.jpg,

Władysław Podkowiński Władysław Podkowiński (; February 4, 1866 – January 5, 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 " Frenzy" 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