Bronisława Łukaszewicz (1885-1962) was a Polish-Lithuanian painter.

Biography

Bronisława Łukaszewicz was born in the Kresy area and studied at St. Petersburg Gymnasium from where she graduated in 1901. She then lived in

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. After Vilnius University was closed in 1832, art students had to travel to St. Petersburg, Krakow,

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in order to pursue their studies. Bronisława chose to study at the Academy of Fine Arts in Krakow and then the Academy of Fine Arts in Rome (

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), obtaining her diploma in 1932. In the 1930s Bronisława worked both in

and

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. From 1932 she belonged to the Vilnius Society of Independent Artists (Polish: ''Wileńskiego Towarzystwa Niezależnych Artystów Sztuk Plastycznych''). She exhibited with the Society in 1933 at the

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, and in 1935 she was registered as a member of the Society in their annual exhibition catalogue. During WWII, Bronisława lived in

. After WWII Bronisława lived in Poznan and

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, Poland and from 1946 she was a member of the ZPAP (

Association of Polish Artists and Designers The Association of Polish Artists and Designers (, ZPAP) is an official association of professional artists in Poland, representing more than 8,500 learned artists working in the field of visual arts, including: painting, sculpture, graphic design, ...

). She joined the group of Szczecin artists in 1947 or 1948. Bronisława died in 1962.

Exhibitions

Bronisława Łukaszewicz exhibited with the Vilnius Society of Independent Artists in

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and at the

. Later she exhibited in Poznan and between 1955-62, in many expositions in the

area. A book was written about Bronisława’s painting during her time in Szczecin.

Style

Bronisława Łukaszewicz is known in her later years for her lyrical

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paintings, and her use of a light and delicate palette. Watercolours were her preferred medium, but she also worked with gouache and oils.

Surviving Works

Bronisława Łukaszewicz's work can be seen in the

National Museum, Szczecin The National Museum in Szczecin ( pl, Muzeum Narodowe w Szczecinie) is a museum in Szczecin, Poland, established on 1 August 1945. The main part of an exhibition is placed in Old House of the Pomeranian Estates ( pl, Pałac Sejmu Stanów Pomorsk ...

collection. A portrait of Bronisława, painted by an unknown artist, hangs in th
Vilnius Picture Gallery
The Vilnius Picture Gallery also have a few of her pieces.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Lukaszewicz, Bronislawa Lithuanian painters 20th-century Polish painters 1885 births 1962 deaths