Fryderyk Pautsch (22 September 1877,

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- 1 July 1950,

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) was an Austrian-Polish painter; associated with the

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movement.

Life and work

In 1898, he began his studies in

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at the University of Lemberg (now the

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), followed by advanced legal studies at the

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in Krakau. For reasons unknown, he decided to pursue a career in art instead. Pursuant to this goal, he enrolled at the local Academy of Fine Arts. His instructors included Leon Wyczółkowski and Józef Unierzyski. Fryderyk Pautsch - Transports from Serbia - MP 542 MNW - National Museum in Warsaw

Fryderyk Pautsch - Transports from Serbia - MP 542 MNW - National Museum in Warsaw

Thanks to a scholarship, he was able to study in Paris, at the

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, from 1905 to 1906. When he returned, he settled in Lemberg, but paid frequent visits to

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(southeast Galicia), where he painted scenes featuring the Hutsul people and their culture. In 1908, he became a member of the Society of Polish Artists ( "Sztuka"). Four years later, he joined the Vienna

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. That same year, he was appointed Professor of Decorative Painting at the . He exhibited frequently, under the name "Friedrich Pautsch", notably at the

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of 1914, where he presented seventeen works. During

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, he served in the Polish Legion, an independent unit within the Austro-Hungarian Army. From 1915, he also worked as a war artist, assigned to the . He would hold that position until shortly after the war ended.Walter Reichel: ''„Pressearbeit ist Propagandaarbeit“ - Medienverwaltung 1914-1918: Das Kriegspressequartier (KPQ)'', Österreichischen Staatsarchiv (MÖStA), Vol.13, pg.183, Studienverlag, 2016, In 1919, he left Breslau to accept the post of Director of the school of arts and crafts in

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. There, he was one of the founders of an artists' association known as "Świt", or "Morgenröte" (Dawn). Fryderyk Pautsch - Study of peasants - MP 362 MNW - National Museum in Warsaw

Fryderyk Pautsch - Study of peasants - MP 362 MNW - National Museum in Warsaw

In 1925, he was appointed a Professor at the academy in Krakau (now Kraków). He served as the

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there in 1931 and 1936. In the latter year, he was awarded the Knight's Cross in the

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. During the

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, he was a lecturer at the . After the war, he returned to his position as Professor at the academy, which he held until his death.

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Biography
by Irena Kossowska @ Culture.pl
Biographical Timeline and works
@ Art Lviv Online

@ the Galeria Malarstwa Polskiego
More works by Pautsch
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