Henoch (Henryk) Barczyński (15 December 1896,

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– 14 March 1941 (?) in

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) was a Polish painter of Jewish descent, graphic artist, illustrator.

Biography

Henoch Barczyński was a son of Szmul Barczyński, tailor, and Sara née Parzęczewska. In years 1912-14 he studied graphics in Jakub Katsenbogen's drawing school in Lodz. Later he was a pupil of Henryk Glicenstein in Warsaw. In years 1919-1926 he studied painting at the Academy of Fine Art in Dresden. He was connected with the artistic group

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in Łódź. In 1925 he won the first prize for a propaganda poster during the International Red Cross Contest. He visited France, Spain and Italy. He spend some months in

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and

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. In years 1927-33 he lived in

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. In 1933 he returned to Łódź (Poland). In 1933-39 he lived in his ''Heimatstadt''. In September 1939 he settled in Tomaszów Mazowiecki. In this town he created an artistic circle. He is mentioned six times in Lutek Orenbach's ''Letters from the Tomaszów Ghetto''. The last mention is dated (December 25, 1940). He was killed by the Nazis in 1941 (probably 14 March) in Tomaszów Mazowiecki.

Artistic works

Barczyński's artistic works were influenced by

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and

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, and motivated by the everyday life of the Polish Jews. He painted in water colors, practiced copper plate engraving and etching. His art-works were exhibited in Berlin,

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and Łódź.

Bibliography

* A. M. Dorman, ''Autour de l’art juif. Encyclopédie universelle des peintres, sculpteurs et photographes'', Chatou 2003, s. 24, sv. Henryk Barczynski, 1896-1941. *Andrzej Kempa, Marek Szukalak, ''The Biographical Dictionary of the Jews from Lodz'', Łódź 2006: Oficyna Bibliofilów and Fundacja Monumentum Iudaicum Lodzense, pp. 17–18, , sv. Barczyński (BarcińskI) Henoch (Henryk). *

Józef Sandel Józef Sandel (Yiddish: יוסף סאנדעל; German: Josef Sandel; 29 September 1894, Kolomea – 1 December 1962, Warsaw)Elis, Binyamin (1965). "Sandel, Yosef." ''Leksikon fun der nayer yiddisher literatur''. New York: Congress for Jewish C ...

, ''Barczyński (Barciński) Henryk (Henoch)'', :''Słownik artystów polskich i obcych w Polsce działających. Malarze, rzeźbiarze, graficy'' ictionary of the Polish and Foreign Artists worked in Poland. Painters, sculptors, graphic artists vol. 1 (A-C), Wrocław - Warszawa - Kraków - Gdańsk 1971, pp. 213–214 (in Polish). * Krzysztof Tomasz Witczak, ''Słownik biograficzny Żydów tomaszowskich'' he Biographical Dictionary of Jews from Tomaszów Mazowiecki Łódź - Tomaszów Mazowiecki 2010: Łódź University Press, . pp. 32–35 (in Polish; it contains biographical note, photo, artistic works, bibliography). {{DEFAULTSORT:Barczynski, Henoch 1896 births 1941 deaths Modern artists Jewish artists Artists from Łódź People from Tomaszów Mazowiecki Polish painters of Jewish descent 20th-century Polish painters 20th-century Polish male artists Polish civilians killed in World War II Polish male painters