Ryszard Sroczyński (8 May 1905 – 3 August 1966) was a Polish

painter Painting is the practice of applying paint, pigment, color or other medium to a solid surface (called the "matrix" or "support"). The medium is commonly applied to the base with a brush, but other implements, such as knives, sponges, and ai ...

and

sculptor Sculpture is the branch of the visual arts that operates in three dimensions. Sculpture is the three-dimensional art work which is physically presented in the dimensions of height, width and depth. It is one of the plastic arts. Durable sc ...

. He was a student of

Academy of Fine Arts in Warsaw Academy of Fine Arts in Warsaw ( pl, Akademia Sztuk Pięknych w Warszawie) is a public university of visual arts and applied arts located in the Polish capital. The Academy traces its history back to the Department of Arts founded at the Warsaw U ...

where his teacher was Karol Tichy. In 1946 he settled down in

Bielsko-Biała Bielsko-Biała (; cs, Bílsko-Bělá, german: Bielitz-Biala, szl, Bjylsko-Bjoło) is a city in southern Poland, with a population of approximately 168,319 as of December 2021, making it the 22nd largest city in Poland, and an area of . It is a ...

where he created his work and was an active member of

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, ...

.''Ryszard Sroczyński 1905-1966''. Bielsko-Biała: Państwowe muzeum w Bielsku-Białej, 1974 Sroczyński lived in Bielsko-Biała until his death on 3 August 1966.

Works

File:Bielsko-Biała, Pomnik Syrenki.jpg, Monument of the

Mermaid of Warsaw The Mermaid of Warsaw ( pl, Syrenka Warszawska) is a symbol of Warsaw, represented on Coat of arms of Warsaw, the city's coat of arms as well as in a number of statues and other imagery. Etymology Polish ''syrenka'' is cognate with siren ( ...

File:Pomnik Mickiewicza w Bielsku-Białej.jpg, Monument of

Adam Mickiewicz Adam Bernard Mickiewicz (; 24 December 179826 November 1855) was a Polish poet, dramatist, essayist, publicist, translator and political activist. He is regarded as national poet in Poland, Lithuania and Belarus. A principal figure in Polish Ro ...

in Włókniarzy Park File:Monument - soviet cemetery.Bielsko-Biala.jpg, Monument of Soviet soldier File:St. John Baptist in Komorowice.jpg,

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References

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