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Władysław Skoczylas (4 April 1883,
Wieliczka Wieliczka (German: ''Groß Salze'', Latin: ''Magnum Sal'') is a historic town in southern Poland, situated within the Kraków metropolitan area in Lesser Poland Voivodeship since 1999. The town was initially founded in 1290 by Premislaus II of ...
– 8 April 1934,
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) was a Polish watercolorist,
woodcut Woodcut is a relief printing technique in printmaking. An artist carves an image into the surface of a block of wood—typically with gouges—leaving the printing parts level with the surface while removing the non-printing parts. Areas tha ...
ter, sculptor and art teacher.


Biography

His father was a foreman in the salt mines. He graduated from the gymnasium in
Bochnia Bochnia (german: Salzberg) is a town on the river Raba in southern Poland. The town lies approximately halfway between Tarnów (east) and the regional capital Kraków (west). Bochnia is most noted for its salt mine, the oldest functioning i ...
, then attended the Kraków Academy of Fine Arts, where he studied painting with
Teodor Axentowicz Teodor Axentowicz ( Armenian: Թեոդոր Աքսենտովիչ; 13 May 1859 in Brașov, Austrian Empire – 26 August 1938 in Kraków, Second Polish Republic) was a Polish- Armenian painter and university professor. A renowned artist of his times ...
and
Leon Wyczółkowski Leon Jan Wyczółkowski (; 24 April 1852 – 27 December 1936) was one of the leading painters of the Young Poland movement, as well as the principal representative of Polish Realism in art of the Interbellum. From 1895 to 1911 he served as pro ...
and sculpture with
Konstanty Laszczka Konstanty Laszczka (born 3 September 1865 in Makowiec Duży; died 23 March 1956 in Kraków) was a Polish sculptor, painter, graphic artist, as well as professor and rector of the Jan Matejko Academy of Fine Arts in Kraków. Laszczka became the ...
.Brief biography
@ Culture.pl
He had to give up oil painting and focus on watercolors, due to an allergy that caused a rash on his hands.
by Stanisław Woźnicki @ Zwoje-Scrolls.
For two years, he taught drawing at the "" in
Zakopane Zakopane ( Podhale Goral: ''Zokopane'') is a town in the extreme south of Poland, in the southern part of the Podhale region at the foot of the Tatra Mountains. From 1975 to 1998, it was part of Nowy Sącz Voivodeship; since 1999, it has been ...
then, from 1910 to 1913, he continued his sculptural studies in Paris with Antoine Bourdelle, followed by classes in woodcutting at the Hochschule für Grafik und Buchkunst in Leipzig. In 1914, his woodcuts won an award at the second Henryk Grohman Competition. After the war, he became a Professor at the
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and obtained the chair of graphics at the School of Fine Art in 1922. In the Art competitions at the 1928 Olympics in Amsterdam, he was awarded a bronze medal for watercolors on the subject of archery. During the 1920s, he was co-founder of several groups devoted to the promotion of Polish art and provided illustrations for numerous periodicals. In 1929, he was awarded the
Order of Polonia Restituta The Order of Polonia Restituta ( pl, Order Odrodzenia Polski, en, Order of Restored Poland) is a Polish state order established 4 February 1921. It is conferred on both military and civilians as well as on foreigners for outstanding achievement ...
. From 1930 to 1931, he was Director of the Department of Art at the Ministry of Religious Affairs. The largest collection of his works and personal memorabilia is currently held at the Kraków Saltworks Museum in Wieliczka. Streets have been named after him in
Bochnia Bochnia (german: Salzberg) is a town on the river Raba in southern Poland. The town lies approximately halfway between Tarnów (east) and the regional capital Kraków (west). Bochnia is most noted for its salt mine, the oldest functioning i ...
, Częstochowa,
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and Warsaw.


Selected works

File:Wladyslaw Skoczylas - Pochod zbojnikow.jpg, A Procession of Bandits Skoczylas-Łucznik.jpg, ''Archer'',
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File:Władysław Skoczylas - Widok Kazimierza nad Wisłą - Google Art Project.jpg, ''View of
Kazimierz Dolny Kazimierz Dolny () is a small historic town in eastern Poland, on the right (eastern) bank of the Vistula river in Puławy County, Lublin Voivodeship. Historically it belongs to Lesser Poland, and in the past it was one of the most important citi ...
'', Muzeum Sztuki w Łodzi Skoczylas-Głowa górala.jpg, ''
Góral Góral is a Polish habitational surname A toponymic surname or topographic surname is a surname derived from a place name.
'', Tatra Museum


References


Further reading

* Stanisław Woźnicki, ''Władysław Skoczylas'', Gebethnera i Wolffa, 1925. * Maria Grońska, ''Władysław Skoczylas'', Ossolineum, 1966. * Ewa Liszka and Maryla Sitkowska, ''Władysław Skoczylas – mistrz Pawła Stellera'', Muzeum Historia Katowic, 2014


External links


ArtNet: More works by Skoczylas.
{{DEFAULTSORT:Skoczylas, Wladyslaw 1883 births 1934 deaths 20th-century Polish painters 20th-century Polish male artists Olympic bronze medalists in art competitions Polish watercolourists Woodcut designers Recipients of the Order of Polonia Restituta People from Wieliczka Medalists at the 1928 Summer Olympics 20th-century printmakers Hochschule für Grafik und Buchkunst Leipzig alumni Olympic competitors in art competitions Polish male painters