Zofia Albinowska-Minkiewiczowa (November 16, 1886–June 30, 1971) was a

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and engraver tied to the

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circle of artists. For many years she was president of the General Union of Polish Artists. After Lwów was annexed by the

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, Albinowska-Minkiewiczowa joined the Union of Soviet Artists of Poland. She signed her paintings with her maiden name, Zofia Albinowska.

Biography

Albinowska-Minkiewiczowa was born in

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. She started her education in 1901, first in private schools in

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, where she took lessons first from Heindrich Strehblow, then starting in 1902 from

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and . During 1906–1912 she studied in Paris in

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and École des Beaux Arts. Studying in Paris she was in close relationship with

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and received many artistic leads from her. During this period she traveled to France, England, Belgium, Netherlands, and Italy. From 1909–1912 Albinowska studied at the k. k. Kunstgewerbeschule in Vienna. After graduating, she returned to Lvov permanently, where she remained for the rest of her life. At this time Lvov, then known as Lemburg, belonged to Austrian Galicia, which was later ceded to independent

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. In 1922 she married , professor of architecture in Lwów. and

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. For many years between World War I and World War II, Zofia Albinowska-Minkiewiczowa was the president of the General Union of Polish Artists. She participated in many domestic and international exhibitions, including in

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, Paris, and New York. Her early works are usually portraits, but after 1920 she painted mainly small compositions showing room interiors, still life and flowers. Her works are sometimes described as being painted in a post-impressionist manner. She refused to paint the Soviet commanders saying that she can paint only the flowers. She died in Lvov in 1971.

Selected paintings

* ''Kwiaty na oknie'' (Flowers in the Window), 1912 * ''Kwiaty w dwóch wazonach'' (Flowers in Two Vases) * ''Bukiet kwiatów'' (Bouquet of Flowers) * ''Bukiet róż z winogronami'' (Rose Bouquet With Grapes) * ''Martwa natura z kwiatami'' (Still Life With Flowers) * ''Wnętrze saloniku'' (Parlor Interior) * ''Martwa natura'' (Still Life) * ''Róże'' (Roses) * ''Martwa natura z hiacyntem i porcelanowym wschodnim talerzem'' (Still Life With Hyacinth and Porcelain Eastern Plate)

External links

Desa Dziela Sztuki i Antyki - auction results of October 2000

* ttps://web.archive.org/web/20050310035229/http://www.artinfo.pl/ostoya/17_aukcja/oferta_kat_01.htm Dom Aukcyjny Ostoya - September 2001 auction results with Albinowska paintings
Polski Dom Aukcyjny Sztuka - Auction results of December 2001

Parorama Art gallery - auction results
{{DEFAULTSORT:Albinowska-Minkiewiczowa, Zofia 1886 births 1971 deaths Artists from Klagenfurt People from the Duchy of Carinthia 20th-century engravers 20th-century Polish painters Polish engravers Académie Colarossi alumni