Władysław Czachórski (22 September 1850 – 13 January 1911) was a Polish painter in the

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Biography

Czachorski was born in Lublin. In 1866 he attended the School of Fine Arts in Warsaw and had

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as a teacher. He then spent one year at the Dresden Academy, and from there went to the Munich Academy (1869–1873) others who studied there at the same time included:

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, and Alexander Wagner. He received Magna Cum Laude (the Grand Silver Medal) from

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, and proceeded to travel to France, Italy and Poland after his graduation. He held membership of the Berlin Academy and was also organizer and judge of international exhibitions, even though he had his home in Munich. He was awarded the Order of St. Michael in 1893. In addition, he had many art exhibitions in Poland, taking place in

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and

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. He also exhibited in Lemberg, the capital of Austrian Galicia. After his death in Munich in 1911, a

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exhibition was held at the Warsaw "

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" Society of Fine Arts. Among Czachorski's noted works were still lifes, painted portraits, and Shakespearean scenes. Of these, '' Juliet's Funeral'' (1873), ''

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'' (1873), and, most notably, ''Hamlet Receiving the Players'' (1875), were widely recognized as his greatest works. :"The hallmark of Czachorski's style, however, and the basis of his fame, are his images of beautiful young women in rich interiors, painted with great realism. He has long been regarded a master of rendering fabrics, jewelry and other details to create the atmosphere of luxury and elegance." His paintings can be found in all the more famous and larger museums of Poland. His works also make appearances in private collections in many countries including: Germany ( Bremen), England and the United States. They can also be found in foreign museums such as Lwów,

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, and the

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Selected paintings

File:Czachórski Actors before Hamlet.jpg, ''Hamlet Receiving the Players'' (1875)

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File:Władysław Czachórski - Portret Władka (1879).jpg, ''Portrait of Władek - son of painter Władysław Szerner'', 1879 File:Władysław Czachórski - List (1896).jpg, ''The Letter'', 1896 File:Czachórski Lady in a lilac dress.jpg, ''A lady in a lilac dress with flowers'', 1903,
National Museum, Warsaw

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Czachorski, Wladyslaw 1850 births 1911 deaths Academy of Fine Arts, Munich alumni 19th-century Polish painters 19th-century Polish male artists 20th-century Polish painters 20th-century Polish male artists Polish male painters