Bronisław Bartel

Bronisław Bartel (1887 – 1968) was a Polish painter. He was a professor at the State School of Artistic Industry in Bydgoszcz (1922-1926), professor of decorative painting, anatomy and nude study at the University of Fine Arts in Poznań (1927-1939) and the director of the High School of Fine Arts in Poznań (1946-1951).

Biography

Bronisław Bartel was born in Zawiercie on 3 November 1887., from Herman Bartel, an industry clerk, and Salomea née Borg. Adter his birth, the family moved to the village of Sławniów, east of Zawiercie. There Bronisław's brothers were born:Ryszard (22 March 1897) and Zygfryd (31 January 1899).

From 1905 to 1910, he attended the Academy of Fine Arts in Krakow under the supervision of famous professors: Julian Fałat, Teodor Axentowicz and Ferdynand Ruszczyc. It is today the oldest Catholic publishing house operating in Poland.

From 1921 to 1926, he was a member of the Świt Association for people with disabilities and the president of the Greater Poland Artists' Group Plastyka. left logo of the "Księgarnia Święty Wojciech" in the 1920sBetween 1927 and 1939 he served as a professor of decorative painting, anatomy and nude study at the University of Fine Arts in Poznań.

Bronisław Bartel died on 24 April 1968, in Poznań. He also practiced decorative paintings or poster designs. Zima - 1913; Roztopy - 1913; Wieś o zimowym zmierzchu - 1915; Portret Matki - 1917, National Museum in Poznań; Dziecko - 1932; Demon - 1930, National Museum in Poznań; Mulatka - 1930, National Museum in Poznań; Walcownia - 1949, National Museum in Poznań.

Personal life Bronisław Bartel married two times, first to Adela Maria Kiersztejnin, then to Janina Brzezińska. He had three children.