Henoch Barczyński

Henoch (Henryk) Barczyński (15 December 1896 ) was a Polish painter, graphic artist, illustrator of Jewish descent.

Biography

Henoch Barczyński was a son of Szmul Barczyński, a tailor, and Sara . Between 1912 and 1914, he studied graphics in Jakub Katsenbogen's drawing school in Łódź. Later he was a pupil of Henryk Glicenstein in Warsaw. From 1919 until 1926, he studied painting at the Academy of Fine Art in Dresden. He was connected with the artistic group Yung-yidish in Łódź. In 1925, he won the first prize for a propaganda poster during the International Red Cross Contest. He visited France, Spain and Italy. He spend some months in Paris and Prague. Between 1927 and 1933, he lived in Berlin. In 1933, he returned to Łódź. From 1933 until 1939 he lived in his hometown.

In September 1939, he settled in Tomaszów Mazowiecki. In this town, he created an artistic circle. He is mentioned six times in Lutek Orenbach's Letters from the Tomaszów Ghetto. The last mention is dated (25 December 1940).

He was killed by the Nazis in 1941 (probably 14 March) in Tomaszów Mazowiecki.

Artistic works

Barczyński's artistic works were influenced by Marc Chagall and Oskar Kokoschka, and motivated by the everyday life of the Polish Jews. He painted in water colors, practiced copper plate engraving and etching. His artworks have been exhibited in Berlin, Dresden, Tel Aviv, New York City and Łódź.