About Józef Holewiński
Lived 1848 – 1917 (aged 68). Józef Holewiński was a painter.
Józef Holewiński (1848–1917) was a Polish graphic artist, engraver and painter.
Career Holewiński was a leading representative of Polish wood engraving. He did work for a number of periodicals, including Kłosy (Gleanings), Wędrowiec (The Wanderer) and Moderne Kunst (German: Modern Art). From 1891 he was artistic director at the Warsaw Tygodnik Ilustrowany (Illustrated Weekly).
He engraved paintings and drawings for periodicals after Jan Matejko, Juliusz Kossak and others. He executed reproductions for Album Jana Matejki (Album of Jan Matejko, 1876).
Toward the end of his life, Holewiński painted landscapes and portraits.
Gallery Works by Holewiński:
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Who was Józef Holewiński?
Polish artist (1848-1917)
When was Józef Holewiński born?
Józef Holewiński was born on 17 March 1848 in Warsaw.
When did Józef Holewiński die?
Józef Holewiński died on 20 January 1917 in Warsaw.
What was Józef Holewiński's occupation?
Józef Holewiński was a painter.
What nationality was Józef Holewiński?
Józef Holewiński's recorded nationality: Congress Poland.
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