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Kazimierz Pochwalski

1855 – 1940

Polish painter

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About Kazimierz Pochwalski

Lived 1855 – 1940 (aged 84). Kazimierz Pochwalski was an Austrian and Polish painter, university teacher, teacher, artist and portraitist.

Kazimierz Teofil Pochwalski (25 December 1855 – 7 November 1940) was a Polish painter known primarily for his portraits, although he produced works in a wide variety of genres.

Early life Pochwalski was born in Kraków on 25 December 1855 and came from a family that produced several generations of painters and his younger brother Władysław also became a well-known artist.

Career He served as Director of the Kraków Society of Friends of Fine Arts and traveled extensively, visiting Greece, Italy, Turkey and Egypt. He returned to his native Kraków in 1919.

Notable people painted by Pochwalski include Henryk Sienkiewicz, Leon Piniński, Agenor Maria Gołuchowski and Józef Ignacy Kraszewski.

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Important facts

Born

25 December 1855, Kraków

Birth century

19th century

Died

7 September 1940, Kraków

Occupation

Painter, university teacher, teacher, artist, portraitist

Nationality

Cisleithania, Poland

Education

Jan Matejko Academy of Fine Arts in Krakow, Academy of Fine Arts, Munich, Jan Matejko Academy of Fine Arts

Employers

Academy of Fine Arts Vienna

Awards

Officer of the Order of Polonia Restituta; Commander of the Order of Polonia Restituta; Commander's Cross of the Order of Franz Joseph; Knight of the Order of Leopold (Austria)

Also known as

Kazimierz Pochvalski, Casimir Pochvalski, Casimir Pochwalski, Kasimierz Pochwalski, kasimir von pochwalsky, k. pochwalski

kasimir pochwalski, pochwalsky, kasimir von pochwalski, k. pochwalsky, kasimir pochwalsky, k. v. pochwalsky, Kazimierz Teofil Pochwalski

People in Kazimierz Pochwalski's life

Named in this biography and alive at the same time

Leon Piniński

1857 – 1938

Diplomat

Agenor Maria Gołuchowski

Józef Ignacy Kraszewski

1812 – 1887

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Contemporaries

People whose lives overlapped Kazimierz Pochwalski's

Charles Adolphe Wurtz

1817 – 1884

Chemist

Charles-Édouard Brown-Séquard

Frequently asked questions

Who was Kazimierz Pochwalski?

Polish painter (1855-1940)

When was Kazimierz Pochwalski born?

Kazimierz Pochwalski was born on 25 December 1855 in Kraków.

When did Kazimierz Pochwalski die?

Kazimierz Pochwalski died on 7 September 1940 in Kraków.

What was Kazimierz Pochwalski's occupation?

Kazimierz Pochwalski was a painter, university teacher, teacher, artist and portraitist.

What nationality was Kazimierz Pochwalski?

Kazimierz Pochwalski was Austrian and Polish.

Sources & further reading

· Wikipedia: Kazimierz Pochwalski

· Wikidata: Q698607

· DBpedia: Kazimierz Pochwalski

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