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Wojciech Weiss

1875 – 1950

Polish painter

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About Wojciech Weiss

Lived 1875 – 1950 (aged 75). Wojciech Weiss was a Polish painter, university teacher, graphic artist and painting.

Wojciech Weiss (4 May 1875 – 7 December 1950) was a prominent Polish painter and draughtsman of the Young Poland movement.

Weiss was born in Bukovina to a Polish family in exile of Stanisław Weiss and Maria Kopaczyńska. He gave up music training to study art at the Academy of Fine Arts in Kraków under Leon Wyczółkowski. Weiss originally painted historical or mythological paintings, but later switched to Expressionism after being profoundly influenced by Stanisław Przybyszewski. Weiss later became a member of the Vienna Secession. He was one of the first Polish Art Nouveau poster designers. Near the end of his life, he made several significant contributions to paintings of the Socialist realism in Poland.

Selected paintings

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Important facts

Born
4 May 1875, Leorda
Birth century
19th century
Died
7 December 1950, Kraków
Occupation
Painter, university teacher, graphic artist, Painting
Nationality
Poland, Poles
Education
Jan Matejko Academy of Fine Arts in Krakow
Positions held
Rector
Awards
Golden Laurel of the Polish Academy of Literature; Commander of the Order of Polonia Restituta; Order of the Iron Crown (Austria)
Also known as
Wojciech Stanislaw Weiss, Wojciech Stanisław Weiss, Wojciech Weiß

People in Wojciech Weiss's life

Named in this biography and alive at the same time

Portrait of Leon Wyczółkowski
Leon Wyczółkowski
1852 – 1936
Painter
 Portrait of Stanisław Przybyszewski
Stanisław Przybyszewski
1868 – 1927
Translator

Contemporaries

People whose lives overlapped Wojciech Weiss's

Portrait of A. V. Dicey
A. V. Dicey
1835 – 1922
Legal counselor
 Portrait of Eugenio Beltrami
Eugenio Beltrami
1835 – 1900
Mathematician
 Portrait of John Batty Tuke
John Batty Tuke
1835 – 1913
Psychiatrist
 Portrait of Charles Frederick Chandler
Charles Frederick Chandler
1836 – 1925
Chemist
 Portrait of Ernst von Bergmann
Ernst von Bergmann
1836 – 1907
Military physician
 Portrait of Heinrich Wilhelm Gottfried von Waldeyer-Hartz
Heinrich Wilhelm Gottfried von Waldeyer-Hartz
1836 – 1921
Anatomist

Frequently asked questions

Who was Wojciech Weiss?

Polish painter (1875–1950)

When was Wojciech Weiss born?

Wojciech Weiss was born on 4 May 1875 in Leorda.

When did Wojciech Weiss die?

Wojciech Weiss died on 7 December 1950 in Kraków.

What was Wojciech Weiss's occupation?

Wojciech Weiss was a painter, university teacher, graphic artist and painting.

What nationality was Wojciech Weiss?

Wojciech Weiss was Polish.

Sources & further reading

· Wikipedia: Wojciech Weiss

· Wikidata: Q941359

· DBpedia: Wojciech Weiss

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