- Włodzimierz Tetmajer
Włodzimierz Tetmajer a.k.a. Włodzimierz Przerwa-Tetmajer (December 31, 1861 in Harklowa - December 26, 1923 in
Kraków ) was a Polish painter with works in collections of theWarsaw National Museum and Kraków.Włodzimierz Tetmajer was born in Harklowa near the town of
Nowy Targ and died in Bronowice, now a district ofKraków .Tetmajer studied painting at the
Kraków School of Fine Arts ("Szkoła Sztuk Pięknych w Krakowie") from 1875 to 1886, than in Viena and Munich (1886-1889), in Paris at theAcadémie Colarossi , and withJan Matejko from 1889 to 1895.In 1890 he maried Anna Mikołajczykówna, a peasant’s daughter from Bronowice in the spirit of the
Young Poland 's return to the roots. His village wedding became the inspiration for the dramatistStanisław Wyspiański who wrote defining Polish independence drama called "Wesele " ("The Wedding"). Tetmajer settled with his wife in a remote house covered with thatch, where he was visited by poetLucjan Rydel among others.According to Dr. Józef Andrzej Nowobilski:
:"One of Poland's finest painters, Tetmajer is an eminent example of a painter of the period of
impressionism andYoung Poland , who devoted his gift and artistic achievements to the fight for Polish national revival and the restoration of the Polish state. He was convinced that the folk tradition and the apotheosis of the Polish peasant would be the means to achieve those goals." [ [http://polartcenter.com/Wlodzimierz_Tetmajer_1861_1923_p/9630034.htm Polish Art Center - Wlodzimierz Tetmajer (1861-1923) ] at polartcenter.com]Włodzimierz Tetmajer was a half-brother of poet,
Kazimierz Przerwa-Tetmajer .See also
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Culture of Kraków
*National Museum, Kraków References
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External links
* [http://www.culture.pl/en/culture/artykuly/wy_wy_galeria_sztuki_polskiej_XX_wieku_krakow Polish Art of the Twentieth Century]
* [http://www.pinakoteka.zascianek.pl/Tetmajer/Index.htm Paintings by Tetmajer at the Pinakoteka ("with Polish captions")]
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