Bolesław Biegas was a Polish

Poles

thumb|right|180px|The state flag of [[Poland]] as used by Polish government and diplomatic authoritiesThe Polish people, or Poles , are a nation indigenous to Poland. They are united by the Polish language, which belongs to the historical Lechitic subgroup of West Slavic languages of Central Europe...

 surrealist artist (painter and sculptor), best known for his "vampire-as-femme fatale

Femme fatale

A femme fatale is a mysterious and seductive woman whose charms ensnare her lovers in bonds of irresistible desire, often leading them into compromising, dangerous, and deadly situations. She is an archetype of literature and art...

" style of painting. Biegas was born in Koziczyn, Poland

Poland

Poland , officially the Republic of Poland , is a country in Central Europe bordered by Germany to the west; the Czech Republic and Slovakia to the south; Ukraine, Belarus and Lithuania to the east; and the Baltic Sea and Kaliningrad Oblast, a Russian exclave, to the north...

, and studied art under Konstanty Laszczka

Konstanty Laszczka

Konstanty Laszczka was a Polish sculptor, painter, graphic artist, as well as professor and rector of the Jan Matejko Academy of Fine Arts in Kraków...

 at the Jan Matejko Academy of Fine Arts

Jan Matejko Academy of Fine Arts

The Jan Matejko Academy of Fine Arts, or Kraków Academy of Fine Arts , located in Kraków, Poland, is the oldest Polish fine-arts academy, established in 1818.It is a state-run university that offers 5- and 6-year Master's degree programs...

 in Krakow

Kraków

Kraków also Krakow, or Cracow , is the second largest and one of the oldest cities in Poland. Situated on the Vistula River in the Lesser Poland region, the city dates back to the 7th century. Kraków has traditionally been one of the leading centres of Polish academic, cultural, and artistic life...

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Biegas created in Paris

Paris

Paris is the capital and largest city in France, situated on the river Seine, in northern France, at the heart of the Île-de-France region...

, France, a small museum for his art, called the Musée Boleslas Biegas. It is located within the Bibliothèque Polonaise à Paris in the 4th arrondissement of Paris at 6, Quai d'Orléans.

The museum was established by Biegas in 1950, and contains his own paintings and sculpture, as well as those of other Polish artists active from the end of the nineteenth century to the beginning of the twentieth century, including Olga Boznańska

Olga Boznanska

Olga Boznańska , was a Polish painter.Daughter of railway engineer Adam Nowina Boznański and Eugenia Mondan. Boznańska learned drawing from Józef Siedlecki and Kazimierz Pochwalski and studied at the Adrian Baraniecki School for Women. From 1886-1890 she studied in private schools of Karl...

 and Tadeusz Makowski

Tadeusz Makowski

Tadeusz Makowski was a prominent Polish painter active in France for most of his life. He was born in Oświęcim. Makowski attended the Academy of Fine Arts in Kraków. He studied under Jan Stanisławski and Józef Mehoffer. In 1909, he departed for Paris. Makowski started off as a landscape painter...

. The museum occupies one room in the Bibliothèque Polonaise à Paris, which also houses the Musée Adam Mickiewicz

Musée Adam Mickiewicz

The Adam Mickiewicz Museum is a small museum dedicated to Polish poet Adam Mickiewicz . It is located within the Bibliothèque Polonaise à Paris in the 4th arrondissement of Paris at 6, Quai d'Orléans, Paris, France.The museum was established in 1930, and contains numerous personal effects as well...

 and the Salon Frédéric Chopin

Salon Frédéric Chopin

The Salon Frédéric Chopin is a small museum dedicated to Frédéric Chopin. It is located within the Bibliothèque Polonaise à Paris in the 4th arrondissement of Paris at 6, Quai d'Orléans, Paris, France...

. Guided visits are available Thursday afternoons and Saturday mornings by prior appointment; an admission fee is charged.

External Links

• www.biegas.pl