Józef Pankiewicz
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Józef Pankiewicz was a Polish
painter, graphic artist, and pedagogue.
Pankiewicz was born at Lublin
. He studied under Wojciech Gerson
and Alexander Kamiński. He travelled to Saint Petersburg
with Władysław Podkowiński after winning a scholarship to the Imperial Academy of Arts
there. In 1889, both artists left for Paris
.
Founder of Polish Colorism deriving from postimpressionism. In France he was a friend of Pierre Bonnard
and strongly influenced by his art. Then he dropped this course for experimenting with fauvism
during stay in Spain.
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...
painter, graphic artist, and pedagogue.
Pankiewicz was born at Lublin
Lublin
Lublin is the ninth largest city in Poland. It is the capital of Lublin Voivodeship with a population of 350,392 . Lublin is also the largest Polish city east of the Vistula river...
. He studied under Wojciech Gerson
Wojciech Gerson
Wojciech Gerson was a Polish painter and professor.Born in Warsaw, Gerson enrolled at the Warsaw Fine Arts Academy and graduated with honorable mention and a scholarship to St. Petersburg Academy of Arts where he studied historical painting under A. T. Markov. He graduated from St. Petersburg with...
and Alexander Kamiński. He travelled to Saint Petersburg
Saint Petersburg
Saint Petersburg is a city and a federal subject of Russia located on the Neva River at the head of the Gulf of Finland on the Baltic Sea...
with Władysław Podkowiński after winning a scholarship to the Imperial Academy of Arts
Imperial Academy of Arts
The Russian Academy of Arts, informally known as the St. Petersburg Academy of Arts, was founded in 1757 by Ivan Shuvalov under the name Academy of the Three Noblest Arts. Catherine the Great renamed it the Imperial Academy of Arts and commissioned a new building, completed 25 years later in 1789...
there. In 1889, both artists left for 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...
.
Founder of Polish Colorism deriving from postimpressionism. In France he was a friend of Pierre Bonnard
Pierre Bonnard
Pierre Bonnard was a French painter and printmaker, as well as a founding member of Les Nabis.-Biography:...
and strongly influenced by his art. Then he dropped this course for experimenting with fauvism
Fauvism
Fauvism is the style of les Fauves , a short-lived and loose group of early twentieth-century Modern artists whose works emphasized painterly qualities and strong colour over the representational or realistic values retained by Impressionism...
during stay in Spain.