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Fryderyk Pautsch (22 September 1877, Deliatyn - 1 July 1950, Kraków) was a Polish painter; associated with the Young Poland movement.
Thanks to a scholarship, he was able to study in Paris, at the Académie Julian, from 1905 to 1906. When he returned, he settled in Lwów, but paid frequent visits to Pokuttia (southeast Galicia (Eastern Europe), Galicia), where he painted scenes featuring the Hutsul people and their culture. In 1908, he became a member of the Society of Polish Artists (Society of Polish Artists "Sztuka", "Sztuka"). Four years later, he joined the Vienna Hagenbund. That same year, he was appointed Professor of Decorative Painting at the Staatliche Akademie für Kunst und Kunstgewerbe Breslau, State Art Academy in Breslau, now Wrocław. He exhibited frequently, under the name "Friedrich Pautsch", notably at the Große Berliner Kunstausstellung of 1914, where he presented seventeen works.
During World War I, he served in the Polish Legions in World War I, Polish Legion, an independent unit within the Austro-Hungarian Army. From 1915, he also worked as a war artist, assigned to the . He would hold that position until shortly after the war ended. In 1919, he left Breslau now to accept the post of Director of the school of Arts and Crafts movement, Arts and Crafts in Poznań. There, he was one of the founders of an artists' movement known as "Świt" (Dawn), which included the monumental sculptor, Mieczysław Lubelski.
In 1925, he was appointed a Professor at Krakow Academy of Fine Arts. In addition, he served as Rector (academia), Rector there in 1931 and 1936. In the latter year, he was awarded the Officer's Cross of the Order of Polonia Restituta in 1931 and the Commander's Cross in 1936 for services to the arts. During the German occupation of Poland, he was demoted to lecturer at the renamed, (State Art School) until it closed in 1943 when the German staff were called up for army service. After the war, in 1945 Pautsch returned to his position as professor at the academy, which he held until his death.Dictionary of Polish and Foreign Artists Active in Poland (deceased before 1966)
Biography
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Biographical Timeline and works
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Fryderyk Pautsch (22 September 1877, Deliatyn - 1 July 1950, Kraków) was a Polish painter; associated with the Young Poland movement.
Life and work
In 1898, he began his studies in jurisprudence at the Franciscan College of the University of Lwów (now the University of Lviv), followed by advanced legal studies at the Jagiellonian University in Kraków. He decided to change direction and pursue a career in art instead. He enrolled at the Jan Matejko Academy of Fine Arts, Academy of Fine Arts where his instructors included Leon Wyczółkowski and Józef Unierzyski.
Thanks to a scholarship, he was able to study in Paris, at the Académie Julian, from 1905 to 1906. When he returned, he settled in Lwów, but paid frequent visits to Pokuttia (southeast Galicia (Eastern Europe), Galicia), where he painted scenes featuring the Hutsul people and their culture. In 1908, he became a member of the Society of Polish Artists (Society of Polish Artists "Sztuka", "Sztuka"). Four years later, he joined the Vienna Hagenbund. That same year, he was appointed Professor of Decorative Painting at the Staatliche Akademie für Kunst und Kunstgewerbe Breslau, State Art Academy in Breslau, now Wrocław. He exhibited frequently, under the name "Friedrich Pautsch", notably at the Große Berliner Kunstausstellung of 1914, where he presented seventeen works.
During World War I, he served in the Polish Legions in World War I, Polish Legion, an independent unit within the Austro-Hungarian Army. From 1915, he also worked as a war artist, assigned to the . He would hold that position until shortly after the war ended. In 1919, he left Breslau now to accept the post of Director of the school of Arts and Crafts movement, Arts and Crafts in Poznań. There, he was one of the founders of an artists' movement known as "Świt" (Dawn), which included the monumental sculptor, Mieczysław Lubelski.
In 1925, he was appointed a Professor at Krakow Academy of Fine Arts. In addition, he served as Rector (academia), Rector there in 1931 and 1936. In the latter year, he was awarded the Officer's Cross of the Order of Polonia Restituta in 1931 and the Commander's Cross in 1936 for services to the arts. During the German occupation of Poland, he was demoted to lecturer at the renamed, (State Art School) until it closed in 1943 when the German staff were called up for army service. After the war, in 1945 Pautsch returned to his position as professor at the academy, which he held until his death.Dictionary of Polish and Foreign Artists Active in Poland (deceased before 1966)
References
Further reading
* Mieczysław Wallis-Walfisz, "Pautsch, Fryderyk", In: ''Allgemeines Lexikon der Bildenden Künstler von der Antike bis zur Gegenwart'', Vol. 26: Olivier–Pieris, pgs.318-319, E. A. Seemann, Leipzig 1932 * ''Wielkopolska Biographical Dictionary'', Państwowe Wydawn, 1983, pp. 558–559 * "Pautsch, Fryderyk", In: Hans Vollmer (Ed.): ''Allgemeines Lexikon der bildenden Künstler des XX. Jahrhunderts'', Vol.3: K–P. E. A. Seemann, Leipzig 1956, pg.557External links
Biography
by Irena Kossowska @ Culture.pl
Biographical Timeline and works
@ Art Lviv Online
@ the Galeria Malarstwa Polskiego
More works by Pautsch
@ ArtNet {{DEFAULTSORT:Pautsch, Fryderyk 1877 births 1950 deaths Austrian painters Polish genre painters Académie Julian Polish legionnaires (World War I) Recipients of the Order of Polonia Restituta People from Ivano-Frankivsk Oblast