Ferdynand Ruszczyc

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Ferdynand Ruszczyc (1870–1936) was Polish painter, printmaker, and stage designer. He was a member of the aristocratic Ruszczyc de Lis family.[1][2]

Biography

Ruszczyc in 1936

Born in the village of

Arnold Bocklin. After graduation, Ruszczyc made extensive tours of Western Europe incorporating much of the styles he came across into his own art.[3]

Career

Together with

Warsaw School of Fine Arts, where he taught for a while. One of his students was the famous Lithuanian symbolism painter M. K. Čiurlionis. In 1907–08 he held the chair of landscape painting at the Kraków Academy of Fine Arts
.

In 1908, with

Vilna (Vilnius), where he devoted himself to teaching. One of his students of that time was famous Russian and Soviet sculptor Isaac Itkind. Ruszczyc also organized cultural events, and worked as a graphic designer, poster designer and illustrator. As a costume designer, he participated in several performances of the municipal theater, and he was a member of the "Committee for the Conservation of the Adam Mickiewicz Monument". In 1918 and 1919 he participated in the founding of the Faculty of Fine Arts at Stefan Batory University, where he was elected as the first dean.[4][5] Czeslaw Znamierowski
was one of his most notable students there.

Selected paintings

  • Old Apple Trees
    Old Apple Trees
  • "Nec Mergitur" (It will not sink)
    "Nec Mergitur"
    (It will not sink)
  • Forest Brook
    Forest Brook
  • Old House
    Old House
  • Soil
    Soil
  • Winter Landscape
    Winter Landscape
  • Mill in Winter
    Mill in Winter
  • Winter Landscape
    Winter Landscape
  • Winter Landscape
    Winter Landscape
  • Coast of Crimea
    Coast of Crimea
  • Saturday
    Saturday
  • Emptiness
    Emptiness
  • On the Banks of the Wilejka
    On the Banks of the Wilejka
  • Winter Landscape
    Winter Landscape
  • Sea and Rocks
    Sea and Rocks
  • Into the World
    Into the World
  • House in Bohdanow
    House in Bohdanow
  • The Old Nest
    The Old Nest

References

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  1. ISBN 978-83-7477-221-1
    .
  2. ^ "Ruszczyc, Ferdynand (1870–1936)". buffalo.edu. Archived from the original on July 4, 2016. Retrieved December 19, 2006.
  3. ^ "The Land – Ferdynand Ruszczyc". Culture.pl.
  4. ^ "National Museum in Warsaw, Ferdynand Ruszczyc". culture.pl. Archived from the original on October 6, 2015. Retrieved October 1, 2014.
  5. ^ "Ferdynand Ruszczyc". Culture.pl.

External links

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