Józef Mehoffer

Józef Mehoffer (19 March 1869 – 8 July 1946) was a Polish painter and decorative artist, one of the leading artists of the Young Poland movement and one of the most revered Polish artists of his time.^[1]

Life

Mehoffer was born in

Mehoffer explored various media further throughout his career to include a range of applied arts in his projects. He manufactured a multiplicity of book covers, ornaments and posters. Mehoffer – aside from his versatility in studio art – became known for his frescoes often reminiscent of medieval art. He frequently collaborated with Stanisław Wyspiański and Jan Matejko. He died in Wadowice.

Gallery

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  Strange Garden (1902–1903),

  National Museum in Warsaw
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  Portrait of Wife (1904),

  National Museum in Kraków
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  Sun in May (1911)
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  Vita somnium breve,

  stained-glass

  , 1895, National Museum in Kraków
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  Interior of the Holy Cross Chapel, Wawel
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  Stained-glass in Fribourg Cathedral
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  Window of the Three Magi in Fribourg, Switzerland
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  Window of martyrs in Fribourg, Switzerland
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  100 złotych, 1934, issued by the Bank of Poland
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  Cathedral in Turek

See also

• Culture of Kraków
• List of Polish people

References

External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Józef Mehoffer.

• Biography of Józef Mehoffer at artnet.com
• Art Selections and Biography
• About Józef Mehoffer at www.culture.pl