Ludwik Stasiak
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Ludwik Józef Stasiak (13 August 1858, Bochnia – 3 December 1924, Bochnia) was a Polish painter, cartoonist, journalist, art historian and publisher. He worked in a wide variety of genres and provided illustrations for magazines such as Bluszcz (Ivy), Kłosy (Ears) and Tygodnik Illustrowany. He was also the author of some popular historical novels.
Biography
He was born to a middle-class family and his father worked in the
After two years, he decided to devote himself entirely to art.
After returning home, he became a regular exhibitor with the Kraków Society, showing 142 works in all. He also had exhibits at the
In 1898, to counter the dominance of German and Austrian painters in the art print business, he founded the publishing house, "Bochni Wydawnictwo Obrazów Treści Religijnej",[1] which later became the art publisher "Stella". He served as artistic director and many of the works presented were later issued as color postcards. In 1900, he helped organize a major exhibition of Polish artists in Kiev.
After 1901, his interests turned from painting to literary work. He wrote historical novels, short stories and three volumes of humorous sketches, all of which proved to be very popular. He also became interested in the sculptor Veit Stoss (Wit Stwosz), a major figure in Medieval Kraków.[1] After extensive research, he concluded that Stoss was actually of Polish, not German origin, and wrote several works supporting that thesis.
The Bochnia City Council declared 2008 to be the "Year of Ludwik Stasiak".[2]
Selected novels
- Brandenburg: kraina słowiańskich mogił (Brandenburg, a Land of Slavic Graves), A. A. Paryski, 1940
- W Zapadłym szybie (In the Sunken Glass), Gebethner , 1908 Full text @ Google Books
- Krwawe ręce (Bloody Hands), Księgarnia Maniszewskiego i Meinharta, 1907
- Rycerze śpiący w Tatrach (Knights Asleep in the Tatra Mountains), Gebethner, 1907 Full text of Vol.1 @ Google Books
Further reading
- Ludwik Stasiak 1858-1924: na granicy epok (exhibition catalog), Muzeum Stanisława Fischera, 1994
References
- ^ a b c d Brief biography @ the Museum of Bochnia.
- ^ Newsletter from the Jan Matejko Primary School in Bochnia.