Zofia Albinowska-Minkiewiczowa
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Zofia Albinowska-Minkiewiczowa (born 1886 in Klagenfurt
, Austria
– 1971 in Lviv
, Ukraine
) was a Polish
artist
, painter
and engraver tied to the Lvov circle of artists, and for many years the president of Polish Artists Union (Zwiazek Artystów Polskich). Born as Zofia Albinowska, she signed her paintings this way. She later married Witold Minkiewicz, professor of architecture in Lvov and Wrocław.
She started her education in 1901 first in private schools in Vienna
and took lessons from Heindrich Strehblow, and since 1902 from Franz Hohenberg and Ferdinand Kruis, later 1906-1912 in Paris in Académie Colarossi
and École des Beaux Arts. Studying in Paris she was in close relationship with Olga Boznańska
and received many artistic lead from her. At this time she took many travels inside France and to England
, Belgium
, Netherlands
and Italy.
Next in 1909–1912 Albinowska studied in the Vienna Kunstgewerbeschule
, and afterwards she returned permanently to Lvov and stayed there for the rest of her life. At this time Lvov belonged to the Polish (province of Galicia) (being part of Austria-Hungary
Empire), later to Poland (independent since 1918) and Ukraine (being part of Soviet Union
). For many years between World War I and World War II Zofia Albinowska-Minkiewiczowa was the president of the Polish Artists Union (). She participated in many domestic and international exhibitions, including Prague
, Paris and New York.
Her early works are usually portraits, but later after 1920 she painted mainly small compositions showing room interiors, still life and flowers. Her works are sometimes described as being painted in a post-impressionist manner. She refused to paint the Soviet commanders saying that she can paint only the flowers.
Klagenfurt
-Name:Carinthia's eminent linguists Primus Lessiak and Eberhard Kranzmayer assumed that the city's name, which literally translates as "ford of lament" or "ford of complaints", had something to do with the superstitious thought that fateful fairies or demons tend to live around treacherous waters...
, Austria
Austria
Austria , officially the Republic of Austria , is a landlocked country of roughly 8.4 million people in Central Europe. It is bordered by the Czech Republic and Germany to the north, Slovakia and Hungary to the east, Slovenia and Italy to the south, and Switzerland and Liechtenstein to the...
– 1971 in Lviv
Lviv
Lviv is a city in western Ukraine. The city is regarded as one of the main cultural centres of today's Ukraine and historically has also been a major Polish and Jewish cultural center, as Poles and Jews were the two main ethnicities of the city until the outbreak of World War II and the following...
, Ukraine
Ukraine
Ukraine is a country in Eastern Europe. It has an area of 603,628 km², making it the second largest contiguous country on the European continent, after Russia...
) was a Polish
Poland
Poland , officially the Republic of Poland , is a country in Central Europe bordered by Germany to the west; the Czech Republic and Slovakia to the south; Ukraine, Belarus and Lithuania to the east; and the Baltic Sea and Kaliningrad Oblast, a Russian exclave, to the north...
artist
Artist
An artist is a person engaged in one or more of any of a broad spectrum of activities related to creating art, practicing the arts and/or demonstrating an art. The common usage in both everyday speech and academic discourse is a practitioner in the visual arts only...
, painter
Painting
Painting is the practice of applying paint, pigment, color or other medium to a surface . The application of the medium is commonly applied to the base with a brush but other objects can be used. In art, the term painting describes both the act and the result of the action. However, painting is...
and engraver tied to the Lvov circle of artists, and for many years the president of Polish Artists Union (Zwiazek Artystów Polskich). Born as Zofia Albinowska, she signed her paintings this way. She later married Witold Minkiewicz, professor of architecture in Lvov and Wrocław.
She started her education in 1901 first in private schools in Vienna
Vienna
Vienna is the capital and largest city of the Republic of Austria and one of the nine states of Austria. Vienna is Austria's primary city, with a population of about 1.723 million , and is by far the largest city in Austria, as well as its cultural, economic, and political centre...
and took lessons from Heindrich Strehblow, and since 1902 from Franz Hohenberg and Ferdinand Kruis, later 1906-1912 in Paris in Académie Colarossi
Académie Colarossi
The Académie Colarossi is an art school founded by the Italian sculptor Filippo Colarossi. First located on the Île de la Cité, it moved in the 1870s to 10 rue de la Grande-Chaumière in the VIe arrondissement of Paris, France....
and École des Beaux Arts. Studying in Paris she was in close relationship with Olga Boznańska
Olga Boznanska
Olga Boznańska , was a Polish painter.Daughter of railway engineer Adam Nowina Boznański and Eugenia Mondan. Boznańska learned drawing from Józef Siedlecki and Kazimierz Pochwalski and studied at the Adrian Baraniecki School for Women. From 1886-1890 she studied in private schools of Karl...
and received many artistic lead from her. At this time she took many travels inside France and to England
England
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, Belgium
Belgium
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, Netherlands
Netherlands
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and Italy.
Next in 1909–1912 Albinowska studied in the Vienna Kunstgewerbeschule
Kunstgewerbeschule
A Kunstgewerbeschule was the old name for an advanced school of applied arts in German-speaking countries. The first such schools were opened in Kassel in 1867 and Berlin and Munich in 1868 with other German towns following. They are now merged into universities....
, and afterwards she returned permanently to Lvov and stayed there for the rest of her life. At this time Lvov belonged to the Polish (province of Galicia) (being part of Austria-Hungary
Austria-Hungary
Austria-Hungary , more formally known as the Kingdoms and Lands Represented in the Imperial Council and the Lands of the Holy Hungarian Crown of Saint Stephen, was a constitutional monarchic union between the crowns of the Austrian Empire and the Kingdom of Hungary in...
Empire), later to Poland (independent since 1918) and Ukraine (being part of Soviet Union
Soviet Union
The Soviet Union , officially the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics , was a constitutionally socialist state that existed in Eurasia between 1922 and 1991....
). For many years between World War I and World War II Zofia Albinowska-Minkiewiczowa was the president of the Polish Artists Union (). She participated in many domestic and international exhibitions, including Prague
Prague
Prague is the capital and largest city of the Czech Republic. Situated in the north-west of the country on the Vltava river, the city is home to about 1.3 million people, while its metropolitan area is estimated to have a population of over 2.3 million...
, Paris and New York.
Her early works are usually portraits, but later after 1920 she painted mainly small compositions showing room interiors, still life and flowers. Her works are sometimes described as being painted in a post-impressionist manner. She refused to paint the Soviet commanders saying that she can paint only the flowers.
Famous paintings
- Kwiaty na oknie (Flowers in window), 1912 - auction price: 6300zł (=ca.US$2100)
- Kwiaty w dwóch wazonach (flowers in two vases) - 6000zł (US$2000)
- Bukiet kwiatów (Bouquet of flowers) - 4000 zł (US$1300)
- Bukiet róż z winogronami (Roses bouquet with grapes) - 3000 zł (US$1000)
- Martwa natura z kwiatami (Still life with flowers) - 3000 zł
- Wnętrze saloniku (Parlour Interior) - 3500zł (US$1100)
- Martwa natura (Still life) 4800 zł (US$1600)
- Róże (The roses) - 1800 zł (US$600)
- Martwa natura z hiacyntem i porcelanowym wschodnim talerzem
External links
- Desa Dziela Sztuki i Antyki - auction results of October 2000
- Dom Aukcyjny Ostoya - March 2001 auction results with Albinowska paintings
- Dom Aukcyjny Ostoya - September 2001 auction results with Albinowska paintings
- Polski Dom Aukcyjny Sztuka - Auction results of December 2001
- Desa Dziela Sztuki i Antyki - auction results of March 2005
- Parorama Art gallery - auction results