Alfons Karpiński
Illustration — Alfons Karpiński. Selfportrait Alfons Karpiński (February 20, 1875 – June 6, 1961) was a Polish painter specializing in portraits of women, still-lives and landscapes. His work is associated with the traditionalist and decorative trends in Polish 20th-century painting.
Also recorded as Alfons Konrad Karpinski
Alfons Karpiński
- Born
- 1875. · Stalowa Wola.
- Died
- 1961. · Kraków.
- Nationality
- Poland.
- Occupation
- painter.
- Fields
- painting.
- Education
- Jan Matejko Academy of Fine Arts in Krakow.
- Languages
- Polish.
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Alfons Karpiński studied at Jan Matejko Academy of Fine Arts in Krakow. The recorded working language is Polish. The field of work recorded is painting. Subjects and genres recorded for the work are portrait. Places of work recorded in the authority are Munich, Vienna and Paris. Work by Alfons Karpiński is recorded in the collections of National Museum in Warsaw and National Museum in Kraków.
Karpiński was born in 1875 in Rozwadów near Tarnobrzeg. He studied painting in Kraków at the School of Fine Arts under Leon Wyczółkowski between 1891 and 1895 and after 1903 at the Munich Academy under Anton Ažbe, until 1907. He continued his studies at the Academy of Fine Arts Vienna under Kazimierz Pochwalski and finally, at the Parisian Académie Colarossi. At the turn of the century he became a contributing artist to the Zielony Balonik art-and-literary cabaret in Kraków. He was a member of the Society of Polish Artists "Sztuka" (Art). Karpiński remained active following the end of World War II and died in 1961 in Kraków.
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1875
Alfons Karpiński was born on 20 February 1875.
1961
Alfons Karpiński died on 6 June 1961.
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