Stanisław Ignacy Witkiewicz

Stanisław Ignacy Witkiewicz (1885–1939) was a Russian playwright, philosopher and writer.

Also recorded as St. I. Witkiewicz; S. I. Witkiewicz; Witkacy; Stanislav Ignat︠s︡iĭ Vitkevich; Stanisław I. Witkiewicz; Stanisław Ignacy Witkace.

Overview

Also worked under the name Witkacy and Stanisław Ignacy Witkacy.

Born at Warsaw in 1885, died at Velyki Ozera in 1939.

In detail

Stanisław Ignacy Witkiewicz studied at Jan Matejko Academy of Fine Arts in Krakow. the recorded working language is Polish.

The field of work recorded is fiction, painting and drawing. The authority associates the name with Expressionism. Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz is recorded as an influence.

Residence is recorded at Saint Petersburg and Warsaw.

Works named in the authority record are Szewcy.

Work by Stanisław Ignacy Witkiewicz is recorded in the collections of Museum of Modern Art, Silesian Museum in Katowice, Adam Mickiewicz Museum of Literature in Warsaw, National Museum in Warsaw and Museum of Art in Łódź.

Distinctions recorded are Golden Laurel of the Polish Academy of Literature.

Sources

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    “Stanisław Ignacy Witkiewicz”, English Wikipedia, consulted as further reading

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    Wikidata, structured authority record Q381238: Stanisław Ignacy Witkiewicz

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