Stefan Filipkiewicz

His landscapes of the Tatra Mountains and the region of Podhale were first exhibited in Kraków in 1899 at the Palace of Art run by the Kraków Society of Friends of Fine Art. Between 1900 and 1908 Filipkiewicz studied at the Academy of Fine Arts in Kraków under Józef Mehoffer, Leon Wyczółkowski, Jan Stanisławski and Józef Pankiewicz. In 1908, Filipkiewicz joined the Society of Polish Artists. He became the contributing artist to the legendary Zielony Balonik art-and-literary cabaret. In 1929, Filipkiewicz was awarded the Golden Medal of the Universal Exhibition in Poznań. Four years later, he was also awarded by the Polish Academy of Skills for his works. During the 1939 Invasion of Poland he fled to Hungary, where he became an active member of several underground organizations. Arrested by the Gestapo, he was sent to the Mauthausen-Gusen concentration camp where he was murdered as a victim of the Holocaust.

Stefan Filipkiewicz studied at Jan Matejko Academy of Fine Arts in Krakow. The recorded working language is Polish. The field of work recorded is visual arts. Subjects and genres recorded for the work are landscape. Places of work recorded in the authority are Kraków. Work by Stefan Filipkiewicz is recorded in the collections of Belvedere, National Museum in Warsaw and National Museum in Kraków. Distinctions recorded are Medal of Independence.

Stefan Filipkiewicz is recorded with the occupation graphic artist. Classed in the genre landscape painting. Recorded as a citizen of Poland.