Teodor Axentowicz

Teodor Axentowicz studied at Academy of Fine Arts, Munich and Jan Matejko Academy of Fine Arts in Krakow. Jakob Glasner is recorded as having studied under Teodor Axentowicz. The recorded working language is Polish and German. The field of work recorded is painting, graphics and art. Subjects and genres recorded for the work are portrait. Places of work recorded in the authority are Kraków. Positions recorded include rector. Work by Teodor Axentowicz is recorded in the collections of National Museum in Poznań, National Museum in Warsaw, Museum of Art in Łódź, National Museum in Wrocław and National Museum in Kraków. Distinctions recorded are Commander of the Order of Polonia Restituta and Commander with Star of the Order of Polonia Restituta.

• Name — Teodor Axentowicz • Born — 13 May 1859 • Birthplace — Brassó, Kingdom of Hungary, Austrian Empire • Died — 26 August 1938 • Place of death — Kraków, Second Polish Republic • Field — Painting • Training — Academy of Fine Arts, Munich • Relatives — * Adam Giełgud (father-in-law) • John Gielgud (acquired nephew) • Lewis Gielgud (acquired nephew) • Val Gielgud (acquired nephew)

Axentowicz was born on 13 May 1859 in Brassó, Hungary (now Brașov, Romania), to a family of Polish-Armenian ancestry. In 1893 in Chelsea, London, he married Iza Henrietta Gielgud, daughter of politician Adam Giełgud as well as aunt of Val and John Gielgud of the theatrical dynasty and their brother Lewis. A son, Philip S.A.D. Axentowicz, was born in Chelsea in 1893. Between 1879 and 1882 he studied at the Academy of Fine Arts in Munich. From there he moved to Paris, where he was a student of Carolus-Duran and continued his education until 1895. During that time he started a long cooperation with various journals and started his career as a copyist, duplicating the works of Titian and Botticelli for Le Monde illustré. He also made numerous travels to London and Rome, where he prepared a set of portraits, one of the first in his career. • Illustration — Under the burden of misery, Lviv National Art Gallery • Illustration — Self-portrait (1898, National Museum, Warsaw) In 1894 he started collaboration with Wojciech Kossak and Jan Styka during the preparation of the Racławice Panorama, one of the largest panoramic paintings in the history of Polish art. The following year he moved to Kraków, where he became a professor at the local Academy of Fine Arts. He was also active in the local society and cooperated with various societies devoted to propagation of arts and crafts. In 1897 he founded an artistic conservatory for women and soon afterwards became one of the founders of the Sztuka society, whose members were such artists as Józef Chełmoński, Julian Fałat, Jacek Malczewski, Józef Mehoffer, Jan Stanisławski, Włodzimierz Tetmajer, Leon Wyczółkowski and Stanisław Wyspiański. In 1910 he became the rector of the academy and since 1928 was also an honorary member of the Zachęta Society. He died on 26 August 1938 in Kraków. Throughout his life he had numerous exhibitions, both in Poland and abroad. He was awarded many gold medals at both national and international exhibitions, including those in Berlin (1896, 1913), St. Louis (1904), Munich (1905, 1935), London (1906), Vienna (1908), Rome (1911), Venice (1914, 1926), Paris (1921), Chicago (1927), and Prague (1927). His paintings can be found in almost all public collections in Poland and in numerous private ones there and abroad. In 1904 at the St. Louis World's Fair, Axentowicz received a Special Commemorative Award in recognition of service in connection with various national sections of the Department of Art. While in Paris, he received the title of Officier d'Académie Ordre des Palmes académiques and Member of Académie des Beaux-Arts. In addition to Society of Polish Artists "Sztuka", he was also a member of Hagenbund and a founding member of the Vienna Secession.

The authorities additionally record the headings Theodor Axentowicz, Theodore Axentowicz, Teodoras Aksentovicius, Teodor Axentoweiz and Theodore Axentoweiz. His recorded languages were Polish and German. He married Iza Giełgud. 4 children are recorded: Jan Axentowicz, Gladys Maria Axentowicz, Jadwiga Axentowicz and Philip Axentowicz.

Teodor Axentowicz is recorded with the occupation graphic artist. Classed in the genre portrait. Axentowicz worked at Kraków. Recorded as having studied at Academy of Fine Arts, Munich and Jan Matejko Academy of Fine Arts in Krakow. Career and activity. Axentowicz worked in painting, graphics and art. Recorded position is rector. He belonged to Society of Polish Artists "Sztuka". He worked at Kraków.