Tymon Niesiołowski, AKT, 1956

24.40 x 16.70 cm - drypoint, paper
signed in lead below the print: Tymon 56

Tymon Niesiołowski (Lviv 1882 – Toruń 1965) – painter, printmaker, educator; from 1900 to 1905, he studied at the Academy of Fine Arts in Kraków under Stanisław Wyspiański and Józef Mehoffer. From 1906 to 1926, he lived in Zakopane, from where he traveled to Italy, Paris, and Munich. In 1908, he co-founded the “Group of Five”; from 1917, he was associated with the “Formists” group, and from 1922 with the “Rhythm” Association. In 1926, he moved to Vilnius, where he became director of the School of Artistic Crafts, and from 1928 he taught at the Faculty of Fine Arts at Stefan Batory University. After the war, he became a professor at the Faculty of Fine Arts at Nicolaus Copernicus University in Toruń; from 1958, he was a member of the “Toruń Group.” He painted—works distinguished by their decorative forms and colors—still lifes, nudes, portraits, and, less frequently, landscapes. His style evolved over the years; his early works reveal clear influences from Wyspiański, while his later works show distinct inspiration from French painting, including the works of Gauguin, Picasso, and Matisse. In the paintings of his mature period, he often used flat patches of color outlined with strongly defined contours. The artist also worked in printmaking.