Konrad SRZEDNICKI (1894-1993), In the field, 1956

Woodcut, paper 20 x 23 cm in light passe - partout.
Konrad Srzednicki (born November 1, 1894 in Wysokie Mazowieckie, died April 8, 1993 in Cracow) - Polish painter and graphic artist.Born November 1, 1894 in Wysokie Mazowieckie, in the family of Franciszek and Magdalena née Bielski. He graduated from high school. In 1918-1920 he volunteered to serve in the Polish Army. He studied at the private Krzyzanowski School of Painting and Drawing in Warsaw (1921-1924), at the School of Fine Arts in Warsaw (1924-1930), graduating in 1936. painting under Tadeusz Pruszkowski, Mieczyslaw Kotarbiński and graphic design under Władysław Skoczylas.At the Academy of Fine Arts in Warsaw in the years (1929-1939) assistant in the Department of Artistic Graphics, from January 16, 1939 he was an associate professor of graphic arts at the Academy of Fine Arts in Krakow (rector 1951-1952).He was a member of the "Rytu" (since 1931) and the Group of 9 Graphic Artists (1952-1960), an honorary member of the Academy of Fine Arts in Florence (since 1965).