Stefan FILIPKIEWICZ (1879–1944), DAHLIAS IN A VASE

Oil on canvas, 78 x 50 cm, signed lower right: Stefan Filipkiewicz 1927,
2 labels on the stretcher: one by the artist and one from an exhibition dated 1927.


Stefan FILIPKIEWICZ ( 1879–1944)
Painter and printmaker, a Young Poland landscape artist. From 1900 to 1908, he studied at the Academy of Fine Arts in Kraków under J. Mehoffer, L. Wyczółkowski, J. Pankiewicz, and J. Stanisławski, who had a significant influence on his work. He was considered one of the most outstanding representatives of the “Stanisławski School.” He made his debut in 1899 with a series of Tatra landscapes exhibited at the Society of Friends of Fine Arts (TPSP). In 1905, he became a member of the Vienna “Secession.” From 1908 onward, he was a member of the TAP Sztuka art association. During World War I, he served in the Legions. He participated in Secession exhibitions in Berlin, Munich, and Vienna, as well as in international exhibitions in Dresden, Rome, and Venice, and in Polish exhibitions in the U.S., London, Vienna, and Paris. He taught at the Industrial School in Kraków and later at the Academy of Fine Arts, where he was appointed associate professor. During World War II, he was active in the resistance movement and underground activities. He painted landscapes of the Tatra Mountains and the Podhale region, as well as scenes from Radziszów near Kraków, where he spent his vacations, and in later years, seascapes as well. He also painted decorative still lifes featuring bouquets of flowers. He worked in printmaking, illustration, and the design of posters and medals.