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Stanisław Ignacy Witkiewicz
Sign in to saveAlso known as St. I. Witkiewicz, S. I. Witkiewicz, Witkacy, Stanislav Ignat︠s︡iĭ Vitkevich, Stanisław I. Witkiewicz, Stanisław Ignacy Witkace, Stanisław Witkiewicz, Stanislaw Ignacy Witkiewicz
Polish artist, dramatist and novelist (1885–1939)
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Stanisław Ignacy Witkiewicz, also known by the pseudonyms Witkacy and Stanisław Ignacy Witkacy, was an artist active from 1905 until 1939. He was born on February 24, 1885, and died on September 18, 1939.
His artistic output includes a recorded count of 11 works. His career spanned the period between the start of work in 1905 and its conclusion in 1939.
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Warsaw, Poland, Russian Empire [now Warsaw, Mazowieckie, Poland]
Stanisław Ignacy Witkiewicz, pseudonym "Witkacy" (February 24, 1885 – September 18, 1939) was a Polish writer, painter, philosopher, and photographer. He was active in the interwar period. In the work of Witkacy, a central place is occupied by dramas and novels, shaped by the theory of pure form and a catastrophic vision of civilization.
Known for
- Sculptor with a Camera — Witkacy (archive footage)2018
- Witkacy ID — Bohater filmu2009
- "Demoniczne" kobiety Witkacego — Bohater1995
- The Spirit of Witkacy — Self1989
- Epilog — Bohater1988
- Witkacy — Bohater1981
- Stanisław Ignacy Witkiewicz. Witkacy — Bohater1968
via TMDB
Key facts
- Born
- ( 1885-02-24 ) 24 February 1885, Warsaw, Congress Poland , Russian Empire
- Died
- 18 September 1939 (1939-09-18) (aged 54), Jeziory , Poland
- Pen name
- Witkacy
- Occupation
- Writer, painter, dramatist, philosopher, photographer
- Alma mater
- Kraków Academy of Fine Arts
- Notable works
- Tumor Mózgowicz Shoemakers The Madman and the Nun Farewell to Autumn Insatiability
- Spouse
- Jadwiga Unrug, m.1923
- Partner
- Jadwiga Janczewska [ pl ]
- Relatives
- Father : Stanisław Witkiewicz , Godmother : Helena Modjeska , Father-in-law : Juliusz Kossak
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Russian Empire
- Place of birth
- Warsaw
- Place of death
- Jeziorany
- Father
- Stanisław Witkiewicz
- Occupation
- art historian
- Educated at
- Jan Matejko Academy of Fine Arts in Krakow
- Languages spoken
- Polish
- Field of work
- drawing
- Movement
- Expressionism
- Conflict
- World War I
- Official website
- witkacologia.eu
- Image
- Stanislaw Ignacy Witkiewicz (Napoleon) - Tadeusz Langier.jpg
- Residence
- Katowice
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- Commons category
- Stanisław Ignacy Witkiewicz
- date of birth
- 1885-01-01
- date of death
- 1939-01-01
- pseudonym
- Stanisław Ignacy Witkacy
- Commons Creator page
- Stanisław Ignacy Witkiewicz
- manner of death
- Suicide
- cause of death
- exsanguination
- has works in the collection
- Museum and Institute of Zoology, Polish Academy of Sciences
- described at URL
- www.polskipetersburg.pl/hasla/witkiewicz-stanislaw-ignacy
- name in native language
- Stanisław Ignacy Witkiewicz
- writing language
- Polish
- IPA transcription
- [staˈɲiswaf iɡˈnatsɨ vʲitˈkʲɛvʲitʂ]
- start of work period
- 1905-01-01
- end of work period
- 1939-01-01
- influenced by
- Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz
- godparent
- Jan Krzeptowski
- significant person
- Stanisław Ignacy Witkiewicz
Sources (8)
via Wikidata · CC0
Works in European collections
11 objects attributed to Stanisław Ignacy Witkiewicz, held across European museums, libraries & archives · via Europeana
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Encyclopedic overview
Stanisław Ignacy Witkiewicz ( Polish: [staˈɲiswaf iɡˈnatsɨ vʲitˈkʲɛvʲitʂ]; 24 February 1885 – 18 September 1939), commonly known as Witkacy, was a Polish writer, painter, philosopher, theorist, playwright, novelist, and photographer active before World War I and during the interwar period.
Life
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