Bieszczad, Seweryn

In the Tavern
In the Tavern, presumably Munich 1885

Bieszczad, Seweryn, Polish painter, member of the “Munich School”. From 1883: student at the Academy of Fine Arts in Munich. *18.11.1852 Jasło, †17.6.1923 Krosno. 1868-76: studies at the Cracow Academy of Fine Arts/Akademia Sztuk Pięknych w Krakowie under Władysław Łuszczkiewicz (1828-1900) and Jan Matejko (1838-1893); and in 1873 at the Vienna Art Academy. On the 6.4.1883 he enrols in the painting class at the Royal Academy of Fine Arts in Munich, studies under Sandór (Alexander von) Wagner (1838-1919). 1891: he moves to live in Krosno. 1920-23: he lives for a time in Pleszew. In Krosno he is an active member of local artists’ societies and sits on cultural committees. Bieszczad paints genre scenes in a naturalist style; from the time he lives in Krosno, mainly views of the town and landscapes of the Carpathian foothills, scenes from villages and small towns, portraits in oils and water colours and scenes inspired by literary works. His works can be found in the national museums of Cracow, Posen/Poznań and Warsaw, and in numerous other Polish museums (Bielsko-Biała, Bytom, Gorlice, Katowice, Krosno, Leszno, Radom, Rzeszów).

 

Solo exhibition: 1983 Krosno District Museum/Muzeum Okręgowe w Krośnie

Group exhibitions: 1874-1895 Cracow, Warsaw: Society of the Friends of the Fine Arts/Towarzystwo Przyjaciół Sztuk Pięknych / Warsaw, Salon Krywult / Lemberg/Lwów, Munich, Vienna

Further Reading: Janina Góral: Wystawa malarstwa Seweryna Bieszczada, Muzeum Okręgowe w Krośnie, Krosno 1983; Halina Stępień/Maria Liczbińska: Artyści polscy w środowisku monachijskim w latach 1828-1914. Materiały źródłowe, Warsaw 1994, p. 14, 30; Saur Allgemeines Künstlerlexikon, vol. 10, Munich/Leipzig 1995, p. 588; Halina Ste̜pień: Artyści polscy w środowisku monachijskim w latach 1856-1914 (Studia z historii sztuki / Instytut Sztuki, Polska Akademia Nauk, 50), Warsaw 2003; Anna Mazurek: Seweryn Bieszczad. Artysta niespełniony, Muzeum Podkarpackie w Krośnie, Krosno 2006; Egzotyczna Europa. Kraj urodzenia na płótnach polskich monachijczyków/Das exotische Europa. Heimatvisionen auf den Gemälden der polnischen Künstler in München, exhibition catalogue. Suwałki 2015

Online: Matriculation data base, Matriculation book 2, Academy of Fine Arts Munich, 04300 Severin Bieszcrad (sic!), http://matrikel.adbk.de/matrikel/mb_1841-1884/jahr_1883/matrikel-04300

 

Axel Feuß, March 2017

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    In the Tavern, presumably Munich 1885