Bogdan Cierpisz

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Bogdan Cierpisz
Bogdan Cierpisz
Born	Bogdan Cierpisz 26 August 1930 Puławy, Poland
Died	23 January 1994 (aged 64) Gdańsk, Poland
Resting place	Srebrzysko Cemetery
Nationality	Polish
Education	School of Fine Arts, Sopot-Gdańsk
Known for	Bogdan Cierpisz, Vistula Shore, 1898, oil on canvas Bogdan Cierpisz, Pieta, 1980's Painting, Photography
Notable work	Pieta
Movement	Landscape painting
Spouse(s)	Hanna Dowlasz

Bogdan Cierpisz (Polish pronunciation: [bo:gdan t͡ɕɛ'rpiʂ] (listen); 26 August 1930 – 23 January 1994) was a Polish painter, known for oil on canvas paintings of landscapes, especially nearby Vistula (/ˈvɪstjʊlə/; Polish: Wisła, Polish pronunciation: [ˈvʲiswa] (listen), Kazimierz Dolny and [1]. The art of Bogdan Cierpisz continues the tradition of Polish colourism, the so-called Sopot school [1].

His teachers at the School of Fine Arts in Sopot-Gdańsk included Jan Cybis, Jacek Żuławski, Józef Łakomiak and Jan Wodyński. Bogdan Cierpisz spent most of his life in Gdańsk. Later, he became the Head of the Department of Primary Education at the Institute of Pedagogy and Psychology of the University of Gdańsk [1].

Biography

Bogdan Cierpisz was born on 26 August 1930, in Puławy.[1] His father, Stanisław Cierpisz was first military paramedic than sergeant in 2 Pułk Saperów Kaniowskich under command of Stanisław Magnuszewski [2]. His mother Anna Cierpisz (Bończyk) was employed at the Health Centre in Pulawy. Bogdan Cierpisz had 2 older siblings; brother Stanisław Cierpisz and sister Maria Cierpisz (in 1944 she was a nurse in Warsaw Uprising (aka: Maria, Bakcyl department).

After graduation,[] Bogdan Cierpisz moved to Gdańsk. He studied at the School of Fine Arts, in Sopot till 1954, then in Gdańsk in 1957 he had diploma [2] (school of Fine Arts was seated till 1954 in Sopot, after that in Gdańsk [3]. He was conducted by many famous artists: Jan Cybis, Jacek Żuławski, Józef Łakomiak and Jan Wodyński.

In ...he met his wife Hanna/Eryka Dowlasz during ..., with whom he had daughter Joanna.

Because of difficult material situation among - he was painting- he started working as a teacher first in.... and then in 1970 when the University of Gdańsk arrised [a]. He was teaching ......

He was a valuable and well-thought-of teacher. He died in 1994 in Gdańsk.

Significance, style, themes

He is counted as an artist who continued the tradition of Polish colourism, the so-called Sopot school. His earliest paintings are very expressive and colorful and have a very rough surface. Bogdan Cierpisz didn't paint much using brush but paint spatulas instead. The paintings of the first stage have large expressive background, espacially marine ones.

The second stage consist especially landscapes especially near Vistula river. Painting are also rough in surface but more calm. Bohdan Zadura written that Bogdan Cierpisz was ...

In addition to landscapes Bogdan Cierpisz made also numerous the sacred themes. Especially crucification and his very favorite - famous "Pieta". When he was painting his own interpretation of Pieta from Awinion, the author of the original wasn't known. He beliewed that Pieta from Awignion is the most beautiful painting. In his own interpretation he painted St. Mary's Basilica

His paintings are on display in numerous Polish museums; including the National Museum in Warsaw, National Museum in Kraków, National Museum in Poznań and National Museum in Wrocław.[

Selected works

The following is a selected list of Matejko's works, in chronological order.

#	Title	Year	Technique and size	Location	Illustration

1.	Carowie Szujscy przed Zygmuntem III (The Shuysky Princes before King Sigismund III)	1853	oil on canvas 75.5 cm × 109 cm	National Museum in Wrocław
2.	Stańczyk	1862	oil on canvas 120 × 88 cm	National Museum, Warsaw
3.	Kazanie Skargi (Skarga's Sermon)	1864	oil on canvas 224 × 397 cm	Royal Castle, Warsaw
4.	Rejtan	1866	oil on canvas 282 × 487 cm	Royal Castle, Warsaw
5.	Alchemik Sędziwój (Alchemist Sendivogius)	1867	oil on canvas 73 × 130 cm	Museum of Arts in Łódź
6.	Unia Lubelska (Union of Lublin)	1869	oil on canvas 298 cm × 512 cm	Lublin Museum
7.	Stefan Batory pod Pskowem (Stefan Batory at Pskov)	1872	oil on canvas 322 × 545 cm	Royal Castle, Warsaw
8.	Astronom Kopernik, czyli rozmowa z Bogiem (Astronomer Copernicus, or Conversations with God)	1873	oil on canvas 225 × 315 cm	Collegium Novum
9.	Zawieszenie dzwonu Zygmunta (The Hanging of the Sigismund bell)	1874	oil on wood 94 × 189 cm	National Museum, Warsaw
10.	Śmierć króla Przemysła II (Death of King Przemysł II)	1875		Modern Gallery in Zagreb
11.	Bitwa pod Grunwaldem (Battle of Grunwald)	1878	oil on canvas 426 × 987 cm	National Museum, Warsaw
12.	Polonia - Rok 1863 (Polonia - year 1863)	1879	oil on canvas 156 × 232 cm	Czartoryski Museum, Kraków
13.	Hołd pruski (The Prussian Homage)	1880-82	oil on canvas 388 × 875 cm	National Museum, Kraków
14.	Jan III Sobieski pod Wiedniem (John III Sobieski at Vienna)	1883		Vatican Museums
15.	Wernyhora	1883-84	oil on canvas 290 × 204 cm	National Museum, Kraków
16.	Założenie Akademii Lubrańskiego w Poznaniu (Founding of the Lubrański Academy in Poznań)	1886		National Museum, Poznań
17.	Dziewica Orleańska (Maid of Orléans)	1886	oil on canvas 484 x 973 cm	National Museum, Poznań
18.	Bitwa pod Racławicami (Battle of Racławice)	1888	oil on canvas 450 × 890 cm	National Museum, Kraków
19.	cycle Dzieje cywilizacji w Polsce (History of civilization in Poland)	1888-1889
20.	Chrzest Litwy (Baptism of Lithuania)	1888	oil on canvas 60 × 115.5 cm	National Museum, Warsaw
21.	Zaprowadzenie chrześcijaństwa (Introduction of Christianity [to Poland])	1889	oil on wood 79 × 120 cm	National Museum, Warsaw
22.	cycle Poczet królów i książąt polskich (Fellowship of the kings and princes of Poland)	1890-1892
23.	Konstytucja 3 Maja 1791 r. (Constitution of 3 May 1791)	1891	oil on canvas 247 cm × 446 cm	Royal Castle, Warsaw
24.	Carowie Szujscy przed Zygmuntem III (The Shuysky Princes before King Sigismund III)	1892	oil on wood 42 cm × 63 cm	Jan Matejko House in Kraków
25.	Self-portrait (Autoportret)	1892	oil on canvas 160 cm × 110 cm	National Museum, Warsaw
26.	Śluby Jana Kazimierza (Oath of Jan Kazimierz)	1893	oil on wood 315 cm × 500 cm	National Museum, Wrocław

Notes

Pieta

References

WYDZIAŁ MALARSTWA I GRAFIKI AKADEMII SZTUK PIĘKNYCH W GDAŃSKU, monography, ISBN 978-83-918739-4-6,Wydawnictwo Bernardinium, 2007, page 137, link
Zapomniany Kaniowczyk ppłk Stanisław Magnuszewski (1888-1968), Zbigniew Kiełb, 2018, ISBN: 9788394329112

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