Bronisław Bartel
Bronisław Bartel | |
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Bronisław Bartel in 1934 | |
| Born | 3 November 1887 |
| Died | 24 April 1968 (aged 80) |
| Resting place | Junikowo Cemetery, Poznań 52°23′11″N 16°49′58″E / 52.38639°N 16.83278°E |
| Occupation | Painter |
| Awards | |
Bronisław Bartel (1887 – 1968) was a Polish painter. He was a professor at the State School of Artistic Industry in Bydgoszcz (1922-1926), professor of decorative painting, anatomy and nude study at the University of Fine Arts in Poznań (1927-1939) and the director of the High School of Fine Arts in Poznań (1946-1951).
Biography
Bronisław Bartel was born in Zawiercie on 3 November 1887.,[1] from Herman Bartel, an industry clerk, and Salomea née Borg.[2] Adter his birth, the family moved to the village of Sławniów, 20 kilometres (12 mi) east of Zawiercie. There Bronisław's brothers were born:Ryszard (22 March 1897) and Zygfryd (31 January 1899).[3]
From 1905 to 1910, he attended the Academy of Fine Arts in Krakow under the supervision of famous professors: Julian Fałat, Teodor Axentowicz and Ferdynand Ruszczyc.[1] His first solo exhibition took place in 1910[2] at the Kraków Society of Friends of Fine Arts.[1]
In 1912, he spent one year in Warsaw before residing permanently in Poznań. There, in 1919, he started working as the manager of the St. Wojciech Printing and Bookstore (Święty Wojciech Dom Medialny), a publishing house founded in 1897 by Archbishop Florian Stablewski.[4] It is today the oldest Catholic publishing house operating in Poland.
From 1921 to 1926, he was a member of the Świt Association for people with disabilities and the president of the Greater Poland Artists' Group Plastyka.[1] Between 1922 and 1926, Bartel was a professor at the State School of Artistic Industry in Bydgoszcz:[2]
he lived in 20 January 1920 Street at today's Nr. 19.[5]
Between 1927 and 1939 he served as a professor of decorative painting, anatomy and nude study at the University of Fine Arts in Poznań.[1] From 1946 to 1951, he was the director of the High School of Fine Arts in Poznań.[1]
In 1929, he won the third prize in the competition for the polychrome decoration of the Sejm Hall in Warsaw.[3] The Poznań's Association of Polish Artists and Designers organized an exhibition of Bartel's works in February 1959.[6]
Bronisław Bartel died on 24 April 1968, in Poznań.[1] He was buried on 27 April 1968, at the Junikowo Cemetery in Poznań.
Works
Bartel painted figurative compositions, portraits, landscapes, still lifes in warm, subdued colors.[7] He also practiced decorative paintings or poster designs.[3] The collection of the National Museum in Poznań includes some of his works.
Selective list of creations
- Podwórko (Backyard) - 1912, Regional Museum of Bydgoszcz;[8]
- Zima (Winter) - 1913;
- Roztopy (Thaws) - 1913;
- Wieś o zimowym zmierzchu (The village at winter dusk) - 1915;
- Portret Matki (Mother's portrait) - 1917, National Museum in Poznań;
- Dziecko (Child) - 1932;
- Demon - 1930, National Museum in Poznań;
- Mulatka (Mulatto) - 1930, National Museum in Poznań;
- Walcownia (Rolling mill) - 1949, National Museum in Poznań.
Personal life
Bronisław Bartel married two times, first to Adela Maria Kiersztejnin, then to Janina Brzezińska. He had three children.[3]
Rewards and recognition
On 11 November 1936, by decision of the President of the Republic of Poland, Bronisław Bartel was awarded was awarded the Golden Cross of Merit (Polish: Złoty Krzyż Zasługi) for his works in the field of culture and art.[9]
See also
- Bydgoszcz
- List of Polish people
- National Museum in Poznań
- Regional Museum, Bydgoszcz
- Święty Wojciech Dom Medialny
References
- ^ a b c d e f g Gąsiorowski, Antoni; Topolski, Jerzy (1981). Wielkopolski Słownik Biograficzny [Greater Poland Biographical Dictionary] (in Polish). Warszawa-Poznań: Państwowe Wydawnictwo Naukowe. pp. 38–39. ISBN 83-01-02722-3.
- ^ a b c Łoza, Stanisław (1981). Czy wiesz kto to jest? [Do you know who it is?] (in Polish). Warszawa: Wydawnictwa Artystyczne i Filmowe: na zam. Zrzeszenia Księgarstwa. p. 26.
- ^ a b c d "Bronisław Bartel" [Bronisław Bartel]. jura-pilica.com (in Polish). Pilica: jura-pilica. 2015. Retrieved 27 September 2025.
- ^ "Historia Spółki" [Company History]. swietywojciechmedia (in Polish). Poznań: Święty Wojciech Dom Medialny sp. z o.o. 2018. Retrieved 23 September 2025.
- ^ Adresy Miasta Bydgoszczy na rok 1925 [Addresses of the City of Bydgoszcz for 1925] (in Polish). Bydgoszcz: Władysław Weber. 1925. p. 20. Retrieved 27 September 2025.
- ^ "Wystawa malarstwa Bronisława Bartela i grafiki Danuty Leszczyńskiej-Kluza, 1959. Galeria Miejska Arsenał" [Exhibition of paintings by Bronisław Bartel and graphics by Danuta Leszczyńska-Kluza, 1959. Arsenal Municipal Gallery]. cyryl.poznan.pl (in Polish). Poznań: Wydawnictwo Miejskie Posnania. 2025. Retrieved 26 September 2025.
- ^ "Historia Spółki" [Bronisław Bartel]. desa.pl (in Polish). Warsaw: DESA Unicum S.A. 2018. Retrieved 26 September 2025.
- ^ MaG (15 December 2023). "Muzeum Okręgowe w Bydgoszczy wzbogaciło się o cenny obraz. Dzieło powstało w 1912 roku" [The District Museum in Bydgoszcz has acquired a valuable painting. The work was created in 1912.]. expressbydgoski.pl (in Polish). Bydgoszcz: Polska Press Sp. z o.o. Retrieved 27 September 2025.
- ^ M.P. 1936 nr 286 poz. 510 (PDF). Warsaw: PREZYDENT RZECZYPOSPOLITEJ. 11 November 1936.
Bibliography
- Rudowski, Jan (1992). Polski słownik biograficzny T. 33 [Polish Biographical Dictionary Vol. 33 (1991-1992)] (in Polish). Wrocław: Zakład Narodowy im. Ossolińskich - Wydawnictwo Polskiej Akademii Nauk. pp. 501–515.
External links
- (in Polish) Swit association