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Józef Holewiński (1848–1917) was a Polish graphic artist, engraver and painter.

Career

Holewiński was a leading representative of Polish wood engraving. He did work for a number of periodicals, including Kłosy (Gleanings), Wędrowiec (The Wanderer) and Moderne Kunst (German: Modern Art). From 1891 he was artistic director at the Warsaw Tygodnik Ilustrowany (Illustrated Weekly).

He engraved paintings and drawings for periodicals after Jan Matejko, Juliusz Kossak and others. He executed reproductions for Album Jana Matejki (Album of Jan Matejko, 1876).

Toward the end of his life, Holewiński painted landscapes and portraits.

Gallery

Works by Holewiński:

• Bolesław Prus (frontispiece to first book edition of Prus' novel, The Doll, 1890)
• Jan Kochanowski
• Galician small-town mayor, 1878, after picture by Andrzej Grabowski
• Ukrainian peasant woman, 1886
• Fire at the Circus, Berdychiv, 1883, after drawing by M.E. Andriolli

See also

• List of Poles

Notes

1. "Józef Holewiński," Encyklopedia Powszechna PWN, volume 2, p. 225.
2. "Józef Holewiński," Encyklopedia Powszechna PWN, volume 2, p. 225.
3. "Józef Holewiński," Encyklopedia Powszechna PWN, volume 2, p. 225.
4. "Józef Holewiński," Encyklopedia Powszechna PWN, volume 2, p. 225.

References

• "Józef Holewiński," Encyklopedia Powszechna PWN (PWN Universal Encyclopedia), volume 2, Warsaw, Państwowe Wydawnictwo Naukowe, 1974.

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