Augusta Kochanowska
Appearance
Augusta Kochanowska | |
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Кохановська Августа Йосипівна | |
Born | Sadhora, Duchy of Bukovina (now Ukraine) | July 6, 1868
Died | December 7, 1927 | (aged 59)
Other names | Auguste Kochanowska, Augusta Yosypivna Kokhanovska |
Augusta Kochanowska (July 6, 1868 – December 7, 1927) was a Polish artist, known for painting and illustrations.
About
Augusta Kochanowska was born on July 6, 1868, Sadhora (Chernivtsi), Duchy of Bukovina, now Ukraine.[1] From 1894 until 1899, she studied at the University of Applied Arts Vienna (also known as Kunstgewerbeschule des KK Osterr). She lived in Chernivtsi from the period 1885 until 1920, with some breaks.[2][3]
Her work was influenced by Ukrainian writer Olha Kobylianska, who she met in 1874.[3] Kochanowska made numerous illustrations for her books.[3]
In 2013, the Chernivtsi Art Museum published a catalog of the artist's life and work.[2]
References
- ^ Chekhovsky, Igor (2012-08-08). "Наш «маленький Відень» - Україна Incognita" [Our "little Vienna", the Phenomenon of Chernivtsi]. Ukraine Incognita (in Ukrainian). JSC Ukrainian Media Group. Retrieved 2020-08-05.
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: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ a b Vyshnevska, Maria (2013-08-14). "First female artist in Bukovyna". Time Out.
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: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ a b c "Auguste Kochanowska". Digital topography of multicultural Bukovina. Retrieved 2020-08-05.
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External links
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