Teofil Kwiatkowski
Appearance
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Teofil Antoni Jaksa of Griffins Kwiatkowski (February 21, 1809 in Pułtusk – August 14, 1891 in Avallon, France) was a Polish painter.
Life
[edit]Kwiatkowski participated in the November 1830 Uprising. After its suppression, he emigrated to France.[1] He stayed in a facility for Polish war refugees in Avallon till 1832. He then attended painting studies held by Léon Cogniet.
Kwiatkowski was a close friend to Adam Mickiewicz and Frédéric Chopin.
His artistic work includes many images of Frédéric Chopin, including a picture of him playing at a ball at Paris's Hôtel Lambert and Chopin on His Deathbed (1849).[2] He presented fantastic illustrations for Chopin musical pieces.
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[edit]References
[edit]- "Kwiatkowski, Teofil Antoni," Encyklopedia powszechna PWN, vol. 2, Warsaw, Państwowe Wydawnictwo Naukowe, 1974, pp. 658–59.
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