Stefan Adam Garwatowski[1] or Gerwatowski[2] ( 1931 - 20 December 2019) was a Polish painter. He was an alumnus of Academy of Fine Arts in Warsaw (1956).[3][4]
He has authored many paintings illustrating notable events from Poland's military history (as illustrated by a sample painting used here, "Piłsudski in the trenches of Kostiuchnówka").[1][3] They are featured in several museums of Poland, including Museum of the Polish Army in Warsaw and the National Museum in Wrocław (Muzeum Narodowe we Wrocławiu).[3] In addition to military paintings, he has also done works in other themes, including abstract art.[3]
Works edit
They include:
- battle of Kostiuchnówka with the "Piłsudski in the trenches of Kostiuchnówka" (Polish: Piłsudski w okopach pod Kostiuchnówką), featured in the Museum of the Polish Army (MWP) in Warsaw (portrayed above).[2]
- battle of Westerplatte with "Westerplatte" (1996), featured in the MWP[5]
- death of Ignacy Skorupka in the battle of Ossów, with the "Death of rev. Skorupka" (Polish: Śmierć ks. Skorupki) featured in the MWP during the special exhibition for an anniversary of the battle of Warsaw
- battle of Monte Cassino with "Hill 593 - Monte Cassino" (Polish: Wzgórze 593 - Monte Cassino) [6]
- Polish participation in the battle of Berlin, with "We in Berlin" (Polish: My w Berlinie), featured on the web pages of the MWP[7]
- "battle of Grunwald" (Polish: Bitwa pod Grunwaldem)[8]
- "Warsaw Uprising", (Polish: Powstanie Warszawskie)[9]
- "Occupation" (Polish: Okupacja, 1955), Lubusz Land Museum (Muzeum Ziemi Lubuskiej) in Zielona Góra[10]
- battle of Kolberg (Kołobrzeg) with "Kolberg: 1945 - the last fight" (Polish: Kołobrzeg 1945 Ostatni bój) in the Museum of Polish Weaponry (Muzeum Oręża Polskiego) in Kołobrzeg[11]
- "battle of Mokra" (Polish: Bitwa pod Mokrą)
He also authored portraits of Polish military figures:
His picture "On the outskirts of Warsaw" (Polish: Na przedpolach Warszawy) has been part of the Polish Post series in 1968, on the 25th anniversary of the People's Polish Army.[13]
References edit
- ^ a b "Krasińskiego Zygmunta - Ulice Twojego Miasta". www.ulicetwojegomiasta.pl. Archived from the original on 2012-04-26. Retrieved 2011-12-16.
- ^ a b "Rosjanie – Polacy, czterech na jednego (galeria zdjęć)" (in Polish). rp.pl. Retrieved 2011-12-14.
- ^ a b c d "Garwatowski Stefan - Portret Księcia Leona Sapiehy". Artinfo.pl. Retrieved 2011-12-16.
- ^ "Zmarł Stefan Garwatowski". Muzeumwp. Retrieved 17 January 2021.
- ^ "Muzeum Wojska Polskiego w Warszawie". Muzeumwp.pl. Retrieved 2011-12-16.
- ^ "Encyklopedie w INTERIA.PL - największa w Polsce encyklopedia internetowa". Encyklopedia.interia.pl. Retrieved 2011-12-16.
- ^ "Muzeum Wojska Polskiego w Warszawie". Muzeumwp.pl. Retrieved 2011-12-16.
- ^ Krzyszof Kowalewski, KORONOWO 1410, CZYLI GARŚĆ UWAG O POLSKIEJ SZTUCE WOJENNEJ[permanent dead link], "Mówią wieki" (10/2010)
- ^ "Encyklopedie w INTERIA.PL - największa w Polsce encyklopedia internetowa". Encyklopedia.interia.pl. Retrieved 2011-12-16.
- ^ Obraz Życia. Malarstwo polskie od 1946 roku do dzisiaj
- ^ "KOŁOBRZEG- MUZEUM ORĘŻA POLSKIEGO - MUZEA - Pawim okiem - bloog.pl". Adventure65.bloog.pl. Archived from the original on 2013-04-16. Retrieved 2011-12-16.
- ^ "Muzeum Wojska Polskiego w Warszawie". Muzeumwp.pl. Retrieved 2011-12-16.
- ^ Itelnet. "Filatelistyka, filatelista, znaczki pocztowe, katalog znaczków pocztowych, encyklopedia filatelistyki". Filatelistyka.org. Retrieved 2011-12-16.
Further reading edit
- Stanley S. Sokol (2000). The artists of Poland: a biographical dictionary from the 14th century to the present. McFarland. p. 63. ISBN 978-0-7864-0697-5. Retrieved 14 December 2011.