Teodor AXENTOWICZ
1859–1938, Poland

Name Teodor AXENTOWICZ
Birth 1859, Poland
Died 1938

Teodor Axentowicz was a painter and university professor. A renowned artist of his times, he was also the rector of the Academy of Fine Arts in Kraków. As an artist, Axentowicz was famous for his portraits and subtle scenes of Hutsul life, set in the Carpathians.
Carolus-Duran (1838-1917) was a painter and teacher. His atelier was progressive, dispensing with the traditional academic approach, which required careful drawing and underpainting, in favor of the alla prima method of working directly on the canvas.

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