Roman Opałka, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Roman Opałka

French-born Polish painter

Date of Birth: 27-Aug-1931

Place of Birth: Hallencourt, Hauts-de-France, France

Date of Death: 06-Aug-2011

Profession: photographer, painter

Nationality: Poland, France

Zodiac Sign: Virgo

Roman Opalka (August 27, 1931 – August 6, 2011) was a French-born Polish painter, whose works are mostly associated with conceptual art. Opalka was born on August 27, 1931, in Abbeville-Saint-Lucien, France, to Polish parents.
The family returned to Poland in 1946 and Opalka studied lithography at a graphics school before enrolling in the School of Art and Design in Lódz.
He later earned a degree from the Academy of Fine Arts in Warsaw.
He moved back to France in 1977.
Opalka lived in Teille, near Le Mans, and Venice.
He died at age 79 after falling ill while on holiday in Italy.
He was admitted to a hospital near Rome and died there a few days later, on August 6, 2011, three weeks before his 80th birthday.