Józef Czapski, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

    

Józef Czapski

Polish artist

Date of Birth: 03-Apr-1896

Place of Birth: Prague, Czech Republic

Date of Death: 12-Jan-1993

Profession: writer, painter, literary critic

Nationality: Poland

Zodiac Sign: Aries


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About Józef Czapski

  • Józef Czapski (April 3, 1896 – January 12, 1993) was a Polish artist, author, and critic, as well as an officer of the Polish Army.
  • As a painter, he is notable for his membership in the Kapist movement, which was heavily influenced by Cézanne.
  • Following the Polish Defensive War, he was made a prisoner of war by the Soviets and was among the very few officers to survive the Katyn massacre of 1940.
  • Following the Sikorski-Mayski Agreement, he was an official envoy of the Polish government searching for the missing Polish officers in Russia.
  • After World War II, he remained in exile in the Paris suburb of Maisons-Laffitte, where he was among the founders of Kultura monthly, one of the most influential Polish cultural journals of the 20th century.

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