Augusta Kochanowska
Augusta Kochanowska (6 July 1868 – 7 December 1927) was a Polish artist, known for painting and illustrations.
Augusta Kochanowska | |
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| Кохановська Августа Йосипівна | |
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| Born | 6 July 1868 Sadhora, Duchy of Bukovina (now Ukraine) |
| Died | 7 December 1927 (aged 59) |
| Other names | Auguste Kochanowska, Augusta Yosypivna Kokhanovska |
Augusta Kochanowska, "View of Cracow", 1890
About
Augusta Kochanowska was born on 6 July 1868 in Sadhora (Chernivtsi), Duchy of Bukovina, now Ukraine.[1] From 1894 until 1899, she studied at the University of Applied Arts Vienna (also known as Kunstgewerbeschule des KK Osterr). She lived in Chernivtsi from the period 1885 until 1920, with some breaks.[2][3]
Her work was influenced by Ukrainian writer Olha Kobylianska, who she met in 1874.[3] Kochanowska made numerous illustrations for her books.[3]
In 2013, the Chernivtsi Art Museum published a catalog of the artist's life and work.[2]
References
- Chekhovsky, Igor (2012-08-08). "Наш «маленький Відень» - Україна Incognita" [Our "little Vienna", the Phenomenon of Chernivtsi]. Ukraine Incognita (in Ukrainian). JSC Ukrainian Media Group. Retrieved 2020-08-05.
- Vyshnevska, Maria (2013-08-14). "First female artist in Bukovyna". Time Out. Archived from the original on 2020-08-11.
- "Auguste Kochanowska". Digital topography of multicultural Bukovina. Archived from the original on 2021-05-15. Retrieved 2020-08-05.
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