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Edward Okuń
Edward Okuń

Edward Okuń

Polish, 1872–1945
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Edward Okuń was a Polish Art Nouveau painter and freemason. He painted landscapes, portraits, designed covers and illustrated magazines, including the German magazine Jugend. In his younger years he also competed as a racing cyclist in the Kingdom of Poland.

Okuń was born in 1872 to a noble family and was orphaned early. He grew up with his grandparents on the maternal side. After inheriting a large fortune, he soon began drawing lessons with great painters. In 1891 he studied at the Warsaw School of Drawing. From 1891 to 1893 he studied under the direction of Isidore Jablonski and Jan Matejko at the Jan Matejko Academy of Fine Arts. He continued his studies in Munich and Paris. In 1897 Okuń went to study with Simon Hollósy who founded the Nagybánya artists' colony. For the next 20 years he lived in Rome and also traveled to Sorrento, Amalfi, Capri, Venice, Padua, Ravenna, Florence and Siena. He participated in the life of the Polish art colony in Rome, and was co-founder of the Masonic lodge "Polonia".

Okuń returned to Poland in 1921 and settled in Warsaw. From 1925 he was a professor in the School of Fine Arts. He was a member of the Society of Polish Artists. Together with his friends founded a Masonic lodge called "Copernicus". He was vice-president of the Society for the Encouragement of Fine Arts. During the annual opening of the Salon Incentives he witnessed the assassination of the first president of Poland, Gabriel Narutowicz, by Eligiusz Niewiadomski. He helped apprehend Niewiadomski, along with one of the president's aides.

During World War II he lived in Warsaw. After the Warsaw Uprising Okuń moved to Skierniewice, where he was killed by stray bullet in January 1945.

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Self portrait with Sicilian

Self portrait with Sicilian (1872)

Edward Okuń (Polish, 1872–1945)
Figurative
The War and Us

The War and Us (1917)

Edward Okuń (Polish, 1872–1945)
Figurative
Portrait of Mrs. Herse

Portrait of Mrs. Herse (1908)

Edward Okuń (Polish, 1872–1945)
Figurative
Portrait of Zofia Okuń née Tolkemit, the artist’s wife

Portrait of Zofia Okuń née Tolkemit, the artist’s wife (1904-1907)

Edward Okuń (Polish, 1872–1945)
Figurative
Self-portrait in a Spanish costume

Self-portrait in a Spanish costume (1911)

Edward Okuń (Polish, 1872–1945)
Figurative
Autumn leaves

Autumn leaves (1912)

Edward Okuń (Polish, 1872–1945)
Landscape
Wisterias in bloom

Wisterias in bloom (1911)

Edward Okuń (Polish, 1872–1945)
Landscape
Aniene river

Aniene river (1917)

Edward Okuń (Polish, 1872–1945)
Landscape
Female head

Female head (1927)

Edward Okuń (Polish, 1872–1945)
Figurative
Aniene river

Aniene river (1917)

Edward Okuń (Polish, 1872–1945)
Landscape
Arab playing the trumpet

Arab playing the trumpet (1894)

Edward Okuń (Polish, 1872–1945)
Illustration
Exhibition of Sport and Industry – Hunting section

Exhibition of Sport and Industry – Hunting section (1912)

Edward Okuń (Polish, 1872–1945)
Illustration
Chimera, rok 1905, tom 9, zeszyt 27

Chimera, rok 1905, tom 9, zeszyt 27 (1905)

Edward Okuń (Polish, 1872–1945)
Illustration
Ekslibris Towarzystwa Biblioteki Publicznej w Warszawie (1906–1928)

Ekslibris Towarzystwa Biblioteki Publicznej w Warszawie (1906–1928) (1907)

Edward Okuń (Polish, 1872–1945)
Illustration
Ekslibris Zuzanny Rabskiej (1882-1960)

Ekslibris Zuzanny Rabskiej (1882-1960) (1902)

Edward Okuń (Polish, 1872–1945)
Illustration
Salome’s dance

Salome’s dance (1939)

Edward Okuń (Polish, 1872–1945)
Religion

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