Stanisław Ignacy Witkiewicz
Polish writer and painter
Stanisław Ignacy Witkiewicz, commonly known as Witkacy, was a Polish writer, painter, philosopher, theorist, playwright, novelist, and photographer active before World War I and during the interwar period. Wikipedia
Born: February 24, 1885, Warsaw, Poland
Died: September 18, 1939 (age 54 years), Velyki Ozera, Ukraine
Spouse: Jadwiga Unrug (m. 1923–1939)
On view: San Francisco Museum of Modern Art
Parents: Stanisław Witkiewicz and Maria Witkiewiczowa
Notable works: Tumor Mózgowicz; Shoemakers; The Madman and the Nun; Farewell to Autumn; Insatiability
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