Teofil Kwiatkowski

Teofil Antoni Jaksa of Griffins Kwiatkowski (February 21, 1809 in Pułtusk – August 14, 1891 in Avallon, France) was a Polish painter.

Life

Kwiatkowski participated in the November 1830 Uprising. After its suppression, he emigrated to France.[1] He stayed in a facility for Polish war refugees in Avallon till 1832. He then attended painting studies held by Léon Cogniet.

Kwiatkowski was a close friend to Adam Mickiewicz and Frédéric Chopin.

His artistic work includes many images of Frédéric Chopin, including a picture of him playing at a ball at Paris's Hôtel Lambert and Chopin on His Deathbed (1849).[2] He presented fantastic illustrations for Chopin musical pieces.

See also

Notes

  1. ^ "Kwiatkowski, Teofil Antoni," Encyklopedia powszechna PWN, vol. 2, p. 658.
  2. ^ "Kwiatkowski, Teofil Antoni," Encyklopedia powszechna PWN, vol. 2, p. 659.

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