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'''Wacław Szymanowski''' (August 23, 1859 – July 22, 1930) was a [[Poland|Polish]] [[sculptor]] and [[Painting|painter]]. He is best known for his statue of composer [[Frédéric Chopin]] in [[Warsaw]]'s [[Łazienki Park]].
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'''Wacław Szymanowski''' (23 August 1859{{spaced ndash}}22 July 1930) was a Polish sculptor and painter. He is best known for his [[Chopin Statue, Warsaw|statue]] of composer [[Frédéric Chopin]] in [[Warsaw]]'s [[Royal Baths Park]] (Łazienki Park).


==Life==
==Life==
[[File:Wacław Szymanowski w pracowni.jpeg|thumb|250px|left|Szymanowski in his studio, working on the Chopin Monument]]
Szymanowski was born in Warsaw and was the son of Wacław Szymanowski, the [[journalist]] and [[writer]] (July 9, 1821 – December 21, 1886), and the father of Wacław Szymanowski, the [[physicist]] and [[politician]] (April 14, 1895 – January 15, 1965).<ref name="PWN-372">''Encyklopedia powszechna PWN'' (1976), vol. 4, p. 372.</ref>
Szymanowski was born in Warsaw and was the son of {{ill|Wacław Szymanowski (writer)|pl|Wacław Szymanowski (pisarz)|lt=Wacław Szymanowski}}, the journalist and writer (9 July 1821 – 21 December 1886), and the father of {{ill|Wacław Szymanowski (physicist)|pl|Wacław Szymanowski (1895–1965)|lt=Wacław Szymanowski}}, the [[physicist]] and politician (14 April 1895 – 15 January 1965).<ref name="PWN-372">''Encyklopedia powszechna PWN'' (1976), vol. 4, p. 372.</ref>


Until about 1895 the painter-''cum''-sculptor occupied himself mainly with executing [[genre painting]]s of Polish mountaineers and [[Hutsul]]s, and portraits.<ref name="PWN-372" />
Until about 1895 the painter-''cum''-sculptor occupied himself mainly with executing [[genre painting]]s of Polish mountaineers and [[Hutsul]]s, and portraits.<ref name="PWN-372" />
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==Chopin monument==
==Chopin monument==
{{Main|Chopin Statue, Warsaw}}
In 1907 Szymanowski designed the bronze statue of [[Frédéric Chopin]] that now stands in the upper part of Warsaw's [[Łazienki Park]], adjacent to ''Aleje Ujazdowskie'' ([[Ujazdów Avenue]]). The statue was originally to have been erected in 1910, on the centennial of Chopin's birth, but its execution was delayed by controversy about the design, then by the outbreak of [[World War I]]. The statue was finally cast and erected after the war, in 1926.<ref name="PWN-372" />
In 1907 Szymanowski designed the bronze statue of [[Frédéric Chopin]] that now stands in Warsaw's [[Łazienki Park]]. The statue was originally to have been erected in 1910, on the centenary of Chopin's birth, but it was delayed by controversy about the design, then by the outbreak of [[World War I]]. The statue was finally cast and erected after the war, in 1926.<ref name="PWN-372" />

During [[World War II]], the statue was destroyed by the [[Occupation of Poland (1939–1945)|occupying Germans]] on May 31, 1940. It was reconstructed after the war, in 1958.<ref name="PWN-372" /> At the statue's base, since 1959, on summer Sunday afternoons are performed free piano recitals of Chopin's compositions. The stylized [[willow]] over Chopin's seated figure echoes a pianist's hand and fingers.

A 1:1-scale replica of Szymanowski's statue stands in [[Hamamatsu]], [[Japan]]. There are also preliminary plans to erect [http://www.chopinmonumentinchicago.com/ another replica along Chicago's lakefront] in addition to a different sculpture commemorating the artist in [[Chopin Park (Chicago)|Chopin Park]] for the 200th anniversary of Chopin's birth.

Szymanowski's statue was the world's tallest Chopin monument until the unveiling, on March 3, 2007, of the slightly taller, modernistic bronze in [[Shanghai]], [[China]].


==See also==
==See also==
[[File:Rostworowski-Szymanowski.jpg|thumb|200px|Portrait of a young Szymanowski by [[Stanisław Jakub Rostworowski]] (1888)]]
*[[List of Poles#Fine arts|List of Poles—Fine arts]]
*[[List of Poles#Fine arts|List of Poles—Fine arts]]


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==External links==
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Latest revision as of 21:00, 1 June 2024

Frederic Chopin Monument in Warsaw

Wacław Szymanowski (23 August 1859 – 22 July 1930) was a Polish sculptor and painter. He is best known for his statue of composer Frédéric Chopin in Warsaw's Royal Baths Park (Łazienki Park).

Life

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Szymanowski in his studio, working on the Chopin Monument

Szymanowski was born in Warsaw and was the son of Wacław Szymanowski [pl], the journalist and writer (9 July 1821 – 21 December 1886), and the father of Wacław Szymanowski [pl], the physicist and politician (14 April 1895 – 15 January 1965).[1]

Until about 1895 the painter-cum-sculptor occupied himself mainly with executing genre paintings of Polish mountaineers and Hutsuls, and portraits.[1]

He then turned to sculpture, creating compositions in Art Nouveau-Symbolist style. He designed the monuments to Artur Grottger in Kraków (1907) and to Frédéric Chopin in Warsaw; tomb monuments (including his father's at Warsaw's Powązki Cemetery); and portrait busts.[1] He died in Warsaw at age 70.

Chopin monument

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Main article: Chopin Statue, Warsaw

In 1907 Szymanowski designed the bronze statue of Frédéric Chopin that now stands in Warsaw's Łazienki Park. The statue was originally to have been erected in 1910, on the centenary of Chopin's birth, but it was delayed by controversy about the design, then by the outbreak of World War I. The statue was finally cast and erected after the war, in 1926.[1]

See also

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Portrait of a young Szymanowski by Stanisław Jakub Rostworowski (1888)

Notes

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  1. ^ a b c d Encyklopedia powszechna PWN (1976), vol. 4, p. 372.

References

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  • Encyklopedia powszechna PWN (PWN Universal Encyclopedia), vol. 4, Warsaw, Państwowe Wydawnictwo Naukowe, 1976.
  • Encyklopedia Warszawy (Encyclopedia of Warsaw), 1994.
  • "Szymanowski Wacław". Internetowa encyklopedia PWN (in Polish). Wydawnictwo Naukowe PWN. Retrieved 28 March 2008.
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