Teodor Axentowicz

Teodor Axentowicz (Armenian: Թեոդոր Աքսենտովիչ; 13 May 1859 in Brașov, Austrian Empire – 26 August 1938 in Kraków, Second Polish Republic) was a Polish-Armenian painter and university professor. A renowned artist of his times, he was also the rector of the Academy of Fine Arts in Kraków. As an artist, Axentowicz was famous for his portraits and subtle scenes of Hutsul life, set in the Carpathians.

Teodor Axentowicz
Self-portrait 1907
Born13 May 1859
Died26 August 1938 (1938-08-27) (aged 79)
NationalityPolish
Known forPainter
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