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Tadeusz Błotnicki
Polish sculptor (1858–1928) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Tadeusz Błotnicki (8 October 1858, Lwów - 28 March 1928, Kraków) was a Polish sculptor, active mainly in Kraków.
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He was a disciple of Parys Filippi, Marcel Guyski [pl], and Kaspar von Zumbusch, from Vienna, and created many sculptures and busts in Cracow and throughout Galicia. He was also a known figure in the artistic spheres of pre-war Cracow and was friends with Gabriela Zapolska, Teofil Lenartowicz and Jacek Malczewski, who painted his portrait.[1]