Tadeusz CIEŚLEWSKI - Son (1895-1944), Sailboats on the Motława River

woodcut, paper, 20 x 25 cm (in light passe - partout)

Tadeusz Cieślewski (son) (born April 17, 1895 in Warsaw, died August 1944 there) - Polish graphic artist, writer.Son of Tadeusz, painter. From 1916 he studied at the School of Fine Arts in Warsaw sculpture under Edward Wittig, painting under Tadeusz Pruszkowski, graphic design under Wladyslaw Skoczylas and applied graphics under Ludwik Gardowski.He was president of the Bratnia Pomocy. In 1917 he interrupted his studies and enlisted as a volunteer in the Polish Army, where he was promoted to the rank of second lieutenant. In 1922 he was awarded the Cross of Valor, the same year he went to the reserves.In 1925 he was a co-founder and then a member of the "Ryt" grouping, from 1927 he was a member of the Association of Polish Graphic Artists, from 1934 a member of the Bloc of Professional Artists, and a year later of the Black and White group and the Society of Polish Bibliophiles in Warsaw (from 1936). In addition, he was a member of the Association of Architecture Students of the Warsaw University of Technology and the Circle of Artistic Culture Enthusiasts. Professionally, he was involved in organizing art exhibitions and vernissages. He practiced printmaking (about 200 woodcuts, linocuts, metal techniques) and applied graphics (book illustration, ex-libris), as well as painting and drawing. He participated in international exhibitions in Berlin, Milan, London, Florence, Paris, Brussels and in the USA in Los Angeles, Chicago and New York. He was also an illustrator for books and magazines. He designed the memorial plaque in honor of Stefan Okrzei placed on the walls of the Warsaw Citadel, the tomb of the Paszkowski family at the Powązki Cemetery in Warsaw (section 45) and the monument to the fallen soldiers of the 9th infantry regiment of the Legions in Zamość.During World War II, he worked as a waiter, but taught drawing and graphic design in the underground. He died during the Warsaw Uprising, during the fire of his studio a significant number of his works were burned.