Jan RUBCZAK (1884–1942), LUBSZA

Pencil, paper, 33 x 25.5 cm,
signed lower right: Jan Rubczak Lubsza.


Jan RUBCZAK ( 1884–1942)
Painter and printmaker. He studied at the Academy of Fine Arts in Kraków under F. Cynk and J. Pankiewicz. He continued his studies in Leipzig and Paris, where he lived for several years after graduation and ran his own printmaking school. Upon his return to Kraków, he continued his teaching work at the Free School of Painting and in the graphic arts department at the Academy of Fine Arts. He was a co-founder of the “Jednoróg” Guild of Visual Artists. He exhibited extensively and participated in the Paris Salons. He painted landscapes and decorative still lifes, often using watercolor. His work was influenced by French Post-Impressionism. Arrested at the Artists’ House in Kraków, he was transported to the Auschwitz-Birkenau camp and shot in 1942.