Ekslibris KRATOCHWILA - WIDYMSKA Józefina [1878-1965], 1930, signed.

Ex-libris by Józefina Kratochwila - Widymska [1878-1965], own ex-libris, signed in pencil under the composition, 1930, f. 9 x 12cm

good condition

Józefina KRATOCHWILA-WIDYMSKA [1878-1965] Polish graphic artist, painter, sculptor. She studied painting in Vienna and was educated in Lviv. Together with her teacher Ludwik Tyrowicz, she was an organizer of Lviv graphic arts courses. In 1934 she sat on the board of the Association of Lviv Graphic Artists. In January 1939, she was the only foreigner to receive a bronze medal for her series of etchings entitled Starolw's Stalls (it was exhibited at the annual salon of the academy's officers' artists in Paris) and received a "Mention Honorable" ("Honorable Mention") for her series of monotypes of flowers. She rests in Lychakiv Cemetery in Lviv.