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Józef Czapski

Polish artist, author, critic and Polish Army officer during WWII (1896-1993) · Poland · On the map · Artists · Died at 96

Józef Czapski was a Polish artist, author, and critic, as well as an Major of the Polish Army reserves. As a painter, he is notable for his membership in the Kapist movement, which was heavily influenced by Cézanne.

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Monte Cassino Commemorative Cross
Silver Cross of the Virtuti Militari
Commander with Star of the Order of Polonia Restituta
Commander of the Order of Polonia Restituta
Decade of Independence Regained
Commemorative Medal for the War of 1918-1921
Army Medal for War 1939-45
Jan Cybis Award

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Following the Polish Defensive War, he was made a prisoner of war by the Soviets and was among the very few officers to survive the Katyn massacre of 1940. Following the Sikorski-Mayski Agreement, he was an official envoy of the Polish government searching for the missing Polish officers in Russia. After World War II, he remained in exile in the Paris suburb of Maisons-Laffitte, where he was among the founders of Kultura monthly, one of the most influential Polish cultural journals of the 20th century.

Country
Poland
Category
Artists
Type
Artist
Status
Deceased
Dates
Lived 1896 to 1993 · aged 96