Teodor Axentowicz | |
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![]() Self-portrait, 1907 | |
Born | 13 May 1859 |
Died | 26 August 1938 | (aged 79)
Known for | Painter |
Teodor Axentowicz (Armenian: Թեոդոր Աքսենտովիչ; 13 May 1859 – 26 August 1938) was a Polish-Armenian painter and university professor. A renowned artist of his times, he was also the rector of the Academy of Fine Arts in Kraków. As an artist, Axentowicz was famous for his portraits and subtle scenes of Hutsul life, set in the Carpathians.