Ludwik Dutkiewicz

Ludwik Dutkiewicz (2 February 1921 – 2008) was an Australian artist born in Poland.[1] He was born in Stara Sil, Ukraine (then a part of Poland) on 2 February 1921.[1] He won the 1953 and 1954 Cornell Prize.[2][3]

Career

Dutkiewicz was appointed as botanical illustrator to the Adelaide Botanic Gardens in 1953.[4] He illustrated numerous botanical books[5] including as a contributing illustrator to Flora of Australia.[6]

Collections

Dutkiewicz's works are held in the collections of the Art Gallery of South Australia (Green Village,[7] Classic abstract,[8] Life drawing of seated nude,[9] Time in Summer (film still),[10] and Portrait of David Dallwitz.[11]); the Australian Centre for the Moving Image (Transfiguration);[12] the Newcastle Art Gallery (Recluse);[13] the State Library of South Australia (Portrait of a ballerina 'Natasha');[14] the Heide Museum of Modern Art (Landscape with Arches);[15] the National Film and Sound Archive (Reflections (short film), 1962, Director;[16] Time In Summer (feature film), 1968, Director;[17] and Transfiguration (short film), 1964, Producer.[18]); Flinders University Museum of Art (Untitled, line drawing,[19] and Untitled, oil painting.[20]); and the South Australian Society of Arts (Didgeridoo).[21]

Exhibitions

His work has been exhibited at the Ukrainian Institute of Modern Art (Australian Artists from Ukraine, group),[22] Flinders University Museum of Art (Ludwik Dutkiewicz: the Dangerfield collection),[23] the Royal SA Society of Arts Gallery (Untitled, 1951, group;[24] Adelaide 1952 Group, 1952, group;[25] and Untitled, 1954, solo),[26] and the Toorak Art Gallery (From Boyd to Wakelin, 1968, group).[27]

Awards

He won the Cornell Prize in 1953 (Boats after Storm),[2] and 1954 (Green Village).[3]

References

  1. ^ a b "Ludwik Dutkiewicz b. 2 February 1921". daao.org.au. Design & Art Australia Online. Retrieved 22 April 2022.
  2. ^ a b "Brothers Vie For Art Prize". The Advertiser. 15 July 1953. Retrieved 22 April 2022 – via Trove.
  3. ^ a b "Refused Prizemoney". The Advertiser. 14 July 1954. Retrieved 22 April 2022 – via Trove.
  4. ^ Ellen J. Hickman; Colin J. Yates; Stephen D. Hopper (21 December 2017). "Botanical illustration and photography: a southern hemisphere perspective". Australian Systematic Botany. 30 (4). CSIRO Publishing. Retrieved 22 April 2022.
  5. ^ A. Dutkiewicz; W.R. Barker (2008). "Ludwik Dutkiewicz, botanical illustrator: 2 February 1921 – 30 April 2008" (PDF). Journal of the Adelaide Botanic Gardens (21). State Hervarium of South Australia: 109, 110. Retrieved 22 April 2022.
  6. ^ Alexander S. George (executive), ed. (1984). Flora of Australia: Rhizophorales to Celastrales (PDF). Vol. 22. Bureau of Flora and Fauna. p. vii. ISBN 0 644 02862 9. Retrieved 22 April 2022.
  7. ^ "Green Village". agsa.sa.gov.au. Art Gallery of South Australia. Retrieved 22 April 2022.
  8. ^ "Classic abstract". agsa.sa.gov.au. Art Gallery of South Australia. Retrieved 22 April 2022.
  9. ^ "Life drawing of seated nude; verso, life drawing of back view of standing nude". agsa.sa.gov.au. Art Gallery of South Australia. Retrieved 22 April 2022.
  10. ^ Annual Report of the Art Gallery of South Australia for the year 1 July 2011 - 30 June 2012: Appendix F Acquisitions - Australian Photography (PDF). AGSA. 2012. p. 56. ISSN 0728-7925. Retrieved 22 April 2022.
  11. ^ "Portrait of David Dallwitz". agsa.sa.gov.au. Art Gallery of South Australia. Retrieved 22 April 2022.
  12. ^ "Transfiguration". acmi.net.au. ACMI. Retrieved 22 April 2022.
  13. ^ "Recluse". newcastle-collections.ncc.nsw.gov.au. Newcastle Art Gallery. Retrieved 22 April 2022.
  14. ^ "Portrait of a ballerina 'Natasha' by Ludwik Dutkiewicz. [PRG 1385/100/1B] Artwork". slsa.sa.gov.au. State Library of South Australia. Retrieved 22 April 2022.
  15. ^ "Landscape with Arches". collection.heide.com.au. Heide Museum of Modern Art. Retrieved 22 April 2022.
  16. ^ "Reflections". colsearch.nfsa.gov.au. National Film and Sound Archive. Retrieved 22 April 2022.
  17. ^ "Time In Summer: Original Release". colsearch.nfsa.gov.au. National Film and Sound Archive. Retrieved 22 April 2022.
  18. ^ "Transfiguration". colsearch.nfsa.gov.au. National Film and Sound Archive. Retrieved 22 April 2022.
  19. ^ "Picture" (PDF). Encounter. Flinders University. August 2017. p. 26. Retrieved 22 April 2022.
  20. ^ "Festive Cards 2019". flinders.edu.au. Flinders University. Retrieved 22 April 2022.
  21. ^ "Picture" (PDF). kalori. Royal South Australian Society of Arts Inc. May 2010. p. 3. Retrieved 22 April 2022.
  22. ^ "Chicago museum exhibits works of Australian artists from Ukraine". The Ukrainian Weekly. 15 May 2015. Retrieved 22 April 2022.
  23. ^ Ludwik Dutkiewicz: the Dangerfield collection ; an exhibition of paintings at the Flinders University Art Museum, 16th June - 7th July 1988. Flinders University Art Museum. 1988. Retrieved 22 April 2022 – via Trove.
  24. ^ H. E. Fuller (20 February 1951). "Exhibition by Polish Artists". The Advertiser. Retrieved 22 April 2022 – via Trove.
  25. ^ "Adelaide 1952 Group Exhibit Next Week". The News. 1 April 1952. Retrieved 22 April 2022 – via Trove.
  26. ^ Patrick Clements (24 April 1954). "Rare mastery in modern oils". The Mail. Retrieved 22 April 2022 – via Trove.
  27. ^ Ken Bandman (5 April 1968). "Art-wise: Mixed Company at Toorak". The Australian Jewish News. Retrieved 22 April 2022.