Maximilian (also spelled Maksymilian) Cercha (1818–1907) was a Polish painter and drawer.[1][2][3][4][5] He was the nephew of Ezechiel Cercha (1790–1820) and the father of Stanisław Cercha [pl] (1867–1919).[6]

Maximilian Cercha
Pakosław z Mstyczowa
Lithograph by Maximilian Cercha
Born(1818-10-12)12 October 1818
Died29 June 1907(1907-06-29) (aged 88)
Kraków
Burial placeRakowicki Cemetery
Occupation(s)painter
drawer

Life

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Cercha was born on (1818-10-12)12 October 1818 in Kraków. He studied at the Jan Matejko Academy of Fine Arts and at the Painting and Drawing School at the Technical Institute in Kraków with Karol Ceptowski [pl], Jan Nepomucen Głowacki and Wojciech Stattler.[6]

Cercha died in Kraków on (1907-06-29)29 June 1907 and was buried at the Rakowicki Cemetery. Among Cercha's students are his son, Stanisław Cercha, and Stanisław Tarnowski.

References

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  1. ^ "Cercha, Maksymilian". Dnb.de (in German). Retrieved 13 August 2019.
  2. ^ "ISN:000000010994927X". ISNI. Retrieved 13 August 2019.
  3. ^ "Databáze Národní knihovny ČR". aleph.nkp.cz (in Czech). Retrieved 13 August 2019.
  4. ^ "Cercha, Maksymilian, 1818-1907". Viaf.org. Retrieved 13 August 2019.
  5. ^ "Cercha, Maksymilian (1818-1907)". Worldcat.org. Retrieved 13 August 2019.
  6. ^ a b "Cercha, Maximilian". Allgemeines Lexikon der bildenden Künstler von der Antike bis zur Gegenwart (in German). Vol. 6. Leipzig: E. A. Seemann. 1912. p. 291. Retrieved 13 August 2019.
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