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Slendzinski, Ludomir
(b Vilnius [Pol. Vilno], 11 Nov 1889; d Kraków, 26 Nov 1980). Polish painter. He studied at the Academy of Fine Arts in St Petersburg (1909–16) under Dimitry Kardovsky. In 1920 he settled in Vilnius, where he became dean of the faculty of fine arts, University of Stefan Batory, and played an active part in organizing the artistic life of the city. Kardovsky’s academic classicism profoundly influenced his style. He admired the ancient and Italian Renaissance art that he studied during his frequent travels in the Mediterranean. He created multi-figured compositions depicting arcadian idylls (e.g. Fishermen: Boys on the Banks of the River Vilya, 1922; Warsaw, N. Mus.); he painted portraits modelled on those of the Cinquecento (e.g. Self-portrait, 1926; Warsaw, N. Mus.), and monumental allegories for public buildings in Vilnius and Warsaw. His almost medieval technique was very elaborate. He used long-lasting materials and produced smooth, enamel-like paintings which he often combined with low reliefs in polychromed wood and plaster. After World War II he settled in Kraków and taught at the Academy of Fine Arts. His style changed little, as he resisted new tendencies in art. Only his landscapes have more spontaneous brushwork. The series of nine paintings entitled My Diary (1965–6; Warsaw, N. Mus.) was influenced by the Pre-Raphaelites and shows Slendzinski’s precision of execution and his predilection for solid forms based on academic drawing.
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