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. 1 2 "Ludwik Dutkiewicz b. 2 February 1921". daao.org.au. Design & Art Australia Online. Retrieved 22 April 2022.
  2. 1 2 "Brothers Vie For Art Prize". The Advertiser. 15 July 1953. Retrieved 22 April 2022 via Trove.
  3. 1 2 "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. CSIRO Publishing. 30 (4). 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. State Hervarium of South Australia (21): 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.
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