Edward Mesjasz biography

Edward Mesjasz (1 February 1929 - 29 May 2007; Częstochowa, Poland)

Edward Mesjasz (aka Edward Messiah) was a Polish Postwar & Contemporary painter who was born in 1929. Little is known about this accomplished Polish oil painter, who seemed to concentrate on vivid and realistic cavalry and battle scenes as well as tranquil landscapes.

His father was a soldier in the Krechowiec Ulan Regiment. Mesjasz graduated from the Academy of Fine Arts in Krakow where hHis professors were Jerzy Kossak, Czesław Rzepiński, and Jerzy Fedkowicz.

After graduation, he took a job in art high school in Częstochowa. He was then a technical drawing teacher at a textile school. After 1968, he taught drawing in one of the vocational schools, where his student was Jerzy Duda-Gracz. He retired in 1978.

The painter had several individual exhibitions (including the Museum of the War in Ottawa in 1972, District Museum in Częstochowa 1978). He also participated in collective exhibitions.

He was a member of the Association of Polish Artists. The most prolific creative period was 1970-1985.

He created battle scenes and paintings related to the history of Polish Arms and Warfare. A common topic was the Polish cavalry. While preparing for work, Mesjasz carried out an inspection of the battlefields and he collected militaria.

He died on 29 May 2007 in Częstochowa and his paintings are in the Museum of the Polish Army in Warsaw and the Canadian War Museum in Ottawa.
Source: Illustration Art Gallery

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