Stanisław Ignacy Witkiewicz
Known for
Writing
Born
February 24, 1885
Birthplace
Warsaw, Poland, Russian Empire [now Warsaw, Mazowieckie, Poland]
Died
September 18, 1939 (aged 54)
Biography
Stanisław Ignacy Witkiewicz, pseudonym "Witkacy" (February 24, 1885 – September 18, 1939) was a Polish writer, painter, philosopher, and photographer. He was active in the interwar period. In the work of Witkacy, a central place is occupied by dramas and novels, shaped by the theory of pure form and a catastrophic vision of civilization.
Best known work
Insatiability
2003
Farewell to Autumn
1990
In an Old Manor House or The Independence of Triangles
1985
"Demoniczne" kobiety Witkacego
1995
In the Little Mansion
2002Witkacy ID
2009Witkacy
1981Epilog
1988Stanisław Ignacy Witkiewicz. Witkacy
1968
Sculptor with a Camera
2018Filmography
2018
Sculptor with a Cameraas Witkacy (archive footage)
2009
Witkacy IDas Bohater filmu
2003
InsatiabilityNovel
2002
In the Little MansionTheatre Play
1998
So-Called Humanity in MadnessTheatre Play
1995
"Demoniczne" kobiety Witkacegoas Bohater
1990
Farewell to AutumnNovel
1989
The Spirit of Witkacyas Self
1988
Epilogas Bohater
1985
1981
Witkacyas Bohater
1968
Stanisław Ignacy Witkiewicz. Witkacyas Bohater