Franciszek Prochaska, 1891-1972, Flowers , Oil On Board , Polish Painter

Franciszek Prochaska Date and place of birth June 26, 1891 Brzozów Date and place of death July 26, 1972Aix-en-Provence Painting on board signed and dated , very nice montparbasse frame size 41cm on 33 cm and with the frame 61cm on 52cm Profession, occupation painter, professional soldier Nationality Poland Education C. K. Male Junior High School in Sanok Parents Franciszek, Jadwiga Relatives and in-laws Maria, Jadwiga (sisters), Franciszek Stok, Kazimierz Niedzielski (brothers-in-law), Aleksander Florkowski Franciszek Prochaska Date and place of birth June 26, 1891 Brzozów Date and place of death July 26, 1972 Aix-en-Provence Profession, occupation painter, professional soldier Nationality Poland Education C. K. Male Junior High School in Sanok Parents Franciszek, Jadwiga Relatives and in-laws Maria, Jadwiga (sisters), Franciszek Stok, Kazimierz Niedzielski (brothers-in-law), Aleksander Florkowski Decorations Independence Cross lieutenant colonel intendant lieutenant colonel intendant Date and place of birth June 26, 1891 Brzozów date of death July 26, 1972 Service record Armed forces Austro-Hungarian Army Polish army Polish Armed Forces Formation Polish Legions Units Polish Military Mission in France Major wars and battles First World War, The Second World War Franciszek Prochaska died on July 26, 1972 in Aix en Provence and was buried in the local cemetery. He owned a large collection of works of art[4]. He donated works to the Historical Museum in Sanok; in 1962, 46 works, including 11 of his own[26][27]; in total, at the turn of 1962/1963, he donated a collection of 235 works. During his lifetime, he donated his engravings to the National Museum in Warsaw, and he donated his paintings and engravings (70 works) to the Sanok museum[3]. In 1972, it was planned to create a gallery there. Maria and Franciszek Prochaska, and at that time, at the request of Sanok, the idea of ​​awarding the artist with the badge "Merit for Polish Culture" by the Minister of Culture and Art was born[2]. On November 20, 1978, Prochaska's heirs (sister Jadwiga, wife of the officer and doctor Kazimierz Niedzielski, and his niece Anna Florkowska née Stok and her husband Aleksander Florkowski) donated his further works to this institution (190 pieces in total)[28][29][30][ 3]. The Gallery of Contemporary Art named after Maria and Franciszek Prochaska was established in the Sanok museum. Streets in his hometown of Brzozów (lit. Prohaska) and Sanok in the Dąbrówka district were named after Franciszek Prochaska[31].