Hnizdovsky Jacques

Jacques Hnizdovsky (1915–1985) was a Ukrainian artist, graphic designer, and ex-libris master who gained worldwide recognition for his exquisite woodcuts.

  • He was born on January 27, 1915, in the village of Pylypch, now Chortkiv Raion, Ternopil Oblast, Ukraine.
  • In 1938, he studied at the Warsaw Academy of Arts on a scholarship granted by Metropolitan Andrey Sheptytsky.
  • From 1939, he continued his studies at the Zagreb Academy of Arts (Croatia). After leaving Zagreb in 1944, he ended up in a displaced persons camp near Munich, where he stayed until 1949.
  • In 1949, he emigrated to the United States, settling in Saint Paul, Minnesota, where he worked as a designer for the advertising firm Brown and Bigelow.
  • From 1956 to 1958, he refined his craft in Paris.
  • Hnizdovsky passed away on November 8, 1985, in New York City and was interred in the columbarium of the Cathedral of St. John the Divine. On November 5, 2005, his ashes were reburied at Lychakiv Cemetery in Lviv.
Portrait of Hnizdovsky Jacques

Artworks

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Image of Cone Shell by Hnizdovsky Jacques , size: 17 х 12 см, Woodcut medium, part of the Unnumbered series, priced at $550
$550
Cone Shell
Hnizdovsky Jacques
17 х 12 см
Image of Comb Venus Shell by Hnizdovsky Jacques , size: 12 х 5,5 см, priced at $550
$550
Comb Venus Shell
Hnizdovsky Jacques
12 х 5,5 см
Image of Dmytro Bortniansky by Hnizdovsky Jacques , size: 16,5 х 16 см, made of woodcut, Woodcut medium, part of the 89/100 series, priced at $600
$600
Dmytro Bortniansky
Hnizdovsky Jacques
16,5 х 16 см
woodcut
Image of Dr Seraficus by Hnizdovsky Jacques , size: 7 х 7 см, made of woodcut, Woodcut medium, part of the 47/70 series, priced at $600
$600
Dr Seraficus
Hnizdovsky Jacques
7 х 7 см
woodcut
Image of Irish Setter by Hnizdovsky Jacques , size: 24 х 10 см, made of woodcut, Woodcut medium, part of the AP. series, priced at $800
$800
Irish Setter
Hnizdovsky Jacques
24 х 10 см
woodcut
Image of Keats on Board the Maria Crowther by Hnizdovsky Jacques , size: 6х6 см, made of woodcut, Woodcut medium, priced at $500
$500
Keats on Board the Maria Crowther
Hnizdovsky Jacques
6х6 см
woodcut
Image of Caged Eagle by Hnizdovsky Jacques , size: 22 х 14 см, made of woodcut, Woodcut medium, part of the 5/100 series, priced at $1000
$1000
Caged Eagle
Hnizdovsky Jacques
22 х 14 см
woodcut
Image of Hydatina Albocinta by Hnizdovsky Jacques , size: 14 х 13 см, Woodcut medium, part of the Unnumbered series, priced at $550
$550
Hydatina Albocinta
Hnizdovsky Jacques
14 х 13 см
Image of Endymion by Hnizdovsky Jacques , size: 15 х 14 см, made of woodcut, priced at $800
$800
Endymion
Hnizdovsky Jacques
15 х 14 см
woodcut
Image of Cuban Tree Snail by Hnizdovsky Jacques , size: 13 x 14 см, Woodcut medium, part of the 65/75 series, priced at $550
$550
Cuban Tree Snail
Hnizdovsky Jacques
13 x 14 см
Image of Open Nut by Hnizdovsky Jacques , size: 11 х 12 см, made of woodcut, Woodcut medium, part of the Unnumbered series, priced at $1250
$1250
Open Nut
Hnizdovsky Jacques
11 х 12 см
woodcut
Image of Three Faces by Hnizdovsky Jacques , size: 18 х 21, made of linocut, Linocut medium, part of the 66/100 series, priced at $950
$950
Three Faces
Hnizdovsky Jacques
18 х 21
linocut
Image of Seven Loves by Hnizdovsky Jacques , size: 23 х 24 см, Woodcut medium, part of the Unnumbered series, priced at $1300
$1300
Seven Loves
Hnizdovsky Jacques
23 х 24 см
Image of Triton's Trumpet by Hnizdovsky Jacques , size: 17 х 10 см, Woodcut medium, part of the 33/75 series, priced at $550
$550
Triton's Trumpet
Hnizdovsky Jacques
17 х 10 см
Image of Pollution by Hnizdovsky Jacques , size: 19 х 14 см, Woodcut medium, part of the 25/100 series, priced at $600
$600
Pollution
Hnizdovsky Jacques
19 х 14 см