Selsky Roman
Roman Selsky (1903–1990)
He was born in the village of Sokal in the Lviv region. In his youth, he studied at O. Novakivsky’s school, then at the Lviv School of Arts and Crafts and the Krakow Academy of Fine Arts. Later, he visited Paris. French art—Cézanne, Léger, and Picasso, Henri Rousseau, Matisse, and Braque
—shaped Selsky’s artistic explorations and interests. In 1929, a new art society called “Artes” was founded in Lviv, bringing together a group
of young painters, graphic artists, and architects led by Roman. For decades, he served as an associate professor and later as a professor at the Lviv University
of Applied and Decorative Arts. He hosted private art discussions (“Selsky’s Salons”) in his home with
friends from the pre-war artistic generation: Omelian Lishchynsky, Roman Turyn, and Vitold Manastyrsky. Later, he also invited his
trusted students—Karlo Zvirynsky and Volodymyr Patyk. The “Selsky School” counts dozens of renowned masters, and the artist’s oeuvre
includes over 6,000 works.
—shaped Selsky’s artistic explorations and interests. In 1929, a new art society called “Artes” was founded in Lviv, bringing together a group
of young painters, graphic artists, and architects led by Roman. For decades, he served as an associate professor and later as a professor at the Lviv University
of Applied and Decorative Arts. He hosted private art discussions (“Selsky’s Salons”) in his home with
friends from the pre-war artistic generation: Omelian Lishchynsky, Roman Turyn, and Vitold Manastyrsky. Later, he also invited his
trusted students—Karlo Zvirynsky and Volodymyr Patyk. The “Selsky School” counts dozens of renowned masters, and the artist’s oeuvre
includes over 6,000 works.
