Eugeniusz Geppert
Eugeniusz Geppert (born 4 September 1890 in L'viv; died 13 January 1979 in Wrocław) was a Polish painter associated with the Colourist movement, organizer of the Eugeniusz Geppert Academy of Fine Arts in Wrocław.

Received formal training at the Jan Matejko Academy of Fine Arts in Cracow under the tutelage of  Jacek Malczewski as well as at the Jagiellonian University. Geppert also studied art in Paris between 1925 and 1927, as well as in 1957. Before World War II he was a member of the Zwornik arts group. He was a cofounder and the first rector of the first Higher School of the Arts in Wrocław. Between 1950-1961 and 1966-1974 he had his own painting studio.

On 25 April 2008 Wrocław's Academy of Fine Arts was renamed to commemorate him. His work was also part of the painting event in the art competition at the 1932 Summer Olympics.

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Bibliography 
 Encyklopedia Wrocławia, Wrocław 2000.

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1890 births
1979 deaths
20th-century Polish painters
20th-century Polish male artists
Artists from Wrocław
Artists from Lviv
Olympic competitors in art competitions
Polish male painters