Stanisław Wyspiański Monument
{{Short description|Monument in Warsaw, Poland}}
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|location = Royal Baths Park, Downtown, Warsaw, Poland
|designer = Apolinary Głowiński
|type = Bust
|material = Gypsum
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|open = 2004
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The Stanisław Wyspiański Monument ({{langx|pl|Pomnik Stanisława Wyspiańskiego}}), also known as the bust of Stanisław Wyspiański ({{langx|pl|Popiersie Stanisława Wyspiańskiego}}), is a gypsum bust sculpture in Warsaw, Poland, placed in the Royal Baths Park, within the neighbourhood of Ujazdów, in the Downtown district. It is dedicated to Stanisław Wyspiański, a 19th-century playwright, painter and poet, who, created a series of symbolic, national dramas within the artistic philosophy of the Young Poland movement. The monument is a replica of a 1928 wooden sculpture by Apolinary Głowiński, and was unveiled in 2004.
History
The sculpture is a replica of a wooden bust by Apolinary Głowiński from 1928, for which, he was awarded a medal for best portrait at the Charity Salon of the Zachęta National Gallery of Art. Głowiński based it on Wyspiański's self-portraits, while keeping it in the style of Art Nouveau movement.{{cite web|url=https://www.lazienki-krolewskie.pl/pl/pomniki/pomnik-stanislawa-wyspianskiego|website=lazienki-krolewskie.pl|title=Pomnik Stanisława Wyspiańskiego|language=pl}}[http://mbc.cyfrowemazowsze.pl/Content/74753/00080494_Jordan-Lubierzynski-Feli_Przeglad-Artystyczny-dw-ego-R-4-1928-nr-2-8-IV-_-.pdf Przegląd Artystyczny], no. 4, year 4. Warsaw–Vilnius–Łódź, 8 April 1928. (in Polish) It was proposed by actor Janusz Zakrzeński, and unveiled in 2004.
Design
The monument includes a gypsum bust of Stanisław Wyspiański, made in the Art Nouveau style, with characteristic to it sculpture of hair and facial features. On the chrst is engraved Wyspiański's signature is engraved on the chest, in form of his initials S. W. It is placed on a stone pedestal with a square base, and insciption which reads: Stanisław Wyspiański. The monument is located in the Royal Baths Park, in an alley to the north of the Royal Baths Amphitrite, and next to the Lower South Pond.
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Category:1928 establishments in Poland
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Category:Outdoor sculptures in Warsaw
Category:Sculptures of men in Poland
Category:Monuments and memorials in Warsaw