Jacek Mierzejewski (1883, Sosnowiec - 1925, Otwock) was a Polish painter, associated with "Formism", a Polish art movement that combined Cubism, Impressionism and Futurism.
In 1913, he received a scholarship that enabled him to study in France, where he spent most of his time in Paris and Brittany. The works of Cézanne became a major influence there. His first major exhibition was with the Kraków Society of Friends of Fine Arts in 1916.[1]
During this time, he was diagnosed with tuberculosis. He returned to Poland after the war and settled in Piotrowice near Nałęczów, the site of a well-known sanatorium. He died of his illness in 1925.[1]
In addition to paintings, he produced etchings and lithographs. He also illustrated children's books and textbooks and did satirical cartoons for the short-lived (1911–12) biweekly magazine Abdera. In 1923, he displayed toys and Christmas decorations he had designed, at the Exhibition of the Decorative Arts in Monza.[1]
His sons, Andrzej [pl] and Jerzy also became well-known painters.
Agnieszka Otroszczenko and Maciej Mazurek, Jacek Mierzejewski, Andrzej Mierzejewski, Jerzy Mierzejewski, Muzeum Narodowe w Warszawie, 2004 ISBN83-7100-253-X