Teofil Ociepka [SEP] place of death
Teofil Ociepka
Teofil Ociepka (April 22, 1891 in Janów Śląski – January 15, 1978 in Bydgoszcz) was a Polish self-taught primitivist painter, occultist, and theosophist. Along with Nikifor, he was one of the best known Polish primitivists.
Life.
His occupation was a miner, working at the Giesche's coal mine in Katowice as a machinist in the power plant. During World War I he served as a soldier in the German Army, where he was introduced to occultism. When he returned
- Karolina Maria Hess and Malgorzata Alicja Dulska, "Teofil Ociepka", "World Religions and Spirituality Project", June 9, 2017.
- Alfred Ligocki: "Teofil Ociepka", Wydawnictwo Artystyczno-Graficzne RSW Prasa, 1967
- Joanna Tofilska: "Katowice Nikiszowiec. Miejsce, ludzie, historia". Katowice: Muzeum Historii Katowic, 2007, s. 142, 143. .
External links.
- Seweryn A. Wisłocki, Master Teofil Ociepka: Between the Authorities and the Truth
- Angelus (2000