Elżbieta SzczodrowskaSculptor

The most important and the biggest

project Elżbieta Szczodrowska and her

husband Robert Pepliński were involved

in, was the interior décor of the

reconstructed church of Saint Brigida

in Gdansk, Poland.

They created all sculptures in

Baptisteries and the sculpted gate to

it, the banisters on the chorus

consisting of series of sculpted

musicians, the Tabernacle, altars of

Saint Antoine, of Saint Mary of

Czestochowa, and others…

Sacral SculpturesChurch of Saint Brigida in Gdańsk, Poland

Baptisteries

Doors cast in bronze

Church of Saint Brigida

Saint - Antoine Altar in cement

The work in the church of Saint Brigida

opened the doors to other churches, where

Ms. Szczodrowska created sculptures of

Christ and various Saints. Later, in the

Convent in Kościerzyna, she and her

husband made sculpted interior décor of

the chapel.

Memorial

Sacral Sculptures

Pieta

Sacral Sculptures

The two artists also worked in

Town of Buren in Germany where

they created a Fountain, and a

number of 2 and 3 dimensional

compositions.

Children in Buren (Germany)

Elżbieta Szczodrowska loved to draw,

paint and sculpt women and children;

she excelled in showing their movement

and expression.

Women

Women

Small pastels

Small pastels

Sketches

Sketches

Sketches

Ms. Szczodrowska was very sensitive to

human suffering which inspired her to make

a series of sculptures on this subject;

among them: Prisoners of World War II (in

the permanent collection in Stutthof

Museum in Sztutowo, Poland), and dedicated

to the suffering of Vietnamese Women.

Elżbieta Szczodrowska is mostly known for

the Monument dedicated to the 1970 Fallen

Shipyard Workers in Gdańsk, Poland

War

For many years Elżbieta Szczodrowska taught sculpture in the School of Fine Arts (Liceum Sztuk Plastycznych) in Gdynia-Orłowo where she was an excellent teacher.

Elżbieta Szczodrowska was one of the most important Polish Sculptors of the 20th century.

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