HENRYK
HRYNIEWSKI

Henryk Hryniewski (ჰენრიკ ჰრინევსკი. 1869-1937) was a Polish-Georgian painter, graphic artist, and illustrator.

From the early 1900s to 1938, Hryniewski actively participated in the cultural processes that were taking place in Georgia. His legacy includes easel and monumental paintings, book illustrations, sketches of Georgian architectural monuments, architectural details and ethnographic items, as well as the design and decoration of numerous buildings. He was one of the founders of the Tbilisi Academy of Art. Upon its foundation, Hryniewski served as Dean of the Faculty of Architecture and taught painting and perspective systems. 

In the 1910s, Hryniewski worked on two major commissions: namely, the design of the Bank of the Nobility, and illustration of the first volume of works by Ilia Chavchavadze, which was published in 1914. 

Hryniewski was one of the first scholars to study medieval Georgian architecture, painting and ornamentation. 

Hryniewski was arrested on 15th December 1937, and sentenced to death on charges of spying for three foreign countries.