Erwin Elster (born May 8, 1887 in Korszów, died April 16, 1977 in Gdańsk) was a Polish painter, pedagogue, and the co-founder of the Society of Artists "Świt" (Towarzystwa Artystów Plastyków "Świt"). Erwin Elster completed his studies at the Jan Matejko Academy of Fine Arts in Kraków between the years of 1907 to 1912; where he was taught by Wojciech Weiss, Julian Fałat, and Józef Pankiewicz. He completed his artistic studies by which he was awarded one silver medal, and two bronze medals, as well as scholarships to Italy and France. For a year, between 1912 and 1913, he completed his further studies at the Académie de la Grande Chaumière in France. After travelling back to Kraków in 1913, he began his career as an artist, while undertaking his life as a pedagogue, where he made his artwork