Holewiński was a leading representative of Polish
wood engraving.
He did work for a number of periodicals, including Kłosy (Gleanings), Wędrowiec (The Wanderer) and Moderne Kunst (
German: Modern Art). From 1891 he was artistic director at the
WarsawTygodnik Ilustrowany (Illustrated Weekly).[2]
He engraved paintings and drawings for periodicals after
Jan Matejko,
Juliusz Kossak and others. He executed reproductions for Album Jana Matejki (Album of Jan Matejko, 1876).[3]