Old Masters auctions
oil on canvas; dimensions: 81 x 130 cm; signed lower left: E. Wrzeszcz. Condition: in need of conservation.
A portrait of a Guard light cavalryman painted in 1909 by Alphonse Lalauze (1872–1936, a well-known French battle painter). Watercolor; frame dimensions: 680x530 mm; painting dimensions: 525x380 mm. Slight damage to the frame in the upper left corner. More information about the artist can be found at the link below: https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alphonse_Lalauze
watercolor over pencil sketch, on paper; 42.5 x 56 cm; signed lower right: Hartmann / 1918; inscribed on the reverse in German.
watercolor on paper; 30 x 43 cm; signed lower right in Cyrillic: WWasijan / 28/XII/06 On the reverse, a sticker from the Fine Arts Salon (in Lviv?) with the date: 1929, the artist’s name, the title, and the medium. Condition: chips on the frame.
oil on canvas; 42 x 60.5 cm;
watercolor, colored pencil/paperDimensions: 34.5 x 49 cm (inside the mat)BiographyPainter, graphic artist, draftsman, illustrator, theater, film, and television set designer, actor, columnist, satirist, educator, professor at the Academy of Fine Arts in Warsaw, artistic director of the State Publishing Institute, first artistic director of Telewizja Polska, co-founder of the children’s weekl...
oil on canvas; 50 x 39.5 cm; signed lower right: illegible / 1907.
gouache, pastel/cardboardDimensions: 48 x 33 cm (inside the frame)signed and dated lower right: 'SJAXA | 1933' BibliographyKatarzyna Łomnicka, Jaxa. Soter August Jaxa-Małachowski, Kraków 2014, p. 189 (ill.)BiographyHe studied at the Kraków School of Fine Arts under F. Cynk, I. Jabłoński, and Wł. Łuszczkiewicz. From 1894 onward, he continued his artistic studies at Stanisław Grocholski...
watercolor, ink on paperDimensions: 39 x 28.7 cm (inside the mat)signed lower right: 'AU'BiographyAn outstanding draftsman and painter. He studied art from 1924 to 1929 at the Academy of Fine Arts in Warsaw. He created mainly book illustrations—drawings in pen and ink characterized by a light touch, washed with gouache or tempera. From 1945 to 1956, he was associated with the weekly magazine...
oil on canvas; 60 x 45 cm; signed lower right: barely legible (signature obscured—W. Szczeblewski? …30?)
Juliusz K Stablemaster on Horseback and a Dandy with a Procession (sketch for "Mohort"), before 1883
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watercolor on paper mounted on cardboardDimensions: 27.4 x 31 cmsigned lower left: 'JKossak'BiographyFrom around 1842, he studied at the Faculty of Law at the University of Lviv. At the same time, he studied drawing under Jan Maszkowski. Between 1850 and 1852, he lived alternately in Lviv and Warsaw. In 1852, he left for Vienna, where he studied for a short time in Ferdinand Georg Waldmüller�...
gouache, pencil/paperDimensions: 32.5 x 26 cmsigned and dated lower right: 'Hoppen - 1934'Provenancecollection of Jan Brzozowski, director of the Vilnius Private Commercial Bank during the interwar period
pastel on paperDimensions: 47 x 68 cmsigned and dated lower right: 'Wyczół | 910.'BiographyFrom 1869 to 1875, he studied at the Drawing Class in Warsaw under, among others, W. Gerson, A. Kamiński, and R. Hadziewicz. He continued his studies at the Academy in Munich, and from 1877 to 1879 he attended the State School of Fine Arts in Kraków, where he studied under J. Matejko. From 1895 to 19...
Oil painting on canvas, 20th century, Italian school, depicting a Female artistic nude. Dimensions including frame: 65×85 cm. Inner frame dimensions: 51×70 cm. By an anonymous artist. Artwork in good condition with slight signs of wear as shown in the attached photos.
oil on canvas; 22 x 29 cm; signed lower right: W. … (illegible) / 1940.
gouache, pencil/paperDimensions: 66 x 52 cm (inside frame)signed in the center: 'Z. STRYJEŃSKA'Provenanceprivate collection, France BiographyOne of the most outstanding Polish artists of the first half of the 20th century. She was the wife of architect and sculptor Karol Stryjeński. In 1909, she began studying at Maria Niedzielska’s painting school for women. In 1911, disguised as a boy an...
watercolor on paperDimensions: 44 x 78.5 cm (inside frame)Signed and dated lower left: 'Jul. Fałat '99' - The winning bid and auction fee are net amounts to which German value-added tax (VAT) at a rate of 7% will be added.BiographyJulian Fałat was a painter and educator—one of the most outstanding Polish artists of the turn of the 19th and 20th centuries. He was a member of Polish and Euro...
watercolor on paper; 18 x 35 cm; signed lower right: J. Brach
Master Pain Dimensions: 60 × 70 cm Support: Cotton canvas on a stretcher with 20 × 70 mm wooden bars. An apparently ordinary scene is transformed into something more enigmatic and original through the presence of three elements: a bird, a candle, and darkness. The viewer should not look for purely rational explanations, nor focus on the literal identity of the objects depicted. In S. Testa's...
watercolor on paper; 17.5 x 35 cm; signed lower right: J. Brach
oil on cardboard?; 48 x 69 cm (inside the frame); signed in the center: A. R. Kawecki.
watercolor, gouache, pencil/paperDimensions: 21 x 15 cm (sheet)Signed by the artist at the bottom: “ZYARNEŁWIEŚPAMTKAZPANSTO”Conditionmoderate losses of paint ProvenanceDESA Unicum, April 2014 private collection, Poland BiographyNikifor—a Lemko by birth associated with Krynica, self-taught, semi-illiterate, an amateur painter, and one of the most outstanding creators of “naïve art.�...
watercolor on paperDimensions: 70 x 29.8 cm (inside the mat)Signed lower left: 'Rafał Malczewski'On the reverse, a label with the description: 'View from Braeside Place | above Westmount | Boulevard, Montreal'BiographyBorn in Kraków, he studied philosophy, architecture, and agronomy in Vienna. His passion for painting and art was instilled in him by his father, Jacek Malczewski, a professor ...
watercolor on paper; 28 x 34 cm; signed lower right: B. Wyganowski
watercolor on paperDimensions: 45 x 61 cm (inside the mat)Signed, dated, and inscribed lower left: 'Jul. Fałat 84. Warsaw'A partially preserved dedication on the reverseProvenanceprivate collection, Warsaw DESA Unicum, May 2020 private collection, Warsaw BiographyJulian Fałat was a painter and educator—one of the most outstanding Polish artists of the turn of the 19th and 20th centuries. H...
gouache, watercolor/paperDimensions: 46.5 x 67 cm (inside the mat)signed and inscribed lower left: 'F.M. Wygrzywalski | Wandering Musicians'ProvenancePolswiss Art, October 2017 private collection, Warsaw BiographyHe studied at the Munich Academy of Fine Arts from 1893 to 1898 and at the Académie Julian in Paris. In 1900, he settled in Rome, from where he undertook numerous artistic journeys, ...
watercolor, gouache/paperDimensions: 67 x 96 cm (inside frame)signed, dated, and inscribed lower left: 'JFałat | Bystra 1919'On the reverse: a stamp from Róża Aleksandrowicz’s art supplies store and a paper label from B. Szymaniak’s glass, paintings, and framing shop in PoznańBiographyJulian Fałat was a painter and educator—one of the most outstanding Polish artists of the turn of t...
pastel/paperDimensions: 60 x 46 cm (inside the frame)signed, dated, and inscribed at the bottom: 'Ign. Witkiewicz 935 V, VI (T.B + A) NP | NΠ'Conditionslight bulging of the sheet, paper tear ProvenanceRempex Auction House, October 2007 private collection, Poland BiographyHis father was Stanisław Witkiewicz, a well-known critic, painter, and writer, and the creator of the so-called “Zakopan...
watercolor, gouache, pencil/photographic paperDimensions: 18 x 24 cm (sheet)Signed by the artist at the bottom: 'WSIKRYNICAZDROJKRAKOWSKIWILLRSEŁO'On the reverse, the artist’s stamp and the inscription: '500ZŁ'ProvenanceMarian Włosiński’s collection private collection, Warsaw BiographyNikifor—a Lemko by birth associated with Krynica, self-taught, semi-illiterate, amateur painter, and...
watercolor, gouache/paperDimensions: 17.5 x 24 cm (sheet)Signed by the artist at the bottom: 'MUSZYNAWSIPOWIATMIASTOSEŁO'On the reverse, two artist’s seals and the inscription: '500 ZŁ'BiographyNikifor—a Lemko by descent associated with Krynica, self-taught, semi-illiterate, amateur painter, one of the most outstanding creators of “naive art.” Knowledge about the artist’s origins a...
Oil painting on panel, 20th century, Italian school, depicting a Portrait of a Woman. Dimensions: 30 x 20 cm. Anonymous artist. Artwork in good condition and of excellent artistic quality. From a private collection.
watercolor, gouache, pencil, silver-coated paper/photographic paperDimensions: 23.5 x 17.5 cm (sheet)Signed by the artist at the bottom: 'WDAMITKAZROCYTASFHO'On the reverse, the artist’s stamp and the inscription: '500ZŁ', and on the left-hand side of the frame: 'Marian Włosiński Collection!'ProvenanceMarian Włosiński’s collection private collection, Warsaw BiographyNikifor—a Lemko ...
oil on canvas; 55 x 40.5 cm; signed lower left: illegible 1897.
Oil painting on panel, 20th century, Italian school, depicting Children Playing in the Park. Overall dimensions including frame: 75 × 65 cm. Sight dimensions: 50 × 40 cm. Signed lower left and authenticated on the reverse by D'Antonio. Artwork in good condition and of excellent artistic quality. Provenance: private collection.
Oil painting on panel, 20th century, Italian school, depicting a Portrait of a Woman. Overall dimensions including frame: 43 x 53 cm. Sight dimensions: 30 x 40 cm. Anonymous artist. Artwork in good condition and of excellent artistic quality. From a private collection.
Oil painting on canvas, 20th century period, Italian school depicting a portrait of a woman. Dimensions including frame: 53x63 cm. Inner frame dimensions: 40x50 cm. Anonymous artist. Artwork in good condition.
Oil painting on canvas, 20th century, Italian school depicting a portrait of a woman. Dimensions with frame: 95x125 cm. Dimensions of the canvas (inside frame): 70x100 cm. Anonymous artist. Work in good condition. **Note: the stretcher has been recently replaced.**
watercolor, ink/paperDimensions: 20 x 29 cmsigned and dated lower right: '19 AU 50'BiographyAn outstanding draftsman and painter. He studied art from 1924 to 1929 at the Academy of Fine Arts in Warsaw. He created mainly book illustrations—drawings in pen and ink characterized by a light touch, washed with gouache or tempera. From 1945 to 1956, he was associated with the weekly magazine *Prze...
gouache, watercolor/paperDimensions: 13.5 x 18 cmsigned lower right: '[illegible] de Makowski' and inscribed by the artist lower left: 'Le | 14 Juillet à la campagne'on the reverse, a letter by the artist Study for the painting "July 14 in the Countryside," 1928, National Museum in Warsaw.Provenanceprivate collection, France private collection, Poland BiographyTadeusz Makowski is one of the m...
Oil painting on panel, 20th century period, Italian school, depicting a portrait of a woman. Dimensions including frame: 39 x 47 cm. Inner frame dimensions: 30 x 39 cm. Anonymous artist. Artwork in good condition.
watercolor, gouache, pencil/paperDimensions: 23 x 18 cm (inside the mat)Signed by the artist at the bottom: '1912 | KOMAPAT | PARADAROK | DENIPKRAKOWKSIMIASTOKOMI'BiographyNikifor—a Lemko by origin associated with Krynica, self-taught, semi-illiterate, amateur painter, and one of the most outstanding creators of “naïve art.” Information about the artist’s origins and early life is sca...
watercolor, pencil/paperDimensions: 31 x 42 cm (inside the mat)signed lower right: 'LWyczół'BiographyFrom 1869 to 1875, he studied at the Drawing Class in Warsaw under, among others, W. Gerson, A. Kamiński, and R. Hadziewicz. He continued his studies at the Academy in Munich, and from 1877 to 1879 attended the State Academy of Fine Arts in Kraków, where he studied under J. Matejko. From 18...
watercolor, pencil/paperDimensions: 27.4 x 35.1 cmsigned lower right: 'Muter'Provenancefrom the artist’s estate Gmurzynska Gallery, Cologne private collection, Poland BiographyShe was born Maria Melania Klingsland into a Jewish merchant family in Warsaw. In 1899, she married the writer and socialist activist Michał Mutermilch. From this marriage, her only son, Andrzej, was born. As early as...
Oil painting on canvas, 20th century, Italian school depicting a portrait of a woman. Dimensions with frame: 79x109 cm. Dimensions of the canvas (inside frame): 60x90 cm. Anonymous artist. Work in good condition. **Note: the stretcher has been recently replaced.**
Oil painting on cardboard, Academic period, late 19th/early 20th century, Italian school depicting a Portrait of a Woman. Overall dimensions including frame: 42 x 52 cm. Sight dimensions: 30 x 40 cm. Anonymous artist. Artwork in good condition with minor signs of age and wear as shown in the attached photos. Provenance: private collection.
watercolor, pencil/paperDimensions: 29.5 x 37.3 cmsigned lower right: 'BP | 3.IV.921'Inscribed on the reverse: 'Exhibition [illegible] | Vilnius | St. John’s Church | drawing by Bohdan Pniewski'Provenanceheirs of Bohdan Pniewski private collection, Warsaw
Oil painting on canvas, 20th century period, Italian school, depicting a portrait of a woman. Dimensions including frame: 48 x 54 cm. Inner frame dimensions: 26 x 33 cm. Anonymous artist. Artwork in good condition.
A Melody Dimensions: 80 × 110 cm Support: Cotton canvas on a stretcher with 20 × 70 mm wooden bars and a central crossbar. A perceptive viewer may sense that the music evoked by the scene is inspired by India. This is no coincidence: for fifteen years, S. Testa traveled regularly to India to visit the spiritual master Sathya Sai Baba (1926–2011). Those journeys left a profound mark on his ...
Oil painting on cardboard, dimensions including frame: 33 x 38 cm. Inner frame dimensions: 16 x 21 cm. The work is characterized by a rather free and textured brushstroke, which gives the face a sweet and intense expression. The figure is portrayed in three-quarter view, with her gaze turned sideways and downward, enhancing an intimate and almost contemplative mood. The use of warm colours for...
Józef Rapacki (1871, Warsaw – 1929, Olszanka near Skierniewice), Landscape with a Forest Road, 1914
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watercolor/paperDimensions: 30 x 45 cmsigned and dated lower right: 'JÓZEF RAPACKI | 1914.'BiographyHe was born in Warsaw into a family with artistic traditions. His mother, Józefina née Hoffman, was a singer, and his father, Wincenty, was an actor, writer, and translator. Rapacki’s artistic talents became apparent as early as childhood. He began his artistic education in 1885 in Wojciech...
Zofia Stankiewicz (1862, Ryzhiv, Ukraine – 1955, Warsaw), "View from Kasprowy – Zakopane," 1944
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watercolor, gouache/paperDimensions: 35 x 47.5 cm (inside the mat)signed lower left: 'ZStankiewicz'On the reverse, a sticker from Kazimierz Wojciechowski’s Art Gallery in Kraków with a description of the painting and a certificate of authenticity by Leszek Ludwikowski dated 1978BiographyShe studied in Kharkiv. She then continued her studies in Wojciech Gerson’s Drawing Class in Warsaw and...
watercolor on paperDimensions: 10.5 x 13.5 cm (inside the frame)signed lower right: 'Wł. Chmieliński'Inscribed on the reverse: 'Warsaw, Royal Łazienki Park, painted by W. Chmieliński'.BiographyHe studied at the Municipal School of Decorative Arts and Painting in Warsaw from 1926 to 1931. He painted vedute and rural genre scenes in oil and watercolor. He most often depicted cityscapes of Wa...
Oil painting on canvas laid on panel, 19th/20th century period, Italian school depicting the Virgin Mary and the Infant Jesus. Dimensions including frame: 68x78 cm. Inner frame dimensions: 45x55 cm. Anonymous artist. Artwork in good condition. Frame shows slight signs of wear consistent with age, as shown in the attached photos.
watercolor on paper, 23 x 69.5 cm (inner dimensions of the mat) signed lower left: W. Kossak 1872 On the reverse, a certificate of authenticity by the artist’s son, Jerzy Kossak. The painting is accompanied by an expert opinion by Dr. Kazimierz Olszański.(…) This is one of the earliest works by the 16-year-old Wojciech Kossak, who enrolled in the School of Fine Arts in Kraków in June 187...
watercolor, pencil/paperDimensions: 31 x 25 cmsigned lower left: 'Friedr. | Iwan'BiographyHe began his artistic education at the age of 14 at the School of Fine Arts in Wrocław, where he studied from 1903 to 1908. He continued his studies from 1910 to 1914 at the Academy of Fine Arts in Berlin-Charlottenburg, where he learned printmaking techniques under Hans Meyer and collaborated with the P...
Soter Jaxa Małachowski (1867, Wolanów near Odessa – 1952, Kraków), View of Ragusa (Dubrovnik), 1925
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watercolor, gouache/paperDimensions: 22 x 32 cm (inside the frame)signed and dated lower right: 'SJAXA | 1925'BibliographyKatarzyna Łomnicka, Jaxa. Soter August Jaxa-Małachowski, Kraków 2014, p. 180 (ill.) BiographyHe studied at the Kraków School of Fine Arts under F. Cynk, I. Jabłoński, and Wł. Łuszczkiewicz. From 1894 onward, he continued his artistic studies at Stanisław Grocholski...
Oil on canvas mounted on panel, 20th century, European school, depicting Street in Paris with Figures. Dimensions: 49 x 42 cm. Signed lower left by an unidentified artist. Work in good condition.
pastel on cardboardDimensions: 67.5 x 98 cm (inside the frame)signed and dated lower right: 'JÓZEF RAPACKI | 1924'On the reverse, a partially preserved sticker from the Society for the Encouragement of Fine Arts in WarsawBiographyHe was born in Warsaw into a family with artistic traditions. His mother, Józefina (née Hoffman), was a singer, and his father, Wincenty, was an actor, writer, and...
Oil on panel painting, 19th-century period, Italian school depicting a Landscape. Dimensions including frame: 78x64 cm. Dimensions inside the frame: 60x45 cm. Anonymous artist. Work in good condition with slight signs of age as shown in the attached photos.
watercolor on paperDimensions: 48 x 37 cm (inside the mat)signed lower right: 'Augustynowicz'Inscribed on the reverse: 'Augustynowicz Aleksander | Prządka Watercolor'BiographyFrom 1883 to 1886, he studied at the State School of Fine Arts in Kraków under Feliks Szynalewski, Jan Matejko, and Władysław Łuszczkiewicz. He continued his studies in 1888 in Stefan Hollósy’s studio in Munich. H...
Academic oil painting on canvas, 20th century, Italian school, depicting a Biblical Scene. Dimensions: 50 x 60 cm. Anonymous artist. Artwork in good condition and of excellent artistic quality. From a private collection.
oil on cardboardDimensions: 41 x 51 cmsigned lower right: 'N Gutman', inscribed lower left: 'No. 117'BiographyHe studied painting at the Academy of Fine Arts in Warsaw from 1929 to 1933. He later traveled briefly to Russia, where he exhibited his works at the Museum of the Revolution in Minsk. After the war, he returned to Warsaw, only to emigrate to Paris shortly thereafter. The largest colle...
gouache/paperDimensions: 69 x 22 cmsigned lower left: 'Landau'Provenanceprivate collection, France private collection, Poland BiographyHe studied art at Jakub Kacenbogen’s drawing school in Łódź, and later at the Academy of Fine Arts in Warsaw in Stanisław Lentz’s studio. In 1920, he left for Paris, where he lived in the famous “La Ruche” pavilion, which housed studios for artists....