Old Masters auctions
ink, pencil, crayons on paper, ca. 1926, 10 x 17 cm, signed in lower right corner: "Józef Mehoffer".The Bank of Poland in November 1924 announced a competition for the design of a 100-zloty banknote, which was repeated in early 1925 due to low interest. The competition committee's requirement was that one side of the banknote should feature a figure or head symbolizing a reborn Poland, which ...
35.00 x 50.00 cm - watercolor, gouache, cardboard glued on cardboard signed p.d.: S. JaxaSoter Jaxa Małachowski (Wolanów, Kherson Governorate 1867 - Kraków 1952) - began his artistic studies at the drawing school in Odesa. Then - in 1892-1894 he studied at the Cracow School of Fine Arts under Florian Cynk, Izydor Jablonski and Wladyslaw Luszczkiewicz, and after 1894 also at the private scho...
Author: Jerzy Kossak Title: The Wedding of Poland to the Sea (1942) Technique: oil, cardboard Dimensions: 34.5 x 50 cm Dimensions with frame: 48.5 x 64 cm Signed and dated above: "Jerzy Kossak | 1942". Biography of Jerzy Kossak is available on the website of Krakow Auction House [SEE].If you would like to sell paintings by Jerzy Kossak, please contact us [LINK].
49.60 x 103.40 cm - oil, cardboard Signature p.d.: Jerzy Kossak | 1941 On the reverse, centrally, twice-printed, two stamps of Jerzy Kossak: - circular: JERZY KOSSAK | Krakow pl. Kossak 4, in the central part coat of arms Kos | No. _; - facsimile of handwritten text: "I affirm[am authenticity] of this painting" | Jerzy Kossak.Jerzy Kossak (Krakow 1886 - Krakow 1955)- son of Wojciech, grandson ...
50.00 x 70.00 cm - oil, canvas sign. p.d.: WIKTOR KORECKI On the upper bar of the frame loom a sticker Agra-Art dated December 2004.Wiktor Korecki (Kamieniec Podolski 1890 - Komorów near Warsaw 1980) - landscape painter - graduated from high school in Kyiv, where he studied at the Drawing School of Alexander Murashka. After his studies he returned to Kamieniec Podolski, from where he moved to...
38.50 x 57.80 cm - watercolor, pencil, paper Signed l.d.: Rafał Malczewski. On the reverse, winter landscape with buildings; also, p.d. inscription (in pencil): Chantacler [sic!], near St. Adele. After a several-year tour of Canada, during which - commissioned by the Canadian National Railway - he painted landscapes along their entire line, Malczewski settled permanently in Montreal. However,...
Author: Wlastimil Hofman Title: Grandfather with a nut - a friend of squirrels Technique: oil, plywood Dimensions: 35.5 x 53 cm Dimensions with frame: 48.5 x 65.5 cm Signed l.d.: "Wlastimil Hofman". Inscribed in pencil on the back: "Grandfather with a nut | Friend of the squirrels". Wlastimil Hofman's biography is available on the Cracow Auction House website [SEE].If you would like to sell pa...
Author: Bronisława Rychter-Janowska Title: Easter Technique: oil, cardboard Dimensions: 33 x 23.5 cm Dimensions with frame: 38 x 27.5 cm Signed p.d.: "B. RYCHTER-JANOWSKA." Bronislawa Rychter-Janowska's biography is available on the website of Krakow Auction House [SEE].If you would like to sell Bronislawa Rychter-Janowska's paintings, please contact us [LINK].
gouache on paper, circa 1939, 25 x 18 cm, signed at bottom: "STRYJ."On the back, a fragment of a sketch of a figure and author's notes on folk costume designs: "Silesian | Kujawiak | Highlander | Highlander | Robber | Lowicz | Oberek".
Author: Jerzy Kossak Title: Hunting par force (1942) Technique: oil, cardboard Dimensions: 35 x 50 cm Dimensions with frame: 48.5 x 63 cm Signed and dated above: "Jerzy Kossak | 1942". On the reverse: stamp of Jerzy Kossak with the coat of arms of the Kossak family and artist's stamp with confirmation of the painting's authenticity. Biography of Jerzy Kossak is available on the website of Krak...
Author: Nikifor Krynicki Title: Krynica - villa and mill Technique: crayon, cardboard Dimensions: 20.8 x 17.5 cm Dimensions with frame: 36.5 x 32 cm Inscribed on the middle: "KRYNICAZDROJPAMTAASZTOSE£" Inscribed on the back: "500 ZŁ" On the back two author's stamps (round one with Nikifor in a suit and inscription "PAMIĄTKA Z KRYNICY | ‧ NIKIFOR ‧" and rectangular one - "NIKIFOR THE ART...
Author: Mieczysław Krzyżak Title: On Patrol - Soldier's Prayer Technique: oil, canvas Dimensions: 50 x 70 cm Dimensions with frame: 63.6 x 83.5 cm Signed p.d.: "M. Krzyżak" Mieczyslaw Krzyzak's biography is available on the website of Krakow Auction House [SEE].If you would like to sell Mieczyslaw Krzyzak's paintings, please contact us [LINK].
40.00 x 50.00 cm - oil, fiberboard Signed p.d.: M VrbováMiloslava Vrbova-Štefková (Zinkau / Žinkovy in Bohemia 1909 - Freudenstadt 1991) - Czech painter; after graduating from grammar school in Pilsen, she studied at the Academy of Fine Arts in Prague from 1932 to 1938 as a pupil of Max Švabynský. From 1937 to 1938 she was in Paris, where she was still educated at the Académie des Beaux...
Author: Wlastimil Hofman Title: Confidence (1950) Technique: oil, cardboard Dimensions: 17.2 x 30 cm Dimensions with frame: 37 x 50 cm Signed and dated above: "Wlastimil Hofman 1950". Inscribed in pencil on the reverse: "Szklarska Poreba | 1950". Wlastimil Hofman's biography is available on the Cracow Auction House website [SEE].If you would like to sell Wlastimil Hofman's paintings, please co...
oil on cardboard, 1952, 25 x 17 cm, signed and dated in lower left corner: "Wlastimil Hofman 1952".On the reverse, author's description: "Triptych | (left side) I see | He was | destined for | sacrifice of the heart". The work is an illustration of Juliusz Słowacki's poem "Anhelli," which Hofman reached for several times as inspiration.
37.50 x 54.50 cm - watercolor, paper Signed l.d.: Rafał Malczewski On the reverse p.g. (in black pen): 27.; l.d. (in black pen): [...] from Rafał M.; below framing notes (in pencil): 1112-1069M. Pearl;moreover, on the so-called "back": auction sticker of Agra-Art from 2017 and sticker of the framing establishment.Rafał Malczewski (Krakow 1892 - Montreal 1965) studied agronomy, philosophy an...
Author: Stanisław Górski Title: Old Age and Youth Technique: pastel, cardboard Dimensions: 40 x 50 cm Dimensions with frame: 53 x 63 cm Signed l.d.: "St. Gorski" Biography of Stanislaw Gorski is available on the website of Krakow Auction House [SEE].If you would like to sell Stanislaw Gorski's paintings, please contact us [LINK].
65.00 x 100.00 cm - oil, fiberboard Signed p.d.: M Vrbová On the back l.g. number: 25; centrally a paper sticker with a biographical note of the artist.Miloslava Vrbova-Štefková (Zinkau / Žinkovy, Czech Republic 1909 - Freudenstadt 1991) - Czech painter; after graduating from grammar school in Pilsen, she studied at the Academy of Fine Arts in Prague from 1932 to 1938 as a pupil of Max Šv...
Oil painting on panel, 20th-century Italian school, depicting a Woman's Face. Dimensions: 16x22 cm. By an anonymous artist. The artwork is in good condition.
watercolor, gouache on paper, 24 x 27 cm, inscribed by the author at the bottom of the composition: "KRYNICAWILLARARYZANKA".Provenance: the work comes from the collection of Andrzej Banach (1910-1990) - Polish writer, art critic, philosopher, traveler and art collector (we enclose written confirmation of provenance by Gabriela Banach Kielanowska).
46.50 x 55.00 cm - oil, canvas signature p.d.: Wł. Terlikowski | 19 On the reverse, inscription: No 21Włodzimierz Terlikowski (Poraj near Łódź 1873 - Paris 1951) - a painter associated with the École de Paris community - was essentially self-taught, although he temporarily studied in Munich and Paris. He traveled extensively; outside Europe he was in India, North Africa, Australia and Ne...
Author: Stanisław Ignacy Witkiewicz (Witkacy)Title: Portrait of a Woman (1934)Technique: pastel, paperDimensions in light frame: 64 x 49 cmDimensions with frame: 68.5 x 53.5 cmSigned and dated l.d.: "Ign | Witkiewicz | 1934 III".Inscribed l.d.: "(T.B + E) | NP Nπ".At the left and upper right corners, minor loss of original paper and traces of conservation. Artwork description:Portrait painti...
Author: Antoni Suchanek Title: Flowers in a bouquet Technique: mixed technique, paper Dimensions: 69 x 78 cm Dimensions with frame: 77 x 86 cm Signed p.d.: "Suchanek" Antoni Suchanek's biography is available on the Krakow Auction House website [SEE].If you would like to sell Antoni Suchanek's paintings, please contact us [LINK].
Author: Eugeniusz Dzierzencki Title: Rocky shore in Orlowo Technique: oil, canvas Dimensions: 48.3 x 68.5 cm Dimensions with frame: 56.5 x 76.5 cm Signed l.d.: "E Dzierzencki" Inscribed on the back: "Eugeniusz Dzierzencki | Rocky shore in Orlowo | 70 x 50".Attached P.P. DESA label on the back. Eugeniusz Dzierzencki's biography is available on the Cracow Auction House website [SEE].If you would...
oil on canvas, 1928, 97 x 69 cm, signed and dated in upper left corner: "W. Wodzinowski | 1928".
24.60 x 17.20 cm - pencil, watercolor, gouache, paper glued on cardboard inscription below: KRAKOW-WSIMIASTO700ZŁ On the back centrally two stamps: - circular: NIKIFOR with an inscription in the rim: MASTER FROM KRYNICA; - NIKIFOR - PAINTER | KRYNICA. At d. edge (in pencil): number 32 [in circle], next to painter's notes.Nikifor (actually Epifaniusz Drowniak, from 1962 Nikifor Krynicki; Kryni...
Pastel on paper, 60 x 45 cm, unsigned.Provenance: auction of Agra-Art (December 1994). You can read more about Piotr Stachiewicz and the model "beautiful Zośka" in the article"5 interesting facts about... Piotr Stachiewicz".
Author: Bronisława Rychter-Janowska Title: Evening Technique: oil, cardboard Dimensions in light passe-partout: 21.5 x 32 cm Dimensions with frame: 48.5 x 57.5 cm Signed l.d.: "B. RYCHTER-JANOWSKA." Bronislawa Rychter-Janowska's biography is available on the Cracow Auction House website [SEE].If you would like to sell Bronislawa Rychter-Janowska's paintings, please contact us [LINK].
Lithograph, from the series *Sacra Bibbia*, Italian school, depicting Cadaver in Sepulchre. Sheet dimensions: 49.5 x 36.4 cm. Signed and dated on the plate 1965 Dalí. Artwork in good condition and preserved in its original case with seal.
Oil painting on panel, 20th-century Italian school, depicting a Portrait of a Woman. Dimensions: 17x24 cm. Anonymous artist. Work in good condition.
65.00 x 54.50 cm - oil, canvas Signed l.d.: Peské. On the reverse p.g., inventory number (in blue crayon): CP | 723 [in a box]; also, on the lower loom strip, a stamp with a number referring to the size of the sub-painting: 15F Painting exhibited, mentioned and reproduced, among others, in: - The Collection of Urszula and Piotr Hofman, edited by Urszula Hofman, Warsaw 2013, p. 43; - Szymon Mo...
Oil painting on canvas, academic period, first half of the 20th century, Italian school, depicting a woman reading. Dimensions including frame: 62x62 cm. Dimensions inside the frame: 50x50 cm. Anonymous artist. The piece is in fair condition with signs of wear as shown in the attached photos.
23.40 x 17.70 cm - watercolor, gouache, paper inscribed along lower edge: PAŁNICKI WIEŚSEŁOZKANCA On the reverse a circular stamp with a centrally placed portrait of the young Nikifor and an inscription in the rim: "NETYFOR | SOUVENIR FROM KRYNICA". The painting is framed in the author's original frame made of strips of blue, already faded, paper with a string pendant.Nikifor (actually Epif...
55.30 x 100.50 cm - oil, canvas Signed p.d.: Trzeszczkowski On the reverse, on the upper strip of the loom, opposite the composition, inscription (in pen): TRZESZCZKOWSKI. The painting shows an elaborate historicizing battle scene depicting the charge of the hussars against the Cossack cavalry. The dynamic composition depicts the assault of heavy-armed cavalry with long lances on Cossack troop...
Author: Adam Setkowicz Title: Sanna in the forest Technique: watercolor, gouache, paper glued on cardboard Dimensions: 16.1 x 23.7 cm Dimensions with frame: 27 x 35 cm Signed l.d.: "A. Setkowicz" Adam Setkowicz's biography is available on the Cracow Auction House website [SEE].If you would like to sell Adam Setkowicz's paintings, please contact us [LINK].
oil on canvas, 1924, 57 x 81 cm, signed and dated in the lower right corner: "Wojciech Kossak | 1924".
Oil painting on board, 20th-century period, Neapolitan school, depicting *Construction Site in Castellammare*. Dimensions including frame: 49 × 39 cm; inner frame dimensions: 40 × 30 cm. By an anonymous artist. The artwork is in good condition; frame needs restoration.
47.40 x 67.30 cm - oil, canvas Signed p.d.: Cyan On the reverse p.d. (in black paint): Cyan; in addition, on the frame an auction sticker Painting exhibited, mentioned and reproduced in, among others: - The Collection of Urszula and Piotr Hofman, edited by Urszula Hofman, Warsaw 2013, p. 70; - Szymon Mondzain and the École de Paris. Polish avant-garde painting of the second half of the 20th c...
Author: Wlastimil Hofman Title: Sorrowful Christ Technique: oil, cardboard Dimensions: 18.5 x 25 cm Dimensions with frame: 24.5 x 31 cm Signed l.g.: "VH [?]" Inscribed in pencil on the back: "1908 | 16.10.1910" Wlastimil Hofman's biography is available on the Cracow Auction House website [SEE].If you would like to sell paintings by Wlastimil Hofman, please contact us [LINK].
Oil painting on panel, 20th-century Italian school, depicting a Portrait of a Knight. Dimensions: 16.5x24 cm. Anonymous artist. Work in good condition.
Author: Jerzy Kossak Title: Vision of Napoleon in retreat from under Moscow (1935) Technique: oil, cardboard Dimensions: 35 x 50 cm Dimensions with frame: 49 x 64 cm Signed and dated l.d.: "Jerzy Kossak | 1935". On the reverse: stamp of Jerzy Kossak with confirmation of the painting's authenticity.Visible dirtiness of the painting. Biography of Jerzy Kossak is available on the website of Krako...
Author: Leon Wyczółkowski Title: Interior of the church in Toruń (1928) Technique: watercolor, pastel, paper glued on cardboard Dimensions according to passe-partout: 71 x 45 cm Dimensions with frame: 97.7 x 71.7 cm Signed and dated medr.g.: "LWyczół 1928." Middle margin: author's dedication. On the reverse side, tag of the Society of Friends of Fine Arts in Krakow from the exhibition "Le...
26.40 x 34.90 cm - oil, board Signed l.d.: Peské. On the reverse, seascape; also p.d. inventory number (in black crayon): CP | 174 [in box].Jean Peské (Golta in Ukraine 1870 - La Mains 1949) - first studied at Nikolai Murashka's School of Painting in Kyiv, and then in 1886-1889 at the School of Fine Arts in Odesa. In 1890 he became a pupil of Wojciech Gerson in Warsaw. In 1891 he went to Par...
Oil painting on cardboard, 20th century period, Italian school, depicting a mountain landscape with a boat on a lake and figures. Dimensions including frame: 45x35 cm. Inner frame dimensions: 35x25 cm. By an anonymous artist. Artwork in good condition.
Author: Alfons Karpiński Title: Marigolds Technique: oil, cardboard Dimensions: 34 x 48.5 cm Dimensions with frame: 41 x 55,3 cm Signed p.r.: "aKarpinski" Inscribed on the back: "Marigolds | mal. a. Karpiński | Krakow" Alfons Karpinski's biography is available on the website of Krakow Auction House [SEE].If you would like to sell paintings by Alfons Karpinski, please contact us [LINK].
Mixed media painting on panel, 20th century period, Italian school, depicting a View of the Gulf of Naples with a Sailing Boat. Dimensions: 70x50 cm. Signed in the lower right corner by an unidentified artist. The work is in fair condition, with slight signs of age as shown in the attached photos.
Author: Wlastimil Hofman Title: Letter Home (1944) Technique: oil, cardboard Dimensions: 35 x 39,8 cm Dimensions with frame: 51 x 54 cm Signed and inscribed l.d.: "Wlastimil Hofman | Nazareth 1944". Inscribed in pencil on the reverse: "547) | Letter home | military."Visible soiling of the paintwork. Locally visible small losses of paint. Middle g. visible trace of ground crack (now glued). Art...
Author: Michal Gorstkin-Wywiórski Title: Willows in a Winter Landscape (1917) Technique: oil, canvas Dimensions: 45.5 x 62 cm Dimensions with frame: 52 x 67.5 cm Signed and dated l.d.: "M.G. Wywiórski 1917" The biography of Michał Gorstkins-Wywiórski is available on the website of Krakow Auction House [SEE].If you would like to sell paintings by Michal Gorstkins-Wywiórski, please contact ...
Author: Wladyslaw Zakrzewski Title: Florists on the Main Square in Krakow Technique: oil, canvas pasted on cardboard Dimensions: 32.5 x 24.5 cm Dimensions with frame: 43 x 35 cm Signed underneath: "Zakrzewski". Wladyslaw Zakrzewski's biography is available on the Cracow Auction House website [SEE].If you would like to sell Wladyslaw Zakrzewski's paintings, please contact us [LINK].
oil on canvas, 1970, 50 x 70 cm, signed and dated in lower right corner: "ALFRED TERLECKI 1970".On the back on the loom, author's description: "Terlecki Alfred Krakow | Smolensk 20 m. 7 - Osty - 4000 zl."
54.20 x 65.00 cm - oil, canvas Signed p.d.: Mondzain On the reverse by the artist's hand (in black paint): Mondzain | 5 rue Campagne-Premiere. Paris | "Prairie | 1928; also, on the right loom strip, number (in black paint): 6; next to it, in the artist's hand (in red crayon): Mondzain 126 R. Michelet Alger N1; on the crossbar of the loom a fragment of a sticker (print, ink): 7, Rue de la Lib[....
Watercolor on paper, 23.5 x 33 cm, signed with monogram in lower right corner: "WW".The house in Kalwaria Zebrzydowska was purchased in 1904 by Wojciech Weiss' parents. The painter spent much of his time there from 1906, and Kalwaria and its surroundings were a frequent subject of his works.
43.50 x 56.00 cm - oil, plywood signed l.d.: Tadeusz Kokietek | 1943Tadeusz Kokietek - painter associated with Lodz; member of the Association of Polish Artists since 1950. He painted historical genre, hunting and battle scenes often inspired by Sienkiewicz's "Trilogy". He also created portraits, landscapes and engaged in book illustration. A large group of the artist's works was presented at ...
Oil painting on board, 20th-century period, Italian school, depicting flowers. Dimensions including the frame: 72 × 82 cm. Dimensions inside the frame: 50 × 60 cm. Signed at the lower left: Nicola Canzanella. Artwork in good condition.
Author: Apolinary Kotowicz Title: Premonition Technique: oil, canvas Dimensions: 28 x 65,5 cm Dimensions with frame: 37 x 74 cm Signed p.g.: "A.Kotowicz"Biography of Apolini Kotowicz is available on the website of Krakow Auction House [SEE].If you would like to sell paintings by Apolinary Kotowicz, please contact us [LINK].
55.00 x 46.00 cm - oil, canvas Signed l.d.: Mondzain On the reverse, on the upper slat of the frame, a stamp with a number referring to the size of the subpainting: 10 F; in addition, on the canvas, a sticker with no. (in red marker): 126. on the g. strip of the frame a sticker of the Paris framing workshop. The painting exhibited, mentioned and reproduced in, among others: - The Collection of...
Author: Stanisław Czajkowski Title: Cloud (1903) Technique: oil, cardboard Dimensions in light frame: 48.7 x 64.7 cm Dimensions with frame: 61.3 x 71.3 cm Signed and dated underneath: "STANISŁAW CZAJKOWSKI. 1903." On the back a handwritten tag from the 1904 Landscape Exhibition with a description of the painting. The biography of Stanislaw Czajkowski is available on the Cracow Auction House ...
Author: Stanisław Gałek Title: A Shepherd in the Tatra Mountains Technique: oil, cardboard Dimensions: 35 x 49.8 cm Dimensions with frame: 50.5 x 66.5 cm Signed underneath: "ST. GALEK" Inscribed on the underside: "1953" [secondary?] Biography of Stanislaw Galek is available on the website of Krakow Auction House [SEE].If you would like to sell paintings by Stanislaw Galek, please contact us ...
Author: Stanisław Żurawski Title: Two Nudes (1931) Technique: oil, canvas Dimensions: 92.5 x 73 cm Dimensions with frame: 112 x 93.3 cm Signed and dated l.d.: "St. Żurawski 31." On the back is a 1931 label of the Society of Friends of Fine Arts in Lviv and a label of the Institute of Art Propaganda.On the stretcher, stamps of the Iskra & Karmanski Paint and Painting Accessories Factory....
oil on cardboard, 1923, 19 x 25 cm, signed and dated in lower left corner: "Wlastimil Hofman 1923".Taped photocopy with artist's biography on the back.
oil on cardboard, 1949, 50 x 70 cm, signed and dated in lower left corner: "Jerzy Kossak | 1949" (date under the edge of the frame).On the reverse, author's stamp with facsimile of signature: "I affirm the authenticity of this painting | Jerzy Kossak". An analogous painting with the same title from 1936 is reproduced in the most important monograph on the artist by Kazimierz Olszański under N...
Author: Mieczysław Krzyżak Title: Rushing Sledge Technique: oil, canvas Dimensions: 50 x 70 cm Dimensions with frame: 61.5 x 82 cm Signed p.d.: "M. Krzyżak".Visible soiling of the paintwork. Biography of Mieczyslaw Krzyzak is available on the website of Krakow Auction House [SEE].If you would like to sell Mieczyslaw Krzyzak's paintings, please contact us [LINK].
55.00 x 46.00 cm - oil, canvas Signed l.d.: Mondzain | 1928 On the reverse, inscription in the artist's hand (in black paint): Mondzain | 5 rue Campagne-Premiere | Paris | "La Roche - Pradiere" | 1928; On the crossbar of the loom (in black paint): No 18; Next to sticker (print, ink): M No 2 10F | Remis; also auction stickers. Painting exhibited, mentioned and reproduced in, among others: - The...
Author: Bronisława Rychter-Janowska Title: Ruins of a castle in Czorsztyn (1939) Technique: oil, cardboard Dimensions: 24 x 34 cm Dimensions with frame: 28.5 x 39 cm Signed and inscribed l.d.: "B. RYCHTER-JANOWSKA. | CZORSZTYN.1939." Inscribed on the back: "Castle Ruins in Czorsztyn | BronisRychterJanowska". Biography of Bronislawa Rychter-Janowska is available on the website of Krakow Auctio...