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![[ORWAŁ COAT OF ARMS] 18th Century - Artist Unknown - “Basilica di Santa Maria della Salute, Grand Canal, Venice” - Oil on Canvas (Polish Provenance) CZERNIK, GENEALOGY, HERALDRY, LANDOWNERSHIP,](https://img1.one.bid/img/10591/3336361_1w.webp)
![[ORWAŁ COAT OF ARMS] 18th Century - Artist Unknown - “Basilica di Santa Maria della Salute, Grand Canal, Venice” - Oil on Canvas (Polish Provenance) CZERNIK, GENEALOGY, HERALDRY, LANDOWNERSHIP,](https://img1.one.bid/img/10591/3336361_2w.webp)
Oil on canvas; on the reverse, two wax seals—one illegible, the other bearing the Orwał coat of arms. Description in Italian. Painting dimensions: 36 cm x 50 cm Frame dimensions: 63 cm x 49.5 cm A horizontal veduta depicting a view of the Grand Canal opening onto a wider body of water, with the domes of the Basilica of Santa Maria della Salute in the background. On the left is a compact row...
An oval portrait miniature depicting Stanisław August Poniatowski (1732–1798), the last King of Poland and Grand Duke of Lithuania. The monarch is shown in a half-length portrait, turned slightly to the left, wearing a powdered wig, a dark navy blue uniform with epaulets, and the blue ribbon of the Order of the White Eagle. The composition draws on a common style of official royal portraits...
oil on mounted canvas; 29 x 24 cm: Condition: cracks in the paint, small areas of paint loss, traces of conservation, the painting is set in a decorative frame.
Pencil and crayon on paper A drawing depicting a young woman shown from the waist up, almost head-on, with her head slightly tilted and turned three-quarters of the way. The model has regular, subtly idealized facial features and hair parted in the middle and arranged in a wide braid encircling her head. She is wearing a simple short-sleeved dress, accentuated by a belt at the waist. The facia...
oil on canvas; 50 x 70.5 cm; signed lower right: M. Oracki-Serwin.
gouache on paper; 51.4 x 35.4 cm (inside the mat); 64.5 x 48.5 cm (framed); signed lower right: monogram JH 73.
Watercolor on paper; dimensions: 27 x 47 cm; signed lower left: "A. Setkowicz." The work is framed with so-called "museum glass" from the American company TrueVue.The work has been restored. Adam Setkowicz (1876–1945) – a painter and watercolorist associated with Kraków. He studied at the Kraków School of Fine Arts, under the guidance of Teodor Axentowicz, among others. He specialized in...
oil on canvas mounted on cardboardDimensions: 49.5 x 69 cmsigned and dated lower right: 'Jerzy Kossak | 1929'BiographyJerzy Kossak was trained from an early age in the studio of his grandfather, Juliusz, and his father, Wojciech. In the early 1920s, Jerzy traveled with his father to the manors of Greater Poland, where he painted portraits of the local landed gentry. Jerzy Kossak’s paintings ...
oil on cardboardDimensions: 55 x 80 cm (inside the mat)Signed and dated lower left: 'Jerzy Kossak | 1937'BiographyJerzy Kossak was trained from an early age in the studio of his grandfather, Juliusz, and his father, Wojciech. In the early 1920s, Jerzy traveled with his father to the manors of Greater Poland, where he painted portraits of the local landed gentry. Jerzy Kossak’s paintings (lik...
oil on canvas; 36 x 44 cm; signed and dated lower right: J. Kasprzycki 97; Condition: slight bulging of the canvas on the lower left, fine cracks in the paint in the central part of the composition.
oil on canvas mounted on cardboardDimensions: 26 x 20.5 cm (inside the mat)signed and dated lower right: 'Wojciech Kossak | 1922'BiographyHe was the son and student of Juliusz Kossak, the father of Jerzy (also a painter), the poet Maria Pawlikowska-Jasnorzewska, and the writer Magdalena Samozwaniec. He studied at the Kraków School of Fine Arts, the Munich Academy, and in Paris. From 1895 to 1...
oil on cardboardDimensions: 34 x 49 cmsigned lower left: 'Jerzy Kossak'On the reverse, an oval stamp from Róża Aleksandrowicz’s art supply store in Kraków and a paper label with a review by Leszek Ludwikowski from 1984BiographyJerzy Kossak was trained from a very young age in the studio of his grandfather, Juliusz, and his father, Wojciech. In the early 1920s, Jerzy traveled with his fath...
Jacek Malczewski (Radom, 1854 – 1929, Kraków) – Poland – 1907 – Triptych: "My Life," Ink on Paper
8 004 EUR
In the left panel, the artist depicts a scene of initiation—a youthful figure interacting with a figure possessing allegorical traits, which can be interpreted as the moment of entering the world of imagination, art, or destiny. The central segment, which serves as the axis of the composition, depicts a dramatic encounter between a human and a winged being—a genius or an angel—symbolizin...
Polish painter (?), ca. 1840 – Portrait of Countess Karolina Szembek of Słupowo, oil on canvas On the reverse, three wax seals: two seals of the Counts of Szembek (with their own coat of arms), and a third with a coat of arms depicting two hunting horns flanked by two stars (the Orwał/Orwat coat of arms of the Czernik family). On the reverse, the inscription reads: “Karolina, daughter of...
Jerzy Kossak (1886, Kraków – 1955, Kraków), The Last Moments of Father Józef Poniatowski, 1929
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oil on canvasDimensions: 95.5 x 146 cmSigned and dated lower left: 'Jerzy Kossak | 1929'auction labels on the reverseProvenanceAgra-Art, December 2021 private collection, Poland BibliographySee also: Kazimierz Olszański, Jerzy Kossak, Wrocław [et al.], 1992, p. 45, cat. no. 10, p. 47, cat. no. 128, p. nlb, cat. no. 10 (ill.) and cat. no. 128 (ill.) BiographyJerzy Kossak was trained from an e...
Oil on cardboard; dimensions: 50 x 35 cm; signed lower left: "St. Żurawski".Stanisław Żurawski (1889–1976) – a Kraków-based painter and student of Józef Mehoffer and Wojciech Weiss at the Kraków Academy of Fine Arts. He was a co-founder of the “Jednoróg” Guild of Visual Artists. He primarily painted female nudes, as well as landscapes, portraits, and still lifes, remaining under...
oil on canvas (mounted)Dimensions: 102 x 102 cmSigned lower left: 'Wojciech Kossak'ExhibitedExhibition of Equestrian Portraits by Wojciech Kossak, Gainsborough Galleries, New York, May–June 1927 BibliographyWojciech Kossak, Letters to His Wife and Friends (1883–1942), Vol. I, ed. Kazimierz Olszański, Kraków 1985, pp. 259 and 402 Kazimierz Olszański, Wojciech Kossak, Wrocław 1976, p. 38...
oil on canvas; 50.2 x 61 cm; signed lower right: Solo 80; Condition: dust on the surface.
![[PROVENCE] Wojciech Gerson (1831–1901, Warsaw) — Poland — 19th century — “Girl with a Book,” oil on canvas](https://img1.one.bid/img/10591/3336375_1w.webp)
![[PROVENCE] Wojciech Gerson (1831–1901, Warsaw) — Poland — 19th century — “Girl with a Book,” oil on canvas](https://img1.one.bid/img/10591/3336375_2w.webp)
Provenance: Wojciech Gerson Solo Exhibition at the National Museum in Warsaw, 1978 (“Girl with a Book,” cat. no. 4) Private collection of Hanna Waściszewska of Warsaw Private Collection, Warsaw The painting depicts a bust of a girl shown in half-profile. The figure is leaning slightly to the left, with her head resting on her hand. Her face, with delicate features, fair complexion, and so...
oil on plasterboard, 47.5 x 42.5 cm, signed lower left: I. Lambert-Rucki; on the reverse: Jesus aux Outrages / Paris / 1939.
Oil on canvas; dimensions: 65 x 45 cm; signed lower left: "S.J. Suder".Stanisław Jerzy Suder (1951, Siepraw – 2015, Kraków) – a Polish painter and visual artist associated with Kraków, where he lived from 1964. He studied topography but did not pursue a career in his chosen field. In his work, he employed a variety of techniques, creating landscapes, still lifes, flowers, and grotesque ...
gouache on paper; 35 x 42 cm; signed lower right: illegible.
Oil on cardboard; dimensions: 50 x 35 cm; signed lower right: "St. Poraj-Fabijański".Condition: slight warping of the cardboard (painting support). Stanisław Ignacy Poraj-Fabijański (1865–1947) —painter, sculptor, and illustrator, associated with Kraków. He studied at the Kraków School of Fine Arts and the Academy in Munich. He specialized in watercolor and oil paintings of Kraków’...
oil on plywood; 51 x 66 cm; signed in the lower left with a linked monogram: JZ, surrounded by the date 1959.
oil on canvasDimensions: 56 x 81 cmsigned and dated lower right: 'Wojciech Kossak | 1916'BibliographyCompare: Kazimierz Olszański, Wojciech Kossak, Wrocław [et al.], 1990, p. 64, cat. no. 218, and p. nlb, cat. no. 218 (ill.) BiographyHe was the son and student of Juliusz Kossak, the father of Jerzy (also a painter), the poet Maria Pawlikowska-Jasnorzewska, and the writer Magdalena Samozwanie...
oil on boardDimensions: 38 x 54 cmsigned and dated lower left: 'WOJECIECH KOSSAK 1910'On the reverse, a card confirming authenticity, signed by Jan Hopliński on September 2, 1943, and a handwritten note of ownershipBibliographyCompare: a postcard featuring a reproduction of Wojciech Kossak’s painting “Débris de la Grande-Armée 1812,” National Museum in Warsaw BiographyHe was the son a...
oil on plywood; 42.5 x 55 cm; signed lower right: J. Bartek.
oil on canvas; 65 x 50 cm signed lower right: Don Solo 79.
Ψ Psi—Item to be picked up within the European Union, outside the territory of the Republic of Poland. At the customer’s request, DESA can assist in arranging pickup or transportation. oil on canvasDimensions: 46 x 99 cmsigned and dated lower right: 'Jerzy Kossak 1928' ProvenanceJackson’s International Auction House, Cedar Falls, United States, November 2024 BiographyJerzy Kossak was tr...
Oil on cardboard; dimensions: 50 x 60 cm; signed lower right: "PUFFKE." Press clippings about the artist’s work are affixed to the reverse. Marian Puffke (1888–1925) – painter. He studied at the Academy of Fine Arts in Kraków under Teodor Axentowicz and Józef Pankiewicz, and furthered his studies in Vienna and Florence. His work centered on landscapes—particularly those of the Tatra ...
Tempera on panelcm. 61x41,5
Oil on canvas; dimensions: 66 x 55 cm; signed lower right: "S. J. Suder".Stanisław Jerzy Suder (1951–2015) was a Polish painter and visual artist associated with Kraków, where he lived from 1964 onward. He studied surveying but did not pursue a career in his chosen field. In his work, he employed a variety of techniques, creating landscapes, still lifes, flowers, and grotesque and surreali...
oil on cardboardDimensions: 49 x 58.5 cm (inside frame)Signed and dated lower right: 'Jerzy Kossak | 1943'BiographyJerzy Kossak was trained from a very young age in the studio of his grandfather, Juliusz, and his father, Wojciech. In the early 1920s, Jerzy traveled with his father to the manors of Greater Poland, where he painted portraits of the local landed gentry. Jerzy Kossak’s paintings...
oil on cardboardDimensions: 50.5 x 76 cmSigned and dated lower right: 'Jerzy Kossak | 1929'auction labels on the reverseProvenanceDESA Fine Art and Antiques, Kraków, June 2012 private collection Desa Unicum, November 2021 private collection BiographyJerzy Kossak was trained from an early age in the studio of his grandfather, Juliusz, and his father, Wojciech. In the early 1920s, Jerzy travele...
oil on panel; 61 x 44 cm; signed lower right: Don Solo 91.
Oil on cardboard; dimensions: 22 x 29 cm; signed lower right: "LESZEK STANKO | 2008 R"The work was created during a plein air painting session in the Kraków-Częstochowa Upland. Leszek Stańko (1924–2011) was a landscape painter associated with the artistic communities of Silesia and Zakopane. He was born in Sosnowiec as the son of the well-known painter Michał Stańko. From 1945 to 1947, ...
watercolor, pencil, cardboard, 34 x 48 cm, signed lower left: W. Skoczylas. On the protective cardboard backing, there is a sticker from the 1921 exhibition and a fragment of a dedication. On the label: number 47285, artist: Władysław Skoczylas / title: Scene from a Podhale Village / medium: watercolor / price: illegible / date submitted: 1921 Władysław SKOCZYLAS ( 1883–1934) An outstand...
oil on cardboard; 29.5 x 40 cm; signed lower right: Eile, obliterated; on the reverse, a DESA Kraków sticker and an OSTOYA Auction House sticker; Condition: warped cardboard.
Oil on cardboard; dimensions: 37 x 51 cm; signed lower left: "A. J. Sipiński Siemkowice 1924." On the reverse, a stamp from Jan Żukowski’s Warsaw Art Salon.Józef Alfred Sipiński (1886–1968) —Polish painter and actor, born and died in Poznań. Member of the Society for the Encouragement of Fine Arts and the “Pro Arte” Association of Painters; he was active primarily in Warsaw. He ...
oil on cardboardDimensions: 53 x 78 cm (inside the frame)Signed and dated lower left: 'Jerzy Kossak 1930'ProvenanceWarsaw Auction House, December 2021 private collection BiographyJerzy Kossak was trained from an early age in the studio of his grandfather, Juliusz, and his father, Wojciech. In the early 1920s, Jerzy traveled with his father to the manors of Greater Poland, where he painted port...
oil on canvasDimensions: 65 x 101 cmsigned lower left: 'Jerzy Kossak'BiographyJerzy Kossak was trained from a very young age in the studio of his grandfather, Juliusz, and his father, Wojciech. In the early 1920s, Jerzy traveled with his father to the manors of Greater Poland, where he painted portraits of the local landed gentry. Jerzy Kossak’s paintings (like those of his grandfather and f...
oil on cardboardDimensions: 44 x 34 cmsigned and dated lower right: 'Jerzy Kossak 1917'BiographyJerzy Kossak was trained from an early age in the studio of his grandfather, Juliusz, and his father, Wojciech. In the early 1920s, Jerzy traveled with his father to the manors of Greater Poland, where he painted portraits of the local landed gentry. Jerzy Kossak’s paintings (like those of his gra...
acrylic on canvas; 53.5 x 46 cm; artist's inscription on the back: painted by Stefania Repuszyńska in 1988.
Oil on panelcm. 34,5x42,3. Framed The painting is signed in brush in the lower left: “HENRIETTE RONNER”.
pastel on cardboard, 68.5 x 49.5 cm; signed and titled lower left: Egypt "Bedouin Woman"/F.M. Wygrzywalski. On the reverse, a sticker from Halina Grzybowska’s gallery in Kraków, located at 14 Zwierzyniecka Street. Feliks Michał WYGRZYWALSKI ( 1875–1944) Painter, a student at the Munich Academy and the Académie Julian in Paris. After 1900, he settled in Rome; in 1907, he moved to Lviv. I...
Pastel on paper; dimensions: 44 x 55 cm; unsigned. Inscribed on the reverse: "Władysław Serfin | 1905–1988 | Kraków". Władysław Serafin (1905–1988) – a painter associated with the Kraków art scene. He studied at the Academy of Fine Arts in Kraków under Fryderyk Pautsch and Władysław Jarocki, graduating in 1932. His work primarily featured views of Kraków, landscapes of the Tatr...
oil on canvas; 65 x 50.5 cm; signed lower right: St. Brajer 1992.
watercolor, gouache, cardboard, 64 x 92 cm, signed lower left: J. Fałat. Condition: minor damage to the paint and cardboard (traces of the original framing). The work was purchased after Auction No. 166 (lot 31) at the Desy Auction House in Kraków. Julian FAŁAT ( 1853–1929) From 1869 to 1871, he studied at the School of Fine Arts in Kraków, and then from 1875 to 1880 at the Munich Academ...
Other titles: Fair in the Borderlands, Polish Fair [Eng.], Market in the Borderlands oil on canvas, 57 × 92.5 cm signed and dated lower left: “Józef Chełmoński/in Paris 1883” Exhibited: – 2024 – Warsaw, National Museum, Józef Chełmoński 1849–1914 (September 27, 2024, through January 26, 2025) – 2025 Poznań, National Museum, Józef Chełmoński 1849–1914 (March 7–July ...
oil on canvas; 73 x 92 cm; signed lower right: Don Solo 97; Condition: some wear to the paint along the edges.
oil on cardboard, 50 x 70 cm signed lower right: “Wlastimil Hofman/1921” On the reverse, a sticker from Kazimierz Wojciechowski’s Art Gallery at 3 Świętego Jana Street in Kraków, bearing the title of the work Exhibited: - Kraków, Kazimierz Wojciechowski Art Gallery, Kraków (presumably between 1921 and 1939)
watercolor, ink/paperDimensions: 28.1 x 21 cm (sheet)signed in ink on the lower right: 'AU' and inscribed at the bottom: 'Sigismundus III'ConditionUnframed Provenancefrom the artist’s estate 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—pen-and-ink drawings characterized by a light...
watercolor, ink/paperDimensions: 20.6 x 30.1 cm (sheet)signed in ink lower right: 'AU'ConditionUnframed Provenancefrom the artist’s estate 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—pen-and-ink drawings characterized by a light touch, washed with gouache or tempera. From 1945 to...
oil on cardboardDimensions: 40 x 50 cmSigned and dated lower right: 'Wojciech Kossak | 1936'on the reverse, the artist’s inscription: '[From] My Impressions of Morocco | Wojciech Kossak'ProvenanceDESA Unicum, April 2020 private collection, Poland BiographyHe was the son and student of Juliusz Kossak, the father of Jerzy (also a painter), the poet Maria Pawlikowska-Jasnorzewska, and the write...
oil on cardboard, 35 x 50 cm, signed lower left: E.Erb; Condition: minor losses of paint. Erno ERB ( 1890–1943) A painter associated with the Lviv art scene. He was an exceptionally talented self-taught artist whose work was compared to that of Max Liebermann. His oil compositions, characterized by a thick texture and painted with loose brushstrokes, are most often cityscapes, genre scenes f...
Ψ Psi—Item to be picked up within the European Union, outside the territory of the Republic of Poland. At the customer’s request, DESA can assist in arranging pickup or transportation. oil on canvas mounted on cardboardDimensions: 45 x 45 cmsigned and dated lower left: 'Wojciech Kossak | 1927 n.A' ProvenanceKende Galleries, New York, May 1947 private collection Bonhams Skinner Auction Hou...
“Malczewski’s self-portraits constitute a distinct and rich strand in his art. […] They speak to art itself, to the act of creation, and to the power of artistic vision. […] In contrast to the artist’s face, frozen into a mask-like form, with its realism and limited expression, the artist’s attire and his accessories become the variable, diverse element that sparks multifaceted ass...
oil on woodDimensions: 40 x 55 cmsigned and dated lower right: 'Wojciech Kossak | 1935'BiographyHe was the son and student of Juliusz Kossak, the father of Jerzy (also a painter), the poet Maria Pawlikowska-Jasnorzewska, and the writer Magdalena Samozwaniec. He studied at the Kraków School of Fine Arts, the Munich Academy, and in Paris. From 1895 to 1902, he lived mainly in Berlin, where he w...
oil on canvas; 61 x 50.5 cm; signed lower right: St. Brajer.
oil on cardboard, 30 x 40 cm. Signed lower right: Z. Ćwikliński; condition: the painting has been restored. On the reverse, an exhibition label from the Society of Friends of the Fine Arts in Kraków with a description and the exhibition date: 1912. Zefiryn ĆWIKLIŃSKI ( 1871–1930) Painter; he studied philosophy at the University of Lviv and painting at the Kraków School of Fine Arts. He...
oil on canvasDimensions: 62 x 90 cmOn the reverse side, on the painting stretcher, there is a paper label from Juliana Burof’s Art and Painting Supplies Store in WarsawBiographyHe spent the years 1832–1837 studying painting in Rome, where he trained at the French Academy under Horace Vernet. In 1839, he became a member of the Academy of Fine Arts in St. Petersburg. He remained strongly inf...
Oil on cardboard; dimensions: 29 x 40 cm; signed lower right: "K. Berezowski | 1923."
watercolor, ink/paperDimensions: 27.8 x 20 cmsigned with a monogram in the lower right: 'AU'Provenancefrom the artist’s estate 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—pen-and-ink drawings characterized by a light touch, washed with gouache or tempera. From 1945 to 1956, he wa...