Old Masters auctions
oil on cardboard; 40 x 31 cm; double-sided painting; signed “Palace on the Water” lower left: K. Holler. Condition: crease in the support along the transverse axis (repaired).
oil on canvas; 80 x 112 cm; dated 1952, label on the reverse.
pastel on cardboard; 53 x 70.5 cm; signed lower right: W. Żaboklicki.
watercolor on paper; 29 x 43 cm (inside the mat); signed lower right: 1941 Leszko.
oil on canvas; 50 x 40 cm; signed lower left: Erwin Czerwenka / Kraków.
oil on canvas; 63 x 50 cm; signed lower right: J. Piasecki.
oil on cardboard; 39.5 x 33 cm; signed lower right: illegible; TPSP sticker on the reverse, Lviv.
oil on plywood?; 35.5 x 48 cm; signed lower left: F. H. Krause.
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oil on board; 13 x 9.5 cm; Inscribed lower left: Copie (?) Walker. Condition: the front of the painting is damaged.
oil on canvas; 46 x 72 cm. Condition: damage to the canvas.
oil on canvas; 56 × 82.5 cm (inside frame).
oil on cardboard; 21 x 25.5 cm; signed lower left: St. Dybowski.
oil on canvas; 49 x 79 cm; signed lower right: W. Chodkowski 1924 Condition: a small hole in the canvas, traces of repair.
oil on panel; 18 x 24 cm; signed lower left: M. SILVERIO - MÜNCHEN
oil on canvas mounted on cardboard; 26 x 18.7 cm; signed illegibly in the lower right corner.
oil on cardboard; 30 x 20 cm; signed and dated lower left: E. F. / 1904, inscribed on the reverse.
embroidery; 32 x 46 cm. Circa mid-19th century. In a striking frame.
Jacek Malczewski (1854–1929), Study of Horses, 1872 Watercolor on paper, 32 x 40 cm / 14.5 x 17 cm Signed and dated "1872" in the lower right corner. A second watercolor on the reverse. The painting is mounted in a passe-partout and a wooden frame. Condition: Creases in the paper at the bottom right and bottom left corners. The work was likely created by Jacek Malczewski (1854–1929) early ...
oil on cardboard; 28 x 38 cm; signed on the reverse with a sticker (TZSP?): Jan Golus / Landscape II / date of submission: September 14, 1923.
oil on cardboard; 13 x 17 cm (inside the frame); signed lower right: illegible.
print, hand coloredWernher is an artist of great merit to Silesia and its monuments; the topographical print on offer is from the 3,000-page, 5-volume Topographia Silesiae;
pastel on paper; 46 x 63.5 cm; signed lower right: illegible
oil on canvas; 55 x 40 cm; signed lower right: A. Siwecki
oil on canvas; 33 x 91 cm; signed and dated lower right: S. Saxton 1901. Condition: restored.
oil on cardboardDimensions: 40.5 x 32.5 cmsigned and dated lower left: 'J Malczewski | 1908'Provenanceprivate collection, Europe DESA Unicum, June 2024 private collection, Poland BiographyFrom 1872 to 1875 and from 1877 to 1879, he studied at the School of Fine Arts in Kraków, under Władysław Łuszczkiewicz and Jan Matejko, among others, and from 1876–77 under Henri Ernest Lehman at the S...
oil on cardboardDimensions: 43 x 51 cmsigned and dated lower right: 'M. Stańko | 1936'ExhibitedStanisław Szukalski and the Rogate Serce Collective, Tattoo Museum, Gliwice, July 2–October 29, 2022 BibliographyStanisław Szukalski and the Rogate Serce Tribe, exhibition catalog, Tattoo Museum, Gliwice 2022, p. 41 Lechosław Lameński, Stach z Warty Szukalski and the Rogate Serce Gang. 2nd ed....
Oil painting on canvas, 20th century, Italian school depicting a battle. Dimensions: 120 x 60 cm. Anonymous artist. Work in good condition with slight signs of wear as shown in the attached photos.
oil on cardboard; 69 x 48 cm (inside the frame); signed lower left: M. MELENIEWSKA. Condition: trace of restoration in the upper left corner.
oil on canvas; 76 x 55 cm; signed lower left: illegible.
Michał Stańko (1901–1969), Winter Landscape of the Podhale Region near Zakopane, 1950s–1960s
847 EUR
Oil on cardboard; dimensions: 25 x 35 cm; signed lower right: "M. Stańko". On the reverse, a description most likely by the artist: "painting by Michał Stańko | Zakopane".Michał Stańko (1901–1969), landscape painter. A representative of the artistic community associated with the Tatra Mountains and Silesia. He was born in Sosnowiec and spent a significant part of his life in Zakopane, w...
oil on cardboard; 14.5 x 18 cm; signed lower right: W. Araszkiewicz 1924
oil on cardboardDimensions: 58.5 x 71.5 cmSigned and dated lower left: 'Wlastimil Hofman 1918'On the reverse, an oval stamp from Róża Aleksandrowicz’s art supply storeProvenancePolswissart Auction House, October 2015 Private collection, Poland BiographyHe was born in Karlin (now a district of Prague) to a Polish-Czech family that moved to Kraków in 1889. From 1895 to 1899, he studied at t...
Watercolor on paper mounted on a cardboard backing; dimensions: 28 x 10.5 cm; signed lower left: "W. Wodzinowski".Condition: traces of past water damage on the cardboard backing.
oil on cardboardDimensions: 28.5 x 38.5 cm (inside the frame)Signed and dated lower left: 'Jerzy Kossak 1935'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 plywood; 35 x 50 cm; signed lower left: J. M. Kasprowicz.
Oil on cardboard; dimensions: 39 x 34 cm; signed lower right: "Tadeusz | Stasiak". Painting in need of conservation.Tadeusz Stasiak (1891–1944) was a Polish painter associated with the Bochnia art scene. He was the son of the renowned painter and art historian Ludwik Stasiak, from whom he inherited an interest in art and the tradition of realist painting. In his work, he focused primarily on...
watercolor on paper; 22.5 x 33.5 cm; signed lower left: Michał … / Kazimierz Dolny / 1927 (signature illegible)
oil, marbleA rare example of a painting on an interesting sub-painting i.e. marble. could be in the Cabinet of Personalities for this reason. In the center, in a luminous gloria surrounded by a wreath of roses (symbolizing the rosary prayer), depicted the Mother of God with the infant Jesus. Mary stands on an upturned crescent moon, which alludes to the iconography of the Woman of the Apocalyp...
oil on canvasDimensions: 37 x 53 cmsigned and dated lower left: 'A. Setkowicz 911'BiographyAdam Setkowicz studied at the Academy of Fine Arts in Kraków from 1891 to 1894. It is known that in 1933 he participated in an exhibition in Piotrków Trybunalski. He painted mainly in watercolor, although he also worked in oil. The artist’s favorite subjects were genre scenes from life in the Polish ...
Oil on canvas; dimensions: 65 x 45.5 cm; signed lower right: Rzepiński. Unframed.
oil on canvasDimensions: 80 x 60 cmsigned lower right: 'Cz. Kiełbiński'Inscribed on the reverse: 'Mountains in Szczawnica'ExhibitedStanisław Szukalski and the Rogate Serce Collective, Tattoo Museum, Gliwice, July 2 – October 29, 2022 BibliographyStanisław Szukalski and the Rogate Serce Tribe, exhibition catalog, Tattoo Museum, Gliwice 2022, p. 33
oil on canvasDimensions: 80 x 65 cmsigned and dated lower right: 'Frączek 92'inscribed on the reverse: 'FRĄCZEK FRANC. | "CIVILIZATION IN PARADISE" | oil 80 x 65 - 1992'
oil on cardboardDimensions: 69 x 99.5 cmsigned lower left: 'W. Wodzinowski'BiographyOne of the so-called “Five Peasant Painters,” an informal group formed by students of Jan Matejko and the Munich Academy of Fine Arts. Wodzinowski himself began his education in Wojciech Gerson’s Drawing Class. After years of study along the Isar River, he returned to Poland in 1892 and settled near Krak...
oil on canvasDimensions: 83 x 75 cm (inside frame)signed with a linked monogram at the bottom center: 'WW'On the reverse, a stamp with the number: '0 480' and the artist’s interlaced monogramProvenancePolswissart Auction House, October 2015 Private collection, Poland BiographyHe was born in Leord, in Bukovina, Romania. His father’s profession—a railroad worker—left a distinct mark on t...
oil on cardboardDimensions: 24 x 32.5 cmSigned and dated lower right: 'Wojciech Kossak 1927'Inventory stickers and an auction label on the reverseProvenanceDESA Unicum, December 2016 private collection 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 Scho...
Oil on canvas mounted on cardboard; dimensions (inside frame): 22.5 x 30 cm; signed lower right: "LESZEK STAŃKO | 2004". On the reverse, a sticker with the artist’s biography and (below) his personal seal along with his handwritten signature.Leszek Stańko (1924–2011) was a landscape painter associated with the artistic circles of Silesia and Zakopane. He was born in Sosnowiec as the son ...
Watercolor and gouache on cardboard; dimensions: 32 x 22.5 cm; signed in lead on the lower left: "APiotrowski". On the reverse is a partially preserved label confirming the work’s authorship and indicating the date the painting was sent (presumably for an exhibition) in June 1915. The work is framed in a so-called "museum glass" by the American company TrueVue.Antoni Adam Piotrowski (1853–...
oil on canvas mounted on cardboardDimensions: 61 x 45 cmsigned lower right: 'Benn'inscribed on the reverse: 'Bouquet aux roses jaunes | [illegible signature]', shipping label; auction labels on the stretcher and frame; framing studio label on the frameProvenanceAron Kupfer Collection, France Oger & Blanchet auction house, Paris, December 2021 private collection, Poland BiographyFrom 1926 t...
Watercolor on paper, signed lower right: “K KOSSAK TATARÓW,” dimensions inside the mat: 34 × 21 cm.Work framed behind glass.Photographs taken under various lighting conditions.
oil/fiberboardDimensions: 27 x 23.5 cm (inside the frame)signed lower right: 'Jerzy Kossak'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...
Oil painting on panel, 20th century period, Italian school depicting Two Figures by the Seaside. Dimensions including frame: 47x64 cm. Inner frame dimensions: 38x55 cm. Anonymous artist. Artwork in good condition. Frame shows signs of wear consistent with age, as shown in the attached photos.
oil on canvasDimensions: 60 x 80 cmsigned lower right: 'ABreitenwald'BiographyHe studied at the State School of Decorative Arts in Poznań under Karol Zyndram Maszkowski and at the Academy of Fine Arts in Kraków under Władysław Jarocki, Teodor Axentowicz, and Józef Mehoffer. In 1936, he settled permanently in Warsaw. He was a member of the Pro Arte art group. He painted battle scenes, land...
Oil on canvas dimensions 62 x 80 cm; Condition of the object: Minor old conservation. Small elements are missing at the lower edge. The painting is offered without a frame. Frame in photograph for presentation purposesThe ruler wearing a white powdered wig in armor, facing the viewer and wearing an ermine coat thrown over his shoulders. The ermine coat and the star of the Order of the Elephant...
oil on cardboardDimensions: 17 x 24 cmsigned lower right: 'B. RYCHTER-JANOWSKA'ProvenanceDESA Unicum, January 2020 private collection, Poland BiographySister of the painter Stanisław Janowski and wife of Tadeusz Rychter. She studied painting in Munich, at the Academy of Florence, and in Rome. She was associated with the artistic community of Kraków. In 1932, she had a solo exhibition at the ...
oil/fiberboardDimensions: 37 x 46 cmsigned lower left: 'L. Frechkop' and dated lower right: '44'On the reverse: inventory number '349' and inventory labelsProvenanceprivate collection, Warsaw DESA Unicum, Warsaw, September 2019 private collection, Poland DESA Unicum, Warsaw, July 2022 Private collection, Poland BiographyA Russian-Belgian artist who studied at Konstantin Yuon’s private school...
oil on canvasDimensions: 69 x 49.5 cmsigned lower left: 'I. Statescu'Provenanceprivate collection, Warsaw
oil on cardboardDimensions: 23.5 x 34.5 cm (inside the frame)Signed and dated lower right: 'A. Setkowicz 925.'On the reverse, a stamp from the “Iskra i Karmański” Paint and Art Supplies FactoryBiographyAdam Setkowicz studied at the Academy of Fine Arts in Kraków from 1891 to 1894. It is known that in 1933 he participated in an exhibition in Piotrków Trybunalski. He painted mainly in wat...
watercolor, pencil, paper; 35.5 x 25.5 cm; inscribed at the bottom in pencil.
oil on canvasDimensions: 71 x 50 cmSigned and inscribed lower left: 'W. Barański | Częstochowa' and dedicated lower right: 'To my beloved godson | Kazimierz Pacierpnik | godfather: Prof. W. Barański'stickers and inventory numbers on the reverseProvenanceDESA Unicum, February 2016 private collection, Poland BiographyJan Władysław Barański was born in Częstochowa. He studied painting at t...
oil on canvasDimensions: 67 x 96 cmsigned lower right: 'Z. Rozwadowski'BiographyHe studied from 1883 to 1890 at the School of Fine Arts in Kraków, under Jan Matejko and others, and from 1891 to 1893 in Munich at Anton Ažbe’s private school. While still a student, he made his debut at the Society of Friends of Fine Arts in Kraków, exhibiting under the name 'Jordan'. After graduation, he li...
Ryszard Henryk Ostachiewicz (1911 Vilnius – 1974 Szczecin), Market Square in Kazimierz Dolny, 1936
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oil on canvasDimensions: 77.5 x 97 cm (inside frame)Signed and dated in the center: 'H. R. | Ostachiewicz | 1936'On the reverse, on the stretcher, inventory number: 'N 865' and gallery labels
oil on canvas; 34 x 24 cm; signed lower right: illegible.
