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Stanisław Wyspiański

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Pencil sketch of a round stone tower with a conical roof beside a cottage and ruined castle walls.

Ruins of a castle wall with a tower

1880

Pencil sketch of wooden houses with steep roofs, a wayside shrine in the foreground, and hills behind.

Wooden houses against a mountainous landscape

1880

Pastel drawing of a young girl with long dark hair wearing a green myrtle wreath with a blue band, in a bust portrait.

Castitas, bust of a girl with a myrtle wreath on her head

1895

Pencil sketch on tan paper of a standing woman in a headdress within a tall vertical frame, with a seated figure below.

Sketch for a stained-glass window of Kraków Cathedral

1899

Pastel and pencil drawing of a green and yellow geometric lattice design with triangles and a scalloped cloud shape on tan pa

Lattice motif for the polychrome of the Franciscan Church in Kraków

1895

Outline of a female figure

1890

Pencil and ink sketch of a standing draped female figure with flowing hair, with smaller figure studies at right.

Sketch for the "Polonia" stained glass window for the Lviv Cathedral

1892

Pen drawing of a banner with ornate foliage border, a central landscape vignette of sun and clouds, and a Latin ribbon inscri

Banner of Stanisław Leszczyński

1883

Pencil sketch of a parrot on a perch above an oval copy of a woman's portrait, with handwritten notes on tan paper.

Drawing of a parrot and copy of the portrait of Stéphanie Félicité du Crest de Saint-Aubin

1880

Ink sketches of horses, two standing horses and a rider on a rearing horse with a grazing horse below.

Sketches of a rider on a tethered horse and two horses on the run. Copy of a drawing by Leonardo da Vinci

1887

Pencil sketch of a seated chimera with a hooked beak, open mouth, and shaggy body on a buff sheet.

Chimera from Notre Dame in Paris

Pencil drawing of a stooped elderly man in a cloak holding a heavy chain on a cobblestone street, signed Wyspiański 1900.

Mendicant Beggar at St. Mary's Church in Kraków

1900

Pencil sketch of an obelisk surrounded by anchors, a chain, rope, a barrel and a bell on a pale page.

Obelisk with anchors

1880

Pencil sketch in a small sketchbook showing domed towers and building facades in a city view.

View of the Royal Castle on Wawel Hill

1870

Pencil sketch sheet with studies of a woman in headdress, a crowned woman, plumed and armored helmets, and a castle tower.

Copies after works of German art, including those by Albrecht Dürer

1888

Black line drawing of a stylized male figure with concentric curving lines and smaller draped figures, signed 1904.

"Apollo" from the stained glass of the Medical Society House in Kraków

1904

Tan sheet with blurred dark charcoal masses and faint grid lines, a trial proof for church polychromy by Wyspiański.

Chamomile. Trial proof for the polychromy of the Franciscan church in Kraków

1895

Pastel drawing of a black locust branch with green leaves, red thorns and blue trunk on a pale ground.

Black locust. Design for the polychrome of the presbytery of the Franciscan Church in Kraków

1895

Pencil sketch of a gabled house with arched arcades and trees in a garden, drawn on pale paper.

House in a garden

1880

Pen drawing of eleven caricatured historical rulers in costume, labeled with names such as Louis XI, Henry VIII and Charles V

Eleven historical caricatures: Louis XI, Louis XI, Henry VIII, Francis I, Henry IV, Louis XIII, Louis XIV, Sigismund…

1901

Pencil sketch of gothic church towers and spires of Týn church in Prague on tan paper, dated 1890.

Towers of the Church of Our Lady before Týn

1890

Ink design drawing of stylized plantain leaves and flower spikes on aged paper, with a label at upper right.

Broadleaf plantain, leaf and flower spikes. Design for painted decoration of the Franciscan Church in Kraków

1895

Colored crayon study of a decorative panel with red and yellow wave bands, crescents and rosettes on aged paper.

Study of ornaments for the polychromy of the Franciscan Church in Kraków - motifs: waves, rosettes, crescents

1895

Pencil sketchbook page with a hand study above and a crowded religious composition of figures below.

Copies of fragments of compositions by Titian: "Venus with Cupid and an Organist" and "Gloria"

1888

Ink sketch of a bearded male figure with arms raised, wearing a loincloth, drawn on tan paper.

Tracing of the figure of the Risen Christ

1888

Pencil and colored crayon study of common toadflax above and red dead-nettle below on pale paper, a design for church decorat

Common toadflax (top) and red dead-nettle (bottom). Design for painted decoration of the Franciscan Church in Kraków

1895

Nine vertical panels of blue and black pastel showing a woman's face and flowing hair, fading to pale sketch lines below.

Wanda

1900

Pencil botanical study of a plum branch with leaves, blossoms and enlarged flower details, with handwritten notes.

Plum

1896

Pencil sketch of a nude youth leaning on a tree trunk, a study after a classical sculpture, dated 1887.

Drawing of a copy of Praxiteles' sculpture "Apollo Sauroktonos" in the Vatican Museums

1887

Pencil sketchbook page with a head study of a girl above three sketched ducks, numbered 92 in the top corner.

Portrait sketch of a girl, below a drawing of three ducks

1870

Pencil sketch of an ornate tomb finial with urns and a heraldic shield, with handwritten notes on tan paper.

Sketches from the St. Mary's Church in Cracow: the finial of the tombstone of Anna and Walerian Montelupi

1890

Pencil sketch on a sketchbook page of a group of wandering children in loose robes, with a small head study above.

Group of wandering children

1870

Drawing of the scene depicting Moses striking the rock (a fragment of the painting in the catacombs of the Saint Pret…

1887

Colored pencil costume sketch of a bearded man in a hood holding a patterned shield and sword, 1904.

King's brother. Costume design for the play "Bolesław Śmiały"

1904

Pen sketch of a church banner design with winged symbols of the four Evangelists, labeled and framed by decorative borders.

Design of a church banner for the play "Bolesław the Brave" depicting the symbols of the four Evangelists

1903

Pastel study of a young girl with long wavy brown hair, dark dress and white collar, hand resting on her chin.

Study of a girl

1895

Ink and wash architectural drawing of a church tower showing circular floor plans, a cross section, and window and tracery de

St. Nicholas's Church in Żarnów, tower in the west façade with stairs leading to the gallery

1888

Colored sketch of an elderly man in an embroidered coat with fur collar, drinking from a patterned jug, costume design, 1904.

Cześnik. Costume design for the play "Bolesław Śmiały"

1904

Pencil sketch of a lakeside landscape with reeds and grasses in the foreground, water, and distant shoreline under a hatched

Landscape by Lake Gopło

1890

Pencil drawing of a crowned seated king with scepter under a Gothic canopy, flanked by heraldic shields and angels.

Drawing from the royal seal of Władysław Jagiełło

1890

Colored pencil costume design of a bearded man in a fur-trimmed coat holding a long sword, titled Strzemion, 1904.

Strzemion. Costume design for the play "Bolesław Śmiały"

1904

Pencil sketch of a fluted column with an ornate capital, with handwritten measurements and the date 1904 noted beside it.

"Column. Vase". Design of a column for the Medical Society House in Krakow

1904

Architectural study sheet with capital drawings, a lion relief, monogram roundels and an arched stone doorway.

St. Nicholas's Church in Żarnów, details of the Romanesque and Gothic interior decoration and the gallery staircase

1888

Pen sketch of a stone effigy, a bearded head, a female head, and a heraldic eagle shield.

Prague - Saint Vitus Cathedral. Fragments of the tomb of Přemysl Ottokar II. Head of Matthew of Arras. Head of Elisab…

1890

Pencil sketch of a crucified figure with outstretched arms and draped loincloth on tan paper, with handwriting at top.

Gniezno. Crucifix

1890

Pencil sketch of a Gothic cathedral interior with pointed arches, stone pillars and carved corbels on tan paper.

Gniezno. Interior of the cathedral

1890

Colored design study of triangular and arched motifs in green, blue and yellow for church wall decoration.

Triangle motif. Design for painted decoration of the Franciscan Church in Kraków

1895

Architectural pencil drawing of a door frame with dimension notes, decorative cornice and arched openings on paper.

Door frame design

1904

Pencil sketch of Gothic tracery, pinnacles and finials on a cathedral wall, with a ribbed vault at upper left.

Prague. Architectural fragment of Saint Vitus Cathedral

1890

Colored pencil costume design of a man in a blue embroidered robe holding a red shield and spear, 1904.

Sieciech. Costume design for the play "Bolesław Śmiały"

1904

Charcoal portrait drawing of a young girl with curly hair and a long braid, wearing a collared shirt, dated 1900.

Girl's head

1900

Colored pencil sketches of ornamental scrolls, rosettes and a twisted column on a squared grid, trial proof for church polych

Ornament designs. Trial proof for the polychromy of the Franciscan church in Kraków

1895

Pencil sketch of a standing man on a pedestal with one arm raised, study for a stained glass window, on beige paper.

Józef Mehoffer posing for King Casimir the Great. Study for Józef Mehoffer's stained glass window for the Latin Cathe…

1893

Pencil sketch of stage set design with tall trees and a central pedestal on a platform, under a Kraków theatre letterhead.

Sketch of the decorations for "Protesilas and Laodamia"

1903

Costume design sketch of a queen in a golden crown, embroidered yellow coat and red skirt, in coloured pencil on tan paper.

King's wife. Costume design for the play "Bolesław Śmiały"

1904

Pencil sketch of a standing armored knight with a ruff collar, sword, and helmet at lower right, with handwritten notes.

Legnica. Tomb of Hans von Romnitz from the Church of the Virgin Mary

1890

Pen drawing of an enthroned Madonna and Child under a Gothic canopy, with a kneeling mitred abbot below.

Drawing from the seal of Konrad, abbot of a monastery in Wrocław

1890

Pencil sketch of old town rooftops, chimneys and a tall clock tower with a spire rising above the city.

Poznań. View of the rooftops of the Old Town and the town hall tower

1890

Pencil sketch of two stone tomb effigies: a veiled woman with clasped hands and an armored man in a helmet.

Legnica. Tomb of Wenceslaus I of Legnica and his wife Anna from the Church of Saints Peter and Paul

1890

Pencil sketches of chamomile flowers and petals on a torn sheet of paper, studies for church decoration.

Chamomile flower. Design for painted decoration of the Franciscan Church in Kraków

1895

Charcoal academic drawing of a female nude torso with head turned upward, shaded against a dark background.

Female nude, academic drawing

1891

Ink drawing of curling creeping thistle leaves and stems on tan paper, a design for church decoration.

Creeping thistle, leaves. Design for painted decoration of the Franciscan Church in Kraków

1895

Pen sketch of carved fragments from a baptismal font, with an angel, a saint in an arch, lions and tracery.

Legnica. Fragments of the decoration of the baptismal font from the Church of Saints Peter and Paul

1890

Pastel self-portrait of a red-haired, red-bearded man in a dark jacket against a blue and purple background.

Self-portrait.

1894

Pastel portrait of a young girl with blue eyes and a blue-grey hood, mouth slightly open, signed Wyspiański 1900.

Główka Helenki, córki artysty

1900

Pastel drawing of a dark-haired woman in blue nursing a baby wrapped in blue cloth, by Stanisław Wyspiański, 1902.

Motherhood.

1902

Full-length pencil and pastel portrait of a young woman with curly hair, lace jabot blouse and long skirt, 1904.

Portrait of Józefa Krzyształowiczowa

1904

Charcoal and pastel portrait of a seated bearded man in a gray coat, head bowed, one hand on his shoulder, dated 1904.

Portrait of Jan Stanisławski

1904

Pastel portrait of a woman in a green embroidered folk jacket with flowers, hands folded, against a brown background.

Portret żony w serdaku; Portret żony w stroju krakowskim; Portret żony

1902

Pastel portrait of a young girl with brown hair in a blue jacket, embroidered bodice and patterned skirt, against a pink back

Popiersie dziewczynki w wyszywanym gorseciku

1901

Tall decorative design of hollyhock flowers and leaves on grey ground, framed by golden scrolling ornament, dated 1896.

Malwy, projekt polichromii dla kościoła parafialnego w Bieczu w skali 1:1, inne tytuły: Projekt do witraża; Projekt d…

1896

Pastel drawing of a misty night park with bare trees, glowing lamps, and rows of straw-wrapped figures on wet ground.

The Mulchs ("Planty" at night).

1898

Pencil sketch sheet with a large draped woman carrying a child, smaller figure studies, and a vase drawing.

Sketches of the Virgin and Child after an engraving by Albrecht Dürer

1888

Pencil sketchbook page with loose studies of seated and reclining male figures in clothing.

Illegible sketches

1870

Pencil sketch of a seated woman in a bonnet and loose garments, drawn on a bound sketchbook page numbered 165.

Sketch of a seated woman wearing a bonnet

1870

Pencil sketch of a crowned, bearded figure in a long robe holding an ornate scepter, labeled Dunkan Makbet.

Dunkan "Makbet" (Jednowski)

1898