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Stanisław Wyspiański

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Brown ink tracing of a horizontal frieze with acanthus scrolls, foliage and an animal figure at right.

Tracing from a frieze with plant and animal motifs

Brown ink drawing of an angel embracing a kneeling figure among trees, with sleeping figures below, a design by Wyspiański.

Prayer in the Garden of Gethsemane - reproduction of a bas-relief design for the eastern façade of the Church of the…

1896

Pencil sketch of three skulls on pale paper with a handwritten German note above.

Sketches of skulls

1888

Pencil drawing of steep-roofed wooden houses beside a stone arched bridge over water, signed and dated 1880.

Landscape with wooden houses and a stone bridge

1880

Pencil sketch on tan paper showing caricature figures in historical costume, including a row of four small figures in hats.

Nine historical caricatures: Francis I, Louis XIV, Henry VIII, Marian Langiewicz, Maria Theresa, Napoleon (four times)

1901

Architectural drawing of an ornate altar, carved choir stalls and Gothic church interior with coloured heraldic shields.

Tracing of the polychromy and furnishings of the Church of the Holy Cross in Kraków

1897

Ink and wash drawing of a stylised ornamental motif with looping scrolls, a dark central medallion and curved side elements.

Stylised Flower Basket - Embellishment to

1897

Pencil sketch of a stone abbey with arched windows on a hillside, drawn on a page of a red-bound sketchbook.

Sketch of the Benedictine Abbey in Tyniec from the west

1870

Loose pencil sketch on tan paper of a draped figure with flowing hair and an outstretched arm.

Sketch for Homer’s Iliad

1896

Sheep

1870

Blue and grey pastel drawing of a winter cityscape with a tall church spire rising above snowy rooftops and a frozen river.

Winter motive

1905

Ink sketch sheet with nine exaggerated caricature figures with distorted faces and angular bodies, by Stanisław Wyspiański, 1

Nine historical caricatures: Louis XI, Elizabeth of England, Louis XI, Louis XI, Margaret of Anjou, Marie Antoinette,…

1901

Pastel study of a symmetrical green and ochre ornamental motif on pale paper, by Stanisław Wyspiański, 1895.

Study of an ornament for the polychrome of the presbytery of the Franciscan Church in Kraków - carpet motif

1895

Pen and ink drawing of a mascaron mask framed by scrolling foliage and hatched shading on pale paper.

Mascaron. Drawing of a Renaissance decorative frieze

Pencil and ink anatomical sketches of neck and torso muscles on a sketchbook page with handwritten Polish labels.

Sketches of muscles, including neck and abdomen. Sketchbook page with a copy from an anatomical atlas

1884

Loose pencil sketch of an angel with outstretched arms among crowded figures and clouds, with handwritten notes on the right.

Sketch of composition with figures and an angel

1890

Pencil sketch on a sketchbook page showing a woman with a basket, a man, a horse and cart in a genre scene.

Genre scene

1870

Ink sketch of an ornate helmet with a curved crest and decorative borders, with handwritten notes on the paper.

Protesilas helmet design for the play

1903

Pencil drawing: octagonal portrait of a man in a fur-trimmed robe beside ornate armor, helmet and crossed swords.

John III Sobieski; Weapons from the 1883 exhibition

1883

Pencil sketch of a ruined classical building with an arched doorway, overgrown with ivy and shrubs, and fallen stones in fron

Ruins of a classical building among shrubs

1880

Pen and brown ink sketch of a reclining female figure raising a bunch of grapes, with a handwritten caption below.

Drawing of the

1887

Pencil and colored pencil drawing of staircase details with handrail, balusters, curved wall and dimension notes.

Stairs in the

1904

Crayon design of colorful wavy horizontal bands in red, green, violet and blue over ochre, a decorative wave motif study.

Wave motif. Design for the polychrome of the presbytery of the Franciscan church in Kraków

1895

Ink drawing of an ornate carved column with grotesque faces beside a ring-shaped door handle with a mask and lion heads.

Tracings of ornaments decorating a column and an ornamental handle from the 16th century

1888

Graphite sketch of a galloping horse with flowing mane and tail on cream paper.

Copies after compositions by Jan Matejko: a running horse

1882

Pen and ink sketch of a stage set showing a Greek temple colonnade, stone steps and tall cypress trees under a dark sky.

Design of theatrical decoration, Greek temple

1898

Pencil and colored pencil architectural sketch of a sculpture pedestal with zigzag frieze and arches, labeled in Polish.

Decorative motifs (

1904

Pastel design study with a central orange and red triangular arch, yellow side forms and scalloped border on torn tan paper.

Decorative motifs for the polychrome of the crossing part of the Franciscan Church in Kraków

1895

Design drawing with pale star and floral ornaments on a dark blue wash, showing angular rosettes and a stylized sprig motif.

Stars. Design for painted decoration of the Franciscan Church in Kraków

1895

Colored pen sketch of a stage set interior with fluted columns, cypress trees, a pavilion and a gilded bench.

Design of decoration for

1903

Pencil and charcoal sketch of a shaggy dog lying on dark ground, drawn on a page of a small sketchbook.

Drawing of a lying dog

1870

Faint pencil sketch of a rider on horseback on a cream sketchbook page in a red-bound notebook.

Figure on horseback

1870

Pencil and watercolor sketch of two thatched cottages among pine and leafy trees, with blue mountains behind.

Cottages near Olszanica

1880

Pencil section drawing of a vaulted hall with two doorways and a hatched wall, labelled with a handwritten caption.

Hall of the Society of Friends of Fine Arts

1904

Pastel portrait of a pensive boy leaning on his crossed arms at a wooden table against a red-brown background.

Mietek Leaning on Hands

1904

Pastel drawing of yellow dandelion flowers with pale stems and dark green jagged leaves on a tan background.

Dandelion flowers. Design for a painted decoration for the parish church in Biecz

1896

Pencil sketch of a circular open-air theatre with tiered seating, a stage area, arched doorway and stairs, dated 1905.

Design for an open-air theatre (project for Wawel-Akropolis)

1905

Pencil study of an elderly bearded figure in drapery pointing outward, with cherubs and a reclining figure around him.

God the Father, copy after Vatican frescoes

1888

Pencil architectural drawing of an arched portal with draped curtain, timber column and dimension notes, 1904.

Design of a portal for the second exhibition of the Society of Polish Artists

1904

Pen and ink sketch of a bearded, wind-blown male figure in flowing robes with a French caption below.

„Le Crėateur de Raphael

1887

Pencil study of a Gothic cathedral wall with pointed arches, tracery windows and a central altar structure.

Layout of the presbytery walls of Wawel Cathedral

1900

Colored pencil sketch of two children playing with a rearing horse, a swinging lasso and a standing cow on tan paper.

Playing children (goats on the reverse)

1902

Pencil sketches of twisted tree roots and bare branches across two sketchbook pages with handwritten notes.

Studies of tree roots

1897

Pencil sketch of a wooden water mill with a large wheel, a pitched roof, and trees, drawn on a sketchbook page.

Water mill

1870

Pencil sketch of a thatched rural cottage with trees and shrubs, with handwritten inscription and date 1880 below.

"Cottage in Świątniki" "Cottage in Świątniki"

1880

Pencil sketch in a sketchbook of figures in hats, including a man leaning over a seated child in a rural work scene.

Sketch of a sheep-shearing scene

1870

Pencil drawing with an oval portrait of Józef Poniatowski in uniform, a small portrait of a man, and a group of women in head

Józef Poniatowski; Portrait of a man; “Descent of St John” (Hans von Kulmbach)

1883

Pencil sketch of a rural house with a shingled roof, chimneys and a dormer, surrounded by trees and a wooden fence.

House among greenery (Świątniki?)

1880

Pencil sketch of a sleeping child with tousled hair on a pillow, with a study of a raised hand at the upper right.

Sleeping child

1901

Figural scene

1882

Pencil sketch of a star-shaped ribbed vault with a central boss, shaded spandrels, and handwritten notes on tan paper.

Sketch of the vault of the Chapel of St. John the Baptist in the St. Mary's Church in Cracow

1884

Pencil drawing of a crowned heraldic eagle shield beside a knight tomb effigy holding a mace.

Sigismund Eagle (Jan Herburt); Tomb of Władysław

1883

Watercolor and pencil study of decorative polychrome patterns with scrolling foliage in diamond and triangular panels.

Copy of the polychrome of the Church of the Holy Cross in Kraków

1897

Pencil sketch of a ruined Gothic castle with a round tower, gabled building, crumbling wall and wayside crucifix.

Ruins of a Gothic castle

1880

Pencil design drawing of stylized vetch fronds with curling tendril and guide lines on pale tracing paper.

Vetch. Design for painted decoration of the presbytery of the Franciscan church in Kraków

1895

Torn tracing paper with a blue-outlined fern leaf design and faint pencil grid lines, a decorative study.

Fern leaf (fragment). Design for painted decoration of the Franciscan church in Kraków

1895

Pencil and colored chalk study of a red heart ornament with curving scrolls and yellow wash on aged paper.

Heart motif. Study of an ornament for painted decoration of the Franciscan Church in Kraków

1895

Pencil portrait sketch of an older bald man with a large nose and collared shirt, on beige paper.

Portrait of Kazimierz Stankiewicz, the artist’s uncle

1888

Pencil sketch of stylized bellflowers and leaves on tracing paper, a trial design for church presbytery decoration.

"Bellflowers." Trial proof for painted decoration of the presbytery of the Franciscan church in Kraków

1895

Pastel drawing of a sleeping child with brown hair, resting on a pillow under striped bedding with bold blue outlines.

Mietek sleeping

1902

Pen and ink sketch in a sketchbook of a reclining woman, standing figures and a winged figure in a loose allegorical composit

Truth and delusion. Composition sketch to allegorical scene

1888

Pencil drawing of a woman and child before a country house with chimneys, a vine-covered gate and a wheelbarrow.

A woman with child on the background of a country house

1880

Elżbieta Pieniążkowa; Stanisław Bojanowski; Stanisław and Katarzyna Włodek

1883

Pastel drawing of a pink cathedral tower and tiled rooftops overlooking a winding river and distant castle under a cloudy sky

Landscape, view of the Wawel Cathedral tower and the Vistula River

1904