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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

Stanisław Wyspiański, 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

Stanisław Wyspiański

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

Stanisław Wyspiański, 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

Stanisław Wyspiański, 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

Stanisław Wyspiański, 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

Stanisław Wyspiański, 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

Stanisław Wyspiański, 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

Stanisław Wyspiański, 1880

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

Drawing of the

Stanisław Wyspiański, 1887

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

Stairs in the

Stanisław Wyspiański, 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

Stanisław Wyspiański, 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

Stanisław Wyspiański, 1888

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

Copies after compositions by Jan Matejko: a running horse

Stanisław Wyspiański, 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

Stanisław Wyspiański, 1898

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

Decorative motifs (

Stanisław Wyspiański, 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

Stanisław Wyspiański, 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

Stanisław Wyspiański, 1895

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

Design of decoration for

Stanisław Wyspiański, 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

Stanisław Wyspiański, 1870

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

Figure on horseback

Stanisław Wyspiański, 1870

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

Cottages near Olszanica

Stanisław Wyspiański, 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

Stanisław Wyspiański, 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

Stanisław Wyspiański, 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

Stanisław Wyspiański, 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)

Stanisław Wyspiański, 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

Stanisław Wyspiański, 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

Stanisław Wyspiański, 1904

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

„Le Crėateur de Raphael

Stanisław Wyspiański, 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

Stanisław Wyspiański, 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)

Stanisław Wyspiański, 1902

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

Studies of tree roots

Stanisław Wyspiański, 1897

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

Water mill

Stanisław Wyspiański, 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"

Stanisław Wyspiański, 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

Stanisław Wyspiański, 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)

Stanisław Wyspiański, 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?)

Stanisław Wyspiański, 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

Stanisław Wyspiański, 1901

Figural scene

Stanisław Wyspiański, 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

Stanisław Wyspiański, 1884

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

Sigismund Eagle (Jan Herburt); Tomb of Władysław

Stanisław Wyspiański, 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

Stanisław Wyspiański, 1897

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

Ruins of a Gothic castle

Stanisław Wyspiański, 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

Stanisław Wyspiański, 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

Stanisław Wyspiański, 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

Stanisław Wyspiański, 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

Stanisław Wyspiański, 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

Stanisław Wyspiański, 1895

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

Mietek sleeping

Stanisław Wyspiański, 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

Stanisław Wyspiański, 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

Stanisław Wyspiański, 1880

Elżbieta Pieniążkowa; Stanisław Bojanowski; Stanisław and Katarzyna Włodek

Stanisław Wyspiański, 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

Stanisław Wyspiański, 1904

Pencil sketch of two mounted knight statues with armor studies, a heraldic crest and sword details on tan paper.

Hawkwood; Roberto Malatesta; “Battle of San Romano” (Paolo Uccello)

Stanisław Wyspiański, 1883

Blue and red pencil sketch of lobed leaves and stems on aged tan paper, with Polish annotations and the date 1904.

Decorated Krakowiak dancers. Polychromy design for the Medical Society building in Kraków

Stanisław Wyspiański, 1904

Pencil sketch of a galloping horse-drawn sleigh with a driver raising a whip and two passengers.

Sleigh ride with torches

Stanisław Wyspiański, 1882

Pencil sketch of figures in a columned interior with draped garments, the right side of the sheet left blank.

Historical scene in the interior

Stanisław Wyspiański, 1880

Pencil sketches of two horses on a sketchbook page, one standing front-facing and one seen from behind with a saddle.

Sketches of a horse

Stanisław Wyspiański, 1870

Eleven historical caricatures: Józef Poniatowski, Barbara Radziwiłłówna, Sigismund II Augustus, Stephen Báthory, Henr…

Stanisław Wyspiański, 1901

Jan Aleksander Lipski; Bona Sforza

Stanisław Wyspiański, 1883

Pencil drawing of two portraits: an elderly bearded cleric with books and a cardinal's hat, and a man in period dress reading

Stanisław Hozjusz; Stanisław Małachowski (Jan Chrzciciel Lampi)

Stanisław Wyspiański, 1883

Pen and ink sketches of three architectural ornaments: a carved panel with corbel, a rosette capital, and a scrolled panel.

Three copies of architectural motifs

Stanisław Wyspiański, 1887

“Descent of St John” (Hans Suess von Kulmbach)

Stanisław Wyspiański, 1883

Colored stage design sketch of a garden with a pavilion, pond, stone well and blue cloudy sky.

Project of scenery for play

Stanisław Wyspiański, 1905

Pencil sketch of larynx and trachea in two views with handwritten Polish labels on a sketchbook page.

Organs and neck bones. Sketchbook page with a copy from an anatomical atlas

Stanisław Wyspiański, 1884