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Sketch of male figures and a bird

Stanisław Wyspiański, 1870

Blue ink design drawing of stylized grain stalks and curling leaves on aged paper, a study for church wall decoration.

Grain stalks. Design for the polychromy of the presbytery of the Franciscan church in Kraków

Stanisław Wyspiański, 1895

Tracings from illustrations in Anton Springer’s

Stanisław Wyspiański, 1888

Pencil and coloured crayon design of blue bluebell flowers on a green stem with buds and leaves on a beige sheet.

"Bluebells". Design for the polychrome of the presbytery of the Franciscan Church in Kraków

Stanisław Wyspiański, 1895

Pastel drawing of St. Mary's Church towers and a green dome seen past a stone column and wooden railing.

St. Mary's Church towers

Stanisław Wyspiański, 1905

Colored pencil drawing of a standing bishop in red vestments holding a crozier and an open book.

Bishop Iwo Odrowąż. Copy of a wall painting from the Church of the Holy Cross in Kraków

Stanisław Wyspiański, 1896

Pencil sketch on a sketchbook page of loose tree crowns and foliage outlines with vertical stems.

Outline of tree crowns

Stanisław Wyspiański, 1870

Pencil sketch on lined paper of a woman's head resting on a pillow, with handwritten notes on the page.

Sketch of a lying woman

Stanisław Wyspiański, 1884

Pencil and crayon sketch of a crowned, bearded king in a tall panel, flanked by figures, for a stained-glass design.

Casimir the Great - sketch for a stained-glass window for Wawel Cathedral

Stanisław Wyspiański, 1899

Colored pencil study of decorative border ornaments with checkerboard, scallop, and leaf-scroll patterns in orange, red, yell

Study of ornaments for the polychrome of the Franciscan Church in Kraków

Stanisław Wyspiański, 1895

Pencil sketch of a Gothic arcaded entrance with pointed arches, carved capitals and stone steps in a cathedral interior.

Arcaded entrance in the south choir of St. Peter’s Cathedral in Regensburg

Stanisław Wyspiański, 1890

Pencil sketch of an ornamental vessel handle with a face framed by curling scrolls, shaded lower section, page marked 17.

Sketches of a vessel handle

Stanisław Wyspiański, 1888

Pencil sketch of an elderly bearded man with wind-swept hair and a heavy coat, drawn on cream paper.

Portrait of the bust of an elderly man. Copy of Jan Matejko's composition

Stanisław Wyspiański, 1882

Pen and ink drawing of a man with powdered hair, frilled cravat and sash, labeled Trembecki, on ruled paper.

Copy of the portrait of Stanisław Trembecki

Stanisław Wyspiański, 1879

Pale sheet with two colored ornamental pattern studies: a diamond lattice of foliage and shields above a radiating fan design

copy of the polychromy of the Church of the Holy Cross in Kraków

Stanisław Wyspiański, 1896

Pencil drawing of a seated man in historical costume with a fur-trimmed garment and cap, set against cross-hatched shading.

Copy of a male character in historical outfit from Jan Matejko's composition

Stanisław Wyspiański, 1882

Pencil design of a radial geometric star ornament on tan paper, with Polish annotations for a presidential chair.

"MEDICAL HOUSE. STAR TO BE EMBOSSED ON THE PRESIDENTIAL CHAIR." Design

Stanisław Wyspiański, 1904

Two ink sketches on tan paper: Santa Maria Novella facade in Florence above, and an arcaded Renaissance building below.

Sketches of the facade of the Santa Maria Novella in Florence and the building from Pinturicchio's painting

Stanisław Wyspiański, 1887

Kobieta w opasku góralskim

Stanisław Wyspiański, 1900

Pencil sketch of a child's face with curly hair on lined paper, numbered 23 in the top corner.

Drawing of the Portrait of Napoleon II by Jean-Baptiste Isabey

Stanisław Wyspiański, 1879

Pencil sketch of an Annunciation scene under a Gothic arch, with an angel kneeling before the Virgin and a Latin inscription

Drawing of the 15th-century mural painting in the cloisters of the Franciscan monastery in Cracow depicting the "Annu…

Stanisław Wyspiański, 1888

Faint pencil sketch of an animal's head on a stained, aged sketchbook page with loose curved strokes above.

Sketch of an animal’s head

Stanisław Wyspiański, 1870

Pencil sketch of a woman in a tall pointed veil and beaded necklace, with curly hair, drawn on pale paper.

Copy of a female head from Jan Matejko's composition

Stanisław Wyspiański, 1882

Colored pencil costume sketch of a female figure in a layered blue and green robe with a flower crown, by Wyspiański, 1904.

Krasawica. Costume design for the play "Bolesław Śmiały"

Stanisław Wyspiański, 1904

Pen and ink sketches of a church facade in Rimini and a winged lion on a pedestal in Venice, on tan paper.

Drawings from Rimini and Venice

Stanisław Wyspiański, 1890

Pen and ink sketches of a screaming man's head with swirling hair and two studies of horses on a cream sheet.

Sketches based on drawings by Leonardo da Vinci. The Head of a screaming man, drawings of a horse

Stanisław Wyspiański, 1887

Pencil sketches on tan paper of Gothic tracery, rosettes, quatrefoil panels and a central acanthus leaf sprig.

Loose sketches, including rosettes and tracery

Stanisław Wyspiański, 1890

Pencil sketch of a seated figure in a headwrap with bowed head and clasped hands, beside a bowl and wall lantern.

Sketch of a sitting elderly woman in the interior

Stanisław Wyspiański, 1884

Pencil sketch on a sketchbook page showing two small children seen from behind, standing side by side in loose shirts.

Sketch of two children in shirts

Stanisław Wyspiański, 1870

Copy of the portrait of Giuliano de Medici - the painting by Sandro Botticelli

Stanisław Wyspiański, 1887

Pencil sketch sheet with a standing man, a seated woman, and two head studies, captioned in French.

Copy of the figures of Christ and Magdalene and sketches from the painting "Apotheosis of Alfonso d’Avalos"

Stanisław Wyspiański, 1888

Loose sketch

Stanisław Wyspiański, 1870

Pencil sketch of a bearded man in armour and cloak, with a helmet at his feet, on pale paper.

Copy of a male character in armour from Jan Matejko's composition

Stanisław Wyspiański, 1882

Colored pencil sketch of an Orthodox church with an onion-domed tower and crosses on a steep roof, in a sketchbook.

View of an Orthodox church

Stanisław Wyspiański, 1870

Pencil sketch of a seated market vendor weighing produce on a scale, with standing shoppers in headscarves around her.

Market scene

Stanisław Wyspiański, 1870

Line drawing on tracing paper of stylized lilies with curling stamens and leaves along a vertical stem.

Lilies. Design for painted decoration of the Franciscan church in Kraków

Stanisław Wyspiański, 1895

Colored drawing of a crucified Christ with outstretched arms, surrounded by wings, roses and thorny branches in panels.

Christ, unrealized variant for the stained glass of St. Francis

Stanisław Wyspiański, 1897

Drawing of the Fresco Depicting Paradise at Cappella del Podestà (Cappella della Maddalena) at the Bargello Museum: P…

Stanisław Wyspiański, 1887

Outline drawing of tall, serrated thistle leaves on tan paper, with faint red guide lines framing the design.

Meadow thistle (leaves). Trial proof for the polychromy of the Franciscan church in Kraków

Stanisław Wyspiański, 1895

"Sleeping child"

Stanisław Wyspiański, 1902

Pencil sketches of cats in various poses on a sketchbook page, including a seated cat and a curled cat with tail.

Drawings of cats in various poses

Stanisław Wyspiański, 1870

Pencil sketch of a standing peasant figure in loose clothing and headscarf on a sketchbook page.

Drawing of a peasant

Stanisław Wyspiański, 1870

Colored drawing of the Virgin and Child with an older bearded man and an angel, framed by ornamental borders.

An angel ordering Joseph to flee to Egypt

Stanisław Wyspiański, 1891

Portrait of Girolamo Savonarola. Drawing of the engraving by Marcantonio Raimondi

Stanisław Wyspiański, 1887

Pencil study of a female head wearing a veil with scrolled curls, shaded in a sculptural manner.

Study of the head of the prophetess Anna from a sculpture in the portal of Notre Dame Cathedral in Reims

Stanisław Wyspiański, 1890

Pencil design of a stylized mullein plant with buds and large blossoms in a symmetrical vertical panel.

Mullein (middle fragment). Design for painted decoration of the presbytery of the Franciscan church in Kraków

Stanisław Wyspiański, 1895

Pencil outline drawing on aged tracing paper of corncockle flowers, buds and leaves, prepared as a transfer cartoon.

Corncockle. Pounced drawing for the polychrome wall painting for the Franciscan church in Krakow

Stanisław Wyspiański, 1895

Pencil tracing of a symmetrical mullein flower and leaf design arranged in vertical tiers on translucent paper.

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

Stanisław Wyspiański, 1895

Pen and ink sketch of a carved stone capital with a winged figure and scrolled ornament, numbered page 79, dated 1886.

Drawing of the capital at the tomb of Casimir IV Jagiellon by Veit Stoss in the Świętokrzyska Chapel of the Krakow Ca…

Stanisław Wyspiański, 1886

Pencil drawing of a winged angel in a draped robe standing on a plinth, copied after a Reims Cathedral sculpture.

Angel. Copy after a sculpture from Reims Cathedral

Stanisław Wyspiański, 1890

Pencil sketches of ornamental scrollwork, a fleur-de-lis, foliate motifs, a bracket, and a draped female figure on tan paper.

Sketches of Gothic and Renaissance ornaments

Stanisław Wyspiański, 1887

Colored pencil costume sketch of a girl in embroidered white bodice, blue skirt and ribbons, labeled Dziewuszka, 1904.

Girl. Costume design for the play "Bolesław Śmiały"

Stanisław Wyspiański, 1904

Portrait of Władysław Mickiewicz

Stanisław Wyspiański, 1904

Ink study sketches of nude male figures, including a youth holding a sprig and a bearded man, on cream paper.

Apollo and Marsyas

Stanisław Wyspiański, 1887

Pencil sketch of a group of figures with a standing man, a seated figure, and rectangular frame studies below.

Sketches of buildings and figural representations

Stanisław Wyspiański, 1888

Vertical drawing of white lilies with orange stamens and green stems against blue, grey and brown bands.

Lilje

Stanisław Wyspiański, 1904

Torn tracing paper with pencil and blue crayon outlines of stylised vetch leaves and tendrils in a repeating decorative desig

Common vetch. Design for painted decoration of the Franciscan church in Kraków

Stanisław Wyspiański, 1895

Pencil sketch of a bust of a man with a shaved head and deeply lined face, on aged paper, by Stanisław Wyspiański.

Sketch of a bust of a man

Stanisław Wyspiański, 1903

Pen and brown ink drawing of a man's head and shoulders with wavy hair, inscribed Dürer 1493 below.

Drawing from "Self-Portrait" by Albrecht Dürer

Stanisław Wyspiański, 1887

Colored pencil costume design of a king in ornate armor, feathered helmet, sword and red shield, dated 1904.

King. Costume design for the play "Bolesław Śmiały"

Stanisław Wyspiański, 1904

Brown ink sketch of a standing dandy in a top hat and checked trousers, leaning on a cane with one hand on his hip.

Caricature of a dandy

Stanisław Wyspiański, 1882

Pencil sketch of a boy's head in a cap on a page of a small sketchbook.

Child’s drawing of a boy’s head

Stanisław Wyspiański, 1870

Grid of fifteen panels of a stained glass design with a bearded figure, a violin, and flowing warm-toned abstract lines.

Henry the Pious (Wawel Cathedral stained glass designs)

Stanisław Wyspiański, 1900

Pencil sketch of a standing woman in a long dress and bonnet on a sketchbook page, with light blue pencil accents.

Sketch of a female figure in a long dress and bonnet

Stanisław Wyspiański, 1870

Pencil sketch of a woman's face with closed eyes and a raised hand outlined above, on a buff paper sheet.

Outline of a Woman's Face

Stanisław Wyspiański, 1888

Ink drawing of ornate sixteenth-century book binding designs with floral scrollwork and a figure in an arched panel.

Drawing copies from sixteenth-century Italian book bindings

Stanisław Wyspiański, 1888

Study of a skull

Stanisław Wyspiański, 1880

Pencil sketches on paper showing two nude warriors, two seated figures and a cherub with a torch, numbered 12 to 15.

Tracings of drawings by Italian masters from book illustrations

Stanisław Wyspiański, 1888

Pencil drawing of a Gothic tomb effigy with kneeling mourners above, and two Gothic window arches with tracery below.

Renaissance tombstone; St. Mary’s Church windows Kraków

Stanisław Wyspiański, 1883

Pencil sketch of a theatre stage set with a central altar-like structure and tall side shapes, on Teatr Miejski letterhead.

set design sketch for the play "Protesilaus and Laodamia

Stanisław Wyspiański, 1903

Pencil design drawing of stylised vetch plant with pinnate leaves and tendrils, with red guidelines on tracing paper.

Tufted vetch. Design for painted decoration of the Franciscan church in Kraków

Stanisław Wyspiański, 1895

Pencil and crayon study of a yellow quatrefoil ornamental border with red dots on a pale sheet.

Study of an ornament for the polychrome of the Franciscan Church in Kraków

Stanisław Wyspiański, 1895

Tall colored design drawing in a grid of panels showing stylized irises, lilies, and wavy blue water lines, a cartoon for sta

Part of the drawing for a floral stained glass (motif of flame lily, so-called smolinosa)

Stanisław Wyspiański, 1897

Pencil sketch of a man in flowing robes carrying a woman in his arms across a shadowed architectural space.

A Man Carrying a Woman on his Hands

Stanisław Wyspiański

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

Stanisław Wyspiański, 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

Stanisław Wyspiański, 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

Stanisław Wyspiański, 1895

Outline of a female figure

Stanisław Wyspiański, 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

Stanisław Wyspiański, 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

Stanisław Wyspiański, 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

Stanisław Wyspiański, 1880

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

Stanisław Wyspiański

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

Stanisław Wyspiański, 1900

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

View of the Royal Castle on Wawel Hill

Stanisław Wyspiański, 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

Stanisław Wyspiański, 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

Stanisław Wyspiański, 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

Stanisław Wyspiański, 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

Stanisław Wyspiański, 1895

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

Stanisław Wyspiański, 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

Stanisław Wyspiański, 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

Stanisław Wyspiański, 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"

Stanisław Wyspiański, 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

Stanisław Wyspiański, 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

Stanisław Wyspiański, 1895

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

Wanda

Stanisław Wyspiański, 1900

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

Plum

Stanisław Wyspiański, 1896