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Pencil sketchbook page with loose drawings of sailing ships, masts, rigging and faint building towers.

Sketches of a man and building towers

Stanisław Wyspiański, 1870

Ink sketch of a woman reclining with her head resting on her arm, gazing toward the viewer with a pensive look.

Portrait of a Reclining Woman, Depicted en Face

Julian Fałat, 1900

Pencil design of a symmetrical stylized plant ornament with leaves, blossoms and bird forms on aged paper.

"Pokrzywka żółta". Projekt do dekoracji malarskiej prezbiterium kościoła Franciszkanów w Krakowie "Yellow dead-nettle…

Stanisław Wyspiański, 1895

Colored and graphite studies of sculpted figures on tan paper, one seated in a robe and red cap, one reclining.

Sculptures (Wit Stwosz)

Stanisław Wyspiański, 1883

Copies after drawings by Leonardo da Vinci, including his self-portrait

Stanisław Wyspiański, 1888

Pencil sketch in a small sketchbook of a building facade with a flagpole and overlapping looping pencil strokes.

Sketch of a building

Stanisław Wyspiański, 1870

Halftone print of a young girl with bangs resting her hand on her chin, with the handwritten name Heluśka and date 1898.

"Heluśka" "Heluśka"

Stanisław Wyspiański, 1898

Pencil sketch on tan paper of decorative motifs and textile forms in bands, with numbered shapes and handwritten notes.

Decorative motifs and textiles

Stanisław Wyspiański, 1904

Pencil sketchbook page with studies of men in long coats, belts and wide-brimmed hats, one standing figure seen from behind.

Sketches of men in long sukmana coats with belts and wide-brimmed hats

Stanisław Wyspiański, 1870

Pen and ink caricature of a woman with a feathered hat and umbrella, accompanied by a small dog, on pale paper.

"Eine Holländerin", karykatura kobiety z psem "Eine Holländerin". Caricature of a woman with a dog

Stanisław Wyspiański, 1882

Pencil sketch of the Kraków Barbican with arched gateways, walls, rooftops and a tall domed tower behind.

Sketch of the interior of the Kraków Barbican

Stanisław Wyspiański, 1888

Pastel portrait of a young girl with long light hair, blue eyes and parted lips, signed Wyspiański 1900.

Head of Helenka

Stanisław Wyspiański, 1900

Pen sketch on tan paper of ornamental scrolls, a heraldic lion, lettering and decorative medallions.

Tracings from book bindings and painted decorations

Stanisław Wyspiański, 1888

Pencil and crayon sketch of a church interior with arched doorways, a tree trunk, and a tiled floor.

View of the Church Interior. Sketch to Scene II of

Stanisław Wyspiański, 1901

Pencil sketch of a house with a sloping roof, chimney, windows and a door, drawn on a sketchbook page.

Child’s drawing of a house

Stanisław Wyspiański, 1870

Charcoal sketch of a reclining nude woman with closed eyes, dark sky strokes above and loose trees at left.

Thetis. Sketch for an illustration to Homer’s Iliad

Stanisław Wyspiański, 1897

Pen and ink sketch of a bearded armored man reclining beside a helmet and wine glass, with Latin inscription below.

Drawing of the figure from the tombstone of Stanisław Hanl in the Archcathedral Basilica in Lviv

Stanisław Wyspiański, 1887

Pen sketch of four figures in a row, including two draped men, a standing figure and a reclining figure on a pale sheet.

Four historical caricatures: Napoleon, Adam Mickiewicz and Fryderyk Chopin

Stanisław Wyspiański, 1901

Pencil sketch of a mounted armored knight on a horse with heraldic shields and a banner, handwritten notes below.

Copy from the seal of Albert the Bold, Duke of Saxony

Stanisław Wyspiański, 1890

Pencil sketch on tan paper of a bearded man in a cap above a smaller hooded head, with handwritten inscriptions.

Copies after paintings by Albrecht Dürer and Michael Wolgemut

Stanisław Wyspiański, 1888

Sketchbook page with a seated man, a bearded head, and a purple-crayon horse drawn in quick pencil studies.

Sketch of a seated man with his head resting on his right hand, portrait of a man en face in a turban, and a man lead…

Stanisław Wyspiański, 1870

Sketch of a woman's head in profile

Stanisław Wyspiański, 1888

Pencil sketches of Gothic vaulting, pointed arches and a column capital on lined paper, by Stanisław Wyspiański, 1884.

Architectural copies from the presbytery of St. Mary’s Church in Kraków

Stanisław Wyspiański, 1884

Pastel portrait of a woman with dark hair, blue eyes, and a white ruffled collar against swirling feathery strokes.

Portrait of Gabriela Czarnocka - Berezowska

Stanisław Ignacy Witkiewicz, 1936

Pencil sketchbook page with loose architectural studies of a tower, a doorway facade, and a grid of panels.

Loose drawings, including a town hall façade, a tower, a treasury

Stanisław Wyspiański, 1890

Pencil and coloured line design of horse chestnut leaves and flowers, drawn by Stanisław Wyspiański in 1904.

Leaves and flowers of horse chestnut. Design for polychromy of the Medical Society building in Kraków

Stanisław Wyspiański, 1904

Charcoal sketch of two seated men, one reading an open book, in a loose studio-style composition.

Double portrait of Józef Mehoffer in a Paris studio. Study for Józef Mehoffer’s stained glass for the Latin Cathedral…

Stanisław Wyspiański, 1891

Pencil drawing of carved ornamental scrollwork with acanthus leaves and a central cartouche on tan paper.

Copy of ornaments decorating the so-called

Stanisław Wyspiański, 1890

Pencil sketch of a smiling bearded man in a cap on a torn sheet, with handwritten notes in the right margin.

Portrait of Johannes Kessler, called Ahenarius (c. 1502-1574), Swiss chronicler and theologian

Stanisław Wyspiański, 1880

Pastel and pencil study of crescent-shaped red and yellow ornamental bands around a central ochre column, with handwritten no

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

Stanisław Wyspiański, 1895

Pencil sketch of an ornate fireplace with a carved heraldic shield and scrollwork above, on a sketchbook page.

Sketch of a fireplace with the Vasa coat of arms in the Hall under the Birds in the Royal Castle on Wawel Hill

Stanisław Wyspiański, 1888

Pencil sketch on brown paper of two men at a table with plates and spoons, one resting his head on his hands.

Mietek and Teodor

Stanisław Wyspiański, 1902

Pencil sketch of a monument design with a reclining lion, hooded standing figure, and stepped stone pedestal.

Design for a monument

Stanisław Wyspiański, 1903

Pencil drawing of a bearded man in a fur hat and long coat, smoking a pipe and leaning on a walking stick.

Porter

Józef Chełmoński, 1888

Pencil sketch of a man standing with a raised sword, face turned upward, on pale paper.

Sketch for the painting "Bolesław Chrobry in Kiev" - Sketch of a male figure

Jan Matejko, 1884

Colored crayon drawing in four panels showing abstract flowing forms, stylized eyes and wavy bands in blue, yellow and pink.

God the Father. Design for a stained-glass panel for the west window of the Franciscan Church in Kraków

Stanisław Wyspiański, 1897

Pastel drawing of a twisting elongated nude figure beside a seated man, with a red mountain and swirling blue sky behind.

Composition

Stanisław Ignacy Witkiewicz, 1921

Pencil sketch of a coffered vault with molded beams and recessed panels in perspective on a sketchbook page.

Sketch of a coffered vault

Stanisław Wyspiański, 1890

Pencil and colored pencil design of ornamental candlestick with looping coils and sweeping curved stems on worn tan paper.

Design of a candlestick for the Franciscan Church in Kraków

Stanisław Wyspiański, 1895

Pencil drawing of a black locust branch with compound leaves and thorns on yellowed tracing paper.

Black locust (Robinia pseudoacacia). Trial proof for the polychromy of the Franciscan church in Kraków

Stanisław Wyspiański, 1895

Pencil drawing of wavy overlapping organic contours on pale paper, with signature and date 1947 at lower left.

Landscape from Nowa Ruda

Władysław Strzemiński, 1947

Pencil sketch of a tall stone baptismal font on a stepped base, with hatched shading and a handwritten note along the right e

Stone baptismal font at the church in Cięcina

Stanisław Wyspiański, 1880

Loose pencil sketch on tan paper of overlapping marching figures with raised spears and shields.

Achaean troops marching for Troy. A drawing for

Stanisław Wyspiański, 1896

Pastel portrait of a young woman with bobbed hair and a pale blue halo behind her head, on tan paper.

Portrait of Janina Bastgen

Stanisław Ignacy Witkiewicz, 1933

Colored crayon study of decorative ornaments with flames, hearts, paisley shapes and wavy bands on tan paper.

Study of ornaments for painted decoration of the Franciscan Church in Kraków

Stanisław Wyspiański, 1895

Pencil sketch of two sleeping men in coats and boots lying before a shadowed wooden wall, by Julian Fałat.

Sleeping Poleshuks

Julian Fałat, 1887

Pencil design sketch of a rosary with ornamental medallions, with blue wash and green and yellow scalloped motifs on paper.

Rosary. Design for the polychrome of the vault of the Franciscan Church in Kraków

Stanisław Wyspiański, 1895

Sheet with a watercolor vegetal scroll above pencil studies of Gothic tracery and a circular window pattern.

Vegetal scroll. Copy after Gothic architectural details

Stanisław Wyspiański, 1890

Pencil and ink design of a six-armed star motif with stepped terminals, drawn on tan paper with radiating construction lines.

Star motif. Design for painted decoration of the vault of the Franciscan church in Kraków

Stanisław Wyspiański, 1895

Pencil sketch sheet with numbered studies of muscular male figures, including a large reclining nude and a draped seated figu

Copies of compositions by Michaelangelo and Raphael Santi from the book

Stanisław Wyspiański, 1887

Pencil portrait sketch of a curly-haired man in a cravat and jacket with a cross medal, on aged paper.

Treasury. Tadeusz Kościuszko, bust

Jan Matejko, 1850

Narrow sheet with pencil and yellow crayon design of oak-like leaves and branches, with faint arched outlines above.

Design for the polychrome of the Franciscan Church in Kraków

Stanisław Wyspiański, 1895

Pencil design sheet with side, rear and front views of a wooden armchair, with dimensions and a red-shaded upholstered panel.

Design of an armchair for the Żeleński family

Stanisław Wyspiański, 1904

Pencil sketch of an octagonal baptismal font with carved cross panels and a plan view with measurements.

Baptismal font from the parish church of St. Hyacinth and St. Catherine in Odrowąż

Stanisław Wyspiański, 1888

Pencil vignette of a putto with a torch on a book, a quill and inkwell, and a ribbon reading Dla ukochanej Cioci.

Decorative vignette with a putto and a ribbon bearing a dedication

Stanisław Wyspiański, 1880

Figures of saints. Treatments from the paintings of Fra Angelico

Stanisław Wyspiański, 1887

Torn cream paper fragment with soft vertical bands of graphite shading and faint horizontal creases.

Creeping thistle, leaves. Trial proof for the polychromy of the Franciscan church in Kraków

Stanisław Wyspiański, 1895

Pencil sketch on tan paper of several loose figure studies, including standing, reclining and kneeling figures.

Loose sketches of figures

Stanisław Wyspiański, 1880

Pencil sketch of a bearded older man with long wavy hair and a draped garment, seen in three-quarter bust view.

Copy of a bust of a man from a composition by Jan Matejko

Stanisław Wyspiański, 1882

Pencil sketch of a hilltop church with twin towers and a monastery wing, drawn in a small sketchbook.

View of the church and monastery in Tyniec from the Vistula side

Stanisław Wyspiański, 1870

Sketch of a Jewish man in profile

Stanisław Wyspiański

Multi-panel drawing of a crowned skull-faced king with a scepter and flowing robes, fading into organic root-like forms.

Casimir the Great

Stanisław Wyspiański, 1900

Vertical strip of a floral stained-glass cartoon with irises and marsh marigolds drawn in green, blue, and yellow.

Strip from a floral stained-glass cartoon (marsh marigolds and irises)

Stanisław Wyspiański, 1897

Pastel drawing of a snowy forest path flanked by dark tree trunks, with scattered twigs and a snow-covered stump in front.

Forest in Winter

Leon Wyczółkowski, 1900

Pencil sketch of a man seated on a chair, one hand raised to his head, with small shoe studies below on aged paper.

Sketch of a man seated on a chair

Stanisław Wyspiański

Pencil sketch of a nude woman holding a cup, with a second figure's head turned behind her, on beige paper.

Hebe. Sketch for an illustration to Homer’s Iliad

Stanisław Wyspiański, 1896

Pencil and crayon design of repeated red, pink and yellow stylized leaf forms on cream paper.

Tears. Design for a painted decoration for the Franciscan Church in Kraków

Stanisław Wyspiański, 1897

Pencil sheet with multiple studies of circular tracery forms inscribed in squares, with construction lines and geometric guid

Studies of architectural details, including tracery layout

Stanisław Wyspiański, 1884

Pencil drawing of a laurel-crowned bearded man playing a lyre beside a winged boy, in a classical sculptural pose.

Anacreon teaching Eros music

Stanisław Wyspiański, 1881

Pencil and chalk design of white lilies with orange stamens and green stems beside a red and green vertical band.

Lilies. Design for the polychrome of the Franciscan Church in Kraków

Stanisław Wyspiański, 1895

Pencil sketch of an arched interior with two barred windows and a sloping roof, drawn on a sketchbook page.

"Z Tyńca". Fragment wnętrza z zakratowanymi oknami "From Tyniec." Fragment of an interior with barred windows

Stanisław Wyspiański, 1870

Colored crayon study of a repeating ornamental pattern with teardrop scrolls, stylized flowers and a scalloped border.

Study of an ornament for the polychrome design for the Franciscan Church in Kraków (XXV)

Stanisław Wyspiański, 1895

Pen sketch of veiled female heads and a haloed monk holding a book, with handwritten French annotations.

Tracings from works of art by Fra Angelico

Stanisław Wyspiański, 1887

Pastel drawing of a young girl in a blue-ribboned straw hat resting her chin on her crossed arms, glancing sideways.

Girl in a Blue Hat

Stanisław Wyspiański, 1895

Pencil sketch of a courtyard with sheds, hanging laundry, figures and residential buildings in a small bound sketchbook.

Sketch of a courtyard among residential buildings

Stanisław Wyspiański, 1870

Drawing of a bearded old man seated in a chair, with crossed swords and inscribed banners around him.

"Suffering old man". Copy of the polychrome of the Church of the Holy Cross in Kraków

Stanisław Wyspiański, 1896

Pencil sketch of two haloed saints in tall panels, St. Stephen with a book and a bearded St. Gregory of Nazianzus.

Figures of St. Stephen and St. Gregory of Nazianzus from the doors of church of the Holy Spirit in Rohatyn

Stanisław Wyspiański, 1887

Pencil drawing of a bearded elderly man in a flowing robe holding a book and stylus, standing barefoot on tan paper.

Saint Paul the Apostle

Stanisław Wyspiański, 1889

Pencil outline drawing of bird's-foot trefoil stems with clustered flowers and leaves on tracing paper, a design for church d

Bird’s-foot trefoil. Design for painted decoration of the Franciscan church in Kraków

Stanisław Wyspiański, 1895

Pencil design sheet of a vertical grapevine ornament with twisting stems, lobed leaves and grape clusters.

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

Stanisław Wyspiański, 1895

Sketches of a head in profile and a horse silhouette

Stanisław Wyspiański, 1870

Pencil sketch of resting and grazing sheep with a standing shepherd figure in a small sketchbook.

Flock of sheep

Stanisław Wyspiański, 1870

Pencil sketches of three Gothic crocket ornaments on lined paper, with museum inventory marks along the bottom.

Sketches of Gothic crockets

Stanisław Wyspiański, 1884

Malatesta, popes, Perusian griffin

Stanisław Wyspiański, 1883

Pencil design of symmetrical stylized forget-me-not flowers and leaves on branching stems, on aged paper.

Forget-me-nots. Design for painted decoration of the Franciscan church in Kraków

Stanisław Wyspiański, 1895

Pencil sketch of wavy ribbon bands within a rectangular frame, a design study for church wall decoration.

Ribbon motif. Design for painted decoration of the Franciscan church in Kraków

Stanisław Wyspiański, 1895

Pastel and pencil design of a stylized peacock feather motif in green, blue and yellow on a torn tan sheet.

Peacock feather motif. Design for the polychrome of the transept of the Franciscan Church in Kraków

Stanisław Wyspiański, 1895

Pastel and charcoal portrait of a man in a dark suit and tie against an angular abstract background, dated 1922.

Portrait of Jan Tarnowski from Dzików

Stanisław Ignacy Witkiewicz, 1922

Colored design drawing of white chamomile flowers with yellow centers, green stems and buds, beside geometric panels.

Chamomile. Design for the polychrome of the presbytery of the Franciscan Church in Kraków

Stanisław Wyspiański, 1895

Pastel drawing of a snowy river winter landscape with bare trees reflected in pale water and a distant hill.

Vistula near Kraków

Stanisław Wyspiański, 1905

Portrait of Lorenzo de' Medici. Copy of the portrait of a ruler

Stanisław Wyspiański, 1887

Pen and ink sketch of a bearded man in period costume inside an oval medallion, with handwritten notes below.

Drawing of the Portrait of King Henry II by Léonard Limosin from the Louvre Collection

Stanisław Wyspiański, 1887

Pen and ink sketch of a man in a curled periwig and lace cravat, with a Latin inscription beneath.

Copies of the portrait of a man in a historical costume

Stanisław Wyspiański, 1879

Pencil drawing of a woman in an elaborate headdress and jeweled gown within a Gothic arch frame with heraldic shields.

Bona Sforza

Stanisław Wyspiański, 1883

Pencil and wash elevation of a gothic interior with pointed arches, tracery window and blue-washed balustrade.

View of the walls of the

Stanisław Wyspiański, 1896

Colored pencil sketch of an ornate embroidered women's cap with gold and red floral patterns on a tan background.

Renaissance cap

Stanisław Wyspiański, 1884