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Pencil sketch of a bearded man with curly hair and an intense gaze, with a hand sketched below.

Copy of a male character from Jan Matejko's composition

Stanisław Wyspiański, 1882

Graphite sketch of several human figures hovering vertically against hatched shading, with handwritten notes on the page.

Human figures hovering in the skies

Stanisław Wyspiański, 1889

Pencil sketch on tan paper of a nude male figure in an arched frame with draped figures and a helmeted warrior, on a blue gri

Sketch of the stained glass

Stanisław Wyspiański, 1904

Pencil sketch of a young woman's head with curly hair and downcast eyes on an aged paper page.

Sketch of a seated figure (on the back page a portrait of a young woman)

Stanisław Wyspiański, 1888

Ink and pencil sketch of a winged putto flying with a raised torch, with faint pencil studies around the figure.

Sketch of putto with torch in hand

Stanisław Wyspiański, 1886

Pencil sketches of architectural ornaments including foliage friezes, scrolls, a grotesque mask and a column capital with an

Sketches of modern ornaments

Stanisław Wyspiański, 1889

Pastel self-portrait of a bearded man with wavy hair in a double-breasted coat against a tan background.

Self-portrait of Stanisław Wyspiański

Stanisław Wyspiański, 1903

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

Stanisław Wyspiański

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…

Stanisław Wyspiański, 1896

Copies: of the portrait of Michelangelo and the figures of Plato and Aristotle from the fresco

Stanisław Wyspiański, 1887

Ink sketch of a woman's head in a headdress above a nude winged putto holding a garland, labeled Michel-Ange and Raphael.

Copy of Madonna's head from Michelangelo's

Stanisław Wyspiański, 1887

Pencil sketches of Greek-style ornaments, palmettes, scrolls and a vase on tan paper, by Stanisław Wyspiański.

Sketches of ornaments from Greek ceramics and a drawing of a vessel

Stanisław Wyspiański, 1887

Pencil sketch of a standing female nude seen from behind, arms raised behind her head, on tan paper.

Female nude

Stanisław Wyspiański

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

Sketches of skulls

Stanisław Wyspiański, 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

Stanisław Wyspiański, 1880

Torn tracing paper with a stylized plant motif of a central stem and tapering leaves in dark line drawing.

Stylized plant motif (stem with leaves). Design for painted decoration of the Franciscan church in Kraków

Stanisław Wyspiański, 1895

Graphite sheet of numbered copied head studies, profiles and a mother and child sketch, annotated with Van Dyck and Leonardo

Copies from book illustrations dedicated to works of art, including by Antoon van Dyck and Leonardo da Vinci

Stanisław Wyspiański, 1888

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)

Stanisław Wyspiański, 1901

Sketch of a head in profile. Copy after decoration of an ancient vase from Munich collections

Stanisław Wyspiański, 1890

Charcoal sketch on tan paper of a man with tousled hair, moustache and an intense sideways gaze.

Self-Portrait from the Month Before Dying

Stanisław Wyspiański, 1907

Charcoal drawing of a wooden church with shingled roofs and bell tower, flanked by stone pillars and trees.

Church in Osiek

Julian Fałat, 1906

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

Stanisław Wyspiański, 1897

Pencil sketch on tan paper of architectural fragments and room plans with notes and small boat drawings.

Sketches of architectural fragments, plans of rooms

Stanisław Wyspiański, 1888

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

Stanisław Wyspiański, 1897

Full-length charcoal drawing of a bearded bishop saint with a jewelled mitre and red crosier, copied from a Kraków church wal

Saint Augustine. Copy of a wall painting from the Church of the Holy Cross in Kraków

Stanisław Wyspiański, 1896

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

Stanisław Wyspiański, 1870

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

Sketch for Homer’s Iliad

Stanisław Wyspiański, 1896

Pen sketch of a tiered church iconostasis with arched doors and painted saint icons, annotated with handwritten notes.

Iconostasis of St. Paraskeva Church in Lviv

Stanisław Wyspiański, 1887

Pencil design on tracing paper of stylized fern fronds and a curled fiddlehead, arranged along vertical guide lines.

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

Stanisław Wyspiański, 1895

Sheep

Stanisław Wyspiański, 1870

Pencil sketch of an onion-shaped spire with a cross finial above arched openings on a stepped base, on aged paper.

Design of the helmet (spire) of the Sigismund Tower of Kraków Cathedral

Stanisław Wyspiański, 1899

Pencil sketch of a standing woman in a headscarf and draped dress, one hand raised to her face, on tan paper.

Foolish Virgin after an engraving by Martin Schongauer

Stanisław Wyspiański, 1890

Pen and ink drawing of armored knights with halberds and swords beneath an ornate canopy with a star-and-crescent shield.

Polish knights (Marcin Bielski)

Stanisław Wyspiański, 1883

Charcoal and pastel drawing of a window frame with potted palms and bare branches, looking out onto blue town towers.

View of town walls from the artist's atelier

Stanisław Wyspiański, 1894

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

Winter motive

Stanisław Wyspiański, 1905

Pastel drawing of a man's face with a green scorpion-like form curling from his mouth against a brown background.

Portrait of Stanisław Totwen, Scorpionescu

Stanisław Ignacy Witkiewicz, 1930

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,…

Stanisław Wyspiański, 1901

Copy of a male head from Jan Matejko's composition

Stanisław Wyspiański, 1882

Charcoal and red chalk portrait of a woman with curly hair and earrings, looking sideways with a faint smile, on tan paper.

Portrait of Eugenia Dunin-Borkowska

Stanisław Ignacy Witkiewicz, 1919

Pencil sketch of Gothic ribbed vaults and a Renaissance arch, labeled in Polish, on lined paper.

Copies of vaults and architectural details

Stanisław Wyspiański, 1884

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

Pencil sketch on tan paper of architectural details including cornices, a scroll bracket, and a fireplace in an interior corn

Loose sketches, including architectural details and a fragment of the interior of the Hall under the Birds

Stanisław Wyspiański, 1888

Pen sketch of a sailing ship with a large rudder and wave lines, with Polish handwritten notes and arrows below.

Sketch of a ship for the drama

Stanisław Wyspiański, 1903

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

Ink sketch with several scenes of Viking warriors, a longship, a fortress, serpents and a battle, with Polish captions.

History of the legendary Viking leader Lodbrok

Aleksander Gierymski, 1866

Pastel portrait of a bearded man with long red hair and blue eyes, signed and dated 1897.

Head of a Jew

Stanisław Wyspiański, 1897

Pencil drawing of fantastic hybrid creatures, a winged beast and a nude figure in a jagged rocky landscape.

Composition - fantastic figures and animals with a landscape in the background

Stanisław Ignacy Witkiewicz, 1921

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

Pencil sketch in a small notebook of carpentry tools and a sawhorse, with a numbered page corner.

Drawing of carpentry tools

Stanisław Wyspiański, 1870

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

Sketches of figures and a woman’s head in profile

Stanisław Wyspiański, 1870

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

Drawing of a sitting dog

Stanisław Wyspiański, 1870

Pencil sketches on tan paper: a room with chairs and window, a floor plan with stairs, and a radial vault plan.

Loose sketches, including a fragment of a room, a plan of a hall and a layout of a central vault

Stanisław Wyspiański, 1888

Pencil sketch sheet numbered 34 to 38 with a woman and child, seated draped figures, and two nude figures.

Copies from modern works of art, including from the illustration to Anton Springer's book

Stanisław Wyspiański, 1888

Pencil drawing of a veiled woman in draped clothing holding an oil lamp against a dark background.

Copy of the portrait of a woman in vestal clothes by Angelika Kauffmann

Stanisław Wyspiański, 1882

Pastel portrait of a young blonde woman in a dark blue dress with cape sleeves against a green background.

Portrait of a young lady

Stanisław Wyspiański, 1894

Pencil sketch on tan paper of a draped figure seen from behind, with an outstretched arm and an ornate tassel at the hip.

Foolish Virgin. Copy after a 15th-century engraving by Martin Schongauer

Stanisław Wyspiański, 1890

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

Drawing of Persephone's head? from an Ancient bas-relief

Stanisław Wyspiański, 1888

Sketch of a man’s head

Stanisław Wyspiański, 1888

Pencil sketch of two standing draped female figures, one veiled and one crowned holding a book, on tan paper.

Sketch of St. Dorothy and a funerary sculpture featuring a female figure, from the museum in Munich

Stanisław Wyspiański, 1890

Pen and brown ink sketches of a curly-haired man, a classical bust, and a seated nude figure with a French caption.

Drawings of modern works

Stanisław Wyspiański, 1887

Coloured crayon design of a grapevine with green leaves, red stems, tendrils and grape clusters on a pale sheet.

Vine. Design for the polychrome of the Franciscan church in Kraków

Stanisław Wyspiański, 1895

Copies of Leonardo da Vinci's sketches

Stanisław Wyspiański, 1887

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

Pencil sketch of a woman in a headscarf with handwritten notes above and a caption below, on tan paper.

Copy of the portrait of Barbara von Brandenburg from a fresco by Andrea Mantegna

Stanisław Wyspiański, 1887

Pencil sketches of a swirling monogram, a seated crowned figure, an ornamental banner and small letter studies on paper.

Sketches of monogram

Stanisław Wyspiański, 1901

Pencil sketch of standing nude female figures with a handwritten French caption reading 'les trois graces, dessin de Raphaël'

Drawing of Raphael's

Stanisław Wyspiański, 1887

Pencil sketch of a crowned heraldic lion rampant on hind legs with ornamental scrolled tail on tan paper.

Lion with a crown from the coat of arms of Bohemia

Stanisław Wyspiański, 1890

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

Pastel design of red poppies with green stems and a seed pod on a tan background, by Stanisław Wyspiański.

Poppies. Design for the polychrome of the Franciscan church in Kraków

Stanisław Wyspiański, 1895

Colored pencil design for stained glass with a large hand at top and flowing wavy forms in blue, yellow and pink below.

Become! (God the Father). Design for a stained glass window from 1897 for the Franciscan Church in Kraków

Stanisław Wyspiański, 1897

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

Stairs in the

Stanisław Wyspiański, 1904

Pencil sketchbook page with studies of a column capital, a carved arch with figures, an ornate pillar, and a relief of putti.

Drawings of sculptures and architectural details of the parish church in Schöngrabern

Stanisław Wyspiański, 1884

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

Pencil and colored-pencil design of stylized grain stalks with looping tendrils and root-like bases on tan paper.

Grain stalks. Trial proof for the polychromy 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

Pencil sketch of a Prague bridge arch, gothic tower with spires, a statue and gabled rooftops on tan paper.

Charles Bridge and the Malá Strana Bridge Tower in Prague

Stanisław Wyspiański, 1890

Graphite sketch of a bust with downcast eyes and curled hair on cream paper, dated 1888, by Stanisław Wyspiański.

Sketch of a man bust based on the drawing by Leonardo da Vinci

Stanisław Wyspiański, 1888

Pen and ink sketch of a young girl in a long skirt carrying a pitcher, with faint figures sketched behind her.

Sketch of a Girl with a Pitcher to

Stanisław Wyspiański, 1882

Fragmentary worn paper sheet with dark vertical tonal bands, horizontal fold lines and scattered spots.

Broadleaf plantain, leaf and flower spikes. Trial proof for the polychromy of the Franciscan church in Kraków

Stanisław Wyspiański, 1895

Head of a boy

Stanisław Wyspiański, 1890

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 sketch on tan paper of an oval miniature portrait of a woman with curled hair, plus a veiled woman study below.

Two copies of miniature portraits, including Zofia Zamoyska by Jean-Baptiste Isabey

Stanisław Wyspiański

Colored pencil costume sketch of a crowned queen in embroidered robes holding the hand of a young boy in tunic.

Queen's wife and son. Costume design for the play

Stanisław Wyspiański, 1904

Colored pencil arabesque ornament on tan paper, green scrolls above and red-brown roots below, linked by bead chains.

Arabesque. Copy of an ornament from the polychrome of the presbytery vault of the Church of the Holy Cross in Kraków

Stanisław Wyspiański, 1896

Pencil sketch on paper of Gothic architectural details including a pinnacle, column niche, medallion and ornamental panels.

Details of decoration of St. Peter’s Cathedral in Regensburg

Stanisław Wyspiański, 1890

Pencil and ink sketch of a bearded older man with long wavy hair, with handwritten notes on the page margins.

"Pomniejsze czerepy. Żydy". Przerys z kompozycji Jana Matejki "Smaller heads. Jews". Copy of Jan Matejko's composition

Stanisław Wyspiański, 1882

Pencil landscape sketches on tan paper showing trees, hills, water and a bench in several stacked scenes.

Landscape sketches

Stanisław Wyspiański, 1890

Copy of a morion (probably from the Louvre collection)

Stanisław Wyspiański, 1890

Pen and ink sketch of a man covering his eyes and three putti, labeled Raphael, after the Villa Farnesina frescoes.

Drawings of Raphael's paintings in the Villa Farnesina in Rome: a man covering his eyes with his hand and three putti

Stanisław Wyspiański, 1887

Pastel drawing of a snowy road lined with bare trees, with distant hills under a pale blue winter sky.

View of Kościuszko Mound from the artist's atelier

Stanisław Wyspiański, 1904

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

Decorative motifs (

Stanisław Wyspiański, 1904