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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

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

Charcoal and pastel sketch of a woman's head bowed with closed eyes and long flowing hair, by Stanisław Wyspiański.

Study of a woman’s head for the figure of the Virgin Mary. Sketch for the stained glass

Stanisław Wyspiański, 1893

Pencil sketch of a dog sleeping on its side with its head resting on its paws, on cream paper.

Sleeping dog

Julian Fałat, 1900

Ink and wash sketch of two stylised figures carrying a decorated load on red ground, with a pencil hatched fragment below.

Loose sketches, including a fragment of Greek vessel decoration in black

Stanisław Wyspiański, 1887

Eagle, Capricorn. Unrealized design for a stained glass window for the Medical Society House in Kraków (for the side…

Stanisław Wyspiański, 1905

Colored drawing of the Descent from the Cross with figures lowering Christ's body, framed by an ornamental border resembling

Descent from the Cross

Stanisław Wyspiański, 1891

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

Watercolor drawing of two women clasping hands, one haloed, framed by ornate stained-glass style decoration.

The Visitation

Stanisław Wyspiański, 1891

Pencil sketch of a standing bearded male figure by a column, with seated figures and handwritten Dürer Passion notes on tan p

Copy of the figure of Christ of Sorrows after an engraving by Albrecht Dürer

Stanisław Wyspiański, 1888

Pencil drawing of a grotesque male figure in a contorted pose, surrounded by sketched studies of female faces and limbs.

Delightful Tormentor at Work

Stanisław Ignacy Witkiewicz, 1936

Pencil sketchbook page showing a ceiling fragment with curtains above and a kneeling figure seen from behind below.

Sketches of a ceiling fragment and a kneeling figure seen from the back

Stanisław Wyspiański, 1870

Pencil sketch of architectural details including a scrolled capital, Gothic arched doorway, and carved corbel on beige paper.

Loose sketches, including architectural details probably from the Royal Castle on Wawel Hill

Stanisław Wyspiański, 1888

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 sketch of two male heads on one page showing varied facial expressions, numbered 131 in the corner.

Studies of a man’s head with varied facial expressions

Stanisław Wyspiański, 1887

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