Old Masters auctions
Oil on canvas; dimensions: 49 x 51 cm; signed lower left: "Zofia Albinowska"Zofia Albinowska (1886–1971), née Zofia Albinowska-Minkiewiczowa, was a Polish painter and graphic artist primarily associated with the artistic community of Lviv. She studied in Vienna and Paris, including at the Académie Colarossi and the École des Beaux-Arts, where she was influenced by and maintained close tie...
oil on plywood, 40 x 50 cm signed and dated lower right: "Wojciech Kossak/193(3/9?)"Drawing on the artistic legacy of his father, Juliusz, and Józef Brandt, Wojciech Kossak made battle scenes and historical-patriotic themes the central focus of his work, a direction to which he remained faithful throughout his entire artistic career. “He is undoubtedly a very Polish painter,” wrote Mieczy...
Author: Adam Setkowicz Title: A Trip to the Forest Technique: watercolor, gouache, paper mounted on cardboard Dimensions: 16 x 31.6 cm Dimensions with frame: 25.5 x 42 cm Signed lower left: "A. Setkowicz" On the reverse, a fragment of the stamp from Róża Aleksandrowicz’s Kraków art supply store. Adam Setkowicz’s biography is available on the Krakow Auction House website [VIEW]If you wou...
Oil on cardboard; dimensions: 59 x 67 cm; signed lower right: "Maliszewska-Zakrzewska". On the reverse, a sticker from the Kraków branch of the Central Office of Art Exhibitions with information about the work. The painting has been restored.Janina Maliszewska-Zakrzewska (1909–1982) was a painter associated with Kraków. She studied at the Academy of Fine Arts in Kraków under the guidance ...
Oil on cardboard, signed lower left, dimensions 21 × 27.5 cm.The work has not undergone cleaning or conservation.
Artist: Adam Setkowicz Title: Harvest Medium: oil on cardboard Dimensions: 25 x 35 cm Dimensions with frame: 38 x 49 cm Signed lower left: "A. Setkowicz" Adam Setkowicz’s biography is available on the Krakow Auction House website [VIEW]If you would like to sell paintings by Adam Setkowicz, please contact us [LINK]
Michał Stańko (1901–1969), Winter Landscape of the Podhale Region near Zakopane, 1950s–1960s
847 EUR
Oil on cardboard; dimensions: 25 x 35 cm; signed lower right: "M. Stańko". On the reverse, a description most likely by the artist: "painting by Michał Stańko | Zakopane".Michał Stańko (1901–1969), landscape painter. A representative of the artistic community associated with the Tatra Mountains and Silesia. He was born in Sosnowiec and spent a significant part of his life in Zakopane, w...
Watercolor on paper; dimensions (including frame): 25 x 19 cm; signed lower right of the composition: "C. J.", inscribed below the composition: "Capuzzino", and dated: "18.12.1876"
Oil on cardboard; dimensions: 39 x 34 cm; signed lower right: "Tadeusz | Stasiak". Painting in need of conservation.Tadeusz Stasiak (1891–1944) was a Polish painter associated with the Bochnia art scene. He was the son of the renowned painter and art historian Ludwik Stasiak, from whom he inherited an interest in art and the tradition of realist painting. In his work, he focused primarily on...
oil on cardboard, 50 × 40 cm signed and dated lower right: “Wojciech Kossak/1934”On the reverse, a certificate of authenticity by court-appointed expert Leszek Ludwikowski dated May 29, 1970
oil on cardboard, 32 × 45 cm signed and dated lower left: “Wojciech Kossak/1921”
Stanisław Ignacy Witkiewicz (1885, Warsaw – 1939, Jeziory in Polesie), Portrait of a Woman, 1924
32 653 EUR
pastel, charcoal, paper, 63 × 47.5 cm (inside the frame) signed, dated, and inscribed in the center: “Witkacy 1924/T.E. (in a circle)”Around 1925, Stanisław Ignacy Witkiewicz abandoned oil painting and founded the “S.I. Witkiewicz Portrait Company.” The presented painting, “Portrait of a Woman,” was created a year earlier, but it was produced according to one of the “Types” t...
oil on panel, 25 × 41 cm signed and dated lower left: “Tadeusz Rybkowski/ 1881 in Vienna” This painting may be the same work by Rybkowski that was offered at auction at the Kunstsalon Pisko in Vienna in 1908 (References: Kunstsalon PISKO Vienna, February 17, 1908, lot 108 (Rybkowski Thaddaus, Krakow, “Polnischer Markt,” oil on wood, signed, dated 1881, 25:40))
Watercolor on paper mounted on a cardboard backing; dimensions: 28 x 10.5 cm; signed lower left: "W. Wodzinowski".Condition: traces of past water damage on the cardboard backing.
Monumental Wrought-Iron "Travel Safe" Chest – Gothic Style
Artist: Adam Setkowicz Title: The Little Goose Girl at the Well Technique: oil on canvas mounted on cardboard Dimensions: 16 x 24.2 cm Dimensions with frame: 24.5 x 33 cm Signed lower left: "A. Setkowicz" Adam Setkowicz’s biography is available on the Krakow Auction House website [VIEW]If you would like to sell paintings by Adam Setkowicz, please contact us [LINK]
Oil painting on canvas, 20th century, Italian school depicting a battle. Dimensions: 120 x 60 cm. Anonymous artist. Work in good condition with slight signs of wear as shown in the attached photos.
Still Life in the Dutch Baroque Style, oil on panel, 20th century
Artist: Adam Setkowicz Title: The Speeding Four Technique: watercolor, gouache, paper mounted on cardboard Dimensions: 16 x 32 cm Dimensions with frame: 25 x 40 cm Signed lower left: "A. Setkowicz" Adam Setkowicz’s biography is available on the Krakow Auction House website [VIEW]If you would like to sell paintings by Adam Setkowicz, please contact us [LINK]
Oil painting on cotton canvas, depicting “Where Music Is Born.” Frame with a central bar; slats measuring 2×7 cm. Painting dimensions: 70×90 cm. Music. It is not possible to handle an astral object with rational tools. Once again, only mystics (in the West called occultists) can have a vague idea of what music truly is: the most abstract art bestowed upon the human community. Given these...
Artist: Adam Setkowicz Title: A Krakow Wedding (1941) Technique: watercolor, gouache, paper mounted on cardboard Dimensions: 34.8 x 25 cm Dimensions with frame: 39.5 x 48.5 cm Signed and dated lower left: "A. Setkowicz 941" Adam Setkowicz’s biography is available on the Krakow Auction House website [VIEW]If you would like to sell paintings by Adam Setkowicz, please contact us [LINK]
Artist: Adam Setkowicz Title: A Pair of Shepherds by the Campfire Medium: oil on canvas (unframed) Canvas dimensions: 17.3 x 22.5 cm Composition dimensions: 16 x 20.6 cm Dimensions with frame: 25 x 30.3 cm Signed lower left: "A. Setkowicz" Adam Setkowicz’s biography is available on the Krakow Auction House website [VIEW]If you would like to sell paintings by Adam Setkowicz, please contact us...
Artist: Adam Setkowicz Title: Prayer in the Desert Medium: oil on canvas (unframed) Dimensions: 35 x 49.5 cm Dimensions with frame: 49 x 63.5 cm Signed lower left: "A. Setkowicz" Adam Setkowicz’s biography is available on the Krakow Auction House website [VIEW]If you would like to sell paintings by Adam Setkowicz, please contact us [LINK]
Artist: Adam Setkowicz Title: After the Hay Harvest—Landscape with a Wayside Shrine Medium: oil on canvas Dimensions: 15.5 x 22.7 cm Dimensions with frame: 29.5 x 36.5 cm Signed lower left: "A. Setkowicz" Adam Setkowicz’s biography is available on the Krakow Auction House website [VIEW]If you would like to sell paintings by Adam Setkowicz, please contact us [LINK]
Author: Adam Setkowicz Title: Sleigh Ride Near Krakow Technique: watercolor, gouache, paper mounted on cardboard Dimensions: 16 x 31.4 cm Dimensions with frame: 22.5 x 39 cm Signed lower left: "A. Setkowicz" Adam Setkowicz’s biography is available on the Krakow Auction House website [VIEW]If you would like to sell paintings by Adam Setkowicz, please contact us [LINK]
Oil on plywood; dimensions (inside frame): 56.5 x 76 cm; signed lower right: "Wlastimil Hofman 1968"Wlastimil Hofman (1881–1970) was a painter of Czech origin, considered one of the most outstanding representatives of 20th-century Polish Symbolism. From 1889, he was associated with Kraków, where he studied at the School of Fine Arts under the guidance of distinguished teachers, including Ja...
Watercolor on paper; dimensions: 30 x 47 cm; signed lower right: "J. PIENIĄŻEK | SANDOMIERZ 1925".Józef Pieniążek (1888–1953) was a painter, graphic artist, and educator, primarily associated with Lviv and Kraków. He studied from 1908 to 1913 at the Academy of Fine Arts in Kraków under the guidance of, among others, Józef Pankiewicz, Leon Wyczółkowski, and Wojciech Weiss, while sim...
Oil on canvas mounted on cardboard; dimensions (inside frame): 22.5 x 30 cm; signed lower right: "LESZEK STAŃKO | 2004". On the reverse, a sticker with the artist’s biography and (below) his personal seal along with his handwritten signature.Leszek Stańko (1924–2011) was a landscape painter associated with the artistic circles of Silesia and Zakopane. He was born in Sosnowiec as the son ...
oil on plywood, 34.5 x 49.5 cm signed lower left: "E.Erb"The bold composition and vibrant colors allowed Erno Erb to capture the atmosphere of the market and city stalls. In the painting titled “At the Market,” the artist immortalized a genre scene bathed in soft sunlight. The composition focuses on the figures and their activities, where their gestures, clothing, and surroundings weave a ...
Technique: watercolor on cardboard | Dimensions: 14.5 × 30.5 cm, 25.5 × 41.5 cm with frame | Signature: signed LD | Condition: excellent
Watercolor and gouache on cardboard; dimensions: 32 x 22.5 cm; signed in lead on the lower left: "APiotrowski". On the reverse is a partially preserved label confirming the work’s authorship and indicating the date the painting was submitted (presumably for an exhibition) in June 1915. The work is framed with so-called “museum glass” from the American company TrueVue.Antoni Adam Piotrows...
Artist: Adam Setkowicz Title: Sleigh on a Forest Road Medium: oil on cardboard Dimensions: 25 x 35 cm Dimensions with frame: 32 x 42 cm Signed lower left: "A. Setkowicz" On the back of the frame is a tag from the A. Thomas Art Salon in Poznań.Visible soiling on the painting. Adam Setkowicz’s biography is available on the Krakow Auction House website [SEE]If you would like to sell paintings ...
pastel on paper, 56.5 x 70.5 cm (as framed) signed and dated lower left: "T. Axentowicz 04"“Axentowicz.” This surname seems to be a label of beauty, evoking the subtle harmony of pastel colors. A major figure in the history of Polish art. […] Axentowicz’s airy pastel strokes selected from the model only what was beautiful and distinctive, melting away negative features into a delicate ...
Artist: Adam Setkowicz Title: Hussar on Horseback Medium: oil on cardboard Dimensions: 34 x 48 cm Dimensions with frame: 44.5 x 59 cm Signed lower left: "A. Setkowicz" Adam Setkowicz’s biography is available on the Krakow Auction House website [VIEW]If you would like to sell paintings by Adam Setkowicz, please contact us [LINK]
oil on canvas mounted on cardboard, 23.5 x 34 cm (inside frame) signed lower right: "I.Zygmuntowicz"
Artist: Adam Setkowicz Title: Cossack with a Horse Technique: watercolor, gouache, paper mounted on cardboard Dimensions inside the mat: 15.5 x 23 cm Dimensions with frame: 45 x 50.5 cm Signed lower left: "A. Setkowicz" Adam Setkowicz’s biography is available on the Krakow Auction House website [VIEW]If you would like to sell paintings by Adam Setkowicz, please contact us [LINK]
Oil on panel; dimensions: 47 x 70 cm. Two old horizontal cracks in the support are visible on the front of the panel.The panel features several sketchy, painterly scenes and figure studies executed with loose brushstrokes. The following can be distinguished: - A portrait of a young woman wearing a dark head covering (left center) – depicted in full face, with a serious, pensive expression.- ...
watercolor, gouache on paper, 46 x 36 cm signed and dated lower right: "Jan Maszkowski 1865" On the reverse, a provenance note: "Jan Maszkowski painted this in 1865 | and presented it | to Maxymilian Woydowski."
Oil on cardboard; dimensions: 22 x 27 cm; signed lower left: "Malcher Stanisław 940 August." On the reverse, a detailed description of the work by the artist.Stanisław Malcher (1900–1943) was a painter and portraitist associated with the Kraków art scene. He studied at the Academy of Fine Arts in Kraków under Władysław Jarocki (1925–1926) and Ignacy Pieńkowski (1926–1929). He part...
Oil on canvas; dimensions: 65 x 45.5 cm; signed lower right: "Rzepiński." Unframed.
Oil on cardboard; dimensions: 20.5 x 25 cm; signed lower left: "S. Domaradzki 1930".Stefan Domaradzki (1897–1983) was a Polish landscape painter. He studied art in France, Russia, and Poland, and his work primarily consisted of landscapes, cityscapes, and still lifes. Known for his atmospheric compositions inspired by Impressionism, he was among the esteemed artists exhibiting at Zachęta, w...
oil on panel, 18 x 12 cm signed lower right: "LBakałowicz Paris”Władysław Bakałowicz spent much of his life in Paris, where he specialized in painting genre scenes set against the backdrop of the 16th-century Valois court. He became famous for his atmospheric compositions depicting beautiful ladies in elegant gowns and opulent interiors. He particularly often depicted the reign of Henry ...
watercolor on paper, 48 x 33 cm (inside the mat) signed and dated lower right: "HENRYK UZIEMBŁO/KRAKÓW 1935"
Gouache on paper; dimensions (in the inner frame): 41 x 30.5 cm; a barely legible signature in the lower right corner. The work is mounted in a so-called “museum glass” frame.Czesław Borys Jankowski (1862–1941) was a painter, draftsman, illustrator, and lithographer. He studied at the Warsaw School of Drawing under the guidance of, among others, Wojciech Gerson and Michał Elwiro Andrio...
Alternative title: The Virgin Mary before the Crucified Christ, Pietà (?) oil on canvas, 115 × 91 cm signed lower right: “Władysław Wankie”“The principle of his painting,” wrote Antoni Gawiński, “is a rather rare quality: the music of tones […] Wankie’s painting is refined […] always highly artistic… The artist […] hears colors just as well as he sees sound and tones. ...
oil on cardboard, 95 x 70 cm signed lower left: "Sich…" Exhibited: – From Renoir to Chagall: 100 Years of Painting, July 8–September 2, 2025, Manes Gallery, Prague Reproduced in: M. Ottavi, A. Mrowiec, “From Renoir to Chagall: 100 Years of Painting,” [exhibition catalog], Prague 2025, cat. no. 79, p. 110.
oil on mahogany panel, 14 x 9 cm signed lower right: "J. Konarski".
Watercolor on paper; dimensions (height x width): 22.5 x 17 cm; signed lower right: "pinx Dąbrowska".
oil on canvas, 46.5 × 58 cm signed lower right: “Tadeusz Ajdukiewicz”
oil on canvas, 94.5 x 158.5 cm signed, dated, and inscribed lower right: "Adam Malinowski 1863 / in Warsaw"Adam Malinowski’s work focused on decorative art, set design, and landscape and genre painting. In his studies, the artist drew inspiration from, among other things, Claude Lorrain’s idyllic pastoral scenes. Thanks to his outstanding skills as a landscape painter, the artist was able ...
Oil painting on panel, 20th century period, Italian school depicting two figures in a boat. Dimensions including frame: 51 x 61 cm. Inner frame dimensions: 41 x 51 cm. Trace of a signature at the lower left, artist unidentified. Artwork in good condition. Frame shows signs of wear and age.
watercolor on paperDimensions: 45.7 x 62.8 cm (inside frame)Inscribed, signed, and dated in the center: 'on Podwale Street in Lublin | M. Trzebiński 918'On the reverse: a paper exhibition label from the Society of Friends of the Fine Arts in Poznań and a partially preserved paper label from the framing companyBiographyPainter and lithographer. He studied at the Drawing School in Warsaw under...
oil on canvas, 51 × 41 cm signed lower left: “T. Axentowicz”“It is interesting that this painter of boudoir scenes is strongly drawn to and captivated by folk motifs, which he treats with genuine affection—especially Russian motifs, shining with a play of colors that, under Axentowicz’s brush, soften, lose their brightness and variegation, and become a palette full of serene harmony...
![Artur Markowicz (1872–1934), The Reader [page from a sketchbook]](https://img1.one.bid/img/10102/3150387_1w.webp)
Watercolor over a pencil sketch; dimensions: 19.6 x 16 cm; in the lower left corner, an ownership stamp: "A. Markowicz | EX COLL.[ectione] M. K". On the reverse, a paper patch covering a previous tear.Artur Markowicz (1872–1934) was a painter, printmaker, and a prominent figure in the Polish-Jewish artistic community. He studied in Kraków, Munich, and Paris. He is known primarily for his pa...
oil on canvas mounted on paper, 27 x 47 cm signed lower right: "M.G.W" Exhibited: - “Michał Gorstkin Wywiórski—Landscapes: Between Heaven and Earth,” Zamek Cultural Center in Poznań, Poznań 2004
Oil on plywood; dimensions: 48 x 65 cm; signed lower right: "Z. PABISIAK". On the reverse, an artist’s dedication from 1975 and a sticker indicating that the item is not subject to an export ban.Condition: scratches on the painted surface (without significant damage to the paint), scuffs and chipping on the frame.
Oil on canvas; dimensions: 50 x 71 cm; signed lower right: "Edward Wieczorek". Condition: in need of conservation; frame damage.Edward Wieczorek (1901–1988) was a painter associated with the Kraków art scene. From 1944 to 1949, he studied at the Academy of Fine Arts in Kraków under Wojciech Weiss, whose work had a significant influence on the development of his painting style. The artist p...
Oil painting on canvas, 20th century, Italian school depicting a female nude. Dimensions including frame: 83 x 93 cm. Dimensions within the frame: 70 x 80 cm. Signed lower right by an unidentified artist. Work in good condition with slight signs of wear as shown in the attached photos.
Silvio Brunetto, painting depicting a Reclining Female Nude, oil on canvas, mid-20th century, 50x30 cm
Oil on canvas, unsigned, 27 × 35 cm. Minor losses of paint. The work originates from one of the Kraków painting studios at the turn of the 19th and 20th centuries.
![Artur Markowicz (1872–1934), Encounter (Conversation) [page from a sketchbook], 1913](https://img1.one.bid/img/10102/3150388_1w.webp)
Watercolor over a pencil sketch; dimensions: 19.6 x 16 cm; inscribed in pencil on the lower right: "A. Markowicz | 1913"; in the lower left corner, a ownership stamp: "A. Markowicz | EX COLL.[ectione] M. K."Artur Markowicz (1872–1934) was a painter, printmaker, and prominent figure in the Polish-Jewish artistic community. He studied in Kraków, Munich, and Paris. He is known primarily for hi...
oil on canvasDimensions: 50.5 x 70.5 cmBiographyHe studied at the Municipal School of Decorative Arts and Painting in Warsaw from 1926 to 1931. He painted vedute and rural genre scenes in oil and watercolor. He most often depicted cityscapes from Warsaw’s Old Town. In the second half of the 1930s, he created a series of watercolors depicting monuments of Polish architecture (including Krakó...
Oil painting on canvas laid on panel, 19th/20th century period, Italian school depicting the Virgin Mary and the Infant Jesus. Dimensions including frame: 68x78 cm. Inner frame dimensions: 45x55 cm. Anonymous artist. Artwork in good condition. Frame shows slight signs of wear consistent with age, as shown in the attached photos.
oil on cardboard; 47.5 x 59 cm; signed lower right: STASIAK LUD; Condition: painting prior to conservation.