Old Masters auctions
Wojciech Kossak, Soldier with a Horse, 1912 (?) Oil on cardboard, 107 x 90 cm (frame) / 82 x 63.5 cm Signed and dated in the lower right corner. [IP]
gouache, watercolor, cardboard, 25.5 x 54 cm (inside the frame) signed and inscribed lower right: “jFałat/Bystra”On the reverse, three stamps: "ORIGINAL PAINTINGS | POLISH PAINTERS | MAKSYMILIAN RÜBNER | KRAKOW, MAIN SQUARE 11." Provenance: - In a family collection in the Tri-City since the 1970s. Previously acquired from the collection of the director of the Jaworzno Glassworks. “We�...
Medium: oil on canvasDimensions: 116 x 97.5 cmProvenancePoland, private collection. The painting is accompanied by an expert report by Elżbieta Charazińska dated June 2026.
Ψ Psi—Item to be picked up within the European Union, outside the territory of the Republic of Poland. At the customer’s request, DESA can assist in arranging pickup or transportation. - The winning bid and the auction fee are net amounts, to which German value-added tax (VAT) at a rate of 7% will be added oil on canvasDimensions: 76 x 144 cmsigned, inscribed, and dated lower left: 'JOZEF...
Stanisław Wyspiański (1869–1907), Honeysuckle, 1895 Mixed media on paper, 37 x 29 / 26 x 18 (inside the mat) Signed and dated in the lower right corner. Inscribed at the bottom. [KP]
oil on canvas mounted on cardboard, 51 x 71 cm signed and dated lower right: "Jerzy Kossak/1929"
Medium: oil on cardboard (stretched on a frame)Dimensions: 93 x 72 cmSignature: signed on the reverse: J. Malczewski. 1911, and the manufacturer’s mark: a stamp featuring an anchor and a caduceus; on the stretcher bar, three exhibition labels: from the TPSP in Kraków from 1911, from the TZSP in Warsaw from 1911, and from an exhibition benefiting the Society for the Protection of Jewish Chil...
oil on canvas, 56 × 80 cm signed and dated lower right: “Jerzy Kossak/1937”on the stretcher, a stamp from Regina Aleksandrowicz’s Paper Store in Kraków
pastel on brown paper, 63.60 × 48.20 cm, signed, dated, and inscribed at the bottom: "Ign Witkiewicz 1934 IV (T.B) Nπ NP. + (beer.coat of arms)"The painting is accompanied by a copy of an expert opinion by Witkacy scholar Dr. Anna Żakiewicz (curator and author of numerous exhibitions and publications on Witkacy, curator of the Witkacy collection at the National Museum in Warsaw) Described i...
oil on cardboard; 30 x 22.5 cm; with a National Museum in Kraków deposit label on the reverse. Provenance: - collection of Prof. Kazimierz Kostanecki - on deposit at the National Museum in Kraków until 1957 - 66th Art and Antiques Auction, Rempex 2002 - private collection, Warsaw The painting comes from the collection of Kazimierz Kostanecki (1863–1940), an eminent physician, anatomist, pr...
oil on panel, 44.5 x 41.5 cm (inside the frame) signed lower right: "v Szańkowski"
oil on cardboard, 54.5 x 85 cm signed and dated lower left: "Jerzy Kossak 1937"
oil on cardboard, 28.5 x 45 cm (inside frame) signed and dated on the stretcher: "Wlastimil Hofman 1962"Provenance: – Collection of Regina Dobke’s family from Gdynia. Ms. Regina’s long-standing friendship with Wlastimil Hofman was initiated by Dr. Jan Freundlich (an acquaintance of the artist from his time in Palestine during World War II). The Dobke family’s collection includes an ext...
Jan Styka (1858–1925), Portrait of a Woman, 1919 Oil on canvas, canvas likely mounted on cardboard. Signed and dated in the lower right corner: Jan Styka/1919/ Capri Dimensions: framed: 68 x 50 cm; unframed: 40 x 30 cm The painting is set in an antique openwork wooden frame decorated with gilded flowers made of plaster. * Capri held a special place in the life and work of Jan Styka. From aro...
oil on canvasDimensions: 25 x 33.4 cmsigned lower left: 'M. Gierymski'Handwritten inscription on the upper stretcher bar: 'M. Gierymski' and an exhibition label from the National Museum in PoznańProvenancecollection of the painter Józef Brandt (until 1915) collection of Józef Brandt’s widow, Helena Pruszakowa Katarzyna Szuszczykiewicz’s collection, 1970s, Radom Rempex Auction House, Feb...
watercolor over pencil sketch, paper; 25 x 40.5 cm (inside frame); signed lower right: W.T.
oil on canvas, 40.3 x 27 cm signed lower left: "T.Popiel"Provenance: - Agra-Art, Art Auction, Dec. 10, 2006, lot 2 - private collection, Tri-City
Józef Krasnowolski (1879, Kwidzyn – 1939, Kraków), Portrait of a Girl in Kraków Traditional Dress
413 EUR
oil on cardboard, 36 x 22.5 cm (inside the frame) signed lower right: "JKrasnowolski"
Wiktor Korecki (1890 Kamieniec Podolski – 1980 Milanówek), Landscape with a River and a Bridge
2 292 EUR
oil on panel, 42 × 68 cm, signed lower left: “WIKTOR KORECKI”
Poppies in a Vase - Borkowski, 1922 Oil on cardboard, signed lower right, dimensions 25 x 34 cm.
oil/plywoodDimensions: 25 x 37 cm (inside frame)signed lower right: 'A. Piotrowski'Inventory number on the reverse: '29499-2'ProvenanceCollection of Eugeniusz Wolski (1898–1974), a pharmacist, Warsaw Collection of the heirs of Eugeniusz Wolski, Poland-Canada BiographyFrom 1869, he studied at the Drawing Class in Warsaw under Wojciech Gerson. From 1875 to 1877, he studied at the Munich Academ...
oil on canvas mounted on cardboard, 62.5 x 86 cm (inside frame) signed and dated lower right: "F.Pautsch 36"Provenance: - Agra-Art, Art Auction, March 26, 2006, lot 8 - private collection, Tri-City
oil on canvas, 50.5 x 61.5 cm signed lower left: "WIKTOR KORECKI"
oil on cardboard, 13 x 16 cm signed lower left: "E. Dzierzencki" on the reverse, an artist’s label with a description of the work
oil on cardboard, 22 x 28.5 cm (inside the frame) signed lower left: "ST. GAŁEK"
oil on canvasDimensions: 40.5 x 81 cmsigned lower left: 'Władysław Szerner'Provenanceprivate collection, Warsaw
watercolor on paper, 79.5 x 56.5 cm (inside the frame) signed lower left: "LKuźmiński/1920"Provenance: - In a family collection in the Tri-City since the 1980s
oil on cardboard, 13 x 16 cm signed lower right: "E. Dzierzencki"
Medium: oil on canvasDimensions: 80 x 100 cmSignature: signed lower right: Jul. Fałat / Bystra 1916; on the reverse, two confirmations of authenticity: one by Jerzy Sienkiewicz from 1954 and one by Tadeusz Wierzejski from 1954.ProvenanceGermany, private collection.
oil on canvasDimensions: 43 x 65 cmsigned and dated lower right: 'JAN OWIDZKI | 1884'numerical notes on the painting stretcherProvenancevon Zengen Auction House, Germany, March 2025 Private collection, Warsaw ExhibitedSociety for the Encouragement of Fine Arts in the Kingdom of Poland, Warsaw, 1884 BibliographyMaria Biernacka, Jan Owidzki, [in:] Dictionary of Polish and Foreign Artists Active ...
oil on canvas; 70.5 x 100.5 cm; signed lower right: T. Popiel. Condition: painting prior to conservation.
Medium: oil on cardboardDimensions: 40.7 x 32.3 cmSignature: signed lower left: Maj / 1920 J MalczewskiProvenanceWrocław, private collection.
oil on canvas, 54 × 73 cm signed and dated lower left: “Hayden/56”Provenance: – Collection of Urszula and Piotr Hofman Exhibited, cataloged, and reproduced in: – The Urszula and Piotr Hofman Collection, ed. Urszula Hofman, Warsaw 2013, p. 7 – Szymon Mondzain and the École de Paris. The Polish Avant-Garde in Painting of the Second Half of the 20th Century. The Urszula and Piotr Hofm...
oil on canvas, 32 × 58 cm signed and dated lower right: “AC/94.”
Medium: oil on cardboardDimensions: 47 x 65 cmSignature: signed lower right: E Erb, inscribed on the reverse: ERB ERNO 1878+1943 / TRZISTE VE LVOVE 64x47 OIL ON CARDBOARDProvenanceŁódź, private collection. Czech Republic, private collection.
watercolor, gouache, paper, 47.5 x 68.5 cm (inside the mat) signed lower right: "SJaxa"
oil on canvasDimensions: 46 x 55 cmSigned, inscribed, and dated in the center: 'A. PIOTROWSKI 1880 Paris'On the reverse, on the frame and stretcher, there are inventory labels and a faintly visible stamp from a painting supplies warehouseProvenanceprivate collection, France BiographyFrom 1869, he studied at the Drawing Class in Warsaw under Wojciech Gerson. From 1875 to 1877, he studied at the...
oil on canvas, 51 x 72 cm signed lower left: "Z. Rozwadowski"
Alfons Karpiński (1875–1961), Peonies in a White Vase Oil on cardboard, 49 x 64 (frame) / 33.5 x 48 cm Signed on the right side. The painting comes with a certificate of purchase from the Ostoya auction house. [WW]
Vlastimil Hofman (1881, Prague – 1970, Szklarska Poręba), Portrait of a Lady (Mrs. General), 1915
8 709 EUR
oil on canvas, 80 × 65 cm signed and dated lower right: “Vlastimil Hofmann/1915” On the reverse, a stamp from Ludvík Císarv’s art supplies store.The painting presented here is signed “Vlastimil Hofmann.” Vlastimil Hofmann’s Czech first name and German-sounding last name caused the artist many problems and misunderstandings. As he said of himself: “My last name is German, my fi...
oil on canvas, 33 × 46 cm signed and dated lower right: “H. Epstein/1930”Exhibited: – “Masters of the École de Paris. Henri Epstein,” Villa la Fleur, Konstancin-Jeziorna, September 18–December 31, 2015 Reproduced in: – Artur Winiarski, “Henri Epstein, Exhibition Catalog,” Villa la Fleur, Warsaw 2015, p. 127, cat. no. 50
pastel on brown paper; 61 x 46 cm (inside the frame); signed and dated lower right: JFałat / 7/X 1917 (in pencil) and above, a dedication: “Dedicated to Mrs. Różecka” (in pencil).
oil on canvas (mounted)Dimensions: 45 x 85 cmSigned, dated, and inscribed lower right: 'J Konopacki | Paris 1881'inscribed on the stretcher: '718-5-AD'; on the frame: a paper ownership label, an exhibition label from the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York, and an exhibition label from the American Federation of ArtsProvenancecollection of Maria Zaleska, France (until the 1930s) Heirs of Ma...
oil on canvasDimensions: 37.5 x 60.5 cmOrigina gift from the artist to the painter Antonina Emilia Malewska (1875–1966) collection of the artist’s heirs
oil on plywood, 21 × 29 cm (inside the frame) signed and dated in the lower right corner: “F.M. Wygrzywalski 1910/Czartowskie skały”
oil on canvas, 61 x 46 cm signed and dated lower right: "W. Terlikowski 1938"
Oil on panel, 50 x 36.5 cm, framed Signed: Ludomir Szpadkowski Provenance: private collection, Warsaw
Walery Brochocki (1847, Włocławek – 1923, Warsaw), Winter Landscape with a Water Carrier, 1880
0 EUR
Ψ Psi—Item to be picked up within the European Union, outside the territory of the Republic of Poland. At the customer’s request, DESA can assist in arranging pickup or transportation. - The winning bid and the auction fee are net amounts, to which German value-added tax (VAT) will be added at a rate of 7% oil on canvas (doubled)Dimensions: 76 x 116 cmsigned and dated lower left: 'Walery ...
oil on canvasDimensions: 125 x 103 cmsigned and dated lower left: 'H. PIĄTKOWSKI | 1882'ProvenancePurchased at DESA, Warsaw, 1980s private collection, Poland Bibliography“Kłosy” 1890, vol. 50, no. 1288, p. 145 (illustration on the cover) BiographyHenryk Piątkowski began studying drawing in St. Petersburg. Shortly thereafter, he moved to Warsaw and continued his studies in the drawing cl...
oil on canvas, 54 x 65 cm signed lower right: "W. de Terlikowski"
oil on cardboard, 24 × 35.5 cm signed lower left: “JKonarski”
Jan Rubczak (1884–1942), The Krakow Menagerie Oil on panel, 21.5 x 28 cm (frame), 15.5 x 21.5 cm Signed in red paint with the first and last name “Jan Rubczak.” On the reverse, an inscription confirming the artist’s name, the subject of the painting, and the date “1931” The painting is mounted in a wooden frame. Condition: Very good [PK]
Medium: oil on canvasDimensions: 91 x 137 cmSignature: signed and inscribed lower left: Zdzisław Jasiński 1887 MunichProvenanceSzczecin, collection of the heirs of Manita Koziełł-Poklewska. Warsaw, collection of Manita Koziełł-Poklewska. Warsaw, collection of Zenon Koziełł-Poklewski. Warsaw, collection of Antoni Burba (acquired by lottery at the TZSP in 1887). Owned by the artist. Exhi...
oil on canvasDimensions: 70.5 x 107 cmsigned and dated lower right: 'F Kostrzewski 1869'On the reverse, on the frame, bottom left: a white sticker from the Agra-Art auction house; a white inventory stickerProvenanceZofia Lipińska’s collection, 1936 private collection, Poland Agra-Art, June 2014 DESA Unicum, December 2015 Private collection, Poland ExhibitedSociety for the Encouragement of F...
Ψ Psi—Item to be picked up within the European Union, outside the territory of the Republic of Poland. At the customer’s request, DESA can assist in arranging pickup or transportation. - The winning bid and the auction fee are net amounts, to which German value-added tax (VAT) will be added at a rate of 7% oil on woodDimensions: 27 x 20 cmsigned and dated on the front: 'M. GOTTLIEB 1877'O...
oil on canvas mounted on cardboardDimensions: 60 x 47 cmsigned lower right: 'J. C. Moniuszko'BiographySon of the distinguished composer Stanisław. Beginning in 1871, he studied painting at the Drawing Class in Warsaw under Wojciech Gerson and Antoni Kamiński, as well as privately with Gerson and B. Dziadulewicz. In 1878, he studied at the Academy of Fine Arts in St. Petersburg. He painted ge...
Medium: oil on canvasDimensions: 64 x 93 cmSignature: a paper exhibition label and a collector’s stamp on the stretcher, and a paper label from the framing studio on the frame.ProvenancePoland, private collection. On deposit at the Jacek Malczewski Museum in Radom. DESA Unicum, auction March 17, 2022, lot 26. Poland, private collection. DESA Unicum, auction on December 10, 2020, lot 18. Wars...
Roman Kochanowski (1857–1945), Watermill Mixed media, watercolor on paper (en grissaille): 29 x 36 cm / 13.5 x 19.5 cm Signed and dated in the lower left corner: "R. Kochanowski 1888" Mounted in a passe-partout and a wooden frame with delicate woodcarved floral decorations. Condition: Very good (slight scratches on the frame). * Roman Kazimierz Kochanowski (1857, Kraków – 1945, Freising, ...
oil on cardboard, 23.5 x 35.7 cm, signed lower left: "J Konarski"
watercolor on paper; 13.5 x 22 cm (inside the frame); signed lower left: A. Setkowicz (signature hidden under the frame); on the reverse, an exhibition label: 2nd Exhibition of Paintings by Artists from Kraków and Zakopane in Krynica, July 20–August 20, 1928.
oil on panel; 27 x 20 cm; signed, dated, and inscribed lower left: Kołomya 1880 / Tadeusz Rybkowski.
Endre Kolozsváry (1901–?), Sanna Oil on canvas, 75 × 100 cm Signed in the lower right corner. Condition: good, with natural signs of aging. * Endre Kolozsváry (b. 1901)—a Hungarian painter known primarily for his depictions of horses, horse-drawn carriages, csikós, and scenes from life in the Hungarian puszta. His work often featured dynamic equestrian scenes and landscapes with horses...
Medium: pastel, paperDimensions: 67.5 x 50 cmSignature: signed and inscribed lower left: Ign Witkiewicz / 1933 VI (T. B.) NP NπProvenanceBrazil, collection of the heirs of Aleksander Zygfryd and Halina Englisch. Collection of Aleksander Zygfryd and Halina Englisch (purchased from the artist).