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Exhibition of Stanisław Wyspiański’s works from the collection of the National Museum in Krakow.
Stanisław Wyspiański (1869–1907) – playwright, poet, painter, graphic artist, theatre reformer and interior designer – is one of the greatest and most versatile Polish artists
The National Museum in Krakow holds the largest collection of works of this eminent artist, consisting of more than 1,000 exhibits. The set of Wyspiański’s pastel portraits and landscapes is outstanding – pastel being a technique in which Wyspiański achieved absolute mastery – just like the collection of designs for the interior decoration of the Franciscan church in Krakow, cathedrals in Lviv and Krakow and the Medical Society House in Krakow. The collection also includes pencil drawings, charcoal studies, ink sketches, watercolours, oil paintings, prints, graphic design and artisanal handicraft.
May 2019 saw the closure of the monumental exhibition Wyspiański which attracted crowds of visitors. Intending to give the public permanent access to Wyspiański’s painting, we have decided to present a major portion of this large collection in a room within the space of the future Gallery of Art of the 20th and 21st Centuries on the Main Building’s second floor. The exhibition has been designed as a storeroom of works of art with enabled access to masterpieces presented within periodic displays, respecting conservatorial requirements.
Pastel paintings are displayed as mosaics on the walls; the monumental stained-glass cartoons are mounted on raised platforms; and loose drawings and sketchbooks are arranged in cabinets and bookshelves.
'WYSPIAŃSKI'S TREASURY' IS A STUDIO SPACE WHICH HAS ON THIS EXCEPTIONAL
OCCASION BEEN MADE ACCESSIBLE TO THE PUBLIC AND WHICH PRESENTS WORKS BY
THE ARTIST IN THE THREE SUCCESSIVE CYCLES DUE THE NEED FOR ONGOING
CONSERVATION WORK. IN EACH CYCLE WE DISPLAY ONE THIRD OF THE EXHIBITS
INCLUDED IN THE COLLECTION.
1st CYCLE: 15 November 2019 - 1 December 2019
2nd CYCLE: 2 December 2019 - 19 January 2020
3rd CYCLE: 20 January 2020 - 01 March 2020
1st CYCLE: 15 November 2019 - 1 December 2019
1. Roses. Design for painted decoration for the Franciscan Church in Krakow, 1897
pastel, paper
gift from Feliks Jasieński, 1920
2. Nasturtiums. Design for painted decoration for the Franciscan Church in Krakow, 1897
pastel, paper
3. Plum flowers. Design for painted decoration for the parish church in Biecz, 1896
pastel, paper
4. Sow thistle flowers. Design for painted decoration for the parish church in Biecz, 1896
pastel, paper
5. Spikes of wheat and rye. Design for painted decoration for the Franciscan Church in Krakow, 1895
pastel, paper
6. A butterfly, 1896
pastel, paper
7. A motif of a peacock feather. Design for painted decoration for the Franciscan Church in Krakow, 1895
pastel, paper
8. Lilies. Design for painted decoration for the Franciscan Church in Krakow, 1895
pastel, paper
9. Motif of styled lilies. Design for a candlestick, 1896
pastel, paper
10. Forget-me-nots. Design for painted decoration for the Franciscan Church in Krakow, 1895
pastel, paper (with blotting paper glued on the other side)
11. Peacock’s eye. Design for painted decoration for the Franciscan Church in Krakow, 1895
pastel, paper
12. Bird’s- food trefoil (top part) and red dead- nettle (bottom part). Design for paintied decoration for the Franciscan Church in Krakow, 1895
pastel, paper (with the blotting paper glued to the other side)
13. Rosemary. Design for painted decoration for the Franciscan Church in Krakow, 1895
pastel, paper
14. Robinia pseudoacacia. Design for painted decoration for the Franciscan Church in Krakow, 1895
pastel, paper
15. Rosary. Design for painted decoration for the Franciscan Church in Krakow, 1895
pastel, paper
16. An ornamental motif. Design for painted decoration for the Franciscan Church in Krakow, 1895
pastel, paper
17. Sedum acre. Design for painted decoration for the Franciscan Church in Krakow, 1895
pastel, paper
18. Vine. Design for painted decoration for the Franciscan Church in Krakow, 1895
pastel, paper
19. A geometric motif. Design for painted decoration for the Franciscan Church in Krakow, 1895
pastel, paper
20. An ornamental motif. Design for painted decoration for the Franciscan Church in Krakow, 1895
pastel, paper
21. Ornamental motifs. Design for painted decoration for the Franciscan Church in Krakow, 1895
pastel, paper
22. Kaczkowane krakowiaki (geranium motives). Design for the polychrome for the the Medical Society House in Krakow (the meeting room), 1904
pastel, paper
23. Achilles stopped by Pallas pulling his hair. A drawing to ‘The Iliad’ by Homer, 1896
crayon, paper
private property – deposited at the NMK
24. Virtues and Vices. Stained-glass design for the window of St Mary’s Church presbytery in Krakow, 1890
watercolour, pencil, ink, paper
gift from Tadeusz Stryjeński, 1903
25. Eagle and Ibex. An unfinished design for the stained-glass for the Medical Society House in Krakow (for the side window on the left), 1904
pastel, paper
26. Portrait of Władysław Mickiewicz, 1904
charcoal, paper
27. Portrait of Antoni Lange, 1899
charcoal, crayon, paper
gift from Feliks Jasieński, 1920
28. Sewer (Ignacy Maciejowski), 1900
charcoal, paper (with a watermark)
29. Apollo. Copernicus’s System. Design for a stained – glass fot the Medical Society House in Krakow, 1904
pastel, paper
gift from Professor Julian Nowak, 1946
30. Portrait of Julian Nowak, 1904
pastel, paper
private property – deposited at the NMK
31. Interior of Church of Saint Étienne in Paris, 1892
oil, wood plank
32. Barges on the Seine, 1892
oil, wooden panel
33. Luxembourg Garden in Paris, 1892
oil, wooden panel
34. View of the Barbican and the Florian Gate from Zacisze Street, 1894
oil, canvas
35. View of theJuliusz Słowacki Theatre in Krakow from Zacisze Street, 1894
oil, canvas
36. A Boy. Nude, 1894
oil, canvas permanently glued to cardboard
private property – deposited at the NMK
37. A Krakow girl. Study for a stained-glass ‘Polonia’ for Lviv Cathedral, 1893
pastel, paper
38. Stained- glass design ‘Polonia’ for Lviv Cathedral, 1893
pastel, paper
39. Stained-glass design ‘King John II Casimir Vasa’s Oath’ for Lviv Cathedral, 1892
charcoal, paper
[the design consists of two separate horizontal straps, each having two parts]
gift from Feliks Jasieński, 1920
40. Study of flowers for a stained-glass ‘Polonia’ for Lviv Cathedral, 1893
pastel, paper
41. Study of the Archangel Michael for a stained-glass ‘Polonia’ for Lviv Cathedral, 1893
pastel, paper
42. Henry the Pious. Design for the stained-glass window in the chancel of the Krakow Cathedral, 1900
pastel, paper
gift from the artist, 1905
43. Arabesque. Drawing of a mural from the Holy Cross Church in Krakow, 1896
pastel, paper
donated by the Voivodship National Archive in Krakow, 1954
44. Arabesque. Drawing of a mural from the Holy Cross Church in Krakow, 1896
pastel, paper
45. Arabesque. Drawing of a mural from the Holy Cross Church in Krakow, 1896
pastel, paper
donated by the Voivodship National Archive in Krakow, 1954
46. St Thomas Aquinas. Artistic reconstruction of a stained-glass window from the Dominican Church in Krakow, 1895–1896
ink, gouache, crayon, tracing paper
47. Vergin and Child. Artistic reconstruction of a stained-glass window from the Dominican Church in Krakow, 1895–1896
ink, gouache, crayon, tracing paper
48. Crucifixion. Artistic reconstruction of a stained-glass window from the Dominican Church in Krakow, 1895–1896
ink, gouache, crayon, pencil, tracing paper
49. St Mary Magdalene. Artistic reconstruction of a stained-glass window from the Dominican Church in Krakow, 1895–1896
ink, gouache, tracing paper
50. St Dorothy. Artistic reconstruction of a stained-glass window from the Dominican Church in Krakow, 1895–1896
ink, pencil, crayon, tracing paper
51. St Andrew. Artistic reconstruction of a stained glass window from the Dominican Church in Krakow, 1895–1896
ink, crayon, gouache, tracing paper
52. St Catherine of Alexandria. Artistic reconstruction of a stained glass window from the Dominican Church in Krakow, 1895–1896
ink, gouache, pencil, tracing paper
53. St Margaret. Artistic reconstruction of a stained- glass window from the Dominican Church in Krakow, 1895–1896
gouache, ink, crayon, tracing paper
54. Arabesque. Drawing of a mural from the Holy Cross Church in Krakow, 1896
pastel, paper
2nd CYCLE: 2 December 2019 - 19 January 2020
1. Vicia dumetorum (top part), vicia sivata (bottom part). Design for painted decoration for the Franciscan Church in Krakow, 1895
pastel, paper
2. Zig-zags and peacock’s eyes. Design for painted decoration for the Franciscan Church in Krakow, 1895
pastel, paper
3. Stars. Design for painted decoration for the Franciscan Church in Krakow, 1895
pastel, paper
4. An ornamental motif. Design for painted decoration for the Franciscan Church in Krakow, 1895
pastel, paper
5. Checkered pattern. Design for painted decoration for the Franciscan Church in Krakow, 1895
pastel, paper
6. A triangular motif. Design for painted decoration for the Franciscan Church in Krakow, 1895
pastel, paper
7. A geometric motif. Design for painted decoration for the Franciscan Church in Krakow, 1895
pastel, paper
8. Scales. Design for painted decoration for the Franciscan Church in Krakow, 1895
pastel, paper
9. Stars. Design for painted decoration for the Franciscan Church in Krakow, 1895
pastel, paper
10. Archers. Top part of the composition ‘The Fall of Angels’. Design for painted decoration for the Franciscan Church in Krakow, 1896
pastel, paper
11. Fallen angels. Bottom part of the composition ‘The Fall of Angels’. Design for painted decoration for the Franciscan Church in Krakow, 1896
pastel, paper
12. Yellow nettle. Design for painted decoration for the Franciscan Church in Krakow, 1895
pastel, paper
13. Sunflowers. Design for painted decoration for the Franciscan Church in Krakow, 1895
pastel, paper
14. Broadleaf plantain (leaf and spikes). Design for painted decoration for the Franciscan Church in Krakow, 1895
pastel, paper
15. Chelidonium. Design for painted decoration for the Franciscan Church in Krakow, 1895
pastel, paper
16. Poppies. Design painted decoration for the Franciscan Church in Krakow, 1895
pastel, paper
17. Pods and a peacock’s eye. Design for painted decoration for the Franciscan Church in Krakow, 1895
pastel, paper
18. Palmettes. Design for painted decoration for the Franciscan Church in Krakow, 1895
pastel, pencil, paper
19. Hearts – sanseveiria. Design for painted decoration for the Franciscan Church in Krakow, 1895
pastel, paper
20. A styled peackock feather. Design for painted decoration for the Franciscan Church in Krakow, 1895
pastel, paper
21. A Star. Design for painted decoration for the Franciscan Church in Krakow, 1895
pastel, paper
22. Ornamental motifs. Design for painted decoration for the Franciscan Church in Krakow, 1895
pastel, paper
23. An ornamental motif. Design for painted decoration for the Franciscan Church in Krakow, 1895
pastel, paper
24. Poppies. Design for painted decoration for the Franciscan Church in Krakow, 1895
pastel, paper
25. Meanders. Design for painted decoration for the Franciscan Church in Krakow, 1895
pastel, paper
26. Triangles. Design for painted decoration for the Franciscan Church in Krakow, 1895
pastel, paper
27. Portrait of Adam Chmiel, 1899
pastel, paper
28. Portrait of Kazimierz Lewandowski, 1898
pastel, paper
29. Portrait of Jan Raczyński, 1904
pastel, paper
30. Self-portrait, 1897
pastel, paper
31. Head of a Jew, 1897
pastel, paper
gift from Feliks Jasieński, 1920
32. Portrait of Antoni Kamieński, 1900
pastel, paper
private property – deposited at the NMK
33. Motherhood, 1905
pastel, paper
gift from Feliks Jasieński, 1920
34. Semi-nude of a Woman, , ok. / ca 1894
oil, wooden panel
private property – deposited at the NMK
35. Stage design for Act I of the drama ‘Skałka’, 1905
crayon, ink, paper
36. Mietek’s Head, 1901
pastel, paper
gift from Eustachy Jaxa Chronowski, 1914
37. The Last Guest, 1897
pastel, paper
private property – deposited at the NMK
38. Poster for Stanisław Przybyszewski’s lecture ‘Mysticism and Maeterlinck’ and Maurice Maeterlinck’s play ‘The Interior’ on 20th February 1899 in the Municipal Theatre in Krakow, 1899
coloured crayon- and- brush transfer lithograph, paper
gift from Feliks Jasieński, 1920
39. Józef Mehoffer Posing as King Casimir the Great. A study for Józef Mehoffer’s stained-glass for the Latin Cathedral in Lviv, 1893
charcoal, paper
private property – deposited at the NMK
40. Double Portrait of Józef Mehoffer in his Paris atelier. A study for Józef Mehoffer’s stained- glass for the Latin Cathedral in Lviv, 1893
charcoal, paper
41. Józef Mehoffer in a Historical Costume. A study for Józef Mehoffer’s stained-glass for the Latin Cathedral in Lviv, 1893
crayon, paper
private property – deposited at the NMK
42. Portrait of a Doctor, 1904
pastel, paper
bequest of doctor Zygmunt Ehrenpreis, 1930
43. Self-portrait, 1903
pastel, paper
44. Portrait of Kazimierz Stankiewicz, the Artist’s Uncle, 1895
pastel, paper
gift from Janina Stankiewicz, artist’s aunt, 1915
45. Self-portrait with Wife, 1904
pastel, laid paper
gift from Feliks Jasieński, 1920
46. Sleeping Mietek, 1902
pastel, paper
47. Self-portrait, 1907
crayon, paper
gift from Feliks Jasieński, 1920
48. Self-portrait (verso). A page from a sketchbook, 1890
pencil, paper
bequest of Dr Zygmunt Ehrenpreis, 1930
49. A Girl in a Blue Hat, 1895
pastel, paper
gift from Dr Teodor and Zeneida Dunin, 1909
50. Little Helen with a Vase, 1902
pastel, paper
gift from Feliks Jasieński, 1920
51. Self- Portrait (recto). A page from a sketchbook, 1890
pencil, paper
bequest of Dr Zygmunt Ehrenpreis, 1930
52. Mietek Leaning on His Arms, 1904
pastel, paper
gift from Elza Krausowa née Sare, 1951
53. Self- Portrait. A page from a sketchbook, 1890
pencil, paper
bequest of Maria Feldman, 1954
54. Little Helen’s Head, 1900
pastel, paper
gift from Feliks Jasieński, 1920
55. Portrait of Józio Feldman, 1905
pastel, paper
gift from Maria Feldmanowa, 1956
56. The Interior of Church of Saint Étienne in Paris, 1892
oil, wood plank
57. Barges on the Seine, 1892
oil, wooden panel
58. Luxembourg Garden in Paris, 1892
oil, wooden panel
59. View of the Barbican and the Florian Gate from Zacisze Street, 1894
oil, canvas
60. View of theJuliusz Słowacki Theatre in Krakow from Zacisze Street, 1894
oil, canvas
61. Adoration of the Magi (left side). Artistic reconstruction of a stained- glass window from the Dominican Church in Krakow, 1895–1896
ink, gouache, crayon, tracing paper
62. Adoration of the Magi (right side). Artistic reconstruction of a stained- glass window from the Dominican Church in Krakow, 1895–1896
gouache, ink, crayon, tracing paper
63. Maria Enthroned with an Angel from the Scene of the Coronation of Mary, Mother of Jesus (left side). Artistic reconstruction of a stained- glass window from the Dominican Church in Krakow, 1895–1896
ink, gouache, crayon, tracing paper
64. Christ Enthroned with an Angel from the Scene of the Coronation of the Virgin (right side). Artistic reconstruction of a stained- glass window from the Dominican Church in Krakow, 1895–1896
ink, gouache, crayon, tracing paper
65. A sketch for a figure from ‘Polonia’. Design for a stained- glass window for Lviv Cathedral, 1892
pencil, ink, paper
66. Design for a stained-glass ‘God the Father’ window for the Franciscan Church in Krakow, 1897
pencil, crayon, paper
private property – deposited at the NMK
67. A sketch of the figure of God the Father for a stained-glass window in the Franciscan Church in Krakow, 1897
ink, paper
private property – deposited at the NMK
68. Wanda. Design for a stained-glass window in the chancel of the Krakow Cathedral, 1900
pastel, paper
69. Virgin and Child. Artistic reconstruction of a stained-glass window from the Dominican Church in Krakow, 1895–1896
ink, gouache, crayon, tracing paper
70. St Mary Magdalene. Artistic reconstruction of a stained- glass window from the Dominican Church in Krakow, 1895–1896
ink, gouache, tracing paper
71. St Stanislaus. Artistic reconstruction of a stained- glass window from the Dominican Church in Krakow, 1895- 1896
ink, gouache, crayon, tracing paper
72. Casimir the Great. Design for a stained-glass window in the chancel of the Krakow Cathedral, 1900
pastel, paper
73. Arabesque. Drawing of a mural from the Holy Cross Church in Krakow, 1896
pastel, paper
donated by the Voivodship National Archive in Krakow, 1954
74. Arabesque. Drawing of a mural from the Holy Cross Church in Krakow, 1896
pastel, paper
75. Arabesque. Drawing of a mural from the Holy Cross Church in Krakow, 1896
pastel, paper
donated by the Voivodship National Archive in Krakow, 1954
76. Annunciation to Joachim. Design for the western window panes in St Mary’s Church in Krakow, 1891
watercolour, pencil, ink, paper
77. Spotkanie przy Złotej Bramie. Projekt kwatery do okna zachodniego w kościele Mariackim w Krakowie / Meeting at the Golden Gate. Design for the western window panes in St Mary’s Church in Krakow, 1891
watercolour, pencil, ink, paper
78. Annunciation. Design for the western window panes in St Mary’s Church in Krakow, 1891
watercolour, pencil, ink, paper
79. Visitation. Design for the western window panes in St Mary’s Church in Krakow, 1891
watercolour, pencil, ink, paper
80. The Angel Commanding Joseph to Flee to Egypt. Design for the western window panes in St Mary’s Church in Krakow, 1891
watercolour, pencil, ink, paper
81. Arabesque. Drawing of a mural from the Holy Cross Church in Krakow, 1896
pastel, paper
3rd CYCLE: 20 January 2020 - 01 March 2020
1. Hearts. Design for painted decoration for the Franciscan Church in Krakow, 1895
pastel, paper
2. Hearts and flames. Design for painted decoration for the Franciscan Church in Krakow, 1895
pastel, paper
3. Peacock’s eyes. Design for painted decoration for the Franciscan Church in Krakow, 1895
pastel, paper
4. A carpet motif. Design for painted decoration for the Franciscan Church in Krakow, 1895
pastel, paper
5. An ornamental motif. Design for painted decoration for the Franciscan Church in Krakow, 1895
pastel, paper
6. A carpet motif. Design for painted decoration for the Franciscan Church in Krakow, 1895
pastel, paper
7. An ornamental motif. Design for painted decoration for the Franciscan Church in Krakow, 1895
pastel, paper
8. An ornamental motif. Design for painted decoration for the Franciscan Church in Krakow, 1895
pastel, paper
9. An ornamental motif. Design for painted decoration for the Franciscan Church in Krakow, 1895
pastel, paper
10. Brook thistle. Design for painted decoration for the Franciscan Church in Krakow, 1895
pastel, paper
11. A geometric motif. Design for painted decoration for the Franciscan Church in Krakow, 1895
pastel, paper
12. Stylized pliers. Design for painted decoration for the Franciscan Church in Krakow, 1895
pastel, pencil, paper
13. Hearts – sanseveiria. Design for painted decoration for the Franciscan Church in Krakow, 1895
pastel, paper
14. Hearts – sanseveiria. Design for painted decoration for the Franciscan Church in Krakow, 1895
pastel, paper
15. Waves. Design for painted decoration for the Franciscan Church in Krakow, 1895
pastel, paper
16. A carpet motif. Design for painted decoration for the Franciscan Church in Krakow, 1895
pastel, paper
17. Chessboard and palmettes. Design for painted decoration for the Franciscan Church in Krakow, 1895
pastel, paper
18. Eagle and crown. Design for painted decoration for the Franciscan Church in Krakow, 1895
pastel, paper
19. Christ on the wings of a seraph. The variant of the top part of the stained-glass window with St Francis for the chancel of the Franciscan Church in Krakow, 1897
pastel, paper
20. Portrait of Władysława Ordonówna in the role of Krasawica [beautiful woman] in the play ‘Boleslaw the Bold’, 1903
pastel, paper
21. Castitas. Design for painted decoration for the Franciscan Church in Krakow, 1895
pastel, paper
22. Portrait of Helena Bornetowa née Propper, 1905
pastel, paper
gift from Mieczysław Bornet, 2007
23. Portrait of a Young Woman, 1894
pastel, paper
gift from Janina Stankiewicz, artist’s aunt, 1915
24. Portrait of Wanda Siemaszkowa in the role of the Bride in the drama ‘The Wedding’, 1901
paper, pastel
25. Parisian Woman, 1893
pastel, paper
gift from Janina Stankiewicz, artist’s aunt, 1915
26. Symbolic Composition, 1900
oil, canvas
27. A Double Portrait, 1901
oil, plywood
28. Interior of the Paris Atelier, 1893
pastel, paper
29. The Village of Konary, 1905
pastel, paper
30. View of Kościuszko Mound in Krakow from a Window. A Gloomy Day, 1905
pastel, paper
31. The Vistula near Krakow, 1905
pastel, paper
gift from Feliks Jasieński, 1920
32. View of Kościuszko Mound from a Window. Snowstorm, 1905
pastel, paper
gift from Feliks Jasieński, 1920
33. River Landscape- on the Rudawa (Spring Melt), 1905
pastel, paper
34. View of Kościuszko Mound in Krakow from a Window. A Gloomy Day, 1904
pastel, paper
35. View of Kościuszko Mound in Krakow from a Window. Sunshine on the Snow, 1905
pastel, paper
gift from Feliks Jasieński, 1920
36. View of Kościuszko Mound in Krakow from a Window, 1904
pastel, paper
gift from Professor Jan Glatzl, 1954
37. View of Kościuszko Mound. At Sunset in Winter, 1904
pastel, paper
private property – deposited at the NMK
38. The Interior of Church of Saint Étienne in Paris, 1892
oil, wood plank
39. Barges on the Seine, 1892
oil, wooden panel
40. Luxembourg Garden in Paris, 1892
oil, wooden panel
41. View of the Barbican and the Florian Gate from Zacisze Street, 1894
oil, canvas
42. View of theJuliusz Słowacki Theatre in Krakow from Zacisze Street, 1894
oil, canvas
43. A Homestead in Konary (Well- Poles and a Cottage), 1900
pastel, paper
gift from Feliks Jasieński, 1920
44. St Stanislaus. Design for a stained-glass window in the chancel of the Krakow Cathedral, 1900
pastel, paper
gift from the artist, 1905
45. Arabesque. Drawing of a mural from the Holy Cross Church in Krakow, 1896
pastel, paper
donated by the Voivodship National Archive in Krakow, 1954
46. Arabesque. Drawing of a mural from the Holy Cross Church in Krakow, 1896
pastel, paper
47. Arabesque. Drawing of a mural from the Holy Cross Church in Krakow, 1896
pastel, paper
donated by the Voivodship National Archive in Krakow, 1954
48. A Winter Motif, 1905
pastel, papier
49. Arabesque. Drawing of a mural from the Holy Cross Church in Krakow, 1896
pastel, paper
50. Krakow City Walls – View from a Window, 1895
pastel, paper
51. Stage design for the drama ‘Skałka’’, 1905
watercolour, crayon, pencil
private property, deposited at the NMK
52. A Bend of the Vistula, 1904
pastel, paper
Jazak Private Collection, deposited in 2003
53. St Mary’s Church, 1905
pastel, paper
gift from Feliks Jasieński, 1920