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