Photography auctions

A photograph depicting a soldier of the Polish Army in the late 1930s. The Polish wz.38 belt buckle ("rembertówka") is clearly visible. The item's condition is shown in the attached photos. Dimensions: 7.7 x 4.6 cm.
A portrait photograph depicting Lieutenant Roszkowski of the 1st Infantry Regiment of the Legions (Vilnius). The details of the uniform are clearly visible, including the regimental badge on the uniform pocket. Stamp of the “L. Siemaszko” photography studio in Vilnius. The condition of the photograph is shown in the attached images. Dimensions: 12.2 x 8 cm.
10.3 x 6.3 cm; mounted on a piece of cardboard bearing the photographer’s name: W.M. Ostroga, Menton. The photograph depicts the young Maria (1850–1884), daughter of the famous writer Zygmunt Krasiński, wife of Edward Raczyński, owner of Rogalin, and creator of the Rogalin art collection. The photograph was taken at the studio of Walerian Mroczkowski, pseudonym “Ostroga,” a participa...
[NIKIFOR] Nikifor Krynicki on the street. Photograph. [1950s–1960s]. Gelatin-silver print: Nikifor wearing a hat and a coat with a fur collar, carrying a cane and a briefcase under his arm. On the reverse, “Nikifor” and a number are written in pencil. The top edge is cut. Dimensions: 17.7 x 12 cm. Nikifor Krynicki (born Epifaniusz Drowniak, 1895–1968)—one of the world’s most outsta...
16.3 x 10.3 cm; mounted on cardboard, with the imprint “Lewicki” in the lower right corner. Famous court photographer to the tsars. His photographs are sold at international auctions for between 400 and 2,000€. Condition: Damage to one corner; scratches on the background, excluding the face.
silver gelatin print / baryta paperDimensions: 12 x 17.5 cmInscribed in pencil on the reverse: 'From left: | Pawelec, Kasia Maciejko, Fila, Ewa Partum, Ms. Galeria Mała | Jan Świdziński | 1980 | photo by Andrzej Brzeziński'BiographyCreator of numerous installations and public art projects, performer, filmmaker, and photographer. She creates visual and conceptual poetry. She was one of the ...
16.3 x 10.3 cm; Mounted on cardboard, with the inscription “Lewicki, Nevsky Prospect” in the lower right corner see item 51; Condition: good.
A photograph from the early 1920s depicting a Polish police officer talking to a man in civilian clothes. A Model 1921 saber with a scabbard is visible. A car is clearly visible in the background. The condition of the item is shown in the attached photos. Dimensions: 8.8 x 13.5 cm
pigment print / archival paperDimensions: 33 x 49 cm (sheet)dry stamp at the bottom right: 'Polish Press Agency Collection'Dated, numbered, and labeled in pencil on the reverse: "'Marszałkowska' Warsaw 1946 | Photo: Władysław Forbert / PAP | Edition: 1/5" ed. 1/5
silver gelatin print, vintage print/photographic paperDimensions: 23.7 x 19.2 cm (sheet)signed in pencil on the lower right: 'Dorys'artist’s stamp on the reverseBiographyPolish photographer, co-founder of the Association of Polish Art Photographers. In 1928, he made his debut at the first International Salon of Art Photography in Warsaw. A year later, he opened the Atelier of Art Photography...
PHOTO DIMENSIONS: 90 X 140 MM CARD DIMENSIONS: 230 X 295 MM
PHOTO DIMENSIONS: 90 X 140 MM CARD DIMENSIONS: 230 X 295 MM
A photograph depicting an honor guard of cadets from Cadet Corps No. 1 in Lviv during a patriotic ceremony at the monument to Szymon Wizunas Szydłowski in the January Insurgents’ Section of the Lychakiv Cemetery in Lviv. The monument, unveiled on July 4, 1909, depicts Szydłowski in a peasant’s tunic holding a banner featuring the Eagle, Pogoń, and the Archangel Michael. The section, kno...
gelatin-silver print, photographic paper; 12.4 x 7.6 cm (inside the mat); on the reverse, the artist’s stamp; above it, the inscription: Witkacy | All rights / including reproduction rights / reserved / the artist’s signature, in pencil: “Wisław 1938.” Bibliography: Anna Micińska, Stanisław Ignacy Witkiewicz: Life and Work, Warsaw 1991, p. 155 (ill.) cf. Ewa Franczak, Stefan Okołow...
Photograph/postcard: Four young Polish soldiers (wearing Polish military eagles on their caps); the young man on the right is holding a saber. No identification of the photographer or the people depicted. Sheet size: 13.5 x 8.5 cm.Condition: 3 pin holes (at the top, on the left, and at the bottom)
silver gelatin print / baryta paperDimensions: 65 x 47 cm (sheet)dry seal in the lower right cornerInscribed in pencil on the reverse: 'Varsovie 5/30 [inv. no.]' on the reverse: stamp: 'ESTATE | ANATOL WECLAWSKI' and stamp: 'GALERIE GRACE RADZIWILL' ed. 5/30
photogravure/cardboard, paperDimensions: 32.5 x 24.5 cmBiographyAn icon of 20th-century photography. He became famous for his female nudes. His subjects are strong and self-assured. He was discovered by the Australian edition of *Vogue*. From the late 1950s onward, he focused on fashion photography. In 1961, he settled in Paris, which sparked his most creative period. At that time, he shot pho...
PHOTO DIMENSIONS: 90 X 140 MM CARD DIMENSIONS: 230 X 295 MM
[Count Zdzisław Tarnowski] Photograph of the painting of Our Lady of Dzików with a dedication to Count Zdzisław Tarnowski. Father Stanisław Markiewicz, Prior of the Dominican Fathers. Dzików, June 24, 1899. An albumen print reproducing a painting of the Virgin Mary with the Child Jesus and St. Joseph, all wearing crowns and votive robes, mounted in a passe-partout, set in a black wooden f...
PHOTO DIMENSIONS: 90 X 140 MM CARD DIMENSIONS: 230 X 295 MM
PHOTO DIMENSIONS: 90 X 140 MM CARD DIMENSIONS: 230 X 295 MM
C-Print/RC photo paperDimensions: 21 x 14 cm (sheet)signed, dated, and inscribed in pencil on the reverse: 'Ewa Kuryluk | Vienna | 1975 | print | 2002'Edition: 1 copyExhibitedEwa Kuryluk, “People from the Air,” Zachęta Contemporary Art Gallery, Warsaw, January–February 2003 Bibliographysee Ewa Kuryluk. Kangur with a Camera, 1959–2009. Self-Portraiture, Artemis Art Gallery, ART+ON, Rem...
silver gelatin print, vintage print/photographic paperDimensions: 33 x 51.5 cmSourcepurchased from the artist Andrzej Kenda’s collection, United States private collection, Poland BiographyOne of the leading artists of the second half of the 20th century, a prominent activist in the feminist movement, and a pioneer of the neo-avant-garde and conceptual art in Poland. From 1957 to 1963, she st...
Warsaw - Photograph by H. Poddębski. The old defensive walls on Brzozowa Street. Dimensions: 17.5 x 12.5 cm. Henryk Poddębski (1890, Chrząstków – 1945, Vaihingen concentration camp) was one of the most outstanding pre-war Polish photographers, a representative of so-called “local history photography,” and a long-time member of the Polish Local History Society. From 1900, he lived in ...
Warsaw - Photograph by H. Poddębski. Bielany, a party. Dimensions: 17.5 x 12.5 cm. Henryk Poddębski (1890, Chrząstków – 1945, Vaihingen concentration camp) was one of the most outstanding pre-war Polish photographers, a representative of so-called “tourist photography,” and a long-time member of the Polish Tourist Society. From 1900, he lived in Warsaw, where he studied at the Commer...
silver gelatin print, vintage print/photographic paperDimensions: 19.1 x 14.2 cmBibliographyEwa Franczak, Stefan Okołowicz, Against Nothingness: Photographs by Stanisław Ignacy Witkiewicz, Wydawnictwo Literackie, Kraków 1986, ill. 126 BiographyHis father was Stanisław Witkiewicz, a well-known critic, painter, and writer, and the creator of the so-called “Zakopane style” in architecture...
Pigment print on Dibond, ILFORD GALERIE Gold Fibre Pearl paper, 290 gsmDimensions: 100 x 70 cmSigned, dated, numbered, and described on a sticker on the back: 'ŁÓDŹ KALISKA | THE WORLD ACCORDING TO ŁÓDŹ KALISKA | 2003 | 100 cm x 70 cm | Giclée & Fine Art | 9/9 | [artists’ signatures]'Łódź Kaliska seal on the reverse ed. 9/9Provenanceprivate collection, Warsaw References“Foto,...
Warsaw - Photograph by H. Poddębski. A view of Paderewski Park. Dimensions: 17.5 x 12.5 cm. Henryk Poddębski (1890, Chrząstków – 1945, Vaihingen concentration camp) was one of the most outstanding pre-war Polish photographers, a representative of so-called “tourist photography,” and a long-time member of the Polish Tourist Society. From 1900, he lived in Warsaw, where he studied at t...
silver gelatin print/photographic paper, foam boardDimensions: 50 x 60 cmsigned, dated, and numbered lower left: 'Natalia LL 1975 1/10'dated and inscribed on the reverse: NATALIA LL / "POST-CONSUMER ART" - 1975 / photography: black and white / 50 x 60 cm ed. 1/10Provenancelokal_30 Gallery, Warsaw DESA Unicum, 2021 private collection, Poland BiographyOne of the leading artists of the second hal...
Warsaw - Photograph by H. Poddębski. Monument to the Dowborczyki. Dimensions: 17.5 x 12.5 cm. Henryk Poddębski (1890, Chrząstków – 1945, Vaihingen concentration camp) was one of the most outstanding pre-war Polish photographers, a representative of so-called “tourist photography,” and a long-time member of the Polish Tourist Society. From 1900, he lived in Warsaw, where he studied at...
Warsaw - Photograph by H. Poddębski. Wilanów, park. Dimensions: 17.5 x 12.5 cm. Henryk Poddębski (1890, Chrząstków – 1945, Vaihingen concentration camp) was one of the most outstanding pre-war Polish photographers, a representative of so-called “tourist photography,” and a long-time member of the Polish Tourist Society. From 1900, he lived in Warsaw, where he studied at the Commerci...
The set includes a group photo and two orders for the Sanitary Department.a) A letter, a typescript with official stamps and signatures from the internal circulation process, bearing the sender’s stamp: Central Pharmaceutical Warehouse, Warsaw, 8 Górczewska St., ref. no. 97/20, dated Warsaw, January 5 (corrected? Looks like 8). January 1920. [with the annotation] b. urgent [addressed to:] t...
Warsaw - Photograph by H. Poddębski. Grand Theater. Dimensions: 12.5 x 17.5 cm. Henryk Poddębski (1890, Chrząstków – 1945, Vaihingen concentration camp) was one of the most outstanding pre-war Polish photographers, a representative of so-called “tourist photography,” and a long-time member of the Polish Tourist Society. From 1900, he lived in Warsaw, where he studied at the Commercia...
Pigment print/Dibond, ILFORD GALERIE Gold Fibre Pearl paper, 290 gsmDimensions: 72 x 88 cmSigned, dated, numbered, and labeled on a sticker on the back: 'ŁÓDŹ KALISKA | NUDES DESCENDING THE STAIRS AT SCHOOL | 2002 | 72 cm x 88 cm | Giclée & Fine Art | 6/6 | [artists’ signatures]'Łódź Kaliska stamp on the reverse ed. 6/6Provenanceprivate collection, Warsaw BiographyThe group consis...
A portrait photograph of a Polish Army captain. The details of the uniform, including decorations and a wound badge, are clearly visible. The condition of the item is shown in the attached photos. Dimensions: 8 x 5.5 cm.
Piotr Stanisław Wojciech MOSZYŃSKI, of the Nałęcz coat of arms (1800–1879) — a portrait in Polish national costume. Kraków, ca. 1860–1863. Photo by Ignacy Mażek. An original portrait photograph in carte de visite format, measuring 8.9 x 6 cm, taken at Ignacy Mażek’s studio in Kraków. On the front, below the photograph, is the imprint: “J. MAŻEK”; on the back is the studio ...
17 x 23 cm; Large-format photograph. In the foreground, Polish President Ignacy Mościcki is seated with two officers wearing the Cross of Valor. The invited guests are mainly men dressed in attire more typical of the 1920s. Condition: The top corner is missing.
FRANCIS JOSEPH I, Emperor of Austria—in hunting attire, photographic postcard, published by B.K.W.I., Vienna, [early 20th century]. Photographic postcard, size 13.8 x 8.5 cm, published by the Vienna-based company B.K.W.I. Unwritten, never mailed. The Emperor is depicted in Alpine hunting attire, seated on a tree stump with a rifle on his lap. At the bottom, a printed caption reads: “Kaiser...
silver gelatin print, vintage print/baryta paperDimensions: 7 x 19 cmnon-artist set of 21 photographsBiographyOne of the leading artists of the second half of the 20th century, a prominent activist in the feminist movement, and a pioneer of the neo-avant-garde and conceptual art in Poland. From 1957 to 1963, she studied at the State Higher School of Fine Arts in Wrocław. Even during her studi...
silver gelatin print/photographic paperDimensions: 60 x 43 cm (dimensions of each work)Inscribed on the reverse: “FREE TIME” Artist’s stamp on the reverseBiographyOne of the leading artists of the second half of the 20th century, a prominent activist in the feminist movement, and a pioneer of the neo-avant-garde and conceptual art in Poland. From 1957 to 1963, she studied at the State Hi...
silver gelatin print/photographic paperDimensions: 17 x 22.8 cmsigned, dated, and inscribed on the reverse: 'NATALIA LL | "ARTIFICIAL PHOTOGRAPHY | 1976"'Provenancepurchased from the artist Andrzej Kenda Collection, United States private collection, Poland BiographyOne of the leading artists of the second half of the 20th century, a prominent activist in the feminist movement, and a pioneer of...
BURSA, Stanisław – a portrait photograph with an autograph and a handwritten dedication. Kraków, May 8, 1932. An original postcard from Stanisław Bursa’s Licensed School of Singing in Kraków, 3 Kapucyńska Street, 3rd floor, with a portrait photograph of the artist affixed to it. Dimensions: 10.5 x 15 cm. On the front, a handwritten name-day dedication to a student, dated “Kraków, M...
C-Print/photographic paperDimensions: 30 x 40 cmsigned, dated, and numbered lower left: 'NATALIA LL 1972 17/35'ed. 17/35BiographyOne of the leading artists of the second half of the 20th century, a prominent activist in the feminist movement, and a pioneer of the neo-avant-garde and conceptual art in Poland. From 1957 to 1963, she studied at the State Higher School of Fine Arts in Wrocław. Ev...
heliography, vintage print/photographic paperDimensions: 29 x 23 cm (inside the mat)signed on the reverse: 'BEKSIŃSKI '69'BiographyBorn in 1929 in Sanok, he was a photographer, graphic artist, illustrator, and painter. He studied at the Faculty of Architecture at the Kraków University of Technology. In the late 1950s, he worked as a designer in the Chief Designer’s Department at the “Aut...
A group photograph of officers with recruits; some of the recruits in the foreground appear to be minors, along with members of the garrison/school band—trumpeters and French horn players—against the backdrop of a manor house.The photograph is mounted on a decorative cardboard passe-partout that imitates a wooden frame.The photograph measures 17 x 23 cm; the mat measures 27.5 x 33.7 cm. Co...
silver gelatin print, vintage print/photographic paperDimensions: Photo No. 1: 30 cm x 21.5 cm Photo No. 2: 30 cm x 21.5 cm Photo No. 3: 30 cm x 21.5 cmOriginArmin Hundertmark Gallery, Canary Islands, Spain Piotr Bazylko Collection DESA Unicum, 2021 Private collection, Warsaw Exhibited“Natalia LL. I Record Common Events,” lokal_30 Gallery, Warsaw, November 29, 2019–February 6, 2020 Natal...
silver gelatin print, vintage print/photographic paper, cardboardDimensions: 18 x 25.5 cmsigned lower left: 'J.BUŁHAK'dry stamp in the lower right: 'JAN BUŁHAK | WILNO'BiographyA pioneer of Polish photography. Beginning in 1919, he taught at the Department of Artistic Photography in the Faculty of Fine Arts at Stefan Batory University in Vilnius. A philosopher and theorist of photography. Fo...
A photograph depicting Adam Kornat, a resident of the Susz Municipality (Bornice). Adam Kornat served in the Legions during World War I, participated in the September Campaign, and was a distinguished member of the Volunteer Fire Department. There is a handwritten dedication on the back. The condition of the item is shown in the attached photos. Dimensions: 13 x 8.4 cm
Postcard photograph, never circulated; photographer's stamp on the reverse: Zakład Fotograficzny Sz. Galperina, Rivne, 107 Szosowa St.Sheet measuring 13.5 x 8.5 cm.Good condition: bottom slightly creased, paper slightly silvered. The 45th Kresy Rifle Infantry Regiment was stationed in Rivne, Volhynia, during the interwar period; it originated in France as the 3rd Polish Rifle Regiment within ...
silver gelatin print, vintage print/photographic paperDimensions: 42.5 x 49.5 cm (inside the mat)Signed lower left: 'NATALIA LL 1974'BiographyOne of the leading artists of the second half of the 20th century, a prominent activist in the feminist movement, and a pioneer of the neo-avant-garde and conceptual art in Poland. From 1957 to 1963, she studied at the State Higher School of Fine Arts in...
silver gelatin print, vintage print/photographic paperDimensions: 17 x 22.5 cmdry artist’s stamp in the lower right corner: 'J.BUŁHAK'On the reverse: artist’s stamp and a dedication from N. to TadzioBiographyAlongside music, photography was a great passion of the artist. He inherited this passion from his father—Jan Bułhak, who is known as the father of Polish photography. For years, h...
Photograph ( measuring 13.8 x 9.6 cm), glued onto a piece of cardstock (measuring 21 x 13.8 cm), on which a(hard-to-read) dedication is written: To Tadzik Sowicki, for a moment of …. , with a request to … a moment of exile, a thought of … and my misery. SzczepkoOn the last evening in London, November 16, 1946. Kazimierz Wajda(stage name Szczepcio/Szczepko, 1905–1955)—from Lviv, a Pol...