Monday, July 5, 2010

"Blessing of the Waters", 1893 by Teodor Axentowicz


National Museum, Poznan

"Zofia Brzeska", 1911 by Teodor Axentowicz


oil on canvas, 120 x 90 cm, National Museum, Warsaw

"Hutzul Dance", 1895 by Teodor Axentowicz


oil on canvas, 85 x 112.5 cm, National Museum, Warsaw
Source: Ostrowski, Jan K., „Masters of Polish Paintings”, Kluszczynski, Krakow 1999, ISBN 83-88080-12-1

"Study for Our Lady", c. 1900 by Jacek Malczewski


oil on canvas, 133 x 95.5 cm, Lviv Art Gallery, Lviv, Ukraine

"Dawn. Semi-Nude", 1925 by Felix Michael Wygrzywalski


pastel on cardboard, 53.5 x 71.5 cm, private collection

"Toilet", 1919 by Tymon Niesiolowski


oil on canvas, 88 x 62 cm, National Museum, Warsaw

"Study for The Dancing Lesson", c. 1899-1900 by Jacek Malczewski


oil on cardboard, 31 x 42 cm, Lviv Art Gallery, Lviv, Ukraine

"Ballet Dancer", 2008 by Marek Fijalkowski


oil on canvas, 145 x 70 cm, private collection
This painting is FOR SALE

"Lying Nude", 1930s by Eugeniusz Eibisch


oil on panel, 39.4 x 48.3 cm (15.5 x 19 in), Tom Podl Collection, Chicago, USA

"Apollo", 1904 by Stanislaw Wyspianski


stained glass design, pastel, 343 x 146 cm, National Museum, Cracow

"Jupiter Metamorphosed into a Bull", 1921 by Stanislaw Ignacy Witkiewicz (Witkacy)


oil on canvas, 77 x 91 cm, Museum of Central Pomerania, Slupsk

"Woman and Satyr", 1906 by Jacek Malczewski


watercolour, gouache, pencil on cardboard, 36.5 x 36.5 cm, private collection

"Leda and the Swan", 1928, by Jerzy Hulewicz


oil on canvas, 90 x 100 cm, National Museum, Warsaw

"Diana", prior to 1927 by Waclaw Borowski


National Museum, Warsaw

"Oedipus and Antigone", 1828 by Antoni Brodowski


oil on canvas, 293 x 191 cm, National Museum, Warsaw

Sunday, July 4, 2010

"Awaiting IV" by Damian Klaczkiewicz


acrylic, 80 x 80 cm, private collection
This painting is FOR SALE

"After the Storm" by Thaddaus Popiel


oil on canvas, 125.7 x 170.3 cm (49.5 x 67 in), private collection

"Ola", 1991 by Zbyslaw Marek Maciejewski


99 x 120 cm, private collection

"History Lesson", 1927 by Antoni Kozakiewicz


oil on canvas, 67 x 47 cm, private collection

"Woman in Town at Night", 1893 by Eugeniusz Dabrowski


oil on canvas, National Museum, Warsaw

"Girl with a Fan", oil on canvas by Wladyslaw Czachorski


57 x 43 cm, private collection

"At the Clavichord - Love Song", 1902 by Wladyslaw Czachorski


oil on canvas, 37.5 x 50.2 cm, private collection

"Landscape", 1889, oil on plywood by Feliks Brzozowski


12 x 18.5 cm, private collection

"Woman with a Dog on her Lap", 1929 by Olga Boznanska


1929, oil on cardboard, 52 x 37.5 cm, private collection

"The Storming of the Guardhouse", 1850 by Jan Matejko


pen, ink on paper, 8.5 x 13 cm, private collection

"King John Casimir's Oath", 1893 by Jan Matejko


oil on canvas, 315 x 500 cm, National Museum, Wroclaw

Saturday, July 3, 2010

"John III Sobieski at the Battle of Vienna" by Jan Kanty Walery Eljasz-Radzikowski


watercolour on paper, 35.5 x 57.5 cm, private collection

"The Battle of Lepanto", detail with the Polish procession, after 1632 by Tommaso Dolabella


oil on canvas, Wawel Royal Castle, Cracow

"First Song - Spring", 1918 by Vlastimil Hofman


oil on cardboard, 60.5 x 73 cm, private collection

"Symbolic Scene", 1922 by Vlastimil Hofman


oil on cardboard, 69.7 x 98 cm, private collection

"In Sunbath", 1925 by Vlastimil Hofman


 oil on cardboard, 24 x 28.5 cm, private collection

Popas czumaków przed karczmą. 1865. Olej na płótnie


39 x 56 cm.
Muzeum Okręgowe w Tarnowie.

Czarniecki na tarancie. 1862. Olej na płótnie. Własność prywatna

Astronomer Copernicus, or Conversation with God by Matejko Jan (1838-1893)


(1872, Krakуw, The Jagiellonian University Museum)


The Battle of Grunwald by Jan Matejko


1878, 4.26 X 9.87 meters. oil on canvas, National Museum, Warsaw

Museums in Poland

1 indicates a resource with large collections and/or especially recommended
 1 indicates a resource has been recently added to the list
R indicates a museum listed in State Register of Museums in Poland.
Languages : Cz = Czech, E = English, Es = Spanish, F = French, D = German, I = Italian, Ma = Hungarian, PL = Polish, Ru = Russian, SLo = Slovakian
The museums (in alphabetical order of location):

BiałowieżaBiałowieża National Park, Museum of nature and forest (E, F, PL)
Biała PodlaskaMuseum of Southern Podlasie (E, PL) R
Bielsko-BiałaMuseum in Bielsko-Biała, The Castle, Museum of Technology and Textile Industry,
The Weaver House Museum and Julian Fałat Museum (E, D, F, PL)
Biskupin near Bydgoszcz* Biskupin, The best known archaeological reservation in Central Europe (E, PL)
Częstochowa* Museum of Holy Virgin Mary of Częstochowa, The Sanctuary, The Treasury, Museum of 600-Aniversary and the Arsenal (E, D, F, I, Es, Ma, Cz, SLo, PL)
Frombork1Nicolaus Copernicus Museum in Frombork. Museum dedicated to life and works of Nicolai Copernicus (D, E, F, Ru, PL)
GdańskNational Museum in Gdańsk, Art from XV to XX Century (E, D, PL)
The Polish Maritime Museum in Gdańsk, Underwater archeological artefacts (E, D, PL)
R
GdyniaOceanographic Museum and Marine Aquarium, Ca 600 animals of ca 60 species in 34 aquariums (E, PL)
GieczMuseum in Giecz, The stronghold of first Piasts (E, PL)
GliwiceMuseum in Gliwice (E, D, PL)
GrudziądzThe Grudziądz Museum. (E, D, Ru, PL) R
KaliszRegional Museum of Kalisia District (E, D, PL)
Kampinos near WarsawKampinos National Park (E, PL)
Kartuzy near GdyniaKaszuby Museum (E, D, PL)
KatowiceŚląsk Museum (E, D, PL)
Katowice History Museum (D, PL)
Kęty near OlsztynAleksander Kłosiński Museum in Kęty (E, PL)
KielceNational Museum in Kielce (PL, E) R
KłodzkoThe Museum of the Kłodzko Region (PL, E, D) R
Kozłówka near Lublin*Zamoyskis Museum, The only residence style museum in the region   (D, E, PL)
Kraków* Wawel Royal Castle, Historic Royal Residence (E, PL)
1Cracow History Museum (E, PL)
1The Jagellonian University Museum (E, PL)
National Museum in Cracow, 10 Branches, 11 Galleries, 21 Departments, 12 Conservation Studios (E, D, PL). Museum's Profile
1Museum of Photography (E, PL)
Polish Home Army Museum (E, PL)
Galicia Jewish Museum (E, PL)
Polish Aviation Museum, More than 100 planes, gliders, helicopters and anti-aircraft missiles (E, PL)
Krasiczyn near PrzemyślCastle and Park Ensamble in Krasiczyn (E, D, Ru, PL)
Krokowa near GdyniaRegional Museum – Castle Krokowa (D, PL)
KrosnoThe Sub-Carpathian Museum in Krosno (E, PL)
Lednica near GnieznoMuseum of the first Piast, Lednica (E, D, PL) R
Leszno near PoznańRegional Museum in Leszno (E, D, PL)
LublinLublin Museum, Polish painting, decorative art, etnography, military arms, numizamatics, archeology (E, PL)Open Air Village Museum, (E, PL)
State Museum in Majdanek, German Nazi Concentration Camp from WW II (D, E, PL)
ŁaŃcut1 The Łańcut Castle Museum, Former residence of Potockis, Eastern Church Art Collection and Carriage Museum (E, D, F, PL)
The Distillery Museum, (E, PL)
ŁowiczMuseum in Łowicz (PL, E) R
Łódź
Museum of Art . One of the oldest european museums of conterporary art, opened 1920 (PL, E) R
Central Museum of Textiles. The bigest Textile Museum in Poland, hosting the International Triennial of Tapestry in Łódź, the world's bigest exhibition promoting contemporary Tapestry (E, PL)
Malbork*Malbork Castle, The Teutonic Order Castle from XIV Century (D, E, PL)
Nowy Sącz*Regional Museum in Nowy Sącz (E, PL)
OlsztynMuseum of Warmia and Mazury in Olsztyn  (E, PL)
Opiniogóra near CiechanówRomantism Museum in Opinogóra  (E, PL)
OpoleThe Museum of the Opolian Silesia (PL, E, D, Cz) R
Central Museum of Prisoners-of-War in Łambinowice-Opole (PL, E, D) R
The Opole Open-Air Museum of Rural Architecture (PL, E, D, Cz) R
Oporów near KutnoMuseum - Zamek w Oporowie (PL, E) R
Oświęcim* Auschwitz-Birkenau State Museum, German Nazi Concentration and Extermination Camp (1940-1945) (E, PL)
Otrębusy near WarszawaThe Motorisation Museum (PL, E) R
Pińczów near KrakowRegional Museum, Prehistory of the region, Synagogue (E, PL)
PłockDiocesan Museum in Płock (E, D, PL) R
Poznań* National Museum, with nine branches, large collection of paintings, sculpture, musical instruments, militaria and applied art (E, PL) R
Poznań Archaeological Museum, Prehistoric and Medieval archeology of Wielkopolska. Egipt and Sudan Collections (E, PL)
Pszczyna near Katowice* The Castle Museum in Pszczyna, The historical castle of the region (E, D, PL) R
Rogoźnica near WałbrzychThe Gross-Rosen Museum in Rogoźnica, (E, F, D, PL) R
RzeszówThe Regional Museum in Rzeszów, (E, PL)
The Bedtime Show Museum. (E, F, D, PL)
Sierpc near Płock1 Museum of the Mazovian Countryside, Historic monuments of folk culture (E, D, PL)
SłupskMuseum of Central Pomerania, Museum of the region with large collection of graphics of S.Witkiewicz (E, I, PL)
Stalowa WolaThe Regional Museum in Stalowa Wola (E, PL) R
Stryszów near KrakówThe manor house in Stryszów, Wooden manor house from XIX Century (E, PL)
SzczecinThe Castle of Pomerania Dukes (D, E, PL)
Szreniawa near PoznańNational Museum of Agriculture in Szreniawa, (D, E, PL)
Sztutowo (Stutthof)National Stutthof Museum, WW II Concentration Camp Museum (D, E, PL)
TarnówDiocesan Museum, The oldest diocesan museum in Poland (D, E, PL)
ToruńRegional Museum in Toruń (E, D, PL)
Ethnographic Museum in Toruń (E, PL) R
Warszawa1 National Museum in Warsaw, 11 own collections of Polish and world art, scheduled guest exhibitions (E, PL) R
1 Wilanów Museum Palace, Royal residence from XVII Century (E, D, F, PL)
1 Royal Castle in Warsaw, Fully reconstructed royal residence (E, Ru, PL)
The Historical Museum of Warsaw, Results of archeological and architectural investigations after WW II (E, PL) R
11 Warsaw Uprising Museum, Recently founded museum of Warsaw Uprising 1944 (E, PL, D, F, Ru) R
1 Polish History Museum (E, PL)
11 
Wilanów Poster Museum, One of world's largest collections of posters (E, PL) Museum's Profile
Museum of the History of Polish Jews, (E, PL)
John Paul II collection of paintings. (E, PL)
The Independence Museum (E, PL) R
Zachęta Gallery, Polish painters, starting from 1960-ties (E, PL)
Museum of Carton Arts and Caricature (E, PL)
Museum of Hunting. (E, F, D, PL) R
Museum of Sports and Tourism (E, PL) R
Centre for Contemporary Art, Contemporary art exhibitions and events, Internet linkage to Art Galleries in Poland (E, PL)
Museum of Asia and Pacific, (E, PL) R
Wdzydze KiszewskieThe Teodora and Izydor Gulgowski Kashubian Ethnografical Park in Wdzydze Kiszewskie (PL, E, D, F) R
Wieliczka 
near Kraków
* The Wieliczka Salt Mine Tourist Route, (E, D, Ru, F, I ), 1 Cracow Salt-Works Museum (E, D, PL). The 700-year-old salt mine
WłocławekThe Muzeum of the Kujawy and Dobrzyń Land (E, PL) R
WrocławNational Museum in Wrocław, (E, PL) Museum's Profile
Panorama of the Battle of Racławice, Branch of the National Museum in Wrocław (E, D, PL) Museum's Profile
The National Ossolinski Institute, Manuscripts, old prints, graphics, numismatics, maps (E, PL)
Museums in Wrocław (E, D, F, PL)
ZamośćThe Zamość Museum (E, PL)
ZakopaneThe Tatra Museum in Zakopane. (PL, E, Es, D, F, I, Ru, ) R
Karol Szymanowski Museum in the Villa Atma in Zakopane, A branch of National Museum in Krakow (PL, E, D)
Zielona GóraLubuska Province Museum, Zielona Góra. Regional Viti culture and sacral sculpture from XV-XIX Century (D, E, PL) R