Jacek Malczewski

Armed cops raid Warsaw auction house to seize ‘controversial’ painting – but leave empty-handed

The painting by Jacek Malczewski was being prepared for auction at the DESA Unicum auction house when police and staff from the National Museum arrived after prosecutors reported it may have been involved in a crime when it was removed from Poland in the 1950s. Albert Zawada/PAP

Expected to fetch between PLN 14 and PLN 22 million, which would have made it the most expensive artwork sold in Poland, the painting by Jacek Malczewski was being prepared for auction at the DESA Unicum auction house when police and staff from the National Museum arrived.

Malczewski portrait goes under the hammer for eye-watering 3.6 million PLN

Measuring 60.7cm x 49cm and signed on the back by the artist, the oil on board ‘Portrait of Stanisław Witkiewicz’ by Jacek Malczewski was last seen in public in 1903 in Kraków.

Painting pioneer who 'dazzled Paris' goes on display to place her as one of Poland’s greats

Relatively unknown in her home country during her short lifetime, 19th century painter Anna Bilińska was a pioneer for female artists who followed, defying conventions, overcoming personal adversity and succeeding in attracting critical acclaim abroad.

Malczewski painting goes for record 6.7 mln PLN at auction

Jacek Malczewski’s ‘unseen’ masterpiece the Spinner, which has remained hidden from public sight since he painted it in 1922, was sold at auction Sunday for an art market record.

Rural Murals: Artists transform rusty old bus stops into stunning works of art

The brainchild of artist Barbara Gortat from Fundacja Tu Brzoza, the ‘Folk Stops’ project transforms village bus stops into colourful galleries of art with reproductions of famous paintings from the Young Poland art movement.

State of the art: Polish art market defies covid to grow 30%

Despite the economic downturn, sales of art have continued to exceed all expectations according to a report by Artinfo.pl.

Masterpieces worth over 7K inherited by Kraków city after being found in dead collector’s flat

VIDEO: The collection, which includes 100 paintings by Polish masters such as Jacek Malczewski, and Jerzy and Wojciech Kossak, was discovered after the woman, who hasn’t been named, passed away in 2011.

No place, no home: famous Polish museum in Switzerland faces eviction from castle home

The museum houses a huge collection of art and historical items, and has played home for Polish exiles.

Malczewski’s The Piano Lesson looted during WWII finally returns to Warsaw

The painting was held in the collections of the National Museum in Warsaw before the outbreak of the war. It will now be kept in strict quarantine for a week before undergoing conservation and taking its place in the gallery among other paintings by Malczewski. 

Art market sees boom during pandemic lockdown

Despite the continued lockdown in Poland due to the coronavirus, there is still an appetite for art, with turnover on the market increasing by 23 percent to reach an eye-watering 64.4 million PLN in the first three months of this year.

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