By Maria Poprzecka

Now only $43 !!

ART_001

$49

Polish Paining, oil-canvas, water-colours etc. from Middle Ages till now. Masterpieces shown in very high quality coloured photos on 240 pages. Hardcover, dust-jacket, beautifully edited, size: 10 x 13 in. All the most important and well known Polish painters: Malczewski, Chelmonski, Kantor, Matejko, Mehoffer, Gierymski, Witkiewicz, Kossak, Grottger, Wyspianski, Tetmajer, Nowosielski, Wroblewski and many others who have left their work as a national heritage. Description in both: Polish and English languages. Published 2003 Warsaw, Poland. It is really worth having!!

"The nocturnes. The views of the Night in Polish Painting"

By Aleksandra Melbechowska-Luty

ART_002

$30

Published in Warsaw, Poland 1999. Hard cover, 136 pages, size:  9.5 x 11 in. This book is a story about nocturnes, beautiful and mysterious trend in Polish painting being developed especially in the 19th century and at the beginnig of the 20th c. In this beautiful album you can find works of most famous Polish painters, such as: Josef Chelmonski, Jacek Malczewski, Aleksander Gierymski, Leon Wyczolkowski, Wladyslaw Podkowinski, and those less known.

By Anna Sieradzka

Now only $33!!

ART_003

$37

An excellent book, hard covered, beautifully illustrated with very many coloured pictures and paintings as well as photographs – what was worn in Poland several centuries ago and what is a current fashion. The author, describes in details the art of clothing with trends characteristic for particular periods of Polish history. 352 pages, size: 7.5 x 10.5 in., published in 2003 Warsaw, Poland. Really interesting!!

Now only $44 !!

ART_004

$49

This unique photography album is based on the exhibition "Warsaw 1943 – Warsaw 1944. Photograph Unknown” held in the Royal Castle of Warsaw in October 2001. The photos are taken from the Record Office collection of the capital town Warsaw. Black and white pictures of people and places in wartime capital of Poland. Rare photos of Jewish Ghetto. High quality photos of unique objects that do not exist anymore or were redecorated just after WW2. This album is a real life history of the years of the 2nd World War. Hardcover with a back-up paper dust-cover, 200 pages, size 8.6 x 12.4 in.  Descriptions of photos and short essays on the subject of the wartime Warsaw are in Polish, English and German languages. Edited in 2002, Warsaw, Poland.

By Renata Grunwald-Kopec, Christian Parma

Now only $24 !!

ART_005

$29

This is rare photography album of Poland and its unique corners. Edited in 2002, Warsaw, Poland. Hardcoverd, 127 pages, size: 7 x 10 in. Great, unique coloured photos of beautiful parts of Poland and main towns. The history and geography of Poland in short as well as descriptions of photos are written in English. It is a great occasion for those who are interested in visiting this beautiful part of Europe, at least with the help of photographies. This album is also available in French version.

By Pawel Okon

Now only $45 !!

ART_006

$55

This unique and extremely beautifully edited book presents bridges on old postcards from European countries, United States of America, Canada, Africa and Middle East. Most of them are from Europe. You can see here the most beautiful types of bridges, these most great examples of engeenering arts’ works.  Author has shown all kinds of bridges: wooden, iron, stony, antic, medieval, fortified & defensive, modern, eclectic, arched, swing, mobile, suspension, floating and others - 419 bridges! Text in Polish, but you do not have to know Polish language to find this book useful. Most of pages in here consits of coloured and b/w photos of bridges. Hard cover, 179 pages, size: 9.4 x 13.6 in., edited in Warsaw, Poland 2001.

By Tomasz Lewicki

Now only $33 !!

ART_007

$38

This book is the second edition in expanded version elaborated by Tomasz Lewicki, published in 2003, Warsaw, Poland. Hardcovered, over 200 signatures given by those most famous as well as less known Polish painters on 341 pages (size: 7 x 9 in). All in alphabetic order with the year of signing and the material used to underwrite – given next to the particular signature. Really unique!! Recommended to connoisseurs and paintings collectors.

ART_008

$31

This  richly illustrated  (great amount of very high quality coloured photos – 71) is the unique study on Russian and Ukrainian icons during 18^th, 19^th and 20^th centuries. Introduction written in Polish, Ukrainian, Russian and French languages. Published in Warsaw, Poland 2002 – first edition. Hard covered, glossy paper. Size: 7 x 6.5 in. A fascinating addition to any icon collection.

Now only $76 !!

ART_009

$85

Hardcovered, glossy paper, 455 pages with a bookjacket. Beautiful edition, published in Poland. NEW!! This book is an outstanding source of information not only for those who are experienced collectors already but also for beginners. Its extention is art, graphics, forgeries, artistic postcards,silver and plateau, coins, military orders and decorations, jewellery, weapon, arms and armour, glass, pottery, furniture and clocks.  The book gathers about 1000 unique photos of described items, in majority depicting the most important Polish collections. It shows the realms of Polish market of antiques, militaria and art. A must for all those who are interested in the history of art!! 

Now only $33 !!

ART_010

$39

"Polish folk costumes – To save from oblivion"

By E. Piskorz-Branekova

Now only $28 !!

ART_011

$31

As the title suggests, this book is a part of a series of publications to make Polish culture, customs and traditions alive. This book published in 2004 is a richly illustrated guide of folklore and all those amazing folk costumes in different parts of Poland. Precisely described, with all the necessary details and historic background, along with beautiful and impressive, coloured photos is even more interesting. High quality pictures and drawings show everything with a great accuracy. Everything on 203 pages of a hardcovered book. Size 8.2 x 8.2 in. Written in Polish.  The author, is one of the biggest authorities in the subject of etnography and folk history. It is simply a must for connoisseurs.

Now only $33 !!

ART_012

$38

This beautifuly edited book is the catalogue of the collection of the National Museum in Poznan, Poland. ENGLISH / Polish edition, published in 2002 in Poznan, prepared by Zygmunt Dolczewski. Soft cover, 230 pages, size: 8.5 x 11 in. The book presents the collection of the 169 objects of modern glassware; most of them of sunstantial and historical value. You can find here splendid samples of  European and Polish glassware: glasses, goblets, flute glasses, pitchers, flasks, bowls, kuttrolfs, salvers, bottles, cups, beakers, decanters, fials and so on. There are six chapters in the book: 1. “Hot-formed glass – Venetian & the facon de Venise glassware”,  2. “Hot-moulded glassware from Central & Western Europe”,  3. “Painted glassware”,  4. “Wheel-engraved, cut, engraved & diamond-pointed glassware”,  5. “Zwischengoldglass & glassware gilt on the surface”,  6. “Classicistic glassware”. The Catalogue entires are preceded by an introduction which amply acquaints the reader with the history of the collection. It gives testimony to the vast expertise of the author, who interestingly writes about the material and its uses, secrets of a glassmaker’s workshops, circles of glassmakers and their inimitable techniques, as well as about the great masters of the past. At the end short glossary inserted.  Invaluable source of reference not only for historians of art or experts, but also for the recipients of glassware who will find it a powerful aid in their contacts with this art!!!

By M. Czubinska

Now only $37 !!

ART_013

$43

Now only $30 !!

ART_014

$34

"Think of and intrument and you think of the violin, think of the violin and you think of a Stradivarius". This book is not only the catalogue of this magnificent instrument in Gos-Collection in Moscow during the whole its existence. It is also the sucessful attempt to show the genius of Antonio Stradivari, his outstanding life and creativness. “There are artists whose names transcended the boundaries of disciplines, countries and eras, and which in the everyday vocabulary of different languages become synonymus with mastery”. There are methods of constructing the intrument described thouroughly in both Polish and English languages together with detailed drawings and photos. There are also drawings depicting the whole history of Stradivarius and photos of people connected with it, and those ones of the greatest performers of this art. Very high quality photos and pictures are to present the impressive Gos-Collection in Moscow, for example: Tenor Viola from 1611 (Cremona) or violin from 1628, cello from the second half of the 17c etc. This interesting book is also a basic source of detail information on the subject. 140 pages, 2001 Poznan, Poland. Polish and English languages. A must for collectors!!