Ostrożność domu aukcyjnego Wendl jest wielka i ta akwarela została jedynie przypisana Stanisławowi Fabijańskiemu. Jakie to miasto z tym ratuszem z wielkim zegarem? Na Kraków nie wygląda. Może ktoś podpowie? Tematyka miastowa niewątpliwie Fabijańskiego a kolorystyka tylko w porywach. Zwraca uwagę cena otwarcia: 20 euro.
Lot 2748. Attributed to FABIJANSKI, Stanislaw Ignacy (1865 Paris – 1947 Krakow). Night city view. Gouache on paper. Signed. 43,5 x 59,5 cm. Without frame. Two spots on the reverse reinforced, restored, stained. Fabijanski, Polish painter, sculptor, draftsman. Son of Erazm Rudolf. Studied at the art school in Cracow and the academy in Munich. Member of the Artists Section of the Krakow Legionnaires Union. Received various prices * Bergmann partner auction. Opening 20 euro. Wendl. 03/04-06/21. Sold 420 euro
Olga Słomczyńska.The Tour-de-Peilz, the fountain and the church
Olga Słomczyńska staje się coraz bardziej popularna w Desie. Jej pejzaże sięgają tam już 17,000 PLN. Przedstawiam jej kolejny słoneczny i kolorowy od barw pejzaż przedstawiający kościół reformowany Saint Theodulos w szwajcarskiej miejscwości Tour-de-Peilz, w której nigdy nie byłem i pewnie nigdy nie będę. Obraz przegapiłem i dziękuję czytelnikowi za przypomnienie.
Lot 124. Olga SLOMSZYNSKA dite SLOM (1881-1941). The Tour-de-Peilz, the fountain and the church Oil on canvas signed lower left. H. 38 – W. 55 cm. Estimate 500 – 800 euro. De Baecque et Associes. 02/17/21. Sold 900 euro
Malarz, którego prace są stosunkowo popularne na polskim rynku aukcyjnym i jakie potrafią osiągnąć zawrotne (pompowane przez handlarzy) ceny. Dominują kompozycje kwiatowe, które moim zdaniem kupują klienci dekorujący sobie w poprawny sposób miejce na scianie a do których zdeformowane przez artyste kompozycje figuralne są niezrozumiałe/zbyt śmiałe w formie. Dobrze zapamiętałem pracę tego artysty sprzed dwóch lat z rynku francuskiego i na rynku szukałbym o podobnej w wymowie: https://polishartcorner.com/2019/10/04/joachim-weingart-1895-1942/. Akt z Bonhams jest dla mnie nawiązaniem artysty do malarstwa okresu starych mistrzów a brakuje na płótnie jedynie starców. Tych można jednak sobie dopowiedzieć lub nawet uznać się jednym z nich. Wysoko oceniam tę pracę.
Lot 44. Joachim Weingart (Weingarten) (Polish, 1895-1942). Nu de dos, signed ‘Weingart’ (upper right) oil on canvas, 78 x 62cm (30 11/16 x 24 7/16in).
Literature:
Peintres Juifs de l ‘École de Paris 1905-1939, Éditions Denoël, Paris, 2000, p. 337. Jewish Artists of the school of Paris 1905-1939, Somogy Éditions d’Art, Paris, 2015, p. 335.
Joachim Weingart left Galicia in 1912 to take drawing classes in Weimar. In 1914, he studied in Vienna at the School of Fine Arts and visited Berlin. After World War I, he exhibited his work at Lodz. Back to Berlin in 1922, he met Menkes and Alfred Aberdam at the studio of Alexander Archipenko. A year later, Weingart joined Menkes in Paris. The art dealer René Gimpel showed interest in his paintings and signed a contract with him in 1930. In Weingart’s Nu de dos, the naked woman appears surprised by the spectator’s intrusion in the intimate moment of her bath, which is reminiscent of the biblical episode of ‘Suzanne at the Bath’. René Gimpel, in « Journal d’un collectionneur, Marchand de tableaux » (Ed. Hermann, 2011) wrote Monday 24th November 1931 : « – Weingart. Je crois que cet homme va devenir un vrai peintre. Il est difficile de lui faire terminer une œuvre. » / ( « – Weingart. I believe that this man will become a real painter. It’s difficult for him to finish an art work.’). Estimate 2,500 – 3,500 GBP. Bonhams. 03/03/21
Lot 33. Simon Mondzain (Szamaj Mondszajn) (Polish, circa 1887/1888-1979). Accueil a l’Inconnu, signed ‘Mondzain'(lower left); titled, signed and inscribed with address and dated ‘1932’ ( on the reverse), oil on canvas, 250 x 170cm (98 7/16 x 66 15/16in). Painted in 1932. Provenance: Acquired directly from the artist’s studio. Exhibited: Jewish Artists of the School of Paris, Artcurial Vienna – Artcurial Brussels – Artcurial Paris, 2015. Sold for £ 40,250 (US$ 56,011) inc. premium
Literature:
Elzbieta Grabska, Mondzain exhibition catalogue, Polish Institute, Paris, 1999. Marek Roefler, Artur Winiarski, exhibition catalogue, Les Maîtres de l’École de Paris, Éditions Villa la Fleur, Konstancin-Jeziorna, Poland, 2012, p. 52. Jewish Artists of the school of Paris 1905-1939, Somogy éditions d’Art, Paris, 2015, p. 261. Estimate 10,000 – 15,000 GBP. Bonhams. 03/03/21
Dwie duże i dobre prace Szymona Mondzajna, wystawiane niedawno w Polsce. Obie powstały w Paryżu w okresie międzywojennym. Warte grzechu.
Szymon Mondzain.L’offrande, 1925
Lot 34. Simon Mondzain (Szamaj Mondszajn) (Polish, circa 1887/1888-1979). L’offrande, signed ‘Mondzain/ Paris 1925/ 6’ (lower left), oil on canvas, 170 x 160cm (66 15/16 x 63in), unframed. Provenance: Acquired directly from the artist’s studio.
Literature:
Charles Kunstler, Mondzain, Éditions Montbrun, Paris, 1948, p 10. Elzbieta Grabska, exhibition catalogue, Autour de Bourdelle, Paris et les artistes Polonais, 1900-1918 , Paris, 1997, Éditions Paris Musées, p. 67. Marek Roefler, Artur Winiarski, exhibition catalogue, Les Maîtres de l’École de Paris, Éditions Villa la Fleur, Konstancin-Jeziorna, Poland, 2012, p. 51.
Simon Mondzain was born near Lublin in Chelm, Poland. He studied at the School of Arts and Crafts and the School of Fine arts in Warsaw and, in 1908, at the Imperial Academy of Fine Arts in Krakow. In 1912, Mondzain moved to Paris where he met among others Kisling, Merkel, Zawadowski, Adolphe Basler, Max Jacob, André Derain and Otton Friesz. During the World War I, he volunteered in the Polish section of the French Foreign Legion, where he was inspired by the life in service. In 1920, he was invited by the Fine Arts Club of Chicago to exhibit his work. Three years later, he acquired the French nationality and became a member of the Salon des Tuileries. During the German Occupation, Mondzain, with his wife and friends such as Albert Marquet and André Gide, settled in Algiers where he welcomed many Polish refugees. In 1944, following the death of Max Jacob in Drancy internment camp, he wrote his memoires: Max Jacob and Montparnasse, which were published in the journal L’Arche. Until the independence of Algeria, Mondzain lived between Paris and Algier. Estimate 9,000 – 11,000 GBP. Bonhams, 03/03/21. Sold for £ 60,250 (US$ 83,843) inc. premium
Obraz wyraźnie jest sygnowany imieniem i nazwiskiem oraz jest datowany. Nie widziałem podobnej pracy Tadeusza Brzozowskiego stąd moje wątpliwości. Przyznam jednak, że nie jestem amatorem współczesnego malarstwa i mam małą wiedzę na ten temat. Zatem otwieram pole czytelnikom i czekam na ich komentarze.
BRZOZWSKI (XX°) (Ecole polonaise?). L’animal. Technique mixte sur carton signée et datée 1971. 50 x 70 cm. Estimate: 750 – 800 €. Hotel des Ventes d’Uzes. 02/21/21
Pozostanę przy imieniu i nazwisku Jakub Mącznik bo taką widziałem sygnaturę na jego pracy (Autoportret chyba nie jest sygnowany). Jest wiele wersji jego nazwiska oraz imienia. Stosunkowo dużo można o nim odszukać informacji na internecie, mało w Słowniku Artystów Polskich, choć w tym ostatnim jest wymieniony ten Autoprtret. Wpis obecny jest rodzajem mojego przypomnienia i mojej pamięci o artystach, Żydach i Polakach, zamordowanych przez Niemców, włączywszy Jakuba Mącznika, choć obecnie uważa się, że byli to Naziści. Warto pamiętać, że nie naziści mordowali lecz Niemcy i oni zamordowali Mącznika jak też miliony osób innych narodowości w czasie II wojny światowej. Wracając do aukcji, dodam, ze ani jedna z prac tego artysty nie była jeszcze licytowana w III RP.
Lot 3. Jacob Macznik (Polish, 1905-1945). Self-portrait, oil on canvas, 45 x 37cm (17 11/16 x 14 9/16in). Painted c. 1930. Provenance: Acquired directly from the artist’s studio. Literature: Jewish Artists of the school of Paris 1905-1939, Somogy Éditions d’Art, Paris, 2015, p. 221. Pascale Samuel, catalogue de l’exposition Chagall, Modigliani, Soutine… Paris pour école, 1905-1940, Paris, Musée d’art et d’histoire du Judaïsme, 2020, p. 178. This work will be exhibited in the following exhibition: “Paris pour Ecole 1905- 1940” MAHJ Paris, April 2020 – August 2020. Estimate £ 2,500 – 3,000. Bonhams. 03/03/21.
Sold for £ 35,250 (US$ 49,053) inc. premium
Jacob Macznik grew up in an orthodox family and left for Warsaw in 1922 to study at the School of Fine Arts. In 1928, he got married and settled in Paris with his wife Stella. In 1930, he met Hersch Fenster with whom became collaborators on the publication of a book dedicated to the synagogues of Poland. On a mission, they started their resistance art journey to Tarnow, Kourov and Barnevto where they organised lectures in the cities they visited. Bearing financial struggles, Macznik had to return to Paris with only a dozen paintings. In 1944 during World War II, Macznik and his wife were killed at the Mauthausen concentration camp. The majority of his paintings were destroyed.
Katalogu jeszcze nie ma a jego kolejne elementy zaczynaja przeciekać Tym razem olbrzymi rozmiarami olej Juliana Fałata (264 x 131 cm). Czekamy a detale!
Le Bretons, charcoal on paper, inscribed and signed ‘Eug. Zak/ 07’ (lower left), 65 x 31cm (25 9/16 x 12 3/16in).
Trzy prawdziwe rysunki Eugeniusz Zaka, w dodatku sprzedawane jako jeden ‘lot’, to rzecz mało spotykana. Niska wycena dopełnia tę atrakcyjność (proszę jednak nie liczyć, że te prace dadzą się kupić za cenę podaną w widełkach). Kolekcjonerzy niech się nie obawiają handlarzy, którzy odpadną gdy dostrzegą determinację zakupu do kolekcji.
Eugeniusz Zak. Les Bretons, 1907
Les Bretons, charcoal on paper, signed ‘Eug. Zak/ 07’ (lower left), 65 x 31cm (25 9/16 x 12 3/16in).
Eugeniusz Zak. Femme Bretonne, 1907
Femme Bretonne, charcoal on paper, inscribed and signed ‘Eug. Zak/ 9. 1. 1907’ (lower right) 65 x 31cm (25 9/16 x 12 3/16in).
Lot 70. Eugène Zak (Polish, 1884-1926). Le Bretons (2) – Femme Breton. In 1900, at the age of 16, Eugène Zak arrived in Paris where he studied at the École des Beaux-Arts, in the studio of Jean-Léon Gérôme, and then at Académie Colarossi in the studio of Albert Besnard. In 1903, he travelled to Italy and later that same year moved to Munich to attend the Royal Academy School of Fine Arts. He did not stay long in Germany and returned to Paris in 1904. There, he participated in the creation of the group Rytm (Rythm), formed by artists of the Polish avant-garde and exhibited his work for the first time at the Salon d’Automne. In 1913, he married Yadwiga Kohn with whom he later had his son Yannek. In 1914, Zak travelled to Vence and Nice in the South of France and two years later left for Poland and stayed in Warsaw. In 1921, he travelled to Germany and was tasked to decorate the house of the Dutch architect Frans Arnold Breuhaus. In 1922, he finally returned to Paris. On January 15, 1926, he died suddenly of a heart attack. A retrospective of his work took place at the Salon des Indépendants in 1926. Following Eugène Zak’s death, his wife Mrs. Jadwiga Zak, ran the Zak gallery in rue de l’Abbaye in Paris until the Second World War. Mrs. Zak and her son Jacques were deported and assassinated in Auschwitz. Le Bretons and Femme Bretonne are works related to an exhibition which took place at the Breton Departmental Museum of Quimper in 2004. The exhibition presented a collection of works by Polish artists who had stayed and painted in Brittany between 1890 to 1939, and among them: Eugène Zak. Estimate 900 – 1,200 GBP. Bonhams. 03/03/21. Sold for £ 12,750 (US$ 17,789) inc. premium
Lot 21. Sigmund MENKÈS (Galician, 1896-1986). Odalisque au tambourin, signed ‘Menkes’ (lower right), oil on canvas, 54 x 65cm (21 1/4 x 25 9/16in). Painted c. 1930, unframed. Estimate 6,000 – 8,000 GBP. Bonhams. 03/03/21. Sold for £ 17,750 (US$ 24,700) inc. premium
Dwa międzywojenne oleje Zygmunta Menkesa. Jeśli pojawią się w Polsce to będą znacznie droższe.
Zygmunt Menkes.Bethsabée, 1925
Lot 22. Sigmund MENKÈS (Galician, 1896-1986), Bethsabée, signed ‘Menkes’ (lower right), oil on canvas 61 x 38cm (24 x 14 15/16in). Painted in 1925 Literature Peintres Juifs de l’École de Paris 1905-1939, Éditions Denoël, Paris, 2000, p. 241. Jewish Artists of the school of Paris 1905-1939, Somogy éditions d’Art, Paris, 2015, p. 239. In 1912, Menkès started his studies at the Institute of Decorative Arts in Lwow (Lemberg) where he met artist Alfred Aberdam. To financially support himself, he worked as a construction painter while at the same time he studied the fresco technique and worked on the restoration of Orthodox churches. In 1919, Menkès enrolled in the School of Fine Arts in Krakow and joined, in 1922, Alexander Archipenko’s studio in Berlin. After his studies, he moved to Paris in the district of Montparnasse, where he shared a room with Weingart. He further pursued his studies at Douanier Rousseau’s former studio. In the second half of the 1920s, Menkès married Stanislawa Théodora Weiss, known as Stasia. She posed for him as well for other artists like Léopold Gottlieb and Raymond Kanelba. From 1930, he exhibited his work in Paris, Lwow, Toronto, and New York where he settled in 1935. Menkès received a series of important distinctions for his work, including the Carol H. Beck Medal of the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts (Philadelphia, 1943), the Gold Medal of the Corcoran Gallery (Washington, D.C., 1947), the Andrew Carnegie Award of the National Academy of Design (New York, 1955), and the Alfred Jurzykowski Award (New York, 1967). Estimate 6,000 – 8,000 GBP. Bonhams. 03/03/21. Sold for £ 19,000 (US$ 26,440) inc. premium
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