Poland in photo riddles

It's not Stanisław Wyspiański is it?

Yes, it`s him! Tell us, where did you study Polish art, artists and their styles? :)

I'm just very interested in Art. I hadn't actually seen that picture, but the style was very definitely his.
My favourite Polish artist is Gustaw Gwozdecki. I tried really hard to get hold of a print of his painting Kobieta z flagą a few years ago, but I couldn't find anywhere I could buy it. I saw the painting in Poznań's National Museum and I couldn't take my eyes of it close up.

Unfortunately, I'm clueless about the the artist known for collages.
Maybe someone else will know.

Yes, he is known but does not belong to mainstream art. And I think you don`t mean flag but flask.

Hint - he used to live and work in southern Poland, in a famous mountainous resort. I visited his museum/study/home in 1980s.

Oops! Yes of course I meant flagon.


Władysław Hasior.

Continuing with art riddles, who is this and where is it?
For some reason even after rotating it, I can't get it the right way up!

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14 hours have passed and nobody? Come one, such a known statue of King Jan Sobieski who repelled those two Turkish guys when they tried to break into his palace in Wilanów. :):)


Yes! Great artist but poisoned with love to communism a little. :):)

Yes, I knew it would be easy, but I thought it would give others a bit of respite from the torturous riddles ;)

Another easy one.These portraits are of foreign emperors who ruled Poland. Where can they be found?

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The two emperors and 1 empress are rulers who carried out the partitions of Poland. In the background I can see this characteristic old style German writing. So it should be a museum located in one of the partition countries - Germany or Austria, preferably in the capital city. After checking the artist who painted the Catherine Great portrait, I learnt it is on display in Kunsthistorische Museum in Vienna.

Who is sitting and watching what?

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Sorry, but no. It is indeed in a museum, but in Poland :)

Aah, so the portraits are copies! You didn`t warn us about it. :) it is Museum of Polish Jews in Warsaw.

That would be the Emperor Nero. He is watching a group of Christian martyrs about to be burned alive, as allegedly, they were the perpetrators of the Great Fire of Rome.

The painting is called Pochodnie Nerona ( Nero's Torches ) by Henryk Siemiradzki. On display In Kraków.


Well, I just presumed you would know that they would be in Poland - sorry!
Yes, your answer is correct, gold star awarded, I will have to move on to the next difficulty level with my riddles :)

Well, even for a while I didn`t think it was improper to post pics about Poland from Vienna. As long as they pertain to Poland, it is OK, I suppose.

Point for Emperor Nero who was my counter reply to your nasty Emperors. :)


Elementary, Watson!

Can you give the title of the painting, its style and explain how it contributed to Polish music?

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Ooh, that painting looks really familiar, but I'll have to ponder awhile............

Key hint: its title is based not on what one of them is doing but on what two others are going to do. :):)

The painting is called Podaj Cegłę ( Pass the Brick ) by Aleksander Kobzdej and its style is an example of Socialist Realism.

As for the influence on Polish music, are you talking about the musical counterculture of 'forbidden' jazz music being played in underground cellars as a rebellion to state-backed music? At that time, the communist world view was promoted by presenting labour-related themes, and therefore state-backed songs were the order of the day, no non-Polish or non-Soviet music allowed. Musically, people listened to film soundtracks, radio orchestras, art song etc

Full point for the brick and socrealism.
The question about music was a bonus without a point. Just a little curiosity. I didn`t mean underground jazz of the stalinist times, but much later times. Hint - music in the pretty female version.

In the meantime:
Where is this stove?

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I have no idea what you mean I'm afraid.......


Artus Court in Gdańsk. It's really beautiful :)

Wow, those are really nice paintings:)

Google for the title of the painting in youtube , you will see what I mean.... :):):)


Yes, the biggest stove in Poland. Probably in Europe too. :) The interior is out of this world, indeed. . A must for any tourist in Gdańsk. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Artus_Court

Who had this style?

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Izabela Trojanowska?

That painting also looks familiar, stuff of nightmares though.........I will have to think because I get the feeling I might be confusing it with one by a non-Polish artist.


I feel gutted now, I have a couple of pic of Arturs Court from when I went, but for some reason, didn't go inside :(

Yes, her best record from 1981 contained the song "Pass the brick" A cult album which I still listen to today, I recommend it to you.


Hint - it was a male artist and rumours claimed he wasn`t himself when creating most of his art.


There are a lot of pics showing the impressive insides.

Ok, can anyone name this town??????

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Sandomierz?

Stanisław Ignacy Witkiewicz. The painting is called Composition and was painted in 1922.

Bingo:)

My friends' father rebuilt the tower in the foreground I believe - partly as a personal donation.

Yes. Allegedly he was drugged when painting such stuff but it could be a self-made legend.

How about this style? (Hint': I chose one of the decent ones by this artist)

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By whom?