Oct 25, 2018 - Sale 2490

Sale 2490 - Lot 58

Price Realized: $ 650
?Final Price Realized includes Buyer’s Premium added to Hammer Price
Estimate: $ 700 - $ 1,000
ZYGMUNT KAMINSKI (1888-1969) KRAKOW / POLISH STATE RAILWAYS. 1926.
37 1/2x26 1/4 inches, 95 1/4x66 3/4 cm. K. Kozianskich, Warsaw.
Condition B: replaced and overpainted losses in margins and corners; repaired tears, creases and abrasions in margins and image; rubbing along edges; repaired pin holes in corners.
An historic depiction of the Royal Castle in Krakow featuring a procession with "Stefan Bathory (1533-1586), Prince of Transylvania, [who] was elected to the Polish Throne in 1576. He was a great administrator and successful warrior, who forestalled the conquest of eastern Lithuania by Muscovy" (Polish Poster p. 56). Kaminski was an architect, painter, illustrator and professor. He was also an accomplished poster designer, and his graphic designs appeared in several international exhibitions, including in Paris and Prague. Biblioteki Glownej 187, Polish Poster 88, Tourism 100.