Warsaw [1913]. M. Publishing House. Arcta. 27x38 cm, pp. (8), 28 pp. of text, 50 color pasted reproductions on separate pages, period half leather binding, rich gilt and ornamentation on spine (unsigned binding by B. Zjawinski), publisher's softcover inside. Very good condition.
The cover was designed by Jan Bukowski. The text explaining the tables, as well as a brief glimpse of the historical development of painting in Poland, was written by Tadeusz Jaroszyński, a writer and art critic. The album contains color reproductions of works by J. Matejko, W. Gerson, M. Gierymski, H. Siemiradzki, L. Wyczółkowski, J. Falat, J. Malczewski, W. Kossak, T. Axentowicz, H. Weyssenhoff, J. Stanislawski, W. Podkowinski, S. Wyspianski, J. Rapacki, W. Weiss, F. Ruszczyc, E. Okunia, K. Sichulski , among others.
Content simultaneously in Polish and French.