Jozef PIENIĄŻEK (1888-1953), Podhale in paintings, Lviv, 1937

original publishing folder (42 x 33 cm) made in Lviv bookbinding workshop of W.J. Romanowski. The portfolio contains 40 color plates in light printing interleaved with protective tissue paper. Nearly perfect condition. The portfolio is divided into two parts: Costumes and types of highlanders and Monuments of culture and church art in Podhale. On the front the titulature and the author's signature embossed in gold and the author's woodcut depicting a wooden church against the background of the mountains. Portfolio contains in Part 1: Costumes and types of Polish highlanders (17 plates); Part 2: Monuments of ecclesiastical and folk culture and art in Podhale (23 plates) Text: F.Gwiżdż - A word to the Podhale people; T.Szydłowski - The artistic past of Podhale; T.Seweryn - The costumes of the Polish highlanders; J.Wiktor - On the path of discovery. Polish, English, French and German text.

Pencil, paper; 14.5 x 10 cm (framed), 25 x 20.5 cm (framed, framed);