Poola tänapäeva kunsti näitus : Tallinn, Eesti Kunstimuuseum : 3. märtsist - 18. märtsini 1934.a. (Polish Modern Art Exhibition: Tallinn, Estonian Art Museum; Mar. 3 - Mar. 18, 1934) [Exhibition Catalog]

Near fine condition; cover shows some soiling and slight staining, wrapped cover edges, small tear on the upper edge of front cover along spine fold, bookstore stamp on the back wrapper; internally almost perfect, ex-libris on the inner side of front cover.

Foreword by Dr. Mieczyslaw Treter, director of Union in Warsaw for the Promotion of Polish Art Abroad, covering overview of Polish art traditions in the past, giving Polish art particular characteristics and considering Polish modern art. Foreword followed by list of presented works and 24 artwork reproductions. Richly illustrated edition! The first exhibition of modern Polish art in Estonia was made up of 102 works, including paintings, watercolors, sculptures. Some exhibits belong among the masterpieces of Polish art: famous Polish classic Wojciech Weiss, impressionist painter and graphic artist Józef Pankiewicz, best-known Polish modernist Romuald Witkowski, the leading painter of the Young Poland movement Leon Wyczolkowsk, painter Kazimierz Sichulski also associated with Young Poland, notable sculptors Xawery Dunikowski and Konstanty Laszczka and many other great names. The core idea of the exhibition was to introduce the canons of modern Polish art, to present visual art modernist trends, to touch off the spirit of the time.