Seeking works by Zofia Stryjeńska

Any work. Any format. Any period.

I collect Zofia Stryjeńska, from her interwar paintings to her portfolios, posters and illustrated books. I buy directly from owners, without gallery commissions or auction fees. A single pochoir print interests me as much as a major painting.

«Polish Peasants Costumes» Zofia Stryjeńska, 1939

The portfolio in my collection: 40 pochoir plates, covers, title pages and colophon. C. Szwedzicki, Nice, numbered limited edition. A few photographs below, and a description of every plate.

Every plate in the portfolio

Check your own copy against this list to see which plates are missing. Stryjeńska’s work is in copyright, so only a few photographs are shown.

• Portfolio — back cover board Reverse side of the original dark-green cardboard portfolio cover. Published by C. Szwedzicki, Nice, copyright 1939. The collection ribbon is still intact.
• Portfolio — front cover board Front cover of «Polish Peasants Costumes» — bold Art Deco lettering with a central pochoir figure of a peasant dancer. C. Szwedzicki, Nice, 1939.
• Tissue title page Delicate tissue overlay title page — «Polish Peasants Costumes by Zofia Stryjenska», with introduction and notes by Dr. Thadée Seweryn, Curator of the Ethnographical Museum in Cracow.
• Portfolio — front cover (close view) A closer view of the front cover — vivid Art Deco pochoir figure on a deep green ground with bold orange and red lettering. Collector's ribbon still attached.
• Inner title page Inner title page of the numbered limited edition: «Zofia Stryjenska — Polish Peasants Costumes», published by C. Szwedzicki, Nice (France). Introduction by Dr. Thadée Seweryn.
• Colophon — numbered edition statement «500 copies of this volume are printed for sale and these are numbered from 1 to 500. Each copy bears the signature of the publisher.» Numbered limited edition, printed in France.
• Plate 1 — Kraków male costume A young Kraków dancer in the traditional strój krakowski — embroidered white coat (sukmana) with red striped trousers, peacock-feather headdress, and coloured ribbons. Signed Z. Stryjeńska.
• Plate 2 — Kraków folk figures Four Kraków folk figures in animated poses — two male dancers with feathered krakowiak hats and two female dancers in floral embroidered skirts, rendered in Stryjeńska's vivid pochoir style.
• Plate 3 — Kraków male costume (variant) Male figure in a richly embroidered kontusz jacket and feathered hat, carrying a sickle — a characteristic Kraków peasant image. Bold flat colour on tan ground. Signed Z. Stryjeńska.
• Plate 4 — Kraków figures, four views Four dancers in vivid orange, blue and red Kraków costumes with elaborate embroidery — showing front and back views of both male and female dress. Signed Z. Stryjeńska.
• Plate 5 — Female dancer in full skirt A female dancer in a wide embroidered skirt with bold floral geometric patterns in red, yellow and white. Vivid Art Deco stylisation of traditional folk dress. Signed Z. Stryjeńska.
• Plate 6 — Regional costume, four figures Four figures in dynamic regional folk costumes — colourful striped and embroidered dress in varied regional traditions, depicted with Stryjeńska's characteristic graphic energy.
• Plate 7 — Single male figure A single male folk figure in an embroidered folk costume with a decorative sash. Strong silhouette against plain ground — typical of Stryjeńska's bold compositional approach. Signed Z. Stryjeńska.
• Plate 8 — Dancers in vivid colours Four dancers in striking pinks, blues and greens — regional folk dress depicted with Stryjeńska's unmistakable Art Deco flat colour at its most vibrant. Signed Z. Stryjeńska.
• Plate 9 — Regional folk figure A single folk figure in an elaborately decorated regional costume. Careful detail in the embroidery and accessories, set against the characteristic tan pochoir ground. Signed Z. Stryjeńska.
• Plate 10 — Four regional figures Four folk figures in traditional regional costumes with bold embroidery — varied colours and regional dress traditions across Poland, rendered in the stencil pochoir technique.
• Plate 11 — Dancer in regional costume A dancer in embroidered folk dress, rendered in Stryjeńska's boldly stylised Art Deco manner — strong outline, flat colour, and dynamic pose typical of the series.
• Plate 12 — Four folk figures Four regional folk figures in colourful costumes with vivid embroidery detail — the varied regional traditions of Polish folk dress beautifully captured in pochoir.
• Plate 13 — Male dancer in yellow trousers Energetic male dancer in yellow szarawary trousers with feathered cap, coloured ribbons and decorative sash — one of the most dynamic single-figure plates in the series. Signed Z. Stryjeńska.
• Plate 14 — Female figures in white skirts Three female figures in flowing white pleated skirts with red, green and black embroidered borders — a serene contrast to the more vivid plates, rendered with great delicacy.
• Plate 15 — Folk dancer in blue and teal A dancer in vivid regional costume with elaborate embroidery in blues and teals — the rich range of Polish folk costume traditions reflected in Stryjeńska's masterful pochoir technique.
• Plate 16 — Four regional figures Four folk figures in vivid regional dress — pinks, blues and greens in the characteristic flat tones of the pochoir stencil technique at its most luminous.
• Plate 17 — Solo folk figure A single folk figure in a richly decorated costume, shown in profile with a strong Art Deco silhouette. The careful attention to costume detail is characteristic of the whole series. Signed Z. Stryjeńska.
• Plate 18 — Four figures in motion Four folk figures in lively movement — bold flat colour and assured Art Deco draughtsmanship.
• Plate 19 — Male costume with ornamental hat A male folk figure in an embroidered regional costume, with a distinctive ornamental hat. One of the more formally composed single-figure plates, with great attention to costume detail. Signed Z. Stryjeńska.
• Plate 20 — Four folk figures Four figures in regional costumes with rich embroidery — male and female costumes from different Polish regions, beautifully rendered in the stencil pochoir technique.
• Plate 21 — Dynamic folk dancer A dynamic dancer in colourful folk dress, captured mid-movement in Stryjeńska's exuberant style. The pochoir colour is particularly vivid in this plate.
• Plate 22 — Four regional figures Four folk figures in vivid regional costume — the expressive range of Polish folk dress traditions, depicted with the confident line and flat colour of the pochoir technique. Signed Z. Stryjeńska.
• Plate 23 — Dancer in teal and orange A female dancer in a sweeping teal-and-orange skirt with green ribbons in her hair — one of the most striking and visually memorable plates in the entire portfolio. Signed Z. Stryjeńska.
• Plate 24 — Two male figures in white Two male figures in white embroidered costumes with ornamental headwear — a more restrained palette that allows the quality of the embroidery detail to take centre stage.
• Plate 25 — Dancer with geometric embroidery A dancer in regional dress featuring bold geometric embroidery patterns. The strong graphic contrast between the flat colour areas and detailed embroidery is characteristic of Stryjeńska's technique. Signed Z. Stryjeńska.
• Plate 26 — Four figures, jewel-like colours Four folk figures in regional dress with the jewel-like flat colour of the pochoir stencil technique — the richness and variety of Polish folk costume traditions across the regions.
• Plate 27 — Male figure in elaborate costume A male folk figure in an elaborate decorative costume with a distinctive hat. Careful attention to the intricate embroidery and accessories of the regional strój. Signed Z. Stryjeńska.
• Plate 28 — Four regional figures Four regional folk figures in colourful traditional dress — the rich variety of Polish folk costume rendered in the bold stencil colours of the pochoir technique.
• Plate 29 — Dancer in bold regional costume A dancer in bold regional costume — flat Art Deco colouring and a strong graphic outline.
• Plate 30 — Four folk figures Four folk figures in colourful regional dress — the diversity of Polish folk costume traditions captured in Stryjeńska's celebrated pochoir style. Signed Z. Stryjeńska.
• Plate 31 — Energetic folk dancer An energetic dancer in vivid folk dress — Stryjeńska's dynamic draughtsmanship at its most expressive. The movement and colour capture the spirit of Polish folk dance traditions.
• Plate 32 — Four figures in regional costume Four folk figures in motion, in regional costumes — the bold stencil technique of the pochoir giving the colours an intensity that printed reproduction rarely achieves. Signed Z. Stryjeńska.
• Plate 33 — Regional folk figure A figure in rich regional folk costume — part of the complete 40-plate Szwedzicki portfolio that remains one of the finest documents of Polish folk dress traditions ever produced.
• Plate 34 — Four figures with geometric patterns Four folk figures in regional dress with vivid geometric embroidery patterns — the rich tradition of Polish textile art rendered in Stryjeńska's bold graphic style.
• Plate 35 — Dynamic dancer A dancer in vivid regional costume in a particularly dynamic pose — capturing the movement and spirit of Polish folk dance with characteristic Art Deco simplification. Signed Z. Stryjeńska.
• Plate 36 — Four regional figures Four folk figures in traditional regional costume — the near-complete set of Polish regional dress traditions, beautifully catalogued in Stryjeńska's vivid pochoir illustrations.
• Plate 37 — Folk figure in colourful costume A folk figure in a colourful regional costume, boldly rendered in Stryjeńska's inimitable style — vibrant pochoir colour that retains its freshness after more than 85 years.
• Plate 38 — Four folk figures Four folk figures in regional dress — approaching the end of the complete portfolio, the variety and richness of Polish folk costume traditions is fully displayed. Signed Z. Stryjeńska.
• Plate 39 — Dramatic female dancer A dramatic female dancer in a bold red-and-black striped skirt with richly embroidered bodice — one of the most striking of the full-figure single plates. Signed Z. Stryjeńska.
• Plate 40 — Final plate: figures in yellow The concluding plate of the complete portfolio — three figures in yellow costumes with teal headwear, closing a unique visual journey through the folk costume traditions of Poland. Signed Z. Stryjeńska.