Five original drawings and sketches by Artur Markowicz with a COA

Details of the Group

• 5 works on paper (pencil and pastel).

• All signed Artur Markowicz (or A. Markowicz).

• Subjects: male and female portraits, including expressive old age studies and a woman at the piano. the largs size is about 16” x 16”

• At least one work dated Kraków 1911

• Several with old Kraków collection labels and auction lot stickers.

• One includes a certificate of authenticity (COA) from Dr. Stanisław Dąbrowski, an official court expert in Kraków (dated 1956).

Authentication & Provenance

• The COA — Dr. Dąbrowski was a recognized postwar Polish art expert, often used in courts and auctions.

• The works also show period mounts and signs of collection history.

Artur Markowicz (1872–1934), a noted Polish-Jewish painter and draughtsman associated with the Kraków Academy and Jewish artistic life in Kazimierz. He is best known for his drawings and paintings of Jewish types, portraits, and genre scenes.

Medium: Pencil/charcoal sketches, one piece with pastel highlights

• Dates: One piece is clearly dated 1911 (bottom right, “9/XI/1911”)

• Subjects:

• Male portraits (bearded men, one almost photographic in detail)

• Elderly woman in profile

• Seated woman sketch

• More impressionistic female portrait in pastel tones

• Paper Condition: Noticeable age toning, foxing, edge wear, and brittle mounts—typical for works on paper over 100 years old.

Back Labels & Provenance

1. Polish Export/Conservation Label

The labels stamped Prezydium Rady Narodowej m. Krakowa, Miejski Konserwator Zabytków dated 29.V.64 confirm these works were officially reviewed by Kraków’s heritage office in 1964, likely for export. The text essentially says:

“This piece does not represent cultural property of significant value that would prevent its export.”

2. Dr. Stanisław Dąbrowski Note

The handwritten authentication (reverse of pastel portrait) by Dr. Stanisław Dąbrowski of Kraków provides mid-20th-century scholarly provenance.