28 Leon Wyczolkowski (1852-1936) The View of Sandomierz, 1925 ink, pencil, crayon/paper, 27 x 46 cm (dimensions in passe-partout window) dedicated, described, signed and dated lower right: 'pn Józef's souvenir, Sandomierz L sensed 1925& ID: 165258 Taxes and fees - In addition to the hammer price, the successful bidder agrees to pay us a buyer's premium on the hammer prices of each lot sold. On all lots we charge 20 % of the hammer price. More information Sandomierz appeared in Leon Wyczółkowski's work only in the 20s. In the 20th century, when the artist made numerous trips to Poland in search of new landscape motifs. About 1924 and 1925 he was here on private outdoors, using the invitation of Dr Stanisław Krawczyński, director of the local hospital and senator of the Second Republic. He was accompanied by his former disciple, painter and graphic artist Joseph Pieniązek. During these stays the artist was fascinated by the location of the city and its unique topography. At that time a series of views of Sandomierz was created, showing the panorama from different perspectives from the eastern and western sides and individual monuments such as the town hall or the chapel of St. Barbara at St. Paul. On the panorama presented the artist showed the picturesque Sandomierz seen from the eastern bank of the Vistula. The composition was built on the diagonal line of the hill on which the Old Town rises. Among the buildings we recognize the most important points of the city: on the left is the monumental cathedral, further on the vicar's buildings and the so-called Długosz House, the Gothic seat of priests associated with the cathedral. A baroque bell tower rises in the depths, and right next to it there is a lump of the former Collegium Gostomianum, one of the oldest secondary schools in Poland. In the centre of the panorama you can see the Renaissance town hall, and on its right edge the characteristic Opatov Gate, an ancient element of urban fortification. On the right-hand side the artist placed a mining cart, a motif surprising in the context of urban landscape. For centuries in the Sandomierz region there has been exploitation of deposits of striped flint used, among others, in crafts and ceramics industry. This detail, seemingly prosaic, combines the local tradition and character of the place, highlighting the documentary, almost reporterial dimension of the work.