41 Zofia Stryjenska (1891 - 1976) Portrait of the Composer Zdzisław Jachimecky (recto) / Portrait of Felicja (verso) Charcoal/paper, 33 x 25.5 cm (dimensions in passe-partout window) Signed lower right: 'Z.S.& described by the author at the bottom: 'Zofia Stryjeńska (...) Zdzisław Jachimeckiego& On the reverse there is a portrait of a woman by an unknown artist ID: 163993 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. - To this lot we apply 'artist&s owe right' (&#xx27;droit de suite&#xi27;) fee. Royalties are calculated using a sliding scale of percentage of the hammer price. Provenance Private collection, Cracow More information Jachimeccy was one of the central figures of Krakow's intellectual and artistic life in the first half of the 20th century. Zdzisław Jachimecki (1882-1953) was an outstanding musicologist, conductor, composer and professor at the Jagiellonian University, pioneer of teaching musicology in Poland. He was a member of the Polish Academy of Skills and author of numerous studies devoted to the history of music, including works by Chopin, Moniuszko and Szymanowski. He also acted actively as a publicist, publishing concert reviews, sketches on musicians and postcards on the artistic life of Italy and Vienna. His wife, Zofia from Godzickie, was a valued translator in French, German and Italian, who translated, among others, the drama of Luigi Pirandell and Carl Goldoni. It was considered the music of the Cracow artistic environment, and its image was preserved, among others. Konstanty Laszczka, Ludwik Puget and Xawery Dunikowski. Zofia received the PEN Club award for translation activities and cooperated with the Theatre im. Juliusz Słowacki, advising on the selection of repertoire, music and art translations. In the Krakow press it was described as a charming being, a music of artists, praised by poets and painters. Music was also a constant source of inspiration for Zofia Stryjeńska. Her echo can be found in illustrations for the pastorals, the legionary songs, the kujawiaks, and the graphics of the Polish dances (1927-1929) created together with Jachimecki, to which Zdzisław developed notes for the most beautiful Polish melody. The portrait of the composer presented in the catalogue was probably created during the carnival drawing in the Yachimeckie state. Stryjeńska put the musicologist's profile in the shape of a lira, emphasizing his passion and profession, creating an image combining the personal and professional features of the portraited.