Wlodzmierz Lewik (1905-1962) - poet, translated from German, French and English (including verse parts of, for example, J.R.R. Tolkien's works in translation. M. Skibniewska), especially poetic and dramatic works. Graduate of the Jan Kazimierz University in Lviv(member of the student corporation "Leopolia"). Second lieutenant of the reserve, took part in the defense of Lviv in 1939, on September 18 he crossed the Romanian border with the army and was interned (until the end of the war).
Handwritten dedication in pen (stating: If the Lord had glued together as many broken hearts and crumbled flocks-as figures-Warsaw would have been the happiest city on earth. With a hearty ??? ??? Włodzimierz Lewik Warsaw March 31, 1960) under a photograph measuring 5.7 x 8.6 cm, pasted on a sheet measuring 22.6 x 15.7 cm, on the verso of which a stamp: Gabinet for the Repair of Works of Art and Artistic Objects Gracjan Lepianko Warsaw, Krak.-Przedm. 10.
Condition: sheet with minor creases, soiling, photograph with minor scratches and soiling on surface.
Gracjan Lepianko (1905 - 15 May 1991) - a Warsaw restorer who ran the Office for the Repair of Works of Art and Artistic Objects at 10 Krakowskie Przedmieście Street for several decades. He graduated from the Schools of Drawing and Painting at 9 Wierzbowa Street, the School of Applied Art at Chmielna Street and the School of Decorative Arts at Myśliwiecka Street, obtaining the title of master decorative painter and master of artistic metal products. He began studies at the Academy of Fine Arts, but the financial situation forced him to interrupt his studies and take up a job. He became self-employed in 1931 and changed locations several times(before, 1952, he ended up in Krakowskie Przedmieście). He was passionate about sports, training amateur boxing and wrestling. During World War II, a passion for reviving "dead"/destroyed objects awoke in him. He not only repaired but also collected antiques. After the war he became very popular, there were films about him, mentions in the press and guidebooks. Visited by numerous celebrities(of many fields), who sometimes left commemorative entries.
