Stanislaw Szenic (1904-1987) - a graduate of the Legal and Conventional Faculty of the University of Poznan, worked as a judge for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. After World War II, he was a member of the Polish Military Mission in Berlin. In later years he was, among other things, head of the German Studies Department at the Polish Institute of International Affairs, or head of the Editorial Board of German Literature at PIW. Author of books on Warsaw.
Handwritten dedication in pen(stating: To Mr. Gracjan Lepianka, master of vanishing skills with sincere and best wishes . Stanislaw Szenic Warsaw, January 14, 1960 ) under a photograph measuring 5.7 x 4 cm, pasted on a sheet measuring 22.3 x 15.5 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 small creases, soiling, photograph with small spots, soiling on surface.
Gracjan Lep ianko (1905 - 15 V 1991) - Warsaw restorer who ran the Gabinet 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, earning 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.
