Extremely Rare Mint of State bronze plaque depicting Stanislaw Wyspianski. A chiseled casting made by the State Mint in the interwar period. The plaque has never been listed on the antiquarian market, an absolute rarity.Condition as shown in photosDimensions 248mm x 165mmStanislaw Wyspianski (1869-1907) was one of the most prominent Polish artists of the late 19th and early 20th centuries, associated with Young Poland. His work encompassed many fields of art: painting, graphic art, theater and literature. Wyspianski studied at Krakow's Academy of Fine Arts, where he became fascinated with Art Nouveau, and drew inspiration from Polish folklore and history. As a painter and designer, he became famous for his stained glass windows for the Wawel Cathedral and his designs for polychromies in the Franciscan Church in Cracow. His works were characterized by extraordinary originality and a profound combination of tradition and modernity.Wyspianski was also an outstanding playwright and poet. His most famous work, "The Wedding" (1901), is a symbolic drama that remains one of the most important works in Polish literature today. In it Wyspianski portrayed Polish society with its vices, dreams and internal conflicts. In his plays, he often drew on national, historical and mythological motifs in an effort to find national identity in times of captivity. Wyspianski died young, at the age of 38, but his work remains an important part of Polish culture and art to this day.
