Franciszek Strynkiewicz (1893 - 1996), "St. Clare" and "St. Francis" - pair of sculptures, circa1935

black oak
Dimensions: "Saint Clare": 138 x 18 x 10 cm
"Saint Francis": 139 x 19 x 10 cm
On the reverse of the figure of "Saint Francis" a paper sticker of the World Exhibition in New York

Origin
private collection, United States (most likely purchased after the close of the exhibition)
private collection, Poland

Exhibited
World Exhibition, Hall of Honor of the Polish Pavilion, New York, May 3, 1939 - October 1940

Literature
Krystyna Nowakowska, The Polish Pavilion at the New York World Exhibition (1939-1940) and its further history, Warsaw 2013, p. 205.
Franciszek Strynkiewicz. Centenary of the sculptor's birth, edited by Maria Lewanska, Warsaw 1993, cat. no. 46 and 62
Lech Grabowski, Franciszek Strynkiewicz, Warsaw 1957, cat. nos. 24-25
Maria Werten, Notes on Certain Exhibits in the Polish Pavilion of the New York World's Fair, "Polish Art Service. Art Division" 1939
Official catalogue of Polish pavilion at the World's Fair in New York, New York 1939, cat. no. 324 and 325, p. 237C
archival photograph of the display in the Hall of Honor of the Polish Pavilion at the World's Fair in New York (sculptures visible in the back of the hall), 1939, National Digital Archive, ref. 1-M-654-53