Stefan Norblin Paintings & Artwork for Sale | Stefan Norblin Art Value Price Guide

Sep. 15, 2024
ATTR Stefan Norblin (CA,Poland,1892-1952) oil painting
Est: $600 - $750
ARTIST: ATTRIBUTED TO Stefan Norblin (California, Polish, 1892 - 1952) TITLE: Portrait of the Hon George Seymour Conway MEDIUM: oil on canvas CONDITION: Few very minor scratches/paint losses. Some craquelure. No visible inpaint under UV light. ART SIZE: 29 x 21 inches / 73 x 53 cm FRAME SIZE: 32 x 25 inches / 81 x 63 cm SIGNATURE: lower right ATTENTION: This lot is located at our Mamaroneck, NY office. CATEGORY: old antique vintage painting for auction sale online AD: ART WANTED: Consign, Trade In, Cash Offer SKU#: 134105 US SHIPPING: $90 + insurance. BIOGRAPHY: Norblin was a painter, illustrator, set and costume designer, portraitist and poster designer. In 1939, he left Poland and wound up in Iraq, where he painted portraits of the royal family. World War II prevented Norblin from returning home, and in 1941 he moved to India where he stayed for five years. While there, he was commissioned to design the interiors of the royal palace at Umaid Bhawan including murals, furniture and portraits. This led to other commissions to design interiors for several other palaces. In 1946, unwilling to return to his homeland now under Communist control, Norblin moved to San Francisco, where he continued painting portraits, including that of General Douglas MacArthur, which hangs in the Pentagon. Norblin took his own life in 1952 when he was diagnosed with glaucoma and couldn't face the prospect of losing his eyesight.
Broward Auction Gallery LLC
Sep. 07, 2024
Stefan Norblin Poster, "Polska, Upper Silesia"
Est: $500 - $800
Stefan Norblin (Polish 1892-1952) "Polska, Upper Silesia," c.1925, lithograph printed in colors, printed by Zak Graf, Warsaw, framed under glass. Dimensions: 38.75 x 24.5 in.
Neue Auctions
Jun. 02, 2024
STEFAN NORBLIN (POLISH/AMERICAN, 1892-1952).
Est: $300 - $500
'The Hon. George Seymour Conway in Van Dyck Costume'. Oil on canvas. Signed lower right. From a Scarsdale, NY collection. Dimensions: 28.5" h x 21.5" w. Frame: 32" h x 24.75" w.
Clarke Auction Gallery
May. 05, 2024
STEFAH NORBLIN (POLISH/AMERICAN, 1892-1952).
Est: $400 - $600
'Portrait of a Boy'. Oil on canvas. Signed lower left. Note: Norblin was a painter, illustrator, set and costume designer, portraitist and poster designer. In 1939, he left Poland and wound up in Iraq, where he painted portraits of the royal family. World War II prevented Norblin from returning home, and in 1941 he moved to India where he stayed for five years. While there, he was commissioned to design the interiors of the royal palace at Umaid Bhawan including murals, furniture and portraits. This led to other commissions to design interiors for several other palaces. In 1946, unwilling to return to his homeland now under Communist control, Norblin moved to San Francisco, where he continued painting portraits, including that of General Douglas MacArthur, which hangs in the Pentagon. Norblin took his own life in 1952 when he was diagnosed with glaucoma and couldn't face the prospect of losing his eyesight. Property of a Scarsdale, NY estate. Dimensions: 24" h x 20.125" w. Frame: 28.25" h x 24.50" w.
Clarke Auction Gallery
Nov. 09, 2023
STEFAN NORBLIN (1892-1952). WARSZAWA. Circa 1925. 39x24½ inches, 99x62¼ cm. K. Kozianskich, Warsaw.
Est: $700 - $1,000
STEFAN NORBLIN (1892-1952) WARSZAWA. Circa 1925. 39x24 1/2 inches, 99x62 1/4 cm. K. Kozianskich, Warsaw. Condition B+ / B: repaired tears at edges and in image; small replaced losses in margins; minor creases in margins and image. Polska Sztuka Plakatu p. 174, Gebrauchsgraphik April 1, 1936, p. 43.
Swann Auction Galleries
Nov. 09, 2023
STEFAN NORBLIN (1892-1952). KRAKÓW. Circa 1935. 39¼x24¾ inches, 99½x63 cm. K. Kozianskich, [Warsaw.]
Est: $800 - $1,200
STEFAN NORBLIN (1892-1952) KRAKÓW. Circa 1935. 39 1/4x24 3/4 inches, 99 1/2x63 cm. K. Kozianskich, [Warsaw.] Condition B+: restored losses and repaired tears with overpainting in margins, some slightly into image; minor creases in image, some with slight overpainting at lower right. An evocative depiction of Krakow's gothic Wawel Hill and its three towers: The Cathedral, the Silver Tower and the Clock Tower. This view from the Vistula River also includes the spires of St. Mary's Church (the Mariacki) in the distance. Gebrauchsgraphik April 1, 1936, p. 42.
Swann Auction Galleries
Nov. 09, 2023
STEFAN NORBLIN (1892-1952). WILNO. Circa 1930. 29½x20 inches, 75x50¾ cm. K. Kozianskich, Warsaw.
Est: $1,000 - $1,500
STEFAN NORBLIN (1892-1952) WILNO. Circa 1930. 29 1/2x20 inches, 75x50 3/4 cm. K. Kozianskich, Warsaw. Condition A- / A: minor creases in margins and image. Paper. Framed. Vilnius, the capital of Lithuania, was a hotly contested metropolis among Europe's largest powers throughout the 20th century. World War I found it captured first by the Germans, followed by the Poles and then the Russians. In 1923, the League of Nations confirmed Vilnius as part of Poland. After the Second World War, it was retaken by the Germans and then the Russians and in 1944, restored to Lithuania. In a style which Norblin clearly found effective (see the previous lot), he depicts the ancient rooftops of the city in soft, complimentary twilight colors. In the background, he portrays the recognizable spires of St. John's Church, St. Anne's Church and the Church of St. Francis and St. Bernard. This is the rare small format. Polish Poster 101, Biblioteki Glownej 179.
Swann Auction Galleries
Oct. 15, 2023
Stefan Norblin, Polish Travel Poster
Est: $500 - $1,000
An original circa 1925 poster, "Poland, County of Chase", Printed in Warsaw by Kozianskich, signed for the artist in the plate. Dimensions: Sight is 38 1/4" x 23 1/4", the frame 46" x 31".
Locati LLC
Mar. 08, 2023
Stefan Norblin (Polish, 1892-1952) Portrait of Charles Reginald Young
Est: £800 - £1,200
Stefan Norblin (Polish, 1892-1952) Portrait of Charles Reginald Young signed and dated 'S.Norblin/39' (lower right) oil on canvas laid to board 51.7 x 38.1cm (20 3/8 x 15in).
Bonhams
Nov. 27, 2021
Stefan NORBLIN (1892-1952) "sitzender Halbakt mit Fächer" Aquarell, ger/Glas
Est: -
Stefan NORBLIN (1892-1952) "sitzender Halbakt mit Fächer" Aquarell, ger/Glas, RG 36 x 40cm.
Auktionshalle Cuxhaven
Nov. 23, 2021
STEFAN NORBLIN (1892-1952). POLAND - UPPER SILESIA / OLD WOODEN CHURCH. 1925. 39½x24¾ inches, 100¼x62¾ cm. K. Kozianskich, Warsaw.
Est: $800 - $1,200
STEFAN NORBLIN (1892-1952) POLAND - UPPER SILESIA / OLD WOODEN CHURCH. 1925. 39 1/2x24 3/4 inches, 100 1/4x62 3/4 cm. K. Kozianskich, Warsaw. Condition B+: replaced top margin; repaired tears, creases and restoration in margins; minor restoration in image; repaired pin holes in corners. Norblin was a painter, illustrator, set and costume designer, portraitist and poster designer. In 1939, he left Poland and wound up in Iraq, where he painted portraits of the royal family. World War II prevented Norblin from returning home, and in 1941 he moved to India where he stayed for five years. While there, he was commissioned to design the interiors of the royal palace at Umaid Bhawan including murals, furniture and portraits. This led to other commissions to design interiors for several other palaces. In 1946, unwilling to return to his homeland now under Communist control, Norblin moved to San Francisco, where he continued painting portraits, including that of General Douglas MacArthur, which hangs in the Pentagon. Norblin took his own life in 1952 when he was diagnosed with glaucoma and couldn't face the prospect of losing his eyesight. Biblioteki Glownej 182, Polish Poster 93.
Swann Auction Galleries
Jun. 17, 2021
COUPLE D'ÉLÉGANTS.
Est: €150 - €250
Aquarelle, 41 x 24 cm, signée en bas à dr. - Stefan Norblin (Varsovie 1892-1952 San Francisco), pseudonyme de Juliusz Stefan Norblin de la Gourdaine, est un artiste polonais, peintre, caricaturiste, illustrateur et affichiste, créateur d'intérieurs, d'architecture et de mode. Il a créé des affiches publicitaires modernistes et Art nouveau et des peintures de style Art déco. -
Arenberg Auctions
Nov. 15, 2020
Polska. ca. 1925.
Est: $1,000 - $1,200
ARTIST: STEFAN NORBLIN (1892-1952) SIZE: 24 1/8 x 39 1/8 in./61.7 x 99.4 cm PRINTER: Kozianskich, Warszawa DESCRIPTION: Advertising Poland as a hunter's paradise, the Ministry of Communications chose this effective scene with a hunter who has just apparently brought down a snow leopard. Norblin captures the light's ethereal glow with vibrant colors that elevate the scene from the ordinary to the magical. Norblin was born in Warsaw and went on to work as a painter, illustrator, interior designer, architect, and posterist. (Art Nouveau; Travel; Animals; Cats)
Poster Auctions International Inc
May. 14, 2020
Stefan Norblin (1892 - 1952) "Czego mile poczatki tego koniec zalosny..."
Est: zł4,000 - zł6,000
ink, gouache/paper, 18.5 x 12.5 cm
Desa Unicum SA
Feb. 25, 2020
Stefan Norblin (1892 - 1952), Procession, 1947
Est: zł18,000 - zł25,000
watercolour, gouache/paper, 22.5 x 33 cm
Desa Unicum SA
Nov. 30, 2019
Stefan NORBLIN (1892-1952) "sitzender Halbakt mit Fächer"
Est: -
Stefan NORBLIN (1892-1952) "sitzender Halbakt mit Fächer" Aquarell, ger/Glas, RG 17x24 cm
Auktionshalle Cuxhaven
Nov. 14, 2019
STEFAN NORBLIN (1892-1952). POLSKA ZAKOPANE. Circa 1925 39x24 inches, 99x61 cm. K. Kozianskich, Warsaw.
Est: $1,000 - $1,500
STEFAN NORBLIN (1892-1952) POLSKA ZAKOPANE. Circa 1925 39x24 1/4 inches, 99x61 1/2 cm. K. Kozianskich, Warsaw. Condition A-: creases and minor restoration at edges; minor restoration along crease in upper left image. "Known as the gateway to the Tatras, Zakopane is Poland's winter capital. Situated at a height of 3,300 feet above sea level, it was turned into a holiday and health resort during the late 19th century by Tytus Chalubinski, a doctor and philanthropist" (Polish Poster p. 58). Polish Poster 94, Polnische Plakat 210, Tourism 102.
Swann Auction Galleries
Nov. 14, 2019
STEFAN NORBLIN (1892-1952). POLSKA. Circa 1925. 39x25 inches, 99x63 cm. K. Kozianskich, Warsaw.
Est: $800 - $1,200
STEFAN NORBLIN (1892-1952) POLSKA. Circa 1925. 39 1/4x25 inches, 99 3/4x63 1/2 cm. K. Kozianskich, Warsaw. Condition B+ / A-: repaired tears at edges, some slightly into text; small foxing spot in left image. Matted and framed. Norblin was a painter, illustrator, set and costume designer, portraitist and poster designer. In 1939, he left Poland and wound up in Iraq, where he painted portraits of the royal family. World War II prevented Norblin from returning home, and in 1941 he moved to India where he stayed for five years. While there, he was commissioned to design the interiors of the royal palace at Umaid Bhawan including murals, furniture and portraits. This led to other commissions to design interiors for several other palaces. In 1946, unwilling to return to his homeland now under Communist control, Norblin moved to San Francisco, where he continued painting portraits, including that of General Douglas MacArthur, which hangs in the Pentagon. Norblin took his own life in 1952 when he was diagnosed with glaucoma and couldn't face the prospect of losing his eyesight. Biblioteki Glownej 180, Polish Poster 96.
Swann Auction Galleries
Nov. 14, 2019
STEFAN NORBLIN (1892-1952). WILNO. Circa 1930. 39 x24 inches, 99 x62 cm. K. Kozianskich, Warsaw.
Est: $1,500 - $2,000
STEFAN NORBLIN (1892-1952) WILNO. Circa 1930. 39 1/4x24 1/2 inches, 99 3/4x62 1/4 cm. K. Kozianskich, Warsaw. Condition A- / A: small repaired tears and creases at edges. Vilnius, the capital of Lithuania, was a hotly contested metropolis among Europe's largest powers in the 20th century. World War I found her captured first by the Germans, followed by the Poles and then the Russians. In 1923, the League of Nations confirmed Vilnius as part of Poland. After World War II, she was retaken by the Germans and then the Russians and in 1944, restored to Lithuania. Norblin depicts the ancient rooftops of the city in soft, complimentary twilight colors. In the background, he features the recognizable spires of St. John's Church, St. Anne's Church and the Church of St. Francis and St. Bernard. This is the larger version. Polish Poster 101, Biblioteki Glownej 179.
Swann Auction Galleries
Oct. 03, 2019
Stefan Norblin (1892 - 1952) Court scene
Est: zł5,000 - zł8,000
watercolour on paper, 23 x 11.5 cm
Desa Unicum SA
Feb. 07, 2019
STEFAN NORBLIN (1892-1952). WILNO. Circa 1930. 29x20 inches, 75x50 cm. K. Kozianskich, Warsaw.
Est: $1,500 - $2,000
STEFAN NORBLIN (1892-1952) WILNO. Circa 1930. 29 1/2x20 inches, 75x50 3/4 cm. K. Kozianskich, Warsaw. Condition A- / A: minor creases in margins and image. Paper. Framed. This is the rare small format. Polish Poster 101, Biblioteki Glownej 179.
Swann Auction Galleries
Feb. 07, 2019
STEFAN NORBLIN (1892-1952). LWÒW. 1928. 29x19 inches, 75x50 cm. Bibljoteka Poliska, Bydgoszczy.
Est: $1,000 - $1,500
STEFAN NORBLIN (1892-1952) LWÒW. 1928. 29 1/2x19 3/4 inches, 75x50 1/4 cm. Bibljoteka Poliska, Bydgoszczy. Condition B+: replaced loss in lower left corner; repaired tears at edges, some into lower text; skinning and tape stain in lower right corner; minor creases in margins and image. Framed. Polish Poster 92, Biblioteki Glownej 178, Polska Sztuka Plakatu p. 79.
Swann Auction Galleries
Feb. 07, 2019
STEFAN NORBLIN (1892-1952). KRAKÓW. Circa 1935. 42x27 inches, 107x69 cm. K. Kozianskich, Warsaw.
Est: $800 - $1,200
STEFAN NORBLIN (1892-1952) KRAKÓW. Circa 1935. 42 1/4x27 1/4 inches, 107 1/4x69 1/4 cm. K. Kozianskich, Warsaw. Condition B+: repaired tears at edges, some slightly into image; minor creases in margins; repaired pin holes in corners. Matted and framed. Gebrauchsgraphik April 1, 1936, p. 42.
Swann Auction Galleries
Feb. 07, 2019
STEFAN NORBLIN (1892-1952). WARSZAWA. Circa 1925. 29x19 inches, 75x50 cm. K. Kozianskich, Warsaw.
Est: $800 - $1,200
STEFAN NORBLIN (1892-1952) WARSZAWA. Circa 1925. 29 1/2x19 3/4 inches, 75x50 1/4 cm. K. Kozianskich, Warsaw. Condition B+ / A-: minor repaired tears, creases and abrasions at edges. Framed. Polska Sztuka Plakatu p. 174, Biblioteki Glownej 183, Polish Poster 100. Gebrauchsgraphik April 1, 1936, p. 43.
Swann Auction Galleries
Feb. 07, 2019
STEFAN NORBLIN (1892-1952). POLSKA / COUNTRY OF CHASE. Circa 1925. 36x23 inches, 91x59 cm. K. Kozianskich, Warsaw.
Est: $600 - $900
STEFAN NORBLIN (1892-1952) POLSKA / COUNTRY OF CHASE. Circa 1925. 36x23 1/2 inches, 91 1/2x59 3/4 cm. K. Kozianskich, Warsaw. Condition B+: repaired tears at edges; creases in margins and image; colors attenuated. Framed. Biblioteki Glownej 180, Polish Poster 96.
Swann Auction Galleries
Feb. 07, 2019
STEFAN NORBLIN (1892-1952). POLAND - UPPER SILESIA / OLD WOODEN CHURCH. 1925. 39x25 inches, 99x63 cm. K. Kozianskich, Warsaw.
Est: $500 - $750
STEFAN NORBLIN (1892-1952) POLAND - UPPER SILESIA / OLD WOODEN CHURCH. 1925. 39x25 inches, 99x63 1/2 cm. K. Kozianskich, Warsaw. Condition B: repaired tears at edges, into text and central image; creases and abrasions in margins and image. Matted and framed. Biblioteki Glownej 182, Polish Poster 93.
Swann Auction Galleries
Feb. 07, 2019
STEFAN NORBLIN (1892-1952). GDYNIA. Circa 1930. 42x27 inches, 106x69 cm. Bibljoteka Polska, Bydgoszczy.
Est: $800 - $1,200
STEFAN NORBLIN (1892-1952) GDYNIA. Circa 1930. 42x27 1/4 inches, 106 3/4x69 1/4 cm. Bibljoteka Polska, Bydgoszczy. Condition B: entirely-replaced and overpainted right margin; replaced losses in lower left corner; creases and abrasions in margins and image; repaired tears at edges. Matted and framed. Polish Poster 91.
Swann Auction Galleries
Feb. 07, 2019
STEFAN NORBLIN (1892-1952). POZNAN. 1930. 42x27 inches, 107x69 cm. Bibljoteka Polska, Bydgoszczy.
Est: $400 - $600
STEFAN NORBLIN (1892-1952) POZNAN. 1930. 42 1/4x27 1/4 inches, 107 1/4x69 1/4 cm. Bibljoteka Polska, Bydgoszczy. Condition B+: minor repaired tears and creases in margins, some into upper text; restored losses and overpainting in upper text. Matted and framed. Polish Poster 98.
Swann Auction Galleries
Jan. 31, 2019
Stefan Norblin (1892 - 1952) "Poland. Service at Lowicz Province", 1925
Est: zł7,000 - zł12,000
coloured litograph on paper, 100 x 62 cm
Desa Unicum SA
Nov. 13, 2018
Stefan Norblin (1892 - 1952), Procession with elephant - project for mural in Umaid Bhawan Palace in Dzodhpur, 1944-47
Est: zł22,000 - zł30,000
tempera, ink, gold paint on paperboard, 40 x 33 cm
Desa Unicum SA
Nov. 13, 2018
Stefan Norblin (1892 - 1952), "Lord Shiva" - project for mural in Umaid Bhawan Palace in Dzodhpur, 1944-47
Est: zł10,000 - zł15,000
tempera, ink, gold paint on paper, 41 x 28 cm
Desa Unicum SA
Nov. 13, 2018
Stefan Norblin (1892 - 1952), Court scene, 1920-1930s
Est: zł4,000 - zł6,000
watercolour on paper, 23 x 11.5 cm (dimensions in passe-partout window)
Desa Unicum SA
Sep. 06, 2018
Stefan Norblin (1892 - 1952), "Warsaw - Chemins de Fer de L'Etat Polonais", 1929
Est: zł11,000 - zł15,000
lithograph on paper; 99 x 62 cm
Desa Unicum SA
Sep. 06, 2018
Stefan Norblin (1892 - 1952), "Warsaw", 1930s
Est: zł9,500 - zł14,000
lithograph on paper; 99 x 62.5 cm
Desa Unicum SA
Jun. 14, 2018
Stefan Norblin (1892 - 1952) Project for church interior, circa 1949-50
Est: zł6,000 - zł8,000
watercaolou, gouache, pencil on paper mounted on cardboard; 55 x 48 cm
Desa Unicum SA
Sep. 28, 2017
Stefan Norblin (1892 - 1952) Portrait of man, 1921
Est: zł800 - zł2,000
pencil on paper; 27 x 19.5 cm
Desa Unicum SA
Jun. 22, 2017
Stefan Norblin (1892 - 1952) Joan of Arc
Est: zł2,800 - zł5,000
gauche, ink on paper; 27 x 20.3 cm
Desa Unicum SA
Apr. 29, 2017
Old Original 1930s Polish Wilno Travel Poster NORBLIN
Est: $300 - $500
Artist: Norblin, Stefan 1892 - 1952. Wilno. Technique: Offset ca. 1930. Size: 39.3 x 24.4 in. (100 x 62 cm). Printer: K. Kozianskich, Warszawa. Condition Details: (B/B+) on linen, minor edge tears and small retouched losses in the margins, 14 in./36 cm vertical tear at the top edge and 9 in./23 cm vertical tear at the bottom edge, retouched printer's creases at the bottom right. Estimate: $500. Reserve / Starting Price: $300.
PosterConnection Inc.
Mar. 16, 2017
STEFAN NORBLIN (1892-1952). POZNAN / ROLNICY!!! POPIERAJCIE!!! 1929. 28x36 inches, 71x91 cm.
Est: $800 - $1,200
STEFAN NORBLIN (1892-1952) POZNAN / ROLNICY!!! POPIERAJCIE!!! 1929. 28x36 inches, 71x91 1/2 cm. Condition A. Paper. Matted.
Swann Auction Galleries
Mar. 16, 2017
STEFAN NORBLIN (1892-1952). WARSZAWA. Circa 1925. 39x24 inches, 99x61 cm. K. Kozianskich, Warsaw.
Est: $600 - $900
STEFAN NORBLIN (1892-1952) WARSZAWA. Circa 1925. 39x24 inches, 99x61 cm. K. Kozianskich, Warsaw. Condition B+: tears and creases in margins and image; pin holes in corners. Paper. Polska Sztuka Plakatu p. 174, Gebrauchsgraphik April 1, 1936, p. 43.
Swann Auction Galleries
Jan. 26, 2017
Stefan Norblin (1892 - 1952), Vilnius, 1929
Est: zł3,500 - zł12,000
coloured lithography on paper, 100 x 62 cm
Desa Unicum SA
Oct. 27, 2016
STEFAN NORBLIN (1892-1952). WARSZAWA. Circa 1925. 38x24 inches, 98x62 cm. K. Kozianskich, Warsaw.
Est: $800 - $1,200
STEFAN NORBLIN (1892-1952) WARSZAWA. Circa 1925. 38 3/4x24 1/2 inches, 98 1/2x62 1/4 cm. K. Kozianskich, Warsaw. Condition B+: repaired tears, creases and restoration in margins and image and along vertical and horizontal folds. Norblin "was well-known for his poster designs for the Polish tourist industry. His poster work is distinguished by its unconstrained expression of subject matter, fine hand and intense color. It depicted specific Polish regions, towns and historical buildings for the Ministry of Transportation" (Polish Poster p. 87). Here, we see a view of the old buildings and spires of Warsaw seen from the Vistula river. Gebrauchsgraphik April 1, 1936, p. 43.
Swann Auction Galleries
Oct. 27, 2016
STEFAN NORBLIN (1892-1952). WARSZAWA. 1925. 38x24 inches, 98x63 cm. K. Kozianskich, Warsaw.
Est: $1,000 - $1,500
STEFAN NORBLIN (1892-1952) WARSZAWA. 1925. 38 3/4x24 3/4 inches, 98 1/2x63 cm. K. Kozianskich, Warsaw. Condition A-: minor repaired tears and creases in margins and text. A view of Warsaw's Old Town Market Place, seen from Nowomiejska Street, looking past the gothic House of the Mazovian Dukes. The spire of the Sanktuarium Matki Bozej Laskawej (Shrine of Our Lady of Grace) and the towers of the Basillica of St. John the Baptist tower over the buildings on the East side of the square. Polish Poster 100, Polnische Plakat 207, Polska Sztuka Plakatu p. 174.
Swann Auction Galleries
Oct. 27, 2016
STEFAN NORBLIN (1892-1952). KRAKÓW. Circa 1935. 39x24 inches, 99x63 cm. Kozianskich, Warsaw.
Est: $700 - $1,000
STEFAN NORBLIN (1892-1952) KRAKÓW. Circa 1935. 39x24 3/4 inches, 99x63 cm. Kozianskich, Warsaw. Condition B+: creases, repaired tears, replaced losses and minor overpainting in margins, into image; minor soiling in upper image. An evocative depiction of Krakow's gothic Wawel Hill and its three towers: The Cathedral, the Silver Tower and the Clock Tower. This view from the Vistula River also includes the spires of St. Mary's Church (the Mariacki) in the distance. Gebrauchsgraphik April 1, 1936, p. 42.
Swann Auction Galleries
Oct. 27, 2016
STEFAN NORBLIN (1892-1952). WILNO. Circa 1930. 39x24 inches, 99x62 cm. K. Kozianskich, Warsaw.
Est: $1,000 - $1,500
STEFAN NORBLIN (1892-1952) WILNO. Circa 1930. 39 1/4x24 1/2 inches, 99 3/4x62 1/4 cm. K. Kozianskich, Warsaw. Condition A: minor creases in margins and image. Vilnius, the capital of Lithuania, was a hotly contested metropolis among Europe's largest powers throughout the 20th century. World War I found her captured first by the Germans, followed by the Poles and then the Russians. In 1923, the League of Nations confirmed Vilnius as part of Poland. After the Second World War, she was retaken by the Germans and then the Russians and in 1944, restored to Lithuania. In a style which Norblin clearly found effective (see the previous lot) he depicts the ancient rooftops of the city in soft, complimentary twilight colors. In the background he depicts the recognizable spires of St. John's Church, St. Anne's Church and the Church of St. Francis and St. Bernard. Polish Poster 101, Biblioteki Glownej 179.
Swann Auction Galleries
Oct. 27, 2016
STEFAN NORBLIN (1892-1952). LWÒW. 1928. 29x19 inches, 74x49 cm. Bibljoteka Poliska, Bydgoszczy.
Est: $600 - $900
STEFAN NORBLIN (1892-1952) LWÒW. 1928. 29 1/4x19 1/2 inches, 74 1/2x49 1/2 cm. Bibljoteka Poliska, Bydgoszczy. Condition B+: minor tears, creases and folds in margins and image. Paper. Lwòw has had a tumultuous geo-political history. Historically a prominent Polish, Ukrainian and Jewish city, it was one of the intellectual centers of Eastern Europe. Over the centuries, it has been fought over and claimed by the Hapsburgs, Russians, Poles and Germans. Poland took control of the city in late 1920, and it was part of Poland until the beginning of the Second World War when it was retaken by the Soviets and then again by the Germans. Norblin, in a silhouette style reminiscent of posters by Ludwig Hohlwein, depicts some of the city skyline's most prominent structures: The Bernadine Cathedral and Monastery, the Clock Tower and the domes of the Assumption Dormition Church and the Dominican Church, amidst other spires and steeples. In addition to its size, architecture and cultural prominence, Lwow is now also infamous for the Jewish Ghetto established there during the Second World War, which was liquidated in June 1943. Simon Wiesenthal was one of the most prominent of the ghetto's few survivors. Polish Poster 92, Biblioteki Glownej 178, Polska Sztuka Plakatu p. 79.
Swann Auction Galleries
Oct. 27, 2016
STEFAN NORBLIN (1892-1952). TORUN. Circa 1927. 39x24 inches, 99x62 cm. Bibljoteka Polska, Warsaw.
Est: $800 - $1,200
STEFAN NORBLIN (1892-1952) TORUN. Circa 1927. 39 1/4x24 1/2 inches, 99 3/4x62 1/4 cm. Bibljoteka Polska, Warsaw. Condition B / B+: repaired tears, replaced losses, creases and overpainting in margins and image. Paper affixed to board at lower corners. Norblin was a painter, illustrator, set and costume designer, portraitist and poster designer. In 1939, Norblin left Poland and wound up in Iraq, where he painted portraits of the royal family. The war, which had started while he was gone, prevented Norblin from returning home, and in 1941 he moved to India where he stayed for five years. While there, he was commissioned to design the interiors of the royal palace at Umaid Bhawan which included murals, furniture and portraits. This led to other commissions for which he designed interiors for several other palaces. In 1946, unwilling to return to his homeland now under Communist control, Norblin moved to San Francisco, where he continued painting portraits, including that of General Douglas MacArthur, which hangs in the Pentagon. Norblin took his own life in 1952 when he was diagnosed with glaucoma and couldn't face the prospect of losing his eyesight. "Torun, once the largest and most important Hanseatic trading center on the Vistula, is best known for its Gothic architecture and as the birthplace of Nicolaus Copernicus (1473-1543). It was the capital of Pomerania and had a pre-war population of 80,000" (Polish Poster p. 59). Polish Poster 99, Gebrauchsgraphik April 1, 1936, p. 44 (var).
Swann Auction Galleries
Jun. 02, 2016
Stefan Norblin (1892 - 1952) Portrait of Marshal Jozef Pilsudzki, 1935
Est: zł18,000 - zł35,000
oil on canvas, 61.5 x 55.5 cm
Desa Unicum SA