This is the fifth edition of the “Kossak Family” auction, featuring the works of three generations of Poland's most famous family of painters. Starting with the doyen - watercolorist Juliusz, through the works of his son Wojciech and grandson Jerzy, there is a living tradition of battle and, above all, patriotic art, which was and still is appreciated by collectors.

This year's offering will feature three exquisite watercolors by the doyen of the family from his peak creative period. Among the works of Wojciech Kossak, noteworthy are two fragments of his most famous panorama “Berezina” (1894-96), an extremely unique early painting “Life in Zakopane: from an excursion in Turna” (1883) or the excellent portrait of George Palmer Putnam on a mustang as a cowboy from 1920, made during the artist's first trip to the United States. Among the paintings of the youngest Kossak, one worth mentioning is one of Jerzy's most famous compositions, “Vision of Napoleon in the retreat from under Moscow in 1812” in a magnificent format.