Henryk SZCZYGLIŃSKI (1881-1944), Still life with saber, 1930-1938

oil, cardboard; 43 x 35 cm;
Signed p. g.: ... J.W.P. Galowiczowa / H. Szczygliński;
On the back, author's inscription: To the words of Jozef Mączka / "Someday years later, when we're gone / no longer there..." / painted by Henryk Szczyglinski / in 1930-1938.
The legion saber depicted in the painting was engraved with a poem written by Józef Mączka, a fragment of which can be found on the back of the painting. Music was also written to the poem. The saber visible in the painting is in the City Arsenal in Wroclaw.