Andrzej Krajewski
1933 - 2018
One of our all time favourite artists. In the words of his sons '“Andrzej Krajewski was a… larger-than-life figure — a dashing bon-vivant, fount of idiosyncratic outsider wisdom, creative genius, and passionately devoted parent, grandparent and husband. A noted innovator of the Polish School of Posters, Andrzej expressed his bold creative vision in a vast array of media, including paintings, drawings, collage, comics and prose over a 65+ year career spanning several continents and countless mediums of expression”.
In Krajewski’s own words
“My first poster came about in 1956 when in the town where I lived after the war, Wroclaw, appeared a young woman, who looked sort of like Julliett Greco, who had the aim to set up a small experimental existentialist theater. That town and those times I wrote about in my book SKYLINER, published in Poland in 2009. Apparently I must’ve been talented because having almost no artistic training, this first poster designed for the JG look-alike and her experimental existentialist theater wasn’t a half-bad professional poster in the prevailing then 100 x 70 centimeter format.
Long after this, in 1963, under Professor Henryk Tomaszewski’s poster school, I earned a Master’s Degree from the Warsaw Academy of Fine Arts. The entire time I occupied myself creatively, mainly designing film, theater, and even political posters. My posters took me throughout Europe—Vienna, Munich, West Berlin, Rome, Cannes. At the end of the 70s I slowed down a bit with the posters and spent more time on painting. I painted in large format, very geometrical paintings most closely resembling the style art deco.
In 1985, I found myself in New York, where my two sons were born, and later we lived in New Jersey. When in 1987 I had a large exhibit in a renowned but no longer existing gallery in South Hampton, all my paintings were sold, and the most expensive, “SEX AND BUSINESS,” (60×78’’) went for $17,000, which was in a certain sense for me a success.
Spending the next 15 years exclusively working on painting, two were nonetheless used as posters. The painting “BOOGIE WOOGIE” (oil on canvas, 42×58’’) was used for the 1997 Panasonic Jazz Festival and the painting “HOLLYWOOD HOLLYWOOD” (oil on canvas, 60×80’’) for many years was the official poster of the New York Film Academy.
In the year 2005, the twenty years younger than me mother of my children, Yagoda, passed away. After her death I returned to the pop art style in which I worked in the 60s. After 2005, I began working on posters for a theater company in Poland as well as collector’s film posters. Like a real man at the end of his life is unable to count the number of women that he had or who had him, in that way I similarly can’t count my posters. There’s a lot of them.”
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This is an original 1968 Andrzej Krajewski Polish poster jewel designed for the Italian 1968 comedy ‘Siedem Razy Kobieta’ (Seven Times Woman) starring Shirley MacLaine and Peter Sellers.
Polish A1 size: 57.5 x 82.5 cm
Condition: please note the discolouration around the edges of the poster. The price has been reduced to reflect that.
We’re so excited to have this new (but very old) Andrzej Krajewski’s poster in our collection. This original vintage Polish film poster was printed in 1967. Andrzej Krajewski designed it for the film ‘Przesun sie Kochanie’ or ‘Move Over, Darling’ - a 1963 American romantic comedy starring Doris Day and James Garner.
Polish A1 size: 59.5 x 84.5 cm
Condition: please note there’s a small mark on the poster and some tears around the edges. But it’s still looking beautiful.
This 2010 limited edition poster features the iconic film "The Big Lebowski." It is part of a series by Andrzej Krajewski, a legend of the Polish School of Posters, created for classic US movies late in his career.
Polish B1 size: 68 x 98 cm
This vibrant 1965 Polish poster by Andrzej Krajewski beautifully promotes the Czech film ‘Długość Pocałunku 90’ (Kiss Length 90) in Poland. The design by Krajewski strikingly showcases the Polish School of Posters' signature bold colours and expressive typography.
Polish A1 size: 57.5 x 88.5 cm
Condition: please note there are some visible tear marks to the edges of the poster.
Yes people! Here is another limited edition printed exclusively by us with the very kindest permission from Andrzej Krajewski’s family.
Heroina is a vintage Polish film poster, designed by Krajewski in 1969 for the 1968 East German drug-smuggling thriller starring Gunther Simon, Eva-Maria Hagen, Walter Jupe, Aleksander Gavric, and Brigitte Lindenberg. The original is an increasingly rare collector’s piece.
B2 size: 49 x 69 cm
This is a limited edition of 500 printed in the UK using traditional offset lithography on the highest quality GF Smith paper.
Yes people! Here is another limited edition printed exclusively by us with the very kindest permission from Andrzej Krajewski’s family.
Sindbad is a vintage Polish film poster, designed by Krajewski in 1972 for a Hungarian film. We love its vivid colours and saucy vibe.
B2 size: 49 x 69 cm
This is a limited edition of 500 printed in the UK using traditional offset lithography on the highest quality GF Smith paper.
Angelika and the Pirates (Angelika Wsrod Piratow) is a typically cheeky and highly original Polish film poster by Andrzej Krajewski (Andre de Krayewski). He designed it in 1968. This is an official 2017 limited edition reprint.
Polish A1 size: 59.5 x 84 cm
Here’s another freaking cool Polish poster design from 1972 by Andrzej Krajewski. He designed this vintage film poster ‘Max i Ferajna’ (Max and the Junkmen) for 1971 Franco/Italian drama Max et Les Ferrailleurs directed by Claude Sautet. This is an authorised limited edition reprint from Poland; the original is now very rare and collectible.
Polish A1 size: 59.5 x 84 cm
We absolutely love this awesome limited edition film poster by Andrzej Krajewski (Andre de Krayewski) for the Sex and the City movie.
Polish B2 size: 50 x 70 cm
Andrzej Krajewski is a highly acclaimed and very collectible artist from the art movement known as the Polish School of Posters. He designed this incredibly sexy vintage poster in 1969 for the Polish cinema release of the French/Italian drama ‘Zdobycz’ (The Game is Over/Tears of Rapture) starring Jane Fonda.
Polish A1 size: 59.5 x 84 cm
How cool is this 1973 Andrzej Krajewski poster design? He designed it for the Italian film ‘Delitto al Circolo del Tennis’ (Zbrodnia w Klubie Tenisowym / Murder at the Tennis Club / The Rage Within). This is an authorised limited edition reprint from Poland; the original is now very rare and collectible.
Polish B1 size: 59 x 84 cm
Condition: please note there is a small fold crease showing in the top left corner so the price of this copy has been reduced accordingly.
This great limited edition poster from 2012 is for iconic eighties film ‘Blues Brothers‘, directed by John Landis, starring John Belushi and Dan Aykroyd. It is one of a series of posters which Andrzej Krajewski - an absolute legend of the Polish School of Posters - designed for classic US movies towards the end of his life.
Polish B1 size: 68 x 98 cm
This great limited edition of this Polish poster of iconic Quentin Tarantino film ‘Pulp Fiction‘ is one of a series of recent works for classic US movies produced by Andrzej Krajewski (one of our all time favourite artists).
Polish B1 size: 68 x 98 cm
This lovely vintage Polish poster was designed by Andrzej Krajewski in 1981 for a Yugoslavian film ‘Comrades’ (Przyjaciele).
Polish B1 size: 67 x 96.5 cm
Andrzej Krajewski always worked to a grid, using geometric shapes to create his wonderfully characterful illustrations. We love the series of posters he created with the grid left visible. Krajewski designed this 1980 Polish film poster for the Hungarian movie ‘Porwac Cesarza’ (Dead or Alive).
Polish B1 size: 66.5 x 96 cm
Condition: There are some tears on the right hand side of the poster which have been repaired with a special archival tape.
You’ve probably clocked by now how much we love Krajewski’s work. This guy - oozing laid-back sixties panache - is no exception. This original 1968 Polish poster was designed for a Hungarian Comedy ‘Rozwod z Milosci’ (Study of a Woman) and it definitely makes us smile.
Polish A1 size: 59.5 x 84.5cm
This pristine condition vintage 1985 Polish poster is a real beauty. It’s brimming with sexy 80’s pzazz. It was designed by Andrzej Krajewski for a theatre production directed by Reiner Werner Fassbinder ‘Gorzkie Lzy Petry von Kant’ (The Bitter Tears of Petra von Kant) and only had a print run of 1500, so is very special.
Polish A1 size: 58 x 83 cm
We have so much love for this vintage Polish film poster designed by Andrzej Krajewski in 1973 for the Japanese production ‘Duel in the Wind’ (Pojedynek na Wietrze) - directed by Keiichu Ozawa in 1971.
Polish A1 size: 56 x 80 cm
We’re so excited to have this new (but very old) Krajewski poster in our collection. This original vintage Polish film poster was printed in 1967. Andrzej Krajewski designed it for the film ‘Kopciuszek w Potrzasku’ or ‘Trap for Cinderella’ - a 1965 French/Italian psychological drama ‘Piège pour Cendrillon’.
Hope we look as good at 56!
Polish A1 size: 59 x 84 cm
This is an awesome 1969 vintage Polish film poster by the legendary Andrzej Krajewski for a Soviet comedy ‘Zlote Ciele’ (The Golden Calf) about a man trying to make money to emigrate to Rio de Janeiro.
Polish A1 size: 58.5 x 83.5 cm
Print run: 5200
Another beauty by one of the greatest poster artists of the twentieth century Andrzej Krajewski. This is ‘Delegat Floty’ aka Baltic Deputy - an original 1967 film poster. The colours and the graphic lines are just glorious.
Polish A1 size: 57 x 81.5 cm
Condition: Very good to excellent
We’re so excited to have this wonderful and rare Andrzej Krajewski Polish film poster in our collection. He designed it in 1968 for the release of a Hungarian comedy ‘Othello Gyulaházán’ (Othello from the Province) directed by Éva Zsurzs in 1967.
Polish A1 size: 59.5 x 84 cm
Condition: Very good to excellent.
Original 1972 Polish film poster by Polish School of Posters legend Andrzej Krajewski for the 1971 film ‘Wiem ze Jestes Morderca’ (I Know that You are The Killer). Too much love for this one.
Polish A1 size: 58.5 x 83 cm
Condition: this vintage poster has been previously folded as was so often the case when posters were posted and/or stored. There are also some very slight repairs around the edges and the middle of the poster.
We’re so excited to have this wonderful and rare Krajewski poster in our collection. This original vintage Polish film poster ‘Ostatnie Powanie’ was printed in 1967. Andrzej Krajewski designed it for the film ‘"The Last Hunt" a 1956 American Western film directed by Richard Brooks and starring Robert Taylor, Stewart Granger, Debra Paget and Russ Tamblyn.
Polish A1 size: 59.5 x 85 cm
Condition: very good. It has just been previously folded in the middle.
This original 1970 vintage Polish film poster was designed by Andrzej Krajewski for British film ‘Zycie w Battersea’ (Life in Battersea). Beautiful.
Polish A1 size: 58 x 82.5 cm
Condition: this copy has been very carefully restored in Poland to almost perfection. Only small marks at the bottom of the poster are visible.
We’re so excited to have this new (but very old) rare Krajewski poster in our collection. This original vintage Polish film poster was printed in 1968. Andrzej Krajewski designed it for the film ‘Skradiony Balon’ or ‘The Stolen Balloon’ - a 1967 Czech film.
Polish A1 size: 58 x 85 cm
Condition: very good with small tears (repaired) as it has been previously folded.
We absolutely love Andrzej Krajewski for his characterful and absolutely unique illustrative style. This is a very special original vintage film poster for the film Captain Florian of the Mill (Kapitan Florian z Mlyna) designed by Krajewski in 1970. Adorable.
Polish A1 size: 57.5 x 83 cm
Condition: very good
This is another absolute corker by legend of the Polish School of Posters Andrzej Krajewski (Andre de Krayewski). It’s an original 1970 Polish film poster which he designed for Czech film ‘Panenstvi a kriminal’ or Virginity and Prison, though the Polish title ‘Niebezpieczna Siostrzenica’ translates as ‘Dangerous Niece’. This is an increasingly rare and collectible poster.
Polish A1 size: 58 x 84cm
Circulation: 5200
‘Heroina’ (Heroin) is one of the greatest Polish posters we know, by our all time favourite artist Andrzej Krajewski - designed for the 1968 East German drug-smuggling thriller starring Gunther Simon, Eva-Maria Hagen, Walter Jupe, Aleksander Gavric, and Brigitte Lindenberg. It is an increasingly rare collector’s piece.
Polish A1 size: 58.5 x 83 cm
This 1966 Polish poster was designed by Andrzej Krajewski to promote the US film ‘The Best Man’ (Ten Najlepszy), starring Henry Fonda, Cliff Robertson and Lee Tracy, and reflects the distinctive style of the Polish School of Posters with bold composition and thoughtful typography.
Polish A1 size: 58 x 78.5 cm