Maria Mucha Ihnatowicz
01.12.1937 - 08.05.2026
Maria Mucha Ihnatowicz’s work has a magical, joyful, painterly style that encapsulates everything we love about the Polish School of Posters. Born in 1937 and based in Warsaw for most of her life, she trained under the ‘father of Polish posters,’ Henryk Tomaszewski, in the early 1960s. He was a teacher with notoriously strict standards, who rated her work highly.
She married fellow poster artist Andrzej Krajewski the year she graduated, and although her career took a back seat to her husband’s after the birth of their daughter, she also carved out her own path. She was the art director of the magazine Świat Mody (“Fashion World”) from the mid-1960s until the 1990s, and in addition to designing countless gorgeously colourful and playful film posters, was also known for creating iconic book covers for the state publishing institute.
One of a very small number of women who were integral to the Polish Poster movement, Ihnatowicz has been overlooked in exhibitions in which her husband and her other male counterparts are celebrated, although her granddaughter Maria Herman has been pushing to redress this imbalance, studying and sharing information about Mucha’s work.
I first met Mucha in the summer of 2021, and visited her Warsaw home several times over the following years. She was warm, lively and welcoming, and her home was a true artist’s residence, cluttered with paints, rolled-up posters, plants, religious iconography, books and trinkets. She gave us permission to reprint two of her posters, which are available for sale on our website along with several original editions.
We were so sorry to hear that Mucha passed away on 8 May 2026 at the age of 88. It is a great honour to play a role in preserving her legacy and connecting new generations of people with her designs.
* Photo: Maria Mucha Ihnatowicz at her home in Warsaw in 2023. Photo credit: Sylwia Newman
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‘Women’ (Kobiety) is a 1966 Soviet drama film, directed by Pavel Lyubimov and starring Inna Makarova and Nina Sazonova. This rare and wonderfully evocative original vintage Polish poster was designed by Maria Mucha Ihnatowicz in 1966.
Polish A1 size: 57 x 82 cm
We adore this original vintage Polish poster by Maria Ihnatowicz. She had the most beautiful expressive painterly style and this 1971 vintage Polish film poster for the Romanian movie ‘The Deer Hunter’ (Pogromca Zwierzat) - starring Helmut Lange, Pierre Massimi, Sophie Agacinski is a great example of her talent.
Polish A1 size: 57 x 83 cm
Share the love with this joyful couple designed by female artist Maria Mucha Ihnatowicz. This original vintage Polish film poster was designed in 1967 for the Slovakian comedy 'Tango for a Bear' (Tango dla Niedzwiedzia).
Polish B2 size: 58 x 84 cm
Condition: please note there are small tears around the edges of the poster.
This original vintage Polish movie poster is for the Czech-Slovak film ‘Moj brat ma fajnego brata’ (My Brother Has a Cute Brother), directed by Stanislav Starnd. The poster was designed by Maria Ihnatowicz Mucha in 1976.
Polish A1 size: 56.5 x 78 cm
Sunday in New York by Maria Mucha Ihnatowicz, 1967
We are super proud to have produced this official Projekt 26 limited edition B2 reprint (c.200), which was printed in Poland with kind permission from Maria Mucha Ihnatowicz herself.
Love is most certainly in the air with this gorgeous Polish poster designed by female artist Maria Mucha Ihnatowicz. She designed it in 1967 for the American romantic comedy ‘Sunday in New York’ starring Jane Fonda, Rod Taylor and Cliff Robertson.
Polish B2 size: 48 x 68 cm
Grown Up Son (Dorosly Syn) is a Polish film poster, originally designed by the wonderfully talented female artist Maria Mucha Ihnatowicz in 1980. We’re super proud to have printed a limited edition run of 500 lithographs of this very special poster with kind permission from Maria Mucha Ihnatowicz herself. It’s just beautiful.
This vintage Polish poster design has been lovingly litho printed on beautiful matte GF Smith paper Munken Pure Rough 170gsm here in the UK.
B2 size: 49 x 69 cm
This half size original Polish film poster by our very favourite Maria Mucha Ihnatowicz is a cutie with edge. We’re loving her style. Mucha designed this 1976 poster for the Italian film 'Dziewczyna do dziecka’ or ‘The Babysitter’ directed by Rene Clement.
Polish A2 size: 40 x 57.5 cm
This is a more unusual smaller size vintage Polish poster by one of our favourite artists Maria Mucha Ihnatowicz, for French movie ‘The Case Against Ferro’ (Rewolwer Python 357).
Polish B2 size: 48 x 68.5 cm
About Mucha
Maria (Mucha) Ihnatowicz studied under Henryk Tomaszewski at the Academy of Fine Arts in Warsaw, graduating in 1963. She produced dozens of posters over the next two decades and also designed book covers. She has a magical, joyful, painterly style. We absolutely love her.
This original 1978 vintage Polish poster by Maria Mucha Ihnatowicz is singing with seventies' sass and colour. She designed it for the multi-award-winning Mexican film ‘Mecanica National’ made a few years earlier.
Polish A1 size: 57.5 x 83.5 cm
About Mucha
Maria (Mucha) Ihnatowicz studied under Henryk Tomaszewski at the Academy of Fine Arts in Warsaw, graduating in 1963. She produced dozens of posters over the next two decades and also designed book covers. She has a magical, joyful, painterly style. We absolutely love her.
We love this original 1979 vintage Polish poster by Maria Mucha Ihnatowicz. There’s such a painterly fragile beauty and strength in this gorgeous wistful piece ‘Czas Przeszly’ (The Simple Past).
Polish B1 size: 67 x 96 cm
Condition - please note this copy has some creases visible in additional images and we’ve reduced it’s price to reflect that.
We have big love for ‘Little Vera’ (Mala Wiera) by one of our fave female artists from the Polish School of Posters Maria Mucha Ihnatowicz. She designed this vintage film poster in 1989 for a Russian/Soviet film. It has such epic 80’s vibes with the red and black colour combo.
Polish B1 size: 95 x 67 cm
Print run: 3660
How super cute is this original 1970 vintage Polish poster by the incredible artist Maria Mucha Ihnatowicz. We just adore her charming painterly style. She designed this vintage Polish film poster for 1969 Soviet movie ‘Djamila’ directed by Irina Poplavskaya and starring Natalya Arinbasarova.
Polish A1 size: 55 x 84 cm
This is such a beautiful vintage Polish poster by one of our favourite artists from the Polish School of Posters - Maria (Mucha) Ihnatowicz. She has such a wonderful painterly style. Mucha designed this vintage Polish film poster ‘Czas Umierania’ in 1972 for the 1970 French film ‘Le Temps de Mourir’ (A Time to Die). Offset lithograph.
Polish A1 size: 58.5 x 84 cm
Print run: 5200
1975 vintage Polish poster by Maria Mucha Ihnatowicz for Polish film ‘Dulscy’.
Polish A1 size: 83.5 x 57.5 cm
Maria Mucha Ihnatowicz has such a wonderful painterly style. She designed this vintage Polish film poster in 1976 for the cinema release of the American movie ‘Smile’ (Usmiech) - a comedy drama directed by Michael Ritchie and starring Melanie Griffith, Bruce Dern, Barbara Feldon, Michael Kidd, Geoffrey Lewis and Eric Shea.
Polish B2 size: 47 x 67 cm
We love Maria Mucha Ihnatowicz’s beautiful painterly designs. The colours on this original vintage Polish poster from 1974 are so pretty. She designed it for French movie ‘Les Galets d’Etretat’ (1972) - although the Polish title translates more to something along the lines of ‘You Can’t Avoid Destiny’ (Nie Unikniesz Przeznaczenia).
Polish A1 size: 58 x 81 cm
We love this version of Maria Mucha Ihnatowicz 1981 vintage Polish poster for film ‘Wielka Majowka’ (The Big Picnic) staring Maanam i Kora. She has another illustrative design for the same film which is very collectable, but this one is also special as it’s so different to her usual style. We love the composition and colours.
Polish B1 size: 67 x 96.5 cm
Condition: there are some minor creaces at the top corner of the poster. Please see additional images.
‘ Dziewczyna Szuka Szczescia’ poster was designed by Maria Mucha Ihnatowicz for British film ‘Made’ - directed by John Mackenzie and starring Carol White (Cathy Come Home) and musician Roy Harper. This original 1973 vintage Polish poster is an incredibly awesome surreal and joyful vintage film poster bursting with attitude (and boobs!).
Polish A1 size: 58 x 81 cm
It’s hard to express in words how much we freaking love this original vintage Polish poster by Maria Mucha Ihnatowicz. She has the most beautiful expressive painterly style and this 1974 vintage Polish film poster for the US movie ‘Carnal Knowledge’ (Porozmawiajmy o Kobietach) - starring Jack Nicholson and Candice Bergen - is just stunning.
Polish A1 size: 58 x 81 cm
‘Girl with Green Eyes’ is a 1964 British drama film, directed by Desmond Davis and starring Rita Tushingham and Peter Finch, which Edna O'Brien adapted from her own novel, The Lonely Girl (Dziewczyna o Zielonych Oczach). This rare and wonderfully evocative original vintage 1967 Polish poster was designed by Maria Mucha Ihnatowicz in 1967.
Polish A1 size: 58.5 x 83.5 cm
We have found another copy of this beauty!!!
Feel the rainbow love in this glorious original Polish poster by Maria Mucha Ihnatowicz - another of our favourite artists. She designed this phenomenal vintage film poster for Russian movie ‘Vzroslyy Syn’ (Dorosly Syn). Every time we see this ‘Grown-up Son’ poster we love it a little more. We’ve re-homed several copies now but it’s starting to get much harder to track down sadly.
Polish B1 size: 67 x 96 cm
This is an absolutely sensational vintage film poster by the wonderful female artist Maria Ihnatowicz. She designed it in 1974 for 1971 American coming of age drama ‘The Last Picture Show’ (Ostatni Seans Filmowy) starring Timothy Bottom, Jeff Bridges, Cybill Shepherd and Ben Johnson.
Just dreamy isn’t it.
Polish A1 size: 57 x 80.5 cm
This is one helluva 1973 dreamy vintage Polish poster by Maria Mucha Ihnatowicz for 1971 Italian production ‘Morte a Venezia’ (Death in Venice / Smierc w Wenecji) starring Dirk Bogarde. It’s not only a beauty, but it’s sought after and collectable too.
Polish A1 size: 58 x 82cm
About Maria Mucha Ihnatowicz
Maria (Mucha) Ihnatowicz studied under Henryk Tomaszewski at the Academy of Fine Arts in Warsaw, graduating in 1963. She produced dozens of posters over the next two decades and also designed book covers. She has a magical, joyful, painterly style. We absolutely love her.
This super charming original vintage Polish poster was designed in 1980 by our absolute favourite, Maria Mucha Ihnatowicz, for the release of the Czechoslovakian film ‘Don’t Turn Around, There’s a Horse Following Us’ (Nie Ogladaj Sie, Za Nami Idzie Kon).
Polish B1 size: 68 x 96 cm
This original vintage Polish poster was designed in 1985 by our absolute favourite, Maria Mucha Ihnatowicz, for the release of the US/Mexican film ‘Under The Volcano’ (Pod Wulkanem) starring Jacqueline Bisset and Albert Finney.
Polish B1 size: 67.5 x 96 cm