Zbigniew Pronaszko (1885–1958), *Czartak*, 1928

Autolithograph, paper; 19 x 18 cm (inside the mat) with overall dimensions of 30 x 28 cm; signed on the stone, lower right: LMisky; inscribed lower left: Czartak. Print from the “Czartak” portfolio. Kraków, 1928.

Czartak is a hamlet of Mucharz directly bordering Świnna Poręba. The name Czartak derives from the ruins of an inn (tavern) called Czartak that once stood here. The inn stood at the intersection of the main road and a path leading to the now-defunct Mucharz train station and to the forester’s lodge. Emil Zegadłowicz described the inn in his work *Uśmiech* (*The Smile*).
Czartak—a regionalist group of writers and painters founded in Wadowice by Emil Zegadłowicz, active from 1922 to 1928. The name is derived from the local dialect and means a mud hut, a watchtower, or a wooden shack. The name Czartak was also used to refer to a structure located near the village of Mucharz. Members of the group included, among others: Edward Kozikowski, Jan Nepomucen Miller, Tadeusz Szantroch, Janina Brzostowska, Zofia Kossak-Szczucka, Jan Wiktor, and several outstanding visual artists, such as Julian Fałat, Wojciech Weiss, Zbigniew Pronaszko, and Jan Hrynkowski.
Autolithography—a lithograph created by the artist directly on a lithographic stone.