The cartoonist Antoni Uniechowski primarily documented architectural monuments, saving the pre-war lifestyle and Warsaw chic from oblivion. He was also an outstanding illustrator responsible for graphic design of a considerable number of 168 books. And he collaborated with many magazines, primarily with Przekrój, making illustrations for the iconic periodical practically from the first issue.

The artist was a titan of work; he created in all conditions: at a cafe table (thinning mascara in coffee), in a Krakow refuge during World War II, or preferably at home in the quiet of unique monuments, whose collecting was his great passion. In his drawings, Uniechowski masterfully used a line - slightly laid, but with an arabesque, meanderin...