Wooden church in the Carpathians, 1930s

Street in Southern France, 1970sA narrow street with steps and arches in a southern French town. Watercolour on paper, 1970s.

Peppers, 1963Still life with green peppers and a jug. Gouache and ink on paper, 1963.

Cover of a book by Mykola Veres, London, 1967Cover of a book by Mykola Veres (London, 1967): a seaside town and a sailing boat, burgundy print and hand lettering.

Still life, 1962Still life with fruit in a footed bowl, high-contrast black-and-white drawing. Ink on paper, 1962.

London houses, 1953Urban drawing of London houses and facades. Ink on paper, 1953.

Cover of Leonid Poltava's book Ukrainski baliady, 1952Cover of Leonid Poltava's book Ukrainski baliady (Paris, 1952): a stylised stork in an ornamental knot, printed in burgundy.

Cover of Oleh Olzhych's collection Vezhi, 1937Cover of Oleh Olzhych's poetry collection Vezhi (Prague, 1937): a knight with a sword before a tower and a trident, with heraldic shields.

Cover of Ivan Irliavskyi's book Holos sribnoi zemli, 1930sCover of Ivan Irliavskyi's poetry book Holos sribnoi zemli (Prague, 1930s): a girl in folk dress reaches toward the sun beside a wooden church.

Graphic composition, 1930sBlack-and-white graphic composition: a leaping animal above waves and a sun. 1930s.

Cover of Jean Renard's novella Borotba z trupom, 1927Cover of the Ukrainian edition of Jean Renard's novella Borotba z trupom (Lviv, 1927): three stylised faces with closed eyes in line and stipple.

Church in Svaliava, 1934A wooden Transcarpathian church in Svaliava among trees. Watercolour on paper, 1934.

Cover of the magazine Moloda Ukraina, 1923Cover of the magazine Moloda Ukraina (Lviv, 1923) in the national neo-style of the Narbut school: Archangel Michael among coats of arms, a cogwheel and sheaves, with the title in an ornamental frame.

Cover of the book Shliakh veletniv, Lviv, 1924Black-and-white graphic cover of the book Shliakh veletniv (Lviv, 1924): rocky castle ruins above the sea, birds and figures on the cliff edge.

Asters, 1925Still life with asters in a blue vase on a patterned cloth. Watercolour on paper, 1925.

USS Officers on Mount Makivka: Zenon Noskovskyi, Olena Stepaniv, Ivan Chmola, Osyp Yarymovych, Sofia HalechkoOfficers of the Ukrainian Sich Riflemen on Mount Makivka: Zenon Noskovskyi, Olena Stepaniv, Ivan Chmola, Osyp Yarymovych, and Sofia Halechko. Mount Makivka (Skole Beskids, Carpathians) was the site of the USS battle against Russian forces in April–May 1915, in which Olena Stepaniv participated and for which she received the silver Medal for Bravery.

Ruthenian women.

Hucul

Paraska Portrait

Gazda from KolomyjskeSince ancient times, Ukrainians lived in harmony with nature and were skilful owners, using the knowledge and experience of their ancestors. That's why the Canadian government massively helped them with emigration to Canada at the end of the 19th century, so that they could work on endless uncultivated lands.

Musician from KolomyiGalicia is famous for its musical diversity, which is deeply integrated into social life even today.

HutculAn ethnographic group of Ukrainians who live in the Carpathians and who, according to one version, are descendants of the most ancient tribe of the chronicled Uliches.

A man on a fenceOne of the many photos of people and the area where Paraska-Plytka Horytsvit lived

Magic of CarpathianParaska created her own microcosm, which exists on the border between truth and fiction, where the real is so closely intertwined with the mystical that it is impossible to separate them. Her life is a difficult path of trials, including 10 years of Soviet camps for the help of the Ukrainian Insurgent Army.