 Responsible for art affairs in these magazines was Stanisław Witkiewicz, who took up a battle for Gierymski's public recognition.Paintings, which Gierymski made in this period, for example, "Jewish women selling oranges"; "The Old Town Gate", "Solec’s Marina", "The Feast of Trumpets" and "Sandblasters" and others are based on the lives of poor people from two districts in Warsaw – Powiśle and Old Town.Unfortunately, his works were never understood and respected in contemporary Poland.