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Bolesław Nieśmiały

A painted woman appears to stand on a real blue wheelie bin to water flowers in pots on the wall, while a painted young man waits in a doorway holding a white flower, in a Szczecin courtyard.
Artwork FileSzczecin, Poland

Bolesław Nieśmiały

SeenMay 2026

Rafał Razecki · 2026 · Szczecin, Poland

Photo: Street Art Utopia archive; photographer not identified. Art: Rafał Razecki. Full composition retained.

In a courtyard at Bolesława Śmiałego 44 in Szczecin, Rafał Razecki painted a shy young man watching a woman who stands on a bin to water the flowers. Local press reported the finished installation in May 2026. Source Source Checked

Seen May 2026 refers to local reports published on 27 and 29 May 2026; these are publication dates, not camera dates. The archive hero is undated, and current condition is unverified. Source Source Reported

💡 4 things to know

  1. A pun on the street nameRadio Szczecin asked how Bolesław Nieśmiały (“Shy Bolesław”) was born on Bolesława Śmiałego street; śmiały means “bold”. Source Checked
  2. Built from the courtyardThe concept used the wall’s structure, a niche and the bins to tell the story, and kept the old bricks and gaps in the plaster. Source Checked
  3. Real flowers on the wallKurier Szczeciński reported that the painted woman waters real flowers in real pots hung on the wall, with a remote watering device devised by the patron. Source Reported
  4. Three days, privately fundedBogdan Dębowski, whose company is in the courtyard, conceived and paid for it; «Instalacja powstała w trzy dni» (“The installation was made in three days”). Source Source Reported

📍 Where it is

Courtyard of Bolesława Śmiałego 44, Śródmieście, Szczecin. Source Source Checked

Open in Maps

Map pin for the building; the work is in its courtyard. No Street View image of the courtyard was verified.

🗓️ Sightings

  1. 202627 May

    wSzczecinie.pl report on the finished installation

  2. 202627 May

    Radio Szczecin programme with the patron

  3. 202629 May

    Kurier Szczeciński feature on the courtyard scene

Green stamps mark dated photographs; amber stamps mark reports or records. Publication and upload dates are not camera dates.

✅ The facts

Artist
Rafał Razecki Source Checked
Signature name
RAZE’cki, as credited by Street Art Utopia and linked to the Instagram account razecki; not named in the press reports. Source Reported
Title
Bolesław Nieśmiały Source Source Checked
Address
Bolesława Śmiałego 44, Szczecin (courtyard) Source Source Checked
Concept and funding
Bogdan Dębowski; privately funded. Source Source Reported
Painting time
Three days, according to wSzczecinie.pl. Source Reported
Site elements
Existing wall, niche and bins. Source Checked
Current condition
Not verified by a dated recent photograph. Unconfirmed

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All sources & image credits

Photo: Street Art Utopia archive; photographer not identified. Art: Rafał Razecki. Full composition retained.

Last checked: 25 October 2026 · How we verify art