František Kupka
Czech · 1871–1957 · Painter, Printmaker
František Kupka was a Czech painter and illustrator who moved from realism to abstract art, pioneering Orphism. (Wikipedia)
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Record prices
Divertimento IIGalerie Kodl · CZK 90,240,000≈ $4,104,115≈ £3,077,933≈ €3,425,806Sign up to see
Plans diagonaux IIGalerie Kodl · CZK 78,000,000≈ $3,378,180≈ £2,661,451≈ €3,016,771Sign up to see
Man and Earth (set of 106 illustrations)Galerie Kodl · CZK 51,120,000≈ $2,249,280≈ £1,687,255≈ €1,994,750Sign up to see
František Kupka’s highest prices recorded at auction, ranked in US dollars at each sale-date exchange rate and shown in the currency of the sale (with the buyer’s premium where the house publishes it).
Coming up at auction
1 in forthcoming sales · bid with the house
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Price trend
2 lot(s) catalogued with a qualifier (e.g. “attributed to”, “after”, “circle of”) are listed in the results but excluded from these statistics.
3 lot(s) offered at auction whose result the house did not publish are listed under “Also offered” on the results tab and excluded from these statistics.
By medium
| Medium | Offered | Sold | Sell-through | Average | Median | High |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paintings | 8 | 8 | 100% | $1.7MSign up | $1.4MSign up | $4.1MSign up |
| Oil | 7 | 7 | 100% | $1.9MSign up | $1.6MSign up | $4.1MSign up |
| Mixed media | 1 | 1 | 100% | $21.1kSign up | $21.1kSign up | $21.1kSign up |
| Works on paper | 50 | 49 | 98% | $79.4kSign up | $20.4kSign up | $2.2MSign up |
| Watercolor | 22 | 21 | 95% | $138kSign up | $15.2kSign up | $2.2MSign up |
| Gouache | 11 | 11 | 100% | $34.2kSign up | $28.1kSign up | $79.3kSign up |
| Pastel | 2 | 2 | 100% | $51.8kSign up | $51.8kSign up | $74.6kSign up |
| Drawing | 10 | 10 | 100% | $29.3kSign up | $5.5kSign up | $97.9kSign up |
| Prints & multiples | 13 | 9 | 69% | $11.3kSign up | $4kSign up | $44.3kSign up |
| Etching | 2 | 2 | 100% | $32.1kSign up | $32.1kSign up | $44.3kSign up |
| Aquatint | 2 | 2 | 100% | $14.5kSign up | $14.5kSign up | $19.6kSign up |
| Lithograph | 5 | 3 | 60% | $2.7kSign up | $3.8kSign up | $4kSign up |
| Screenprint | 1 | 0 | 0% | —Sign up | —Sign up | — |
| Woodcut / linocut | 1 | 1 | 100% | $501Sign up | $501Sign up | $501Sign up |
| Print (other) | 2 | 1 | 50% | $42Sign up | $42Sign up | $42Sign up |
| Other | 3 | 3 | 100% | $49.1kSign up | $20kSign up | $114kSign up |
Medium classes are derived from the medium text as published by each house; “Other” includes lots whose medium wasn’t stated.
By year
| Year | Offered | Sold | Median |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 3 | 3 | $30.7kSign up |
| 2025 | 4 | 3 | $45.9kSign up |
| 2024 | 5 | 4 | $23kSign up |
| 2023 | 4 | 4 | $12.9kSign up |
| 2022 | 6 | 6 | $16.5kSign up |
| 2021 | 7 | 7 | $14.9kSign up |
| 2020 | 5 | 5 | $51.8kSign up |
| 2019 | 8 | 8 | $18kSign up |
| 2018 | 4 | 4 | $19.4kSign up |
| 2017 | 2 | 2 | $356kSign up |
| 2016 | 4 | 4 | $71.9kSign up |
| 2015 | 1 | 1 | $34.8kSign up |
| 2014 | 4 | 4 | $20.8kSign up |
| 2013 | 1 | 1 | $13.1kSign up |
| 2012 | 1 | 1 | $142kSign up |
| 2011 | 1 | 1 | $41.7kSign up |
| 2010 | 1 | 0 | —Sign up |
| 2009 | 1 | 0 | —Sign up |
| 2007 | 6 | 6 | $9.2kSign up |
| 2005 | 2 | 2 | $9.4kSign up |
| 2004 | 3 | 3 | $29kSign up |
| 2003 | 1 | 0 | —Sign up |