Jan Matejko

Polish · 1838–1893 · Painter

Jan Alojzy Matejko was a Polish painter, a leading 19th-century exponent of history painting, known for depicting nodal events from Polish history. His works include large… (Wikipedia)

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Portret córki Heleny z krogulcem, 1882/1883Polswiss Art · Dec 2022PLN 12,600,000≈ $2,830,716≈ £2,301,957≈ €2,684,415Sign up to see
Portret prof. dr Karola GilewskiegoPolswiss Art · Jun 2020PLN 5,900,000≈ $1,498,541≈ £1,194,723≈ €1,341,096Sign up to see
Portret Marii MatejkoPolswiss Art · Oct 2025PLN 4,900,000≈ $1,328,096≈ £1,001,505≈ €1,149,568Sign up to see

Jan Matejko’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).

ArtSell has recorded 118 auction results for Jan Matejko between 1990 and 2026, of which 109 sold (92%). Recorded sale prices range from $776Sign up free to see to $2.8MSign up free to see. The highest price recorded is $2.8MSign up free to see for Portret córki Heleny z krogulcem, 1882/1883 at Polswiss Art in December 2022. The most common medium is drawings (89 lots). Most results come from Agra-Art (80), Sopocki Dom Aukcyjny (25) and Polswiss Art (13).

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Dwie głowy - studium, 1867
Drawing · Paper
14 x 10 cm w świetle passe-partout
Polswiss Art · Mar 10, 2026 · Lot 7
PLN 25,000≈ $6,840≈ £5,085≈ €5,876HammerSign up free to seeEst. PLN 35,000–45,000View at Polswiss Art ↗
Głowa mężczyzny z przymkniętymi powiekami
Drawing · Paper
25.8 x 22 cm
Sopocki Dom Aukcyjny · Feb 25, 2026 · Lot 5
PLN 26,000≈ $7,255≈ £5,365≈ €6,156HammerSign up free to seeView at Sopocki Dom Aukcyjny ↗
Anioł, 1889
Watercolor
44 x 34 cm
Polswiss Art · Dec 9, 2025 · Lot 9
PLN 190,000≈ $52,267≈ £39,234≈ €44,915HammerSign up free to seeEst. PLN 120,000–150,000View at Polswiss Art ↗
Szkice szlachcica
Drawing · Paper
20.5 x 14 cm
Sopocki Dom Aukcyjny · Nov 19, 2025 · Lot 2
PLN 34,000≈ $9,314≈ £7,098≈ €8,041HammerSign up free to seeView at Sopocki Dom Aukcyjny ↗
SZKIC DO OBRAZU ASTRONOM KOPERNIK, ok. 1871
Drawing · Paper
17.9 cm x 21.7 cm
Agra-Art · Oct 19, 2025 · Lot 9
PLN 156,000≈ $42,927≈ £31,954≈ €36,749Price realizedSign up free to seeView at Agra-Art ↗
Portret Marii Matejko, 1859
Oil
62 x 46,8 cm
Polswiss Art · Oct 14, 2025 · Lot 7
PLN 4,900,000≈ $1,328,096≈ £1,001,505≈ €1,149,568HammerSign up free to seeEst. PLN 5,500,000–7,500,000View at Polswiss Art ↗
Król Stanisław August, 1892
Drawing · Paper
21,5 x 16 cm
Polswiss Art · Oct 14, 2025 · Lot 8
PLN 85,000≈ $23,038≈ £17,373≈ €19,941HammerSign up free to seeEst. PLN 45,000–60,000View at Polswiss Art ↗
Szkic do "Uni Lubelskiej", 1869 r., 1869
Drawing · Paper
20 x 13 cm
Sopocki Dom Aukcyjny · Jun 25, 2025 · Lot 1
PLN 36,000≈ $9,829≈ £7,226≈ €8,475HammerSign up free to seeView at Sopocki Dom Aukcyjny ↗
Portret mężczyzny w szyszaku, ok. 1858-1860
Oil · Canvas
52 x 42 cm
Polswiss Art · Jun 3, 2025 · Lot 9
PLN 1,100,000≈ $292,644≈ £216,822≈ €257,021HammerSign up free to seeEst. PLN 1,400,000–1,600,000View at Polswiss Art ↗
Scena humorystyczna. Błazenada
Drawing · Paper
38 x 53 cm
Sopocki Dom Aukcyjny · May 10, 2025 · Lot 13
PLN 38,000≈ $10,086≈ £7,598≈ €8,964HammerSign up free to seeView at Sopocki Dom Aukcyjny ↗

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Jan Matejko: quick facts

What is the highest price paid for a work by Jan Matejko at auction?

$2,830,716Sign up free to see, for Portret córki Heleny z krogulcem, 1882/1883 at Polswiss Art (December 2022) — the highest price in ArtSell’s records.

What is a typical auction price for Jan Matejko?

The median sale price is $8.7kSign up free to see across 106 priced sales. Prices vary by medium, size and date — see the price chart & statistics.

How many works by Jan Matejko have sold at auction?

109 of 118 recorded lots sold between 1990 and 2026.

Which auction houses sell Jan Matejko?

Agra-Art, Sopocki Dom Aukcyjny and Polswiss Art account for the most recorded results. Agra-Art · Sopocki Dom Aukcyjny · Polswiss Art

About Jan Matejko

Jan Alojzy Matejko was a Polish painter, a leading 19th-century exponent of history painting, known for depicting nodal events from Polish history. His works include large scale oil paintings such as Stańczyk (1862), Rejtan (1866), Union of Lublin (1869), Astronomer Copernicus, or Conversations with God (1873), or Battle of Grunwald (1878). He was the author of numerous portraits, a gallery of Polish monarchs in book form, and murals in St. Mary's Basilica, Kraków. He is considered by many as the most celebrated Polish painter, and sometimes as the "national painter" of Poland.

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In museum collections

The Maid of Orleans, 1883
National Museum in Kraków · Public domain
Portrait of Mikołaj Zyblikiewicz, 1887
National Museum in Kraków · Public domain
Carton for the polychrome from St Mary's Church - bust of an angel, 1889
National Museum in Kraków · Public domain
Cardboard for the Polychromy in the St Mary's Church – Figure of an Angel Playing the Lute, 1889
National Museum in Kraków · Public domain

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