Jiří Trnka
Austrian · 1912–1969 · Painter, Printmaker
Jiří Trnka was a Czech puppet-maker, illustrator, motion-picture animator and film director. (Wikipedia)
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Record prices
Hansel and Gretel: Complete set of 11 Book IllustrationsGalerie Kodl · CZK 1,560,000≈ $66,425≈ £54,983≈ €64,024Sign up to see
Night cottageGalerie Kodl · CZK 900,000≈ $46,269≈ £28,778≈ €35,630Sign up to see
CarnivalGalerie Kodl · CZK 1,020,000≈ $43,432≈ £35,950≈ €41,862Sign up to see
Jiří Trnka’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).
Lots sold
41
of 41 offered · 2008–2026
Sell-through
100%
sold ÷ offered
Price trend
By medium
| Medium | Offered | Sold | Sell-through | Average | Median | High |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paintings | 12 | 12 | 100% | $23.2kSign up | $23.5kSign up | $43.4kSign up |
| Oil | 11 | 11 | 100% | $22.2kSign up | $20.6kSign up | $43.4kSign up |
| Mixed media | 1 | 1 | 100% | $34.6kSign up | $34.6kSign up | $34.6kSign up |
| Works on paper | 23 | 23 | 100% | $12.2kSign up | $7.4kSign up | $66.4kSign up |
| Watercolor | 18 | 18 | 100% | $13.5kSign up | $7.7kSign up | $66.4kSign up |
| Gouache | 1 | 1 | 100% | $22.2kSign up | $22.2kSign up | $22.2kSign up |
| Pastel | 2 | 2 | 100% | $1.3kSign up | $1.3kSign up | $1.8kSign up |
| Drawing | 1 | 1 | 100% | $8.3kSign up | $8.3kSign up | $8.3kSign up |
| Prints & multiples | 4 | 4 | 100% | $778Sign up | $712Sign up | $1.5kSign up |
| Lithograph | 4 | 4 | 100% | $778Sign up | $712Sign up | $1.5kSign up |
| Other | 2 | 2 | 100% | $25.9kSign up | $25.9kSign up | $46.3kSign up |
Medium classes are derived from the medium text as published by each house; “Other” includes lots whose medium wasn’t stated.