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Josef Čapek

Czech · 1887–1945 · Painter, Printmaker

Josef Čapek was a Czech artist who was best known as a painter, but who was also noted as a writer and poet. He invented the word 'robot', which was introduced into literature… (Wikipedia)

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  1. Josef Čapek, Drinker, 1918-1919, oil on canvasDrinkerGalerie Kodl · CZK 34,080,000≈ $1,634,136≈ £1,213,618≈ €1,403,415Sign up to see
  2. Josef Čapek, Harlot / Two Children, 1917, oil on canvasHarlot / Two ChildrenGalerie Kodl · CZK 30,600,000≈ $1,463,904≈ £1,107,759≈ €1,265,696Sign up to see
  3. Josef Čapek, Boy from the Street, 1930, oil on canvasBoy from the StreetGalerie Kodl · CZK 18,000,000≈ $781,380≈ £618,131≈ €728,763Sign up to see

Josef Čapek’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).

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Josef Čapek, Drinker, 1918-1919, oil on canvas
Drinker, 1918-1919
Galerie Kodl · May 31, 2026
CZK 34,080,000Sign up free to see
Josef Čapek, Toilet, 1918, lithography, paper
Toilet, 1918
Arthouse Hejtmánek · Mar 25, 2026
CZK 80,000Sign up free to see
Josef Čapek, Children with Kite, 1933, oil on canvas
Children with Kite, 1933
Galerie Kodl · Nov 30, 2025
CZK 13,200,000Sign up free to see
Josef Čapek, Madonna / New Building, 1913–1916, oil on canvas
Madonna / New Building, 1913–1916
Galerie Kodl · Nov 30, 2025
CZK 15,600,000Sign up free to see
Josef Čapek, Two Women in the Field, 1933, oil on canvas
Two Women in the Field, 1933
Galerie Kodl · Nov 30, 2025
CZK 7,320,000Sign up free to see
Josef Čapek, Harlot / Two Children, 1917, oil on canvas
Harlot / Two Children, 1917
Galerie Kodl · Nov 30, 2025
CZK 30,600,000Sign up free to see
Josef Čapek, Daisies in Vase, 1924, oil on canvas
Daisies in Vase, 1924
Galerie Kodl · Nov 30, 2025
CZK 3,120,000Sign up free to see
Josef Čapek, Still life with Peaches, 1922, oil on canvas
Still life with Peaches, 1922
Galerie Kodl · May 25, 2025
CZK 8,280,000Sign up free to see
Josef Čapek, Flowering Meadow, 1937, oil on jute
Flowering Meadow, 1937
Galerie Kodl · May 25, 2025
CZK 16,320,000Sign up free to see
Josef Čapek, Roses, 1926, oil on canvas
Roses, 1926
Galerie Kodl · May 25, 2025
CZK 4,320,000Sign up free to see
Josef Čapek, Little Girl with Ball, 1915, charcoal on paper
Little Girl with Ball, 1915
Galerie Kodl · May 25, 2025
CZK 1,140,000Sign up free to see
Josef Čapek, Album of Ten Graphic Sheets, 1918, linocut, lithography, paper
Album of Ten Graphic Sheets, 1918
Arthouse Hejtmánek · Dec 4, 2024
CZK 390,000Sign up free to see
Josef Čapek, Children, 1933–1935, pastel on handmade paper
Children, 1933–1935
Galerie Kodl · Nov 24, 2024
CZK 2,520,000Sign up free to see
Josef Čapek, Houses on the Hillside, 1922, oil on canvas
Houses on the Hillside, 1922
Galerie Kodl · Nov 24, 2024
CZK 6,120,000Sign up free to see
Josef Čapek, Comrades, 1923, oil on canvas
Comrades, 1923
Galerie Kodl · Nov 24, 2024
CZK 7,320,000Sign up free to see
Josef Čapek, The Corrupter in the Puddle, 1920s, indian ink, gouache, paper
The Corrupter in the Puddle, 1920s
Arthouse Hejtmánek · Jun 6, 2024
CZK 60,000Sign up free to see
Josef Čapek, Delicacies, 1920s, paper, indian ink, gouache
Delicacies, 1920s
Arthouse Hejtmánek · Dec 7, 2023
CZK 30,000Sign up free to see
Josef Čapek, Children and a House, 1931, oil on canvas
Children and a House, 1931
Galerie Kodl · Nov 26, 2023
CZK 9,960,000Sign up free to see
Josef Čapek, Creators, 1926, mixed media (ink, pencil) on paper
Creators, 1926
Galerie Kodl · Nov 26, 2023
CZK 216,000Sign up free to see
Josef Čapek, Curriculum Vitae, 1924, ink, pencil, gouache, paper
Curriculum Vitae, 1924
Arthouse Hejtmánek · Jun 8, 2023
CZK 80,000Sign up free to see
Josef Čapek, Carnival, 1926, ink, pencil, gouache, paper
Carnival, 1926
Arthouse Hejtmánek · Jun 8, 2023
CZK 85,000Sign up free to see
Josef Čapek, Children Bathing, 1932–1935, pastel on handmade paper
Children Bathing, 1932–1935
Galerie Kodl · May 28, 2023
CZK 1,140,000Sign up free to see
Josef Čapek, Women with Flowers, 1936, oil on canvas
Women with Flowers, 1936
Galerie Kodl · May 28, 2023
CZK 7,440,000Sign up free to see
Josef Čapek, Sailor, 1916, Linocut, paper
Sailor, 1916
Arthouse Hejtmánek · Dec 8, 2022
CZK 100,000Sign up free to see
Josef Čapek, Tramp's Tale, 1932, Ink, paper
Tramp's Tale, 1932
Arthouse Hejtmánek · Dec 8, 2022
CZK 40,000Sign up free to see
Josef Čapek, Boy in a Red Jumper, 1931, oil on canvas
Boy in a Red Jumper, 1931
Galerie Kodl · Nov 27, 2022
CZK 10,320,000Sign up free to see
Josef Čapek, Hunters in the Fields, 1935, oil on canvas
Hunters in the Fields, 1935
Galerie Kodl · May 29, 2022
CZK 3,240,000Sign up free to see
Josef Čapek, Boy from the Street, 1930, oil on canvas
Boy from the Street, 1930
Galerie Kodl · May 29, 2022
CZK 18,000,000Sign up free to see
Josef Čapek, Three Boys in the Garden, 1934–1935, pastel on handmade paper
Three Boys in the Garden, 1934–1935
Galerie Kodl · Nov 28, 2021
CZK 1,080,000Sign up free to see
Josef Čapek, The Farmhouse, 1922, oil on canvas
The Farmhouse, 1922
Galerie Kodl · May 30, 2021
CZK 4,800,000Sign up free to see
Josef Čapek, The Shot Crow, 1936, oil on canvas
The Shot Crow, 1936
Galerie Kodl · Nov 29, 2020
CZK 9,720,000Sign up free to see
Josef Čapek, Red Motorcycle, 1937, oil on jute
Red Motorcycle, 1937
Galerie Kodl · Dec 1, 2019
CZK 13,440,000Sign up free to see
Josef Čapek, Beggar / Girl with Ball (Two Sided Image), 1917 / 1915–1917, oil on canvas
Beggar / Girl with Ball (Two Sided Image), 1917 / 1915–1917
Galerie Kodl · Dec 1, 2019
CZK 7,920,000Sign up free to see
Josef Čapek, Periphery, 1925, water color on paper
Periphery, 1925
Galerie Kodl · Dec 1, 2019
CZK 156,000Sign up free to see
Josef Čapek, At the Bar, 1933, Oil on canvas
At the Bar, 1933
Arthouse Hejtmánek · Jun 6, 2019
CZK 7,700,000Sign up free to see
Josef Čapek, Woman with basket, 1930, oil on canvas
Woman with basket, 1930
Galerie Kodl · May 26, 2019
CZK 3,240,000Sign up free to see
Josef Čapek, Figure called Lelio, 1914, etching on Japan paper
Figure called Lelio, 1914
Galerie Kodl · May 26, 2019
CZK 780,000Sign up free to see
Josef Čapek, Two men, 1924, oil on canvas
Two men, 1924
Galerie Kodl · May 26, 2019
CZK 5,760,000Sign up free to see
Josef Čapek, Quial, 1922, olej na plátně
Quial, 1922
Galerie Kodl · May 26, 2019
CZK 6,840,000Sign up free to see
Josef Čapek, Girls getting milk, 1933, oil on canvas
Girls getting milk, 1933
Galerie Kodl · Dec 2, 2018
CZK 10,800,000Sign up free to see
Josef Čapek, Two men, 1924, oil on canvas
Two men, 1924
Galerie Kodl · Dec 2, 2018
CZK 13,920,000Sign up free to see
Josef Čapek, Two figures, 1923, oil on canvas
Two figures, 1923
Galerie Kodl · May 27, 2018
CZK 3,960,000Sign up free to see
Josef Čapek, Bathing in Orava, 1930, oil on canvas
Bathing in Orava, 1930
Galerie Kodl · May 27, 2018
CZK 9,720,000Sign up free to see
Josef Čapek, After the storm, 1937, oil on canvas
After the storm, 1937
Galerie Kodl · May 28, 2017
CZK 3,960,000Sign up free to see
Josef Čapek, Dvoreček, 1934, olej na plátně
Dvoreček, 1934
Galerie Kodl · Nov 27, 2016
CZK 7,320,000Sign up free to see
Josef Čapek, Children and a house, 1931, oil on canvas
Children and a house, 1931
Galerie Kodl · Nov 29, 2015
CZK 4,320,000Sign up free to see
Josef Čapek, Small hare, 1935, oil on canvas
Small hare, 1935
Galerie Kodl · May 24, 2015
CZK 2,160,000Sign up free to see
Josef Čapek, Play, 1937, oil on canvas
Play, 1937
Galerie Kodl · Nov 30, 2014
CZK 3,840,000Sign up free to see

Works in museum collections

Open-access images (public domain, CC0 or CC BY) from museum collections, each shown with its credit line and licence.

Josef Čapek, African King
African King1920
National Gallery Prague ↗
Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons (public domain) — National Gallery Prague
Josef Čapek, Head
Head1914
National Gallery Prague ↗
Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons (public domain) — National Gallery Prague
Josef Čapek, Mr. Myself
Mr. Myself1920
National Gallery Prague ↗
Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons (public domain) — National Gallery Prague
Josef Čapek, Accordion Player
Accordion Player1913
National Gallery Prague ↗
Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons (public domain) — National Gallery Prague
Josef Čapek, Sailor
Sailor1917
National Gallery Prague ↗
Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons (public domain) — National Gallery Prague
Josef Čapek, Mother and Child
Mother and Child1915
National Gallery Prague ↗
Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons (public domain) — National Gallery Prague
Josef Čapek, House by the River
House by the River1913
National Gallery Prague ↗
Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons (public domain) — National Gallery Prague
Josef Čapek, Head
Head1915
National Gallery Prague ↗
Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons (public domain) — National Gallery Prague

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