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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Record prices
DrinkerGalerie Kodl · CZK 34,080,000≈ $1,634,136≈ £1,213,618≈ €1,403,415Sign up to see
Harlot / Two ChildrenGalerie Kodl · CZK 30,600,000≈ $1,463,904≈ £1,107,759≈ €1,265,696Sign up to see
Boy 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).
Lots sold
64
of 64 offered · 2006–2026
Sell-through
100%
sold ÷ offered
Price trend
By medium
| Medium | Offered | Sold | Sell-through | Average | Median | High |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paintings | 38 | 38 | 100% | $407kSign up | $338kSign up | $1.6MSign up |
| Oil | 38 | 38 | 100% | $407kSign up | $338kSign up | $1.6MSign up |
| Works on paper | 13 | 13 | 100% | $23.8kSign up | $7kSign up | $103kSign up |
| Watercolor | 3 | 3 | 100% | $10.6kSign up | $7kSign up | $18.2kSign up |
| Gouache | 4 | 4 | 100% | $2.9kSign up | $3.1kSign up | $3.9kSign up |
| Pastel | 3 | 3 | 100% | $67.6kSign up | $51.8kSign up | $103kSign up |
| Drawing | 2 | 2 | 100% | $26.7kSign up | $26.7kSign up | $51.7kSign up |
| Prints & multiples | 13 | 13 | 100% | $4.9kSign up | $682Sign up | $33.8kSign up |
| Etching | 1 | 1 | 100% | $33.8kSign up | $33.8kSign up | $33.8kSign up |
| Lithograph | 8 | 8 | 100% | $824Sign up | $401Sign up | $3.8kSign up |
| Woodcut / linocut | 2 | 2 | 100% | $10.3kSign up | $10.3kSign up | $16.2kSign up |
| Print (other) | 2 | 2 | 100% | $1.4kSign up | $1.4kSign up | $1.9kSign 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 | 2 | 2 | $819kSign up |
| 2025 | 9 | 9 | $376kSign up |
| 2024 | 5 | 5 | $103kSign up |
| 2023 | 7 | 7 | $9.7kSign up |
| 2022 | 5 | 5 | $141kSign up |
| 2021 | 2 | 2 | $138kSign up |
| 2020 | 1 | 1 | $442kSign up |
| 2019 | 8 | 8 | $273kSign up |
| 2018 | 4 | 4 | $457kSign up |
| 2017 | 1 | 1 | $168kSign up |
| 2016 | 1 | 1 | $287kSign up |
| 2015 | 2 | 2 | $129kSign up |
| 2014 | 2 | 2 | $133kSign up |
| 2012 | 1 | 1 | $397kSign up |
| 2011 | 3 | 3 | $330kSign up |
| 2010 | 7 | 7 | $401Sign up |
| 2009 | 2 | 2 | $1.4kSign up |
| 2006 | 2 | 2 | $12.6kSign up |