Roman Opałka: career timeline

Polish · 1931–2011 · Works grouped by the decade they were made (the cataloged date, or a date in the signature or title), not by sale date. 125 of 178 lots (70% of works) have a usable creation date; the others are listed at the end by the decade they were sold. Each work is shown once, even when it sold more than once.

Roman Opałka: works at auction by decade the work was made. Each work counted once; medians use sold works only, in US dollars.

Decade made	Works	Sold	Median sold price	Main medium
1940s	2	2	$617Sign up	Drawing
1950s	48	45	$902Sign up	Drawing
1960s	62	49	$4.4kSign up	Other
1970s	4	2	$1.3kSign up	Other
1980s	1	1	$8.4kSign up	Oil
1990s	4	4	$323Sign up	Other

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Year madeHeight (in)Width (in)Medium

1940s 2 works

Sold: 2 of 2
Median: $617Sign up
Average: $617Sign up
Typical size: 4 × 6 in (11 × 15 cm)
Mediums: Drawing (2)
Subjects: —

1949 Piesek$880Sign up · sold 2×
c. 1949 Bitwa, szkic$353Sign up

1950s 48 works

Sold: 45 of 48
Median: $902Sign up
Average: $3kSign up
Typical size: 13.5 × 11.5 in (35 × 30 cm)
Mediums: Drawing (34), Watercolor (6), Oil (5)
Subjects: —

1951 Autoportret, 1951$1.1kSign up
1951 Jan Dębski czyta Historię WKPb, 1951$501Sign up
1953 Drzewa$953Sign up
1953 Drzewo$290Sign up
1953 Akt studyjnyUnsold
1953 Matka z dzieckiem$597Sign up
1953 Autoportret$807Sign up
1954 AKT SIEDZĄCY$2.1kSign up
1954 HALSZKA$14kSign up
1954 AUTOPORTRET$1.4kSign up · sold 2×
1954 STUDIUM AKTU$1.7kSign up
1954 Studium portretowe (Siedząca)$2.9kSign up

Show 12 more (1950s)

1955 MARTWA NATURA$2.2kSign up · sold 2×
1955 KĄPIĄCE SIĘ (Studium kompozycji)$739Sign up
1955 Bożena$26.8kSign up
1956 Portret Halszki, 1956$1.7kSign up
1956 Portret Halszki, 1956$2.9kSign up
1956 Portret mężczyzny, 1956 r.$1.6kSign up
1956 Portret kobiety w bordowej spódnicy, 1956.$21kSign up
1956 Gwiazda - projekt pocztówki$218Sign up
1957 Twarz, 1957$1.6kSign up
1957 Szkic do ilustracji, 1957$795Sign up
1957 Szkic do ilustracji, 1957$902Sign up
1957 TWARZ$2.1kSign up

…and 24 more works from this group in the full results list.

1960s 62 works

Sold: 49 of 62
Median: $4.4kSign up
Average: $145kSign up
Typical size: 23 × 19 in (59 × 49 cm)
Mediums: Other (14), Watercolor (10), Acrylic (9)
Subjects: —

1960 Komu śpiewają skowronki$63Sign up
1960 Komu śpiewają skowronki$141Sign up
1961 Plakat do filmu "ZWYKŁA HISTORIA"Unsold
1961 Plakat wystawy: Brzoskiewicz. SculpturesUnsold
1962 Abstrakcja, ok. 1962$23.4kSign up
1962 Plakat do filmu$37Sign up
1963 Plakat$38Sign up
1964 z cyklu Alfabet grecki$36.4kSign up
1964 Serengeti nie może umrzeć, 1964$221Sign up
1964 Kompozycja abstrakcyjna, 1964$23.1kSign up
1964 W stronę Liczonych$12.9kSign up
1964 Z CYKLU: ALFABET GRECKI$39.6kSign up

Show 12 more (1960s)

1964 Plakat do filmu ZSRR: Rzut karnyUnsold
1964 SZKIC PLAKATU$628Sign up
1965 Opałka 1965 / 1 - ∞, Detal 4390477 - 4415658$867kSign up
1965 Opałka 1965 / 1 - ∞, Detal 5462920 - 5480388$931kSign up
1965 Opałka 1965 / 1 - ∞, Detal 2194426 - 2213198$961kSign up
1965 Opałka 1965/1-∞; detal 1194480-1215202$863kSign up
1965 1965/1–infinity. Detail 2702874–2724888$788kSign up
1965 Detal-4045225-4047928 z cyklu 1965/1-∞$63.7kSign up
1965 1965/1-∞ Detail-5558756-5564164$931kSign up
1965 OPAŁKA 1965/1 – ∞ DETAIL 4514079 – 4536373$614kSign up
1965 Jota$25.7kSign up
1965 OPAŁKA 1965/1 – ∞ DETAIL 4514079 - 4536373$482kSign up

…and 38 more works from this group in the full results list.

1970s 4 works

Sold: 2 of 4
Median: $1.3kSign up
Average: $1.3kSign up
Typical size: 25 × 19.5 in (63 × 49 cm)
Mediums: Other (4)
Subjects: —

1970 Żagiel IUnsold
1970 MetempsychosisUnsold
1970 Metempsychosis$1.3kSign up
1970 Metempsychosis$1.3kSign up

1980s 1 work

Sold: 1 of 1
Median: $8.4kSign up
Average: $8.4kSign up
Typical size: 90.5 × 23 in (230 × 59 cm)
Mediums: Oil (1)
Subjects: —

1984 Kompozycja$8.4kSign up

1990s 4 works

Sold: 4 of 4
Median: $323Sign up
Average: $309Sign up
Typical size: 6 × 6 in (15 × 15 cm)
Mediums: Other (3), Drawing (1)
Subjects: —

Creation date not recorded

52 works have no cataloged or signed date. They are grouped here by the decade they were last sold, which says nothing about when they were made.

Undated, sold in the 1990s 1 work

Sold: 0 of 1
Median: —
Average: —
Typical size: 48.5 × 32.5 in (124 × 83 cm)
Mediums: Other (1)
Subjects: —

sold 1995 Akt dziewczyny z owocamiUnsold

Undated, sold in the 2000s 15 works

Sold: 14 of 15
Median: $466Sign up
Average: $3.9kSign up
Typical size: 15.5 × 11.5 in (39 × 29 cm)
Mediums: Drawing (8), Other (4), Oil (2)
Subjects: —

sold 2000 Bez tytułu$1.9kSign up
sold 2001 Portret dziewczynki z warkoczami$228Sign up
sold 2003 Ilustracja do książki Roberta Stillera$248Sign up
sold 2004 Ohne Titel (Ausblick auf Warschau)$4.7kSign up
sold 2004 Ohne Titel$12.7kSign up
sold 2004 Kappa$12.7kSign up

Show 6 more (2000s)

sold 2004 Egzekucja$538Sign up
sold 2004 Portret dziewczyny, lata 50$358Sign up
sold 2004 Ikar$477Sign up
sold 2005 Ptak papierowy$240Sign up
sold 2005 GłowaUnsold
sold 2006 Drzewo$331Sign up

…and 3 more works from this group in the full results list.

Undated, sold in the 2010s 27 works

Sold: 24 of 27
Median: $501Sign up
Average: $5.3kSign up
Typical size: 16.5 × 12.5 in (42 × 32 cm)
Mediums: Drawing (12), Other (7), Print (other) (2)
Subjects: —

sold 2011 Metempsychosis$488Sign up
sold 2012 Głowa$214Sign up
sold 2012 PORTRET RODZINNY$13.1kSign up
sold 2012 Żagiel$915Sign up
sold 2012 333Unsold
sold 2013 Detail - 3700676-3703241$53.1kSign up

Show 6 more (2010s)

sold 2013 Para$546Sign up
sold 2013 Portret kobiety$255Sign up
sold 2013 Para$396Sign up
sold 2013 Żagiel II$357Sign up
sold 2013 WalkaUnsold
sold 2013 Profil$212Sign up

…and 15 more works from this group in the full results list.

Undated, sold in the 2020s 9 works

Sold: 7 of 9
Median: $948Sign up
Average: $1.5kSign up
Typical size: 16.5 × 11.5 in (42 × 30 cm)
Mediums: Drawing (5), Other (3), Photograph (1)
Subjects: —

sold 2020 Pocałunek - dyptyk$1.7kSign up
sold 2020 Bez tytułu$1.2kSign up
sold 2020 DETAL 4425337, z cyklu „OPALKA 1965/1 – oo“Unsold
sold 2021 Żagiel I$702Sign up
sold 2021 333$842Sign up
sold 2021 Żagiel II$948Sign up

Show 3 more (2020s)

sold 2022 Profil kobietyUnsold
sold 2022 Szkic ilustracji, lata 50 XX w.$888Sign up
sold 2025 Studium aktu, lata 50 XX w.$4.3kSign up

Medians and averages count sold works only (each work's most recent sale), in US dollars at the sale-date rate. Works cataloged as “attributed to”, “circle of” or similar are left out. All Roman Opałka auction results →