Tadeusz Kantor
Polish · 1915–1990 · Painter, Sculptor
Tadeusz Kantor was a Polish painter, assemblage and Happenings artist, set designer and theatre director. Kantor is renowned for his revolutionary theatrical performances in… (Wikipedia)
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Record prices
Emballage VI, 1967 (Personnage emballé, Ambalaż ludzki)Polswiss Art · PLN 4,300,000≈ $1,165,472≈ £878,872≈ €1,008,805Sign up to see
Le Portrait EmbailePolswiss Art · PLN 2,500,000≈ $561,650≈ £456,737≈ €532,622Sign up to see
Przestrzeń parasolowata i figuryPolswiss Art · PLN 1,350,000≈ $371,372≈ £278,766≈ €319,130Sign up to see
Tadeusz Kantor’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).
Coming up at auction
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Price trend
By medium
| Medium | Offered | Sold | Sell-through | Average | Median | High |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paintings | 70 | 61 | 87% | $95.1kSign up | $54.5kSign up | $1.2MSign up |
| Oil | 55 | 49 | 89% | $94.3kSign up | $56.2kSign up | $1.2MSign up |
| Acrylic | 3 | 3 | 100% | $195kSign up | $13.7kSign up | $562kSign up |
| Mixed media | 12 | 9 | 75% | $66.3kSign up | $42.6kSign up | $220kSign up |
| Works on paper | 111 | 94 | 85% | $2.8kSign up | $2.4kSign up | $10.4kSign up |
| Watercolor | 15 | 14 | 93% | $2.8kSign up | $2.6kSign up | $9.3kSign up |
| Gouache | 1 | 1 | 100% | $3kSign up | $3kSign up | $3kSign up |
| Pastel | 41 | 36 | 88% | $3kSign up | $3.2kSign up | $5.9kSign up |
| Drawing | 23 | 18 | 78% | $2.4kSign up | $2.1kSign up | $6.4kSign up |
| Prints & multiples | 5 | 5 | 100% | $2.8kSign up | $672Sign up | $10.1kSign up |
| Lithograph | 2 | 2 | 100% | $202Sign up | $202Sign up | $306Sign up |
| Screenprint | 1 | 1 | 100% | $672Sign up | $672Sign up | $672Sign up |
| Print (other) | 2 | 2 | 100% | $6.5kSign up | $6.5kSign up | $10.1kSign up |
| Other | 26 | 25 | 96% | $71.3kSign up | $51.8kSign up | $299kSign 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 | 6 | 6 | $4.1kSign up |
| 2025 | 12 | 10 | $113kSign up |
| 2024 | 13 | 12 | $51.8kSign up |
| 2023 | 11 | 7 | $38.9kSign up |
| 2022 | 7 | 6 | $67.5kSign up |
| 2021 | 19 | 19 | $5.9kSign up |
| 2020 | 12 | 11 | $4.5kSign up |
| 2019 | 19 | 15 | $3.8kSign up |
| 2018 | 20 | 19 | $3kSign up |
| 2017 | 6 | 6 | $26.5kSign up |
| 2016 | 11 | 11 | $54.5kSign up |
| 2015 | 7 | 5 | $2.3kSign up |
| 2014 | 2 | 2 | $2.5kSign up |
| 2013 | 1 | 1 | $11kSign up |
| 2012 | 2 | 2 | $705Sign up |
| 2011 | 2 | 2 | $14.9kSign up |
| 2010 | 3 | 1 | $1.3kSign up |
| 2009 | 4 | 3 | $2.5kSign up |
| 2008 | 9 | 8 | $3.7kSign up |
| 2007 | 12 | 11 | $4.7kSign up |
| 2006 | 10 | 6 | $1.9kSign up |
| 2005 | 3 | 2 | $512Sign up |
| 2004 | 6 | 6 | $861Sign up |
| 2003 | 12 | 12 | $1.5kSign up |
| 2001 | 1 | 1 | $971Sign up |
| 2000 | 1 | 1 | $1.8kSign up |
| 1994 | 1 | 0 | —Sign up |