Jacek Malczewski's Auction Record Jumps 31%
3 min read · 16 Jun 2025
Reality. Image courtesy of Desa Unicum
Jacek Malczewski, Reality (1908) hammered at $5.01m (PLN18.5m), less than the low estimate at Desa Unicum in Warsaw on June 12. The oil on canvas work has changed hands several times in the past.
The sale beat the artist’s previous auction record by $1.21m, a 31% rise.
The artist’s previous auction record was set by the same work, hammered at $3.8m at Desa Unicum on December 08, 2022.
Sale Date | Title | Price | Record Increase | Venue | City |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2025-06-12 | Reality | $5.01m | 32 % | Desa Unicum | Warsaw |
2022-12-08 | Reality | $3.8m | 163 % | Desa Unicum | Warsaw |
2021-03-20 | Spinner | $1.44m | 72 % | Agra-Art | Warsaw |
2013-12-04 | Polski hektor | $839,500 | 306 % | Polswiss Art | Warsaw |
2013-11-20 | Self-portrait With Muse And Buddleia | $206,700 | 39 % | Sotheby's | London |
1996-11-24 | Thanatos | $149,100 | 132 % | Polswiss Art | - Polswiss Art |
1991-09-08 | Death of Ellenai | $64,300 | 40 % | Rempex | Warsaw |
1991-03-17 | Young woman by a tree | $45,800 | 41 % | Unicum | Warsaw |
1991-03-10 | Artist and Chimera | $32,600 | - | Agra | Warsaw |
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