Roman Opalka Auction Prices and Value Guide

Roman Opalka auction prices are tracked in Appraisily's artist market index, with source-directory coverage of 205 records. Use this page to review sold-lot activity, market context, and valuation factors before requesting a formal appraisal.

Roman Opalka auction prices: quick answer

Roman Opalka auction prices depend on medium, size, date, condition, provenance, edition details, attribution confidence, and recent comparable auction sales.

Artist
Roman Opalka
Source records
205
Market update
2026-02-16

Roman Opalka market snapshot

Roman Opalka shows deep auction liquidity with 154 tracked lots. Median realized sale is around $13,000. Category concentration is still broad or sparse. Last 12 months recorded 2 sales. Latest recorded sale: 2025-12-02.

Realized price distribution

  • Under $1,000 (4.8% · 6 sales)
  • $1,000 to $10,000 (40.0% · 50 sales)
  • $10,000+ (55.2% · 69 sales)
Median sale (last 12 months)
$1,800
Sales recorded (last 12 months)
2
Median shift vs prior year
0.0%
Latest recorded sale
2025-12-02

Artist context

About Roman Opalka

Roman Opalka portrait
Pantalaskas · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Source

Born

1931

Died

2011

Nationality

Polish

Also known as

Roman Opałka

Roman Opałka (1931–2011) was a French-born Polish painter whose work is commonly placed in the context of conceptual art. Public authority records consistently identify him under the accented form Roman Opałka, while descriptions differ slightly in whether they emphasize Polish identity, French nationality, or a French-Polish background. His art is associated with an inquiry into time and temporality, making a work’s conceptual framework important to its interpretation. Collectors may encounter Opałka through paintings and through auction records filed under variant spellings of his name. Careful entity matching matters because the unaccented “Roman Opalka” appears in English-language listings, while authority files use “Roman Opałka.” The collected sources confirm his lifespan, occupation, conceptual-art association, and presence in major authority and museum indexes. They do not, however, establish a detailed chronology, comprehensive series catalogue, or complete list of media.

Conceptual artPaintingTime and temporality

Common works and media

The available source pack securely supports paintings and conceptually oriented works concerned with time or temporality. It does not provide enough institution-grade detail to identify particular series, number sequences, prints, drawings, photographs, editions, or other formats as common auction material. An object-specific appraisal should determine the actual medium and format from the work and its documentation rather than applying an assumed series label.

Market and appraisal context

Appraisal should begin by confirming that a work is correctly attributed to Roman Opałka and by documenting its medium, dimensions, date, inscriptions, provenance, condition, and edition status when applicable. The collected Appraisily signal indicates a substantial body of auction records, but the source pack does not provide lot-level descriptions, realized prices, or a verified price trend. Comparable analysis should use genuinely similar works and match work type, date, scale, condition, provenance, and sale context wherever those fields are available. Variant spellings of the artist’s name should also be checked when searching auction archives. No estimate or market direction should be inferred from the aggregate record count alone.

Auction categories and appraisal factors

Common auction categories

  • Paintings

Value drivers

  1. Secure attribution and matching of accented and unaccented name forms
  2. Comparable public auction records, including sale dates and realized prices when available

Appraisal caveats

  • The collected pack provides an aggregate auction-record signal but no lot-level descriptions, realized prices, estimates, condition reports, provenance histories, or edition data.
  • The aggregate number of records does not establish a price level, market trend, or the comparability of individual works.
  • Specific medium, date, dimensions, condition, provenance, inscriptions, and edition status should be verified from the object and its documentation before appraisal.

Evidence

Sources for artist context

This source-grounded artist context is based on collected public records: medium confidence, adequate source quality.

Source-grounded artist Markdown

Data basis

This page is built from Appraisily's public auction market index. Private transactions, incomplete sale feeds, and attribution changes may not be fully represented.

LLM-readable Markdown summary for Roman Opalka

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Artist value FAQ

How much is Roman Opalka worth?

Comparable public auction sales are the best starting point, but final value depends on the specific artwork, condition, size, medium, provenance, and attribution confidence.

Can Appraisily value my Roman Opalka artwork?

Yes. Appraisily can review photos, dimensions, signatures, condition, provenance, and comparable market data to prepare a current valuation.