Matejko painting sells for a record PLN 3.68 mln

The “Death of Wapowski During the Crowning of Henry Valoi” painting from one of the most famous Polish painters Jan Matejko sold for PLN 3.68 million, making it the most expensive Polish painting sold at a domestic auction. It beat Jan Malczewski “Polish Hektor” sold in 2013 for PLN 2.6 million. The painting was long persumed lost. It disappeared in 1930s and was discovered in 2012 in a private collection in South America. The asking price was set at PLN 2.3 million. The buyer wished to remain anonymous.