Jan Smetana Paintings & Artwork for Sale | Jan Smetana Art Value Price Guide

Jun. 01, 2026
JAN SMETANA (CZECH / BOHEMIAN 1918 - 1998) - Harbinger of a Beautiful Day
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1970 | technique: oil on canvas | 40 × 50 cm | signature: bottom right | framed | note: ČFVU stamp on the back Bidders are obliged to inform themselves about the condition of the lots before the auction, subsequent complaints will not be taken into account. This is an automatically generated English translation from the original Czech text using deepl.com and is intended for reference only - it does not constitute a legally binding statement of the lot's properties. Please note that we can only guarantee the accuracy of the description and condition as stated in the original Czech version.
Einszwei Gallery
Dec. 03, 2025
JAN SMETANA 1918 - 1998 - FRAGMENTS OF MEMORY II
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The work Fragments of Memory II is part of a harmonious whole inspired by urban corners. Jan Smetana composes using organic and structural elements of civilization. The city and its periphery, the aesthetics of seemingly mundane corners, are themes that inspired the important Czech modern painter and graphic artist Jan Smetana. In his work, he placed great emphasis on light, lines, color shades, and their saturation. Technique: oil on canvas, Signed: sign. lower right: Smetana
Arthouse Hejtmánek
Dec. 03, 2025
JAN SMETANA 1918 - 1998 - NIGHT BIOLOGY III
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Jan Smetana was a member of the Group 42 and also of the Art Department of the UB, SČUG Hollar, and later became a member of the Group 58. In 1936, he began studying at the Czech Technical University in Prague at the Faculty of Architecture under O. Blažíček, K. Pokorný, and C. Bouda. The abstract composition Noční přírodopis III (Night Natural History III) conveys sensations through organic structures and colors, whose expressiveness and richness are unmistakable in Jan Smetana's works. In the 1970s, he was also inspired by music and often listened to classical music while creating his compositions. Technique: oil on canvas, Signed: sign. lower right: Smetana
Arthouse Hejtmánek
Dec. 01, 2025
JAN SMETANA (CZECH / BOHEMIAN 1918-1998) - A memory of my father's hydrological laboratory
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1984 | technique: oil on canvas | 140 x 200 cm | signature: bottom right | framed | note: List of works M 440 Bidders are obliged to inform themselves about the condition of the lots before the auction, subsequent complaints will not be taken into account. This is an automatically generated English translation from the original Czech text using deepl.com and is intended for reference only – it does not constitute a legally binding statement of the lot's properties. Please note that we can only guarantee the accuracy of the description and condition as stated in the original Czech version.
Einszwei Gallery
Dec. 01, 2025
JAN SMETANA (CZECH / BOHEMIAN 1918-1998) - Grotesque Encounter II.
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1983 | technique: oil on canvas | 115 x 145 cm | signature: bottom left | framed | note: Inventory of work M429. Reproduced by Petrová (1987), figure 111 Bidders are obliged to inform themselves about the condition of the lots before the auction, subsequent complaints will not be taken into account. This is an automatically generated English translation from the original Czech text using deepl.com and is intended for reference only – it does not constitute a legally binding statement of the lot's properties. Please note that we can only guarantee the accuracy of the description and condition as stated in the original Czech version.
Einszwei Gallery
Nov. 18, 2025
JAN SMETANA (CZECH / BOHEMIAN 1918 - 1998) - Civita Vecchia Port
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1949 | technique: lithograph on paper | 235 x 310 mm | signature: bottom right | framed under glass
Einszwei Gallery
May. 26, 2025
JAN SMETANA (CZECH / BOHEMIAN 1918 - 1998) - Road to Velké Přílep
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1956 | technique: oil on canvas | 70 x 120 | signature: bottom right | framed Note ČFVU label on the back Bidders are requested to inquire about the condition of the lot prior to the auction. Any complaints will be disregarded.
Einszwei Gallery
Jul. 27, 2023
Projekt Plastky II
Est: ¥100,000 - ¥150,000
signed and dated (lower left), signed, titled and dated (on the reverse), framed
Mallet Auction
Jun. 14, 2022
JAN SMETANA 1918 - 1998 - A LATE BLOSSOM
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The city and its peripheries, the aesthetics of seemingly banal nooks and crannies, are the themes that inspired the important Czech modern painter and grower Jan Smetana. In his work, he placed great emphasis on light, lines, color shades and their saturation. He also tried to capture the poetics of the city with some abstracted organic structures, such as in The Late Flower. He was a member of group 42 and also of the Art Department of UB, The Hollar Association of Czech Graphic Artists and later became a member of group 58. In 1936 he began studying at the CTU in Prague at the Faculty of Architecture with O. Blažíček, K. Pokorný and C. Bouda. He was arrested by the Gestapo on November 17, 1939, and was in captivity until April 1940. After the war, he graduated from college and began working as an assistant professor, prof. M. Salcman at the Institute of Painting at the Ped. Faculty of Charles University in Prague. Smetana exhibited for the first time with Group 42, the first solo exhibition was in 1948 in Topič's salon in Prague, during his life a number of important group exhibitions took place, the last author's exhibition took place in 2006 at SGVU in Litoměřice. Technique: Oil on plywood, Signed: Lower left "Smetana"
Arthouse Hejtmánek
Nov. 29, 2020
Jan Smetana - Interior
Est: Kč80,000 - Kč120,000
oil on canvas, dated 1993, Signed lower left
Galerie KODL
Dec. 01, 2019
Smetana - Summer
Est: Kč50,000 - Kč70,000
oil on canvas, dated 1973
Galerie KODL
Jan. 26, 2019
Jan Smetana, Easter Morning, 1956, O/C.
Est: $800 - $1,200
Smetana, Jan (Czech, 1918-1998). "Easter Morning." 1956. Oil on canvas. Signed and dated l.r. 27 1/2" x 47 1/2". Frame: 36" x 56".
Quinn's Auction Galleries
Dec. 06, 2018
JAN SMETANA (1918-1998): FROM MICHLE
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1943 26 x 36.5 cm (h x w) Oil on plywood. Signed lower right: "J. Smetana 1943".Label on reverse with inscription: "Smetana: Z Michle". The city and its outskirts, the aesthetics of seemingly mundane neighborhoods, are themes that inspired the important Czech modern painter and printmaker Jan Smetana. In his work he placed great emphasis on light, lines, and color shades and saturation. He was a member of Group 42, the Art Section of Umělecká Beseda, the Hollar Association of Czech Graphic Artists, and later Group 58. He entered the Czech Technical University in 1936, where he majored in architecture and studied under Oldrich Oldrich Blazicek, Karel Pokorny and Cyril Bouda. On November 17, 1939, he was arrested by the Gestapo and imprisoned until April 1940. From 1941 he studied at the School of Applied Arts in Prague under Professor Antonin Strnadel, but remained there for just one year. After the war ended he graduated and became a teaching assistant under Martin Salcman at the Institute of Painting at Charles University's Faculty of Education in Prague. He left the school in 1950 to focus on his own work. Afterwards, he taught figurative and landscape painting at the Academy of Fine Arts in Prague. Smetana first exhibited with Group 42, and he hosted his first solo exhibition at Prague's Topic Salon in 1948; a number of important collected exhibitions were held during his lifetime. The last exhibition of Smetana's work was held at the North Bohemian Gallery of Fine Art in Litomerice in 2006. Starting price: 60 000 CZK (2 353 EUR)
Arthouse Hejtmánek
Apr. 09, 2016
Jan Smetana (1918-1998)
Est: €2,038 - €4,076
Jan Smetana (1918-1998) WHITE PICTURE. 1970. Oil on canvas, 91x130 cm, signed and dated upper right “Smetana 70.“, verso marked “Jan Smetana / Bílý obraz (V.)“. Framed. Condition A. Jan Smetana (1918-1998) BÍLÝ OBRAZ. 1970. Olej na plátně, 91x130 cm, sign. a dat. vpravo nahoře „Smetana 70.“, na rubu zn. „Jan Smetana / Bílý obraz (V.)“. Rámováno. Stav A. Jan Smetana (1918-1998) WEIẞES BILD. 1970. Öl auf Leinwand, 91x130 cm, recht oben sign. und datiert „Smetana 70.“, Verso bez. „Jan Smetana / Bílý obraz (V.)“. Gerahmt. Zustand A.
Auction House Zezula
Dec. 07, 2013
Jan Smetana 1918 Prag - 1998 Prag - 'Bily
Est: €3,300 - €3,600
Jan Smetana 1918 Prag - 1998 Prag - 'Bily Obr...;"Jan Smetana 1918 Prag - 1998 Prag - 'Bily Obraz' (VI) - Öl/Lwd. 73 x 100 cm. Sign. r. u.: Smetana 70. Auf der Rückseite der Lwd. bez.: Jan Smetana / 'Bily Obraz' (VI) / olej 1970 / 73 x 100 cm sowie mit Galerieaufkleber auf dem Keilrahmen. Rahmen. - Lit.: Hans Lemberg, Ralf Melville, Helmut Slapnika (Hg.), Biographisches Lexikon zur Geschichte der Böhmischen Länder. B. IV/2. München 2005. S. 135. - Prov.: Galerie Baukunst, Köln, N° C3561. J. Smetana war ein tschechischer Maler und Grafiker. 1941-1943 Studium an der Kunstgewerbeschule. 1952-1967 freier Künstler, aktiv in den Künstlervereinen Skupina 42, Hollar und Skupina 58 u. a. Teilnahme an zahlreichen Ausstellungen im Ausland. 1968-1985 Professor an der Akademie der Bildenden Künste in Prag. 1969 ausgezeichnet mit dem Titel verdienter Künstler.""
Das Kunst- und Auktionshaus Kastern GmbH & Co KG
Apr. 24, 2009
Jan Smetana, Zatisi v zahrade oil on canvas,
Est: ¥150,000 - ¥200,000
Jan Smetana, Zatisi v zahrade oil on canvas, painted in 1990, signed and dated (lower right), signed, titled and dated (on the reverse), framed 75 x 100cm
Mallet Auction
Sep. 20, 2008
Smetana Jan (Prague 1918 - 1998) Hair-brushing,
Est: Kč28,000 - Kč42,000
Smetana Jan (Prague 1918 - 1998) Hair-brushing, signed and dated Smetana 60 bottom right, oil/canvas, 96 x 70 cm, frame, on the back of the stretching frame is a CFVU stamp and a description by the author Jan Smetana, "Cesání vlasu, oil/canvas, 70 x 96 cm
Dorotheum