The art of the Nineteenth Century is features examples of works by the most prominent artists who established the early Polish modernist traditions and influenced their later development. The most outstanding examples include: Piotr Michałowski, Jan Matejko, Józef Brandt, Alfred Wierusz-Kowalski, Henryk Siemiradzki, Władysław Czachórski, Wilhelm Kotarbiński, Maksymilian Gierymski, Aleksander Gierymski, January Suchodolski, Franciszek Żmurko, Wojciech Gerson, Artur Grottger, Juliusz Kossak.

At that time, painting associated with the national liberation movement was developing most rapidly. International movements and trends such as Romanticism, Realism and Impressionism permeated each other and influenced Polish artists. At the same time, the first works associated with Symbolism in Polish painting began to be created.

Works dating back to the 19th century achieve record prices at our auctions, the best example of which is the painting “Zabicie Wapowskiego w czasie koronacji Henryka Walezego” (The Killing of Wapowski during the coronation of Henryk Walezy) by Jan Matejko, which was auctioned for 3 200 000 PLN.