Anna Güntner (Poland, 1932-2013). Flight shows. Verso signed and dated Anna Güntner 1972. Oil on canvas, 41 x 65 cm. Wear due to age and use. Estimate €20,000 – 30,000. Bukowskis. 11/30/25. Sold €33,000

W tym miesiącu, dwa inne oleje Anny Guntner zostały rekordowo wysoko sprzedane (https://polishartcorner.com/2025/11/06/anna-guntner-1933-2013-8/). Nie sądzę by tym razem pobito kolejny rekord.

Lot 1180. 4328205. ANNA GÜNTNER (POLAND 1933-2013). “Dialog”. Oil on canvas, 100 x 65 cm, including frame 68 x 103 cm. Signed Anna Güntner on the reverse. Executed in 1965. PROVENANCE: Sveagalleriet, Stockholm, acquired in the late 1960s. Gunilla Laurell, Stockholm. Thence by descent. EXHIBITED: Biuro Wystaw Artystycznych, Krakow. Sveagalleriet, Stockholm, 20 April – 7 May 1967, listed under the title “Samtal”, owner Anna Güntner, cat. no. 5. Estimate 27 232 – 36 310 EUR. Stockholms Auttionsverk. 11/20/25. Sold SEK 900,000 (€81,887)

Two figures – a man and a woman – stand still in a quiet encounter, separated and yet connected by climbing vines that twist their way upward through the pictorial space. The man’s gaze is are directed toward the viewer but the woman seems immersed in an inner state – a kind of silent communication, where words appear to have given way to something deeper. In the background, a dreamlike yet structured landscape unfolds, populated by mute trees and rolling hills, painted in a restrained palette that enhances the work’s meditative tone.

Anna Güntner’s “Dialog” is a work that does not shout for attention – it whispers, and in that whisper lies the complexity of life itself. Güntner was part of a group of Polish artists who, during the 1960s, broke away from the dominant trends of abstraction in favor of a more symbolic, figurative, and simultaneously enigmatic visual language. Her works often reflect the clarity of Surrealism, yet with a distinctive, restrained sensitivity.

Born in Poznań in 1933, she was trained at the Academy of Fine Arts in Kraków, where she absorbed both classical techniques and modernist influences. During the 1960s and 70s, she exhibited frequently internationally, and in recent years, her art has enjoyed a well-deserved resurgence among collectors.

“Dialog” is a brilliant example of Güntner’s artistic vision, whose works exude a sense of timelessness – an aesthetic in which the dreamlike and the precise coexist. Here, two people meet, but perhaps it is also an image of an internal dialogue – between past and present, between stillness and movement, between outer life and the undercurrents beneath the surface. A work that lingers – not only as an image, but as a presence.

Dwa oleje Anny Güntner w odstępie jednego dnia. Prace artystki znajdują coraz większe zainteresowanie w Polsce a ich stosunkowo niewiele namalowała. Domom aukcyjnym bardzo podoba się to zainteresowanie.

Lot 604. Anna Güntner 1933 – 2013. Untitled (Couple Embracing), signed Anna Güntner and dated 1974 (on the reverse), oil on canvas, 32 by 49 in. 81.3 by 124 cm. Executed in 1974. We are grateful to Janina Czarnecka and Dominika Czarnecka from Galeria Artemis for their help in researching and cataloguing this work. Provenance: DESA Foreign Trade Company, Warsaw Private Collection, Toronto (acquired from the above circa 1978). Acquired by descent from the above by the present owner. Exhibited: Cat., Kraków, Nowa Huta Cultural Centre and Galeria Artemis, Anna Güntner, Painting, 2022, p. 152, illustrated in color. Estimate $40,000 – 60,000. Sotheby’s. 11/21/25. Sold $140,000 ($177,800 bp)

In Untitled (Couple Embracing), Güntner draws upon the compositional order and fineness of detail of the Northern Renaissance, recalling in particular Hieronymus Bosch’s monumentally-scaled triptych on temptation, The Garden of Earthly Delights. Like Bosch’s vision of Adam and Eve before the Fall, Güntner’s pair inhabits a lush landscape charged with psychological undercurrents. Yet her approach is unmistakably modern: the dreamlike incongruities suggest an awareness of Surrealism, particularly the lucid enigmas of René Magritte. The man with his back turned is particularly redolent of one of Magritte’s most famous motifs of the anonymous suited man, exemplified in works such as The Son of Man. Thus, the present painting’s measured stillness and subtle estrangement places it within a lineage of European art united by themes of allegory, dream, and intellect.

Ta Lektura obowiązkowa nie budzi większego mojego entuzjazmu mimo, że uzyskana cena jest wysoka.

Lot 296. ANNA GÜNTNER (1933-2013). Lektura obowiązkowa, signed ‘Anna Güntner’ (on the reverse), oil on canvas, 23 5⁄8 x 19 5⁄8 in. (60 x 50 cm.). Painted in 1962. Provenance: Anonymous sale, Desa, Warsaw, 1967. Acquired at the above sale by the present owner.  Literature: Anna Güntner, exh. cat., Galeria Sztuki Artemis, Krakow, 2021, p. 222 (illustrated). Estimate 10,000 – 15,000 GBP. Christies. 03/08/24. Sold GBP 24,000 (GBP 30,240 bp)

Komentarz czytelnika (03/09/24):

“Bo to mało porywająca lektura jest. Dla porównania Lektura obowiązkowa z 1970 r. P.S. Nie o mędrkowaniu jest rzecz, a o kontemplacji sztuki”. Adam G.

Tak wyglądają zaręczyny oczami Anny Guntner. Trzeba jednak mieć na uwadze, że są to jedynie surrealistyczne zaręczyny.

Anna Güntner 1933-2013. Zaręczyny (Engagement), signed Anna Güntner and dated 1970 on the reverse; titled on the stretcher, oil on canvas, 100 by 130.5 cm. 39⅜ by 51⅜ in. Executed in 1970. Provenance: Private Collection, Italy (acquired directly from the artist). Thence by descent to the present owner. Estimate 20,000 – 30,000 GBP. Sotheby’s. 03/10/23. Sold 60,000 GBP (76,200 bp).

Demeter to, sądząc po wielu atrybutach, była chyba siostrą pani przedstawionej w Sonecie (proszę porównać: cztery wpisy w dół).

Lot 554. 554. 2288161. ANNA GÜNTNER (POLEN 1932-2013). Demeter, oil on canvas, 110 x 80 cm. PROVENANCE According to label on verso; Desa, Warsawa, Poland LITERATURE Biała Galeria Centrum, Nowohuckie Centrum Kultury, Anna Güntner, Malarstwo/Painting, p. 179. Estimate: 13 841 – 16 148 EUR. Stockholms Auktionsverk. 11/16/22. Current bid: 23,049 euro. Sold 341,127 SEK (ca $32,700)

Wygląda na to, że jest to jubileuszowy 5,000 wpis na tym blogu. Już sobie sam pogratulowałem i sobie podziękowalem za te gratulacje.  Sonet Anny Güntner będzie z tego powodu zapamiętany. Nie wiem ile w tej pracy jest surrealizmu a ile malarstwa naiwnego, natomiast część szkicowanego realizmu może niektórym się spodoba.

Lot 521. Anna Güntner, “Sonet“. Executed in 1965. Canvas 90 x 70 cm. Provenance: Centralne Biuro Wystaw Artystycznych, Krakow. Svea Galleriet, Stockholm. Lars Wetterling Collection. Estimate SEK125,000 – SEK150,000. (11 400 – 13 600 USD). Bukowskis. 11/17/22. Sold SEK 540,000 ($50,800)

Lot 18. ANNA GUNTNER (POLISH 1933-2013). Meeting with the Fiancee, 1962, oil on canvas, 88 x 68 cm (34 5/8 x 26 3/4 in.), signed twice, titled, with Central Bureau of Art Exhibitions label on verso. PROVENANCE: Bodley Gallery, 1962, Acquired from the above. Thence by descent. EXHIBITED: New York, Bodley Gallery. Estimate $20,000 – 30,000. Shapiro. 07/31/21. Sold $60,000

Renesans malarstwa Anny Guntner na rynkach kolekcjonerskich. To czyste jak łza malarstwo z poetyckim i metaforycznym podtekstem i zrozumiałym surrealistycznym przesłaniem jako odtrutka na obecną bylejakość i propagowanie nieudaczników. Poniżej, praca artystki sprzed roku z aukcji w Sotheby’s, której wówczas nie zdążyłem wprowadzić.

Lot 155. ANNA GUNTNER 1933 – 2013. WINDLESS DAY. Signed Anna Guntner and dated 1967 (on the reverse). Oil on canvas43½ by 27½ in. (110 by 70 cm), Framed: 47¼ by 31¼ in. (120 by 79.4 cm). Painted in 1967. Provenance: Bodley Gallery, New York. Private Collection, California (acquired from the above). Thence by descent. Exhibited: New York, Bodley Gallery, The Anna Guntner Exhibition, 1969, no. 10, illustrated in the catalogue. Estimate $3,000 -5,000. Sotheby’s. 06/29/20. Sold $31,250 (with bp)

Praca Anny Guntner są bardzo rzadkie na rynkach zachodnich oraz na rynkach antykwarycznych w Polsce. Są już bardzo drogie. Artystka wyprzedziła swoim surrealizmem o kilkadziesiąt lat Rafała Olbińskiego, który wygląda przy niej (moim zdaniem) nijako. Kilka prac Anny Guntner było sprzedanych w ostatnich kilku latach do $20,000 lecz kominem cenowym była w 2018 roku jej praca w USA za $55,000: https://polishartcorner.com/2019/07/26/anna-guntner-1933-2013/. Obecnie, w Szkokholmie może paść kolejny rekord.

1623649. ANNA GÜNTNER (POLISH 1933-2013). Untitled. Signed and dated on verso Anna Güntner 1963. Oil on canvas, about 133 x 83 cm. Signed and dated. Oil on canvas. In writing on verso “Oddac do desy” and exhibition label. PROVENANCE: Private collection in Stockholm. Estimate SEK125,000 (ca. 12,300 euro). Current bid SEK 424,425 (ca 42,000 euro). Crafoord Stockholm. 05/30/21. Sold SEK 667,884 (ca 65,930 euro)

To też będzie przegląd remanentów. Rok 2017 a także 2018 były dobrymi latami aukcyjnymi dla prac Anny Güntner. Okazuje się, że jej obrazy to rzadkość na rynku a zainteresowanie nimi rośnie wśród kolekcjonerów. Najwyższą cenę uzyskał moim zdaniem najlepszy z prezentowanych obraz, Rozmowa z panem Montefelto. Sprzedano go po zażartej walce za $55,000. Za każdy z pozostałych czterech prac trzeba było zapłacić minumum $10,000. W Polsce panuje spora posucha na jej oleje i jak na razie rynek zagraniczny decyduje o cenach.

Lot 150. Anna Güntner (1933 – 2013). Conversation with Mr. Montefeltro, 1968. Oil on canvas, 110 x 70 cm (43 1/4 x 27 1/2 in.), signed and dated on verso. EXHIBITED. Bodley Gallery, New York (exhibition label on verso). Estimate $8,000 – $10,000. Shapiro. 03/07/18. Sold $55,000

Lot 351. Anna Güntner (Poland 1933‑2013). ”Tajny obiekt”. Signed Anna Güntner on reverse. Oil on canvas, 60 x 50 cm. Estimate 25,000 – 30,000 SEK € 2,400 – 2,800. Uppsala. 06/13-15/18. Sold SEK 84,000 (ca € 8,000, hammer)

Lot 79. ANNA GUNTNER (POLISH 1933-2013). Gothic Inspiration, 1961, oil on canvas, 60.1 x 60.2 cm (23 5/8 x 23 3/4 in.), signed on verso; titled and dated on exhibition label affixed to stretcher. PROVENANCE: Collection of Bart N. Stephens, Cultural Attache of the American Embassy in Warsaw, Poland, 1963-1965. Acquired by the above from the Desa Foreign Trade Company, November 23, 1964. EXHIBITED: Festival of Contemporary Polish Painting, Szczecin, Warsaw, 1962. Estimate: $2,000 – $3,000. Shapiro. 5/31/17. Sold $19,000.

Lot 78. ANNA GUNTNER (POLISH 1933-2013). Mongolfiere Brother`s Dream, oil on canvas, 60.5 x 50.5 cm (23 3/4 x 19 7/8 in.), signed on verso, titled on label affixed to verso. PROVENANCE: Collection of Bart N. Stephens, Cultural Attache of the American Embassy in Warsaw, Poland, 1963-1965. Estimate $2,000-3,000. Shapiro. 05/31/17. Sold $10,000

Lot 77. ANNA GUNTNER (POLISH 1933-2013). Architect`s Dream, oil on canvas, 60.2 x 80.5 cm (23 3/4 x 31 3/4 in.), signed on verso. PROVENANCE: Collection of Bart N. Stephens, Cultural Attache of the American Embassy in Warsaw, Poland, 1963-1965. Acquired by the above from the Desa Foreign Trade Company, April 10, 1964. Estimate $2,000-3,000. Shapiro. 05/31/17. Sold $9,000

Lot 432. Anna Güntner (Poland 1933‑2013). ”Niewypały”. Signed and dated Anna Güntner 1966 on reverse. Oil on canvas, 100 x 85 cm. Provenance: Desa Works of Modern Art, Poland. Estimate 20.000 – 30.000 SEK € 2.100 – 3.100. Uppsala. 12/06/17. Sold SEK 74,000 (hammer)