Karolina Bańkowska Wycena obrazów

An art historian and independent art market expert specialising in the appraisal, valuation, and authentication of works of art, with particular expertise in 19th- and 20th-century Polish painting and the Kraków artistic milieu.

She received her Master’s degree in Art History from the Pontifical University in Kraków in 2015. From 2015 to 2026, she worked at the Connaisseur Art Gallery in Kraków, where she specialised in the assessment and valuation of Polish paintings, developing extensive practical experience in the art and antiques market.

Since 2018, she has lectured on the art market, art appraisal, and the professional practice of art and antiques dealing. Her teaching experience includes lectures and courses at the City Culture Institute in Gdańsk, BWA Gallery in Leszno, and programmes organised by the art-market platform Rynek i Sztuka. She is also the author of popular art-history articles devoted to Polish painting, published by platforms including Sztuki Pięknie and Niezła Sztuka.

Since 2019, she has taught at Andrzej Frycz Modrzewski University in Kraków as part of the postgraduate programme Art and Antiques Market and the specialist course Works of Art as Investment Assets. She also co-developed two editions of the Authenticity of Works of Art course organised by the Connaisseur Art Gallery.

Since 2026, she has worked independently as an art market expert, providing professional valuations and assessments of authenticity and collaborating with private collectors, institutions, and other participants in the art market.