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1712–1778

Giuseppe Penone

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143results on record
90%sell-through
$24,907median result (USD, incl. premium; 97% observed, 3% estimated from hammer)
$1,325,000record in our coverage

Drawn from 143 recorded results (137 sold · 6 passed) across 12 auction houses, 1999–2026. 2 upcoming lots on the ledger. What we cover

Median sold price by year typical estimate range median result USD, incl. premium; 97% observed, 3% estimated from hammer method · log scale

$63K$126K$189K1999: $2.5K median, 1 sold2000: $25K median, 1 sold2001: $21K median, 2 sold2004: $27K median, 2 sold2005: $17K median, 9 sold2006: $179K median, 7 sold2007: $14K median, 3 sold2008: $9.2K median, 4 sold2010: $15K median, 2 sold2011: $142K median, 3 sold2012: $4.0K median, 3 sold2013: $233K median, 6 sold2014: $42K median, 20 sold2015: $82K median, 10 sold2016: $116K median, 5 sold2017: $66K median, 4 sold2018: $52K median, 9 sold2019: $15K median, 3 sold2020: $9.0K median, 3 sold2021: $32K median, 7 sold2022: $9.9K median, 5 sold2023: $11K median, 7 sold2024: $7.2K median, 6 sold2025: $23K median, 11 sold2026: $7.3K median, 3 sold199920052011201720232026

Where does a value land in this market?

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The same figure also answers the seller's question: which house clears a work like this, and for how much — expected proceeds by house, from the sell-through the rest of this page is built on.

$25K$34$1.3M

Every sold result for this market, low to high (log scale) — the dashed line is the median. Enter a value to see where it lands.

By medium where medium is recorded or stated in the catalog line

MediumResultsSell-throughMedian result (USD)
works on paper 14 75% $9,938
sculpture 8 67% $275,000
painting 8 100% $79,784
photography 5 100% $23,750
other 3 100% $6,682

Medium is recorded for 38 of 143 results (27%) — rows above cover that subset; the rest of the record is in the full ledger below.

Compared with Alighiero Boetti Giuseppe Penone Alighiero Boetti

$953K$1.9M$2.9M1998: $3.5M median1999: $17K median2000: $21K median2001: $21K median2002: $21K median2003: $44K median2004: $26K median2005: $52K median2006: $37K median2007: $26K median2008: $26K median2009: $23K median2010: $45K median2011: $59K median2012: $47K median2013: $63K median2014: $61K median2015: $93K median2016: $34K median2017: $47K median2018: $70K median2019: $51K median2020: $36K median2021: $74K median2022: $73K median2023: $70K median2024: $64K median2025: $59K median2026: $61K median1999: $2.5K median2000: $25K median2001: $21K median2004: $27K median2005: $17K median2006: $179K median2007: $14K median2008: $9.2K median2010: $15K median2011: $142K median2012: $4.0K median2013: $233K median2014: $42K median2015: $82K median2016: $116K median2017: $66K median2018: $52K median2019: $15K median2020: $9.0K median2021: $32K median2022: $9.9K median2023: $11K median2024: $7.2K median2025: $23K median2026: $7.3K median19982005201220192026
MetricGiuseppe PenoneAlighiero Boetti
Median result$24,907$46,949
Record price $1,325,000 $73,600,000
Results on record1431,395
Years active at auction 1999–2026 1998–2026

Related artists: Alighiero BoettiAndy WarholLucio FontanaDamien Hirst

Market strength liquidity score, 0–100 · method

78/ 100
  • Sell-through90%
  • Meets estimate51%
  • Market depth143 results

How readily and near-estimate this market clears — sell-through, estimate reliability, and depth, blended into one score. "Meets estimate" is the share of sold lots hammering at or above the low estimate, over catalogs that print a real appraisal: a house whose printed low is a starting bid would meet its estimate on every lot, so those lots are excluded from this term only — their prices and outcomes still count in the other two. Method →

Where this artist sells best

HouseResultsSell-throughMedianvs. estimate
Sotheby's 84 95% $30,893 0.80×
Christie's 24 100% $27,102 —
Phillips 18 94% $12,128 —
Bonhams 6 83% $7,545 0.80×
Kruso Art 3 100% $271 0.56×
Grisebach 1 — $2,366 —
Rago 1 100% $10,080 —
Wright 1 100% $22,500 —
Finarte 1 100% $1,712 0.92×
Dorotheum 2 50% $6,822 —
Tiroche 1 0% — —
Casa d'aste Boetto 1 0% — —

The same artist across every house we cover — hammer-vs-estimate side by side. A dash in the estimate column can mean withheld rather than unpublished: the house publishes no hammer price, or its printed low is a starting bid rather than an appraisal. Method →

Prices realized 145 recorded lots — sold, passed, and upcoming — results in USD incl. premium; est. marks a premium estimated from the house's schedule ✓ Includes 6 passed lots

DateLotMediumvs. estimateEstimate USDResult USD, incl. premiumHouse
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2014·02 La Pelle del Marino un Tronco Coperto di Pelle una Pelle di Carta $33,293–$49,939 Sotheby's
2013·11 Senza titolo $24,473–$33,990 Sotheby's
2013·10 lo spazio della sculturapelle di cedro - chiodo $354,606–$451,317 Sotheby's
2013·10 Cocci $290,132–$402,961 Sotheby's
2013·02 foglie del cervello - quercia $46,697–$62,263 Sotheby's
2013·02 Spine d'Acacia - Contatto 4 $93,395–$124,527 Sotheby's
2013·02 Pelle di Foglie (occhi al cielo, mano a terra) $280,771–$343,164 Sotheby's
2012·12 Svolgere la propria pelle (To unravel one's own skin) $8,000–$12,000 Sotheby's
2012·10 Unghia $7,765–$10,354 Sotheby's
2012·10 Unghia $7,765–$10,354 Sotheby's
2011·11 128 unghiate $80,322–$107,096 Sotheby's
2011·10 Albero di 5 metri $250,764–$344,801 Sotheby's
2011·04 Cinque Unghiate $8,682–$11,576 Sotheby's
2010·11 Untitled gouache on paper $6,499–$9,099 Christie's
2010·06 sans titre $18,402–$24,536 Sotheby's
2008·11 Senza titolo $7,761–$10,348 Sotheby's
2008·11 untitled $10,000–$15,000 Sotheby's
2008·04 Terra $9,416–$12,555 Sotheby's
2008·04 senza titolo $2,354–$3,139 Sotheby's
2007·10 Piede $81,647–$122,471 Sotheby's
2007·05 Senza titolo $5,382–$8,072 Sotheby's
2007·05 Il libro dei verdi del Bosco $8,072–$10,763 Sotheby's
2007·02 Leaf painting $2,958–$4,931 Sotheby's
2006·10 Biforcazione wood and bronze $148,833–$223,250 Christie's
2006·10 Albero di 5 m $260,458–$334,874 Sotheby's
2006·10 Torace plaster and hair, slide projector and slide $55,812–$74,417 Christie's
2006·10 Terra d'Ombra, Occhio crayon, metal mesh, bronze and leaves on canvas, in two parts $148,833–$223,250 Christie's
2006·07 Il libro dei verdi del Bosco $7,641–$10,188 Sotheby's
2006·07 Trentatre erbe $5,094–$7,641 Sotheby's
2006·07 Sans titre $3,820–$5,094 Sotheby's
2005·11 Senza titolo $70,206–$93,608 Sotheby's
2005·10 Svolgere la Propria pelle $4,824–$6,030 Sotheby's
2005·10 Pages de terre III $18,092–$24,122 Sotheby's
2005·10 Guanto $3,015–$4,221 Sotheby's
2005·10 Il libro dei verdi del Bosco $6,030–$8,443 Sotheby's
2005·10 Progetto per la dilatazione di un braccio nel muro $7,237–$9,649 Sotheby's
2005·10 Progetto per la dilatazione di una sezione del collo $7,237–$9,649 Sotheby's
2005·10 Impronta Digitale $180,915–$241,220 Sotheby's
2005·10 Trentatre erbe $3,618–$4,824 Sotheby's
2004·11 Propagazione $10,198–$15,298 Christie's
2004·06 Anulare Sinistro ink on paper $14,509–$21,764 Christie's
2001·06 sketch for the Hand of Earth $1,406–$2,109 Christie's
2001·06 Pressione $25,866–$34,488 Christie's
2000·12 Soffio $28,700–$43,049 Christie's
1999·01 Soffio polmonare $1,328–$1,991 Christie's

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