Italian, 1925–2000
Mario Giacomelli
306results on record
59%sell-through
$2,542median result (USD, incl. premium; 73% observed, 27% estimated from hammer)
$25,000record in our coverage
Drawn from 306 recorded results (222 sold · 84 passed) across 18 auction houses, 1998–2026. What we cover
Median sold price by year typical estimate range median result USD, incl. premium; 73% observed, 27% estimated from hammer method · log scale
Where does a value land in this market?
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.
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
| Medium | Results | Sell-through | Median result (USD) |
|---|---|---|---|
| photography | 230 | 58% | $2,542 |
| ceramics & design | 5 | 0% | $2,760 |
| prints | 5 | 50% | $2,334 |
Medium is recorded for 240 of 306 results (78%) — rows above cover that subset; the rest of the record is in the full ledger below.
Compared with André Kertész Mario Giacomelli André Kertész
| Metric | Mario Giacomelli | André Kertész |
|---|---|---|
| Median result | $2,542 | $4,952 |
| Record price | $25,000 | $567,000 |
| Results on record | 306 | 1,154 |
| Years active at auction | 1998–2026 | 1998–2026 |
Related artists: André KertészHenri Cartier-bressonHorst P. HorstMan Ray
Market strength liquidity score, 0–100 · method
61/ 100
- Sell-through59%
- Meets estimate47%
- Market depth306 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
| House | Results | Sell-through | Median | vs. estimate |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Finarte | 90 | 60% | $2,061 | 0.80× |
| Sotheby's | 51 | 100% | $5,458 | 0.80× |
| Christie's | 35 | — | $3,080 | — |
| Grisebach | 18 | — | $2,338 | — |
| Heritage Auctions | 27 | 67% | $1,281 | — |
| Bonhams | 20 | 65% | $2,304 | 0.72× |
| Lempertz | 15 | 69% | $2,211 | — |
| Phillips | 13 | 54% | $4,750 | — |
| Dorotheum | 8 | 50% | $3,059 | — |
| Artcurial | 3 | — | $1,851 | 0.72× |
| Daliano Ribani Auctions | 3 | 100% | $1,373 | 0.50× |
| Chiswick Auctions | 2 | 100% | $4,185 | — |
| Rago | 1 | 100% | $953 | — |
| Kruso Art | 5 | 20% | $262 | 0.80× |
| Viscontea auction house | 8 | 12% | $2,197 | 0.91× |
| Wright | 2 | 0% | — | — |
| Bertolami Fine Art | 4 | 0% | — | — |
| Basezero | 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 306 recorded lots — sold, passed, and upcoming — results in USD incl. premium; est. marks a premium estimated from the house's schedule ✓ Includes 84 passed lots
| Date | Lot | Medium | vs. estimate | Estimate USD | Result USD, incl. premium | House |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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| 2026·06 | Pretini, from Io non ho mani che mi accarezzino il volto | $2,646–$3,969 | Bonhams | |||
| 2026·05 | Il Teatro Della Neve, c.1980 | — | Chiswick Auctions | |||
| 2026·05 | Io non ho mani che mi accarezzino il volto [I have no hands to caress my face], 1961-1963 | — | Chiswick Auctions | |||
| 2026·04 | Presa di coscienza sulla natura, 1979 | $1,741–$2,901 | Finarte | |||
| 2026·04 | Presa di coscienza sulla natura, 1970s/1980s | $1,741–$2,901 | Finarte | |||
| 2026·04 | Io non ho mani che mi accarezzino il volto, 1961/1963 | $4,642–$5,802 | Finarte | |||
| 2026·04 | Presa di coscienza sulla natura, 1980s | $1,741–$2,901 | Finarte | |||
| 2026·04 | Untitled, 1980s | $1,393–$2,089 | Finarte | |||
| 2026·04 | Presa di coscienza sulla natura, 1981 | $1,741–$2,321 | Finarte | |||
| 2026·04 | Il mare dei miei racconti, 1983/1987 | $1,741–$2,901 | Finarte | |||
| 2026·04 | Io non ho mani che mi accarezzino il volto, 1961/1963 | $4,642–$5,802 | Finarte | |||
| 2026·04 | Perché, 1954/1983 | $1,160–$1,741 | Finarte | |||
| 2026·04 | Presa di coscienza sulla natura, 1975/1985 | $2,321–$3,482 | Finarte | |||
| 2026·04 | A Silvia di Giacomo Leopardi, 1964/1988 | $1,393–$2,089 | Finarte | |||
| 2026·04 | Scanno, 1957 | $4,642–$5,802 | Finarte | |||
| 2026·04 | Io non ho mani che mi accarezzino il volto, 1961/1963 | $4,062–$5,222 | Finarte | |||
| 2026·04 | Il teatro della neve, 1983/1986 | $1,741–$2,901 | Finarte | |||
| 2026·04 | Io non ho mani che mi accarezzino il volto, 1961/1963 | $5,802–$8,124 | Finarte | |||
| 2026·04 | Untitled (Color composition), 1980s/1990s | $1,160–$1,741 | Finarte | |||
| 2026·04 | Verrà la morte e avrà i tuoi occhi, 1954/1983 | $1,160–$1,741 | Finarte | |||
| 2026·01 | Presa di coscienza sulla natura, 1975/1985 | $1,398–$2,097 | Finarte | |||
| 2026·01 | Presa di coscienza sulla natura, 1975/1985 | $1,398–$2,097 | Finarte | |||
| 2026·01 | Io non ho mani che mi accarezzino il volto, 1961/1963 | $932–$1,398 | Finarte | |||
| 2026·01 | Presa di coscienza sulla natura, 1975/1985 | $1,165–$1,748 | Finarte | |||
| 2026·01 | Presa di coscienza sulla natura, 1975/1985 | $1,398–$2,097 | Finarte | |||
| 2026·01 | Verrà la morte e avrà i tuoi occhi, 1981/1983 | $1,165–$1,748 | Finarte | |||
| 2026·01 | "Caroline Branson" da Spoon River, 1971/1973 | $1,748–$2,913 | Finarte | |||
| 2026·01 | Untitled, 1980s | $1,165–$1,748 | Finarte | |||
| 2026·01 | Untitled, 1980s | $1,165–$1,748 | Finarte | |||
| 2026·01 | Io non ho mani che mi accarezzino il volto, 1961/1963 | $1,165–$1,748 | Finarte | |||
| 2026·01 | La Buona Terra, 1964/1966 | $932–$1,398 | Finarte | |||
| 2026·01 | Io non ho mani che mi accarezzino il volto, 1961/1963 | $1,398–$2,097 | Finarte | |||
| 2026·01 | Untitled, 1990s | $1,398–$2,097 | Finarte | |||
| 2026·01 | La Buona Terra, 1964/1966 | $932–$1,398 | Finarte | |||
| 2026·01 | Io non ho mani che mi accarezzino il volto, 1961/1963 | $1,398–$2,097 | Finarte | |||
| 2026·01 | Io non ho mani che mi accarezzino il volto, 1961/1963 | $2,913–$4,078 | Finarte | |||
| 2026·01 | Three Photographs including: Zingari 3 | $800–$1,200 | Bonhams | |||
| 2025·12 | Untitled | $1,400–$1,750 | Lempertz | |||
| 2025·11 | Sant’Angelo de Senigallia | $1,000–$1,500 | Rago | |||
| 2025·09 | La Buona Terra | $1,000–$1,500 | Bonhams | |||
| 2025·07 | "L'infinito" | $5,390–$7,031 | Viscontea auction house | |||
| 2025·07 | "Senza Titolo" | $2,109–$2,344 | Viscontea auction house | |||
| 2025·07 | "Storie Della Terra, 1976" | $1,758–$2,109 | Viscontea auction house | |||
| 2025·07 | "Passato, 1987-1990" | $3,515–$4,687 | Viscontea auction house | |||
| 2025·07 | Scanno Boy | $2,000–$3,000 | Bonhams | |||
| 2025·06 | Io non ho mani che mi accarezzino il volto, 1961/1963 | $4,603–$6,905 | Finarte | |||
| 2025·06 | Scanno, 1957 | $3,452–$4,603 | Finarte | |||
| 2025·06 | La Buona Terra | Gelatin silver print | — | Heritage Auctions | ||
| 2025·06 | La Gente Del Sud: Scanno (from The Year of Tibet portfolio I) | Platinum palladium print, printed later | — | Heritage Auctions | ||
| 2025·05 | Untitled (from the series: Presa di coscienza sulla natura) | $1,134–$1,701 | Lempertz | |||
| 2025·04 | Verra La Morta | Gelatin silver print, printed 1987 | — | Heritage Auctions | ||
| 2025·04 | Untitled (from the Presa di Conscienza Sulla Natura series), 1950s | Gelatin silver print on Agfa paper | — | Heritage Auctions | ||
| 2025·04 | Untitled (from the Presa di Coscienza sulla Natura series) | Gelatin silver print | — | Heritage Auctions | ||
| 2025·04 | Storie della Terra (Landscape) | Gelatin silver print | — | Heritage Auctions | ||
| 2025·04 | Presa di Coscienza sulla Natura, circa 1950s | Gelatin silver print on Agfa paper | — | Heritage Auctions | ||
| 2025·04 | © (Senigallia, 1925 - Senigallia, 2000) | $1–$2,723 | Bertolami Fine Art | |||
| 2025·04 | © (Senigallia, 1925 - Senigallia, 2000) | $1–$2,723 | Bertolami Fine Art | |||
| 2025·04 | © (Senigallia, 1925 - Senigallia, 2000) | $1–$2,723 | Bertolami Fine Art | |||
| 2025·04 | © (Senigallia, 1925 - Senigallia, 2000) | $1–$2,723 | Bertolami Fine Art | |||
| 2025·03 | Scanno, Italy | $2,000–$3,000 | Bonhams | |||
| 2025·02 | (1925 - 2000) | photograph | $210–$314 | Kruso Art | ||
| 2024·12 | "La buona terra" | $2,078–$3,117 | Daliano Ribani Auctions | |||
| 2024·12 | Senza titolo | — | Basezero | |||
| 2024·12 | Aus der Serie: „Metamorfosi della terra“. 1971 | Gelatin silver print, 1981 | $1,262–$1,893 | Grisebach | ||
| 2024·12 | Self Portrait, circa 1980s | Gelatin silver print | — | Heritage Auctions | ||
| 2024·11 | Untitled (from the series: Io non ho mani che mi accarezzino il volto) | $1,056–$1,584 | Lempertz | |||
| 2024·11 | Scanno, Italy | $2,000–$3,000 | Bonhams | |||
| 2024·10 | La Gente | $15,000–$25,000 | Phillips | |||
| 2024·10 | Scanno (Boy) | Gelatin silver print, printed 1983 | — | Heritage Auctions | ||
| 2024·10 | La Buona Terra | Gelatin silver print, printed 1995 | — | Heritage Auctions | ||
| 2024·10 | Storie Della Terra, circa 1970s | Gelatin silver print, printed later | — | Heritage Auctions | ||
| 2024·10 | Presa di Coscienza sulla Natura, circa 1950s | Gelatin silver print, printed later | — | Heritage Auctions | ||
| 2024·07 | Scanno, Italy | $3,000–$5,000 | Bonhams | |||
| 2024·05 | (1925 - 2000) | $434–$868 | Kruso Art | |||
| 2024·02 | "L'infinito" | $5,413–$6,496 | Viscontea auction house | |||
| 2024·02 | "Passato, 1987-1990" | $4,330–$6,496 | Viscontea auction house | |||
| 2023·12 | "La buona terra" | $1,757–$2,636 | Daliano Ribani Auctions | |||
| 2023·12 | (1925 - 2000) | photograph | $540–$1,080 | Kruso Art | ||
| 2023·12 | Landscape (from 'Paesaggio') | $2,000–$3,000 | Bonhams | |||
| 2023·12 | Untitled (from 'La Buona Terra') | $2,000–$3,000 | Bonhams | |||
| 2023·12 | Untitled (from 'Caroline Branson from Spoon River') | $2,000–$3,000 | Bonhams | |||
| 2023·11 | anni 60 | $2,718–$3,805 | Daliano Ribani Auctions | |||
| 2023·10 | La Buona Terra, No. 146 | Gelatin silver print | — | Heritage Auctions | ||
| 2023·10 | Untitled (from Presa di Coscienza Sulla Natura) | $2,000–$3,000 | Bonhams | |||
| 2023·10 | Untitled (from Presa di Coscienza Sulla Natura) | $2,000–$3,000 | Bonhams | |||
| 2023·05 | Untitled from Presa di coscienza sulla natura | $1,494–$2,240 | Phillips | |||
| 2023·04 | Scanno, paese d'Abruzzo | $4,000–$6,000 | Phillips | |||
| 2023·03 | (1925 - 2000) | $1,078–$2,155 | Kruso Art | |||
| 2023·03 | (1925 - 2000) | $1,078–$2,155 | Kruso Art | |||
| 2023·02 | "Passato, 1987-1990" | $4,294–$6,441 | Viscontea auction house | |||
| 2023·02 | "L'infinito" | $6,441–$7,514 | Viscontea auction house | |||
| 2022·12 | Aus der Serie „Io non ho mani che mi accarezzino il volto“, 1961–1963. 1961 | Gelatin silver print, printed later | $1,054–$1,265 | Grisebach | ||
| 2022·11 | Scanno | $2,379–$3,569 | Phillips | |||
| 2022·05 | Pretini (Young Priests), No. 71 | $1,863–$2,484 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2022·05 | Selected Images (Aerial Landscapes) | $1,863–$2,484 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2022·04 | Scanno | $4,000–$6,000 | Phillips | |||
| 2022·04 | Untitled from lo non ho mani che mi accarezzino il volto | $5,000–$7,000 | Phillips | |||
| 2021·10 | I have no hands to caress my face, 1958 | gelatin silver print | $6,000–$8,000 | Christie's | ||
| 2021·10 | Paesaggio 230 (Landscape) | $3,000–$5,000 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2021·07 | Aus der Serie „Storie di Terra“. 1980er–Jahre | Gelatin silver print | $1,773–$2,365 | Grisebach | ||
Realized prices are sold by the record: 50 for $19, non-expiring. Reading them at volume is what Starter is for.