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Italian, 1925–2000

Mario Giacomelli

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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

$3.2K$6.5K$9.7K1998: $2.3K median, 4 sold1999: $1.5K median, 8 sold2000: $2.9K median, 2 sold2001: $2.5K median, 2 sold2002: $1.7K median, 1 sold2004: $4.2K median, 7 sold2005: $3.3K median, 12 sold2006: $2.9K median, 5 sold2007: $7.8K median, 7 sold2008: $7.6K median, 10 sold2009: $8.8K median, 1 sold2010: $3.0K median, 4 sold2011: $6.7K median, 8 sold2012: $5.5K median, 14 sold2013: $1.8K median, 3 sold2014: $2.0K median, 11 sold2015: $1.9K median, 7 sold2016: $2.6K median, 2 sold2017: $2.2K median, 6 sold2018: $3.5K median, 4 sold2019: $2.1K median, 5 sold2020: $2.2K median, 22 sold2021: $2.5K median, 14 sold2022: $2.2K median, 4 sold2023: $2.3K median, 6 sold2024: $1.6K median, 9 sold2025: $1.1K median, 15 sold2026: $1.7K median, 29 sold19982005201220192026

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.

$2.5K$159$25K

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)
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

$2.9K$5.7K$8.6K1998: $1.8K median1999: $3.6K median2000: $11K median2001: $4.7K median2002: $3.5K median2003: $4.2K median2004: $2.6K median2005: $7.2K median2006: $6.0K median2007: $10K median2008: $7.5K median2009: $5.9K median2010: $10K median2011: $5.1K median2012: $7.9K median2013: $6.9K median2014: $4.4K median2015: $7.8K median2016: $8.9K median2017: $5.9K median2018: $5.4K median2019: $4.9K median2020: $4.8K median2021: $3.8K median2022: $1.8K median2023: $5.2K median2024: $3.0K median2025: $3.8K median2026: $1.5K median1998: $2.3K median1999: $1.5K median2000: $2.9K median2001: $2.5K median2002: $1.7K median2004: $4.2K median2005: $3.3K median2006: $2.9K median2007: $7.8K median2008: $7.6K median2009: $8.8K median2010: $3.0K median2011: $6.7K median2012: $5.5K median2013: $1.8K median2014: $2.0K median2015: $1.9K median2016: $2.6K median2017: $2.2K median2018: $3.5K median2019: $2.1K median2020: $2.2K median2021: $2.5K median2022: $2.2K median2023: $2.3K median2024: $1.6K median2025: $1.1K median2026: $1.7K median19982005201220192026
MetricMario GiacomelliAndré Kertész
Median result$2,542$4,952
Record price $25,000 $567,000
Results on record3061,154
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

HouseResultsSell-throughMedianvs. 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

DateLotMediumvs. estimateEstimate USDResult USD, incl. premiumHouse
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2021·07 Aus der Serie „Storie di Terra“. 1980er–Jahre Gelatin silver print $1,773–$2,365 Grisebach
2021·04 Scanno $10,000–$15,000 Phillips
2021·03 Presa di coscienza sulla natura, 1970/1976 $2,381–$3,572 Finarte
2021·03 La mia modella, 1955 $1,429–$1,905 Finarte
2021·03 Senza titolo, anni 1980 $953–$1,191 Finarte
2021·03 Il teatro della neve, 1984-1986 $1,429–$1,905 Finarte
2021·03 Paesaggio, anni 1980 $1,429–$1,905 Finarte
2021·03 Senza titolo (Gabbiani), anni 1980 $1,191–$1,786 Finarte
2021·03 L'Infinito di Giacomo Leopardi, 1987/1988 $1,786–$2,977 Finarte
2021·03 Io non ho mani che mi accarezzino il volto, 1961/1963 $1,786–$2,381 Finarte
2021·03 Io non ho mani che mi accarezzino il volto, 1963 $1,786–$2,381 Finarte
2021·03 Io non ho mani che mi accarezzino il volto, 1961/1963 $2,381–$2,977 Finarte
2021·03 Io non ho mani che mi accarezzino il volto, 1961/1963 $4,167–$5,358 Finarte
2021·03 La buona terra, 1964 $1,429–$2,143 Finarte
2021·03 Scanno, 1968 $1,548–$2,143 Finarte
2021·03 Verrà la morte e avrà i tuoi occhi, 1966/1968 $1,191–$1,786 Finarte
2021·03 Scanno, Italia del sud, 1957/59 $2,024–$2,620 Finarte
2021·03 Presa di coscienza sulla natura, 1970/1976 $2,381–$3,572 Finarte
2021·03 Paesaggio - Motivo suggerito dal taglio dell'albero, 1966/1968 $1,429–$2,143 Finarte
2021·03 Felicità raggiunta, si cammina, 1986/1992 $1,429–$1,905 Finarte
2021·03 Il mare dei miei racconti, 1984-1995 $1,429–$2,143 Finarte
2021·03 Io non ho mani che mi accarezzino il volto, 1953/1963 $953–$1,429 Finarte
2020·12 Scanno $1,819 Lempertz
2020·12 Aus der Serie „Paesaggi dall’alto“. 1975 Gelatin silver print $1,810–$2,413 Grisebach
2020·12 Aus der Serie „Presa di coscienza sulla natura“. 1980er–Jahre Later gelatin silver print $1,810–$2,413 Grisebach
2020·12 Aus der Serie „Metamorfosi della terra“. 1970er–Jahre Later gelatin silver print $1,810–$2,413 Grisebach
2020·10 [no title recorded] — Dorotheum
2020·10 [no title recorded] — Dorotheum
2020·09 Favola per un viaggio verso possibili significati interiori, 1984 $1,522–$1,990 Finarte
2020·09 Questo ricordo lo vorrei raccontare, 2000 $1,639–$2,107 Finarte
2020·09 Il canto dei nuovi emigrati, 1975-1985 $1,171–$1,756 Finarte
2020·09 Puglia, 1958 $1,171–$1,756 Finarte
2020·09 Paesaggio, 1975-1985 $1,171–$1,756 Finarte
2020·09 Dalla serie "Zingari", 1958 $1,171–$1,756 Finarte
2020·09 Io non ho mani che mi accarezzino il volto, 1961-1963 $3,278–$4,098 Finarte
2020·09 Lourdes, 1957 $937–$1,405 Finarte
2020·09 La buona terra, 1964-1966 $1,171–$1,756 Finarte
2020·09 Il mare dei miei racconti, 1983-1987 $2,107–$2,576 Finarte
2020·09 Paesaggio (Sole sulle montagne), 1967-1968 $2,107–$2,927 Finarte
2020·09 Ritratto del Poeta. "FIGURA" motivo suggerito dal taglio dell'albero, 1968 $1,522–$1,990 Finarte
2020·09 Questo ricordo lo vorrei raccontare, 2000 $1,873–$2,576 Finarte
2020·09 Io non ho mani che mi accarezzino il volto, 1961-1963 $2,107–$2,927 Finarte
2020·09 Verrà la morte e avrà i tuoi occhi, 1981-1983 $937–$1,405 Finarte
2020·07 Scanno $3,000–$5,000 Phillips
2020·06 Scanno, 1957/59 $729–$954 Finarte
2020·06 Paesaggio, 1975/1985 $1,122–$1,683 Finarte
2020·06 L'approdo, 1953 $1,347–$1,796 Finarte
2020·04 Calabria, Italy from the series The Song of the New Emigrants Gelatin silver — Heritage Auctions
2020·03 Natura Morta (Rouge de cadmium), 1957 $1,647–$2,746 Finarte
2020·03 La notte lava la mente, 1994/95 $1,318–$1,757 Finarte
2020·03 Il teatro della neve, 1983/86 $714–$933 Finarte
2020·03 Il mare dei miei racconti, 1975/85 $1,318–$1,977 Finarte
2020·03 Lourdes, 1957 $659–$879 Finarte
2020·03 La buona terra, 1964/66 $1,647–$2,196 Finarte
2020·03 Paesaggio, anni 1970 $1,098–$1,647 Finarte
2020·03 Nudi, 1956/60 $5,491–$7,687 Finarte
2020·03 Scanno, 1957/59 $1,647–$2,746 Finarte
2020·03 Scanno, 1968 $1,757–$2,416 Finarte
2020·03 Io non ho mani che mi accarezzino il volto, 1961/63 $879–$1,318 Finarte
2020·03 Io non ho mani che mi accarezzino il volto (Pretini), 1953/63 $3,075–$3,844 Finarte
2020·03 Le mie Marche, anni 1970 $1,647–$2,746 Finarte
2020·03 Luigi, ti racconto il cane nero, 1996 $1,318–$1,757 Finarte
2020·03 Storie di terra, anni 1970/80 $1,428–$1,757 Finarte
2020·03 Caroline Branson, dalla serie "Omaggio a Spoon River", 1967/73 $2,196–$3,295 Finarte
2020·03 Autoritratto con cane nero, dalla serie "Luigi, ti racconto il cane nero", 1996 $1,977–$2,416 Finarte
2019·11 Landschaft, aus der Serie „Presa di coscienza sulla natura“. 1992 Gelatin silver print $1,651–$2,202 Grisebach
2019·05 Untitled (from the series: Io non ho mani che mi accarezzino il volto) $2,007–$2,453 Lempertz
2019·05 Untitled (from the series: Io non ho mani che mi accarezzino il volto, Senigallia) $3,345–$4,460 Lempertz
2019·05 [no title recorded] — Dorotheum
2019·05 [no title recorded] — Dorotheum
2019·04 Untitled (from Conscience of Nature series) $2,000–$3,000 Wright
2019·04 Untitled (from The Sea of My Stories series) $2,000–$3,000 Wright
2019·04 Untitled from the series Il Mare dei miei Racconti Gelatin silver — Heritage Auctions
2019·04 Untitled from the series Il Mare dei miei Racconti Gelatin silver — Heritage Auctions
2019·04 Untitled from I Pretini $8,000–$12,000 Phillips
2018·11 L'Uomo e il Suo Mondo Gelatin silver, printed later — Heritage Auctions
2018·11 presa di coscienza sulla natura, 1978 $2,269–$3,404 Sotheby's
2018·11 caroline branson da spoon river, 1968 - 1973 vintage silver printphotographer and title series stamps on the reverse $2,269–$3,404 Sotheby's
2018·11 presa di coscienza sulla natura, c. 1980 oversized vintage silver printsigned in pencil on the reverse $7,942–$10,211 Sotheby's
2018·06 Paesaggio (from the series: Presa di coscienza sulla natura) $2,100–$2,334 Lempertz
2018·06 Untitled (from the series: Metamorfosi della terra) $2,100–$2,334 Lempertz
2017·12 Untitled (from the series: Il teatro de la neve) $2,139–$2,615 Lempertz
2017·12 Pretini $2,377–$2,971 Lempertz
2017·12 Paesaggio (from the series: Presa di coscienza sulla natura) $2,139–$2,377 Lempertz
2017·12 Scanno $1,783–$2,139 Lempertz
2017·12 Paesaggio (from the series: Presa di coscienza sulla natura) $2,139–$2,615 Lempertz
2017·05 La Buona Terra $2,020–$2,244 Lempertz
2017·05 Paesaggio $2,020–$2,244 Lempertz
2017·05 Aus der Serie „La buona terra“. 1964–1966. Um 1965 Later gelatin silver print $2,244–$3,366 Grisebach
2016·06 [no title recorded] — Dorotheum
2016·04 La Gente del Sud: Scanno $3,000–$5,000 Bonhams
2016·04 Pretini 70 $3,000–$5,000 Bonhams
2015·11 Sans Titre (Série « Presa Di Conscienza Sulla Natura ») – Vers 1960 - 1970 Tirage argentique vers 1980 $1,587–$2,645 Artcurial
2015·11 Sans Titre (Racines) - Vers 1970 Tirage argentique sur cartoline $1,069–$1,603 Artcurial
2015·10 Untitled from Il mare dei miei racconti $5,000–$7,000 Phillips
2015·10 Untitled from lo non ho mani che mi accarezzino il volto $4,000–$6,000 Phillips
2015·06 SANS TITRE, SÉRIE STORIE DELLA TERRA vers 1960 - 1970 vers 1960 - 1970 Tirage argentique d'époque $2,227–$3,340 Artcurial
2015·06 [no title recorded] — Dorotheum
2015·06 [no title recorded] — Dorotheum
2015·06 [no title recorded] — Dorotheum

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