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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

$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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2014·11 Untitled from La Buona Terra (The Good Earth) $2,348–$3,131 Phillips
2014·11 Untitled from Scanno, Italia del Sud (Scanno, Southern Italy) $2,348–$3,131 Phillips
2014·10 Io non ho mani che mi accarezzino il volto (There are no hands to caress my face), Pretini $4,000–$6,000 Bonhams
2014·10 Io non ho mani che mi accarezzino il volto (There ae no hands to caress my face), Pretini $4,000–$6,000 Bonhams
2014·10 Untitled Gelatin silver Heritage Auctions
2014·05 Ohne Titel, aus der Serie: „Io non ho mani che mi accarezzino il volto“. 1961–1963 2 later gelatin silver prints $1,905–$2,177 Grisebach
2014·04 L'Uomo E Il Suo Mondo, La Buona Terra (The Man and His World, The Good Earth) Gelatin silver Heritage Auctions
2014·04 Gente del Sur (People of the South) Gelatin silver print Heritage Auctions
2014·04 Febbraio Gelatin silver Heritage Auctions
2014·04 Selected Italian Landscapes $5,000–$7,000 Sotheby's
2014·04 Selected Images $8,000–$12,000 Sotheby's
2013·11 De la série Bonheur atteint, on marche (Deux chats), vers 1986 $1,344–$2,015 Christie's
2013·11 Lourdes, 1957 $1,344–$20,154 Christie's
2013·04 Selected Italian Landscapes $5,000–$7,000 Sotheby's
2012·12 'ho la testa piena mamma' (my head is full, mama) $3,000–$5,000 Sotheby's
2012·11 Ohne Titel, aus der Serie „Presa di coscienza sulla natura“. 1978 Later gelatin silver print $2,063–$2,578 Grisebach
2012·11 Ohne Titel, aus der Serie „Caroline Branson, da Spoon River“, Senigallia. 1971–1973 Vintage $1,031–$1,547 Grisebach
2012·11 scanno, italia del sud, 1957 $7,647–$10,196 Sotheby's
2012·06 Un uomo una donna un amore (A man, a woman, one love), circa 1960-1961 gelatin silver print $6,216–$9,324 Christie's
2012·06 Lourdes, circa 1957-1959 gelatin silver print $6,216–$9,324 Christie's
2012·05 Untitled, from 'Io non ho mani che mi accarezzino il volto' ('There Are No Hands To Caress My Face'), Senigallia, 1961-63 $3,959–$5,543 Bonhams
2012·05 Untitled, from 'Presa di coscienza sulla natura' ('On Being Aware of Nature'), Marche, 1954-2000 $1,584–$2,376 Bonhams
2012·05 Untitled, from 'Io non ho mani che mi accarezzino il volto' ('There Are No Hands To Caress My Face'), Senigallia, 1961-63 $3,959–$5,543 Bonhams
2012·05 Untitled, from 'Storie della terra', Spain, 1977 $1,584–$2,376 Bonhams
2012·05 de la série 'io non ho mani che mi accarezzino il volto', 1961-63 $5,137–$7,706 Sotheby's
2012·05 paysages, années 1970-80 $7,706–$10,274 Sotheby's
2012·05 de la série '"scanno", italia del sud', 1959 $5,137–$7,706 Sotheby's
2012·05 de la série 'il mare dei miei racconti',1960 $10,274–$15,412 Sotheby's
2012·05 Untitled Vintage gelatin silver Heritage Auctions
2012·05 La Gente Del Sud, Scanno Platinum, printed later Heritage Auctions
2012·04 selected images of italy $6,000–$9,000 Sotheby's
2011·11 Ohne Titel. 1960er - 1970er Jahre Gelatin silver print $2,410–$2,945 Grisebach
2011·11 La Buona Terra Gelatin silver, printed later Heritage Auctions
2011·11 Io Non Ho Mani Che Mi Accarezzino Il Volto, I pretini Gelatin silver, printed later Heritage Auctions
2011·11 Sant' Angelo de Senigallia Gelatin silver, 1983 Heritage Auctions
2011·11 de la série 'storie della terra', 1983/84de la série 'presa di coscienza sulla natura', 1984 $5,460–$8,190 Sotheby's
2011·11 de la série 'io non ho mani che mi accarezzino il volto', 1964 $5,460–$8,190 Sotheby's
2011·11 de la série 'io non ho mani che mi accarezzino il volto', 1961-63 $5,460–$8,190 Sotheby's
2011·11 riests, 1961 gelatin silver printsigned in pencil (image, recto) $4,806–$8,011 Christie's
2011·10 Selected Italian Landscapes $8,000–$12,000 Sotheby's
2011·10 selected italian images $8,000–$12,000 Sotheby's
2011·05 „Luglio“, aus: „Metamorfosi della terra“. 1960–1980 Gelatin silver print, 1960–1980 $2,550–$3,117 Grisebach
2010·11 Ohne Titel, aus der Serie „Paesaggi“. 1956–1970 Silbergelatineabzug, 1956–1970 $2,398–$2,931 Grisebach
2010·06 Ohne Titel (Stilleben). 1955–1956 Vintage $3,680–$4,907 Grisebach
2010·06 Ohne Titel, aus der Serie „Caroline Branson, da Spoon River“. 1971–1973 Silbergelatineabzug, 1980er Jahre $2,208–$2,699 Grisebach
2010·06 Ohne Titel (Landschaft). 1980er Jahre Silbergelatineabzug $2,208–$2,699 Grisebach
2009·04 Pretini Vintage gelatin silver, circa 1961-1963 Heritage Auctions
2009·03 selected images $8,000–$12,000 Sotheby's
2008·11 io non ho mani che mi accarezzino il volto, 1961-63 $6,010–$9,015 Sotheby's
2008·11 presa di coscienza sulla natura, 1954-2000 $6,010–$9,015 Sotheby's
2008·11 io non ho mani che mi accarezzino il volto, 1968 $6,010–$9,015 Sotheby's
2008·11 Scanno, 1957-59 $7,513–$10,518 Sotheby's
2008·05 Death Will Come and It Will Have Your Eyes, 1954-83 credited and titled in unknown hand in Italian in pencil on verso $5,823–$9,705 Christie's
2008·05 On Being Aware of Nature, 1954-1974 gelatin silver print, printed 1974 $5,823–$9,705 Christie's
2008·05 There Are No Hands to Caress My Face, 1961-63 credited and titled in unknown hand in Italian in pencil on verso $7,764–$11,646 Christie's
2008·05 Scanno, 1957-59 titled and annotated in pencil on verso, 'via Mastai 24' credit stamp on verso $9,705–$13,587 Christie's
2008·02 La Gente, 1961-1963 gelatin silver print $3,000–$5,000 Christie's
2008·02 Lo non ho mani che mi accarezzino il volto, 1961-63 gelatin silver print, printed 1968 $3,000–$5,000 Christie's
2007·11 'vita d'ospizio' (from the series verrà la morte e avrà i tuoi occhi), 1957-58 $4,139–$6,209 Sotheby's
2007·11 'il mare dei miei racconti'. a series of 10 photographs, 1992 $14,487–$18,626 Sotheby's
2007·11 Untitled (from the series Io non ho mani che mi accarezzino il volto), 1961 $8,278–$12,417 Sotheby's
2007·11 'mia madre', 1953 -1956 $6,209–$8,278 Sotheby's
2007·11 untitled, from the series presa di coscienza sulla natura (on becoming aware of nature), 1980 $3,104–$5,174 Sotheby's
2007·10 Selected Images $10,000–$15,000 Sotheby's
2007·05 untitled, from 'presa di coscienza sulla natura', 1978 $2,981–$4,968 Sotheby's
2006·12 There Are No Hands to Caress My Face, 1961-63 gelatin silver print, printed later $5,905–$9,841 Christie's
2006·11 untitled. from 'presa di coscienza sulla natura', 1980 $2,276–$3,414 Sotheby's
2006·03 storie della terra $2,429–$3,036 Sotheby's
2006·03 untitled $2,429–$3,036 Sotheby's
2006·03 untitled $2,429–$3,036 Sotheby's
2005·11 untitled. from 'presa di coscienza sulla natura' ('on being aware of nature'), 1983 $2,600–$3,466 Sotheby's
2005·11 'l'albero' (the tree), 1955 $1,733–$2,600 Sotheby's
2005·11 untitled. from 'io non ho mani che mi accarezzino il viso' ('i have no hands to caress my face'), 1962-63, printed early 1970s $2,600–$3,466 Sotheby's
2005·11 'fiamme sul campo'. from 'presa di coscienza sulla natura', circa 1954 $1,040–$1,386 Sotheby's
2005·10 'scanno' $5,000–$7,000 Sotheby's
2005·05 La Terra Racconta, 1958; Untitled (Paesaggio), 1980 2 gelatin silver prints, the first printed 1970s $2,750–$3,667 Christie's
2005·05 Zingari, 1958; La Buona Terra, 1966 2 gelatin silver prints, printed later $2,750–$3,667 Christie's
2005·05 untitled. from 'io non ho mani che mi accarezzino il viso' (there are no hands to caress my face), 1961-3 $4,596–$6,434 Sotheby's
2005·05 untitled. from '"caroline branson" da spoon river', 1971-3, printed before 1981 $2,758–$3,677 Sotheby's
2005·05 untitled. from 'paessaggio' (countryside), 1971, printed before 1981 $2,758–$3,677 Sotheby's
2005·05 'perche' (why), between 1954-83, printed before 1981 $2,758–$3,677 Sotheby's
2005·05 untitled. from 'presa di coscienza sulla natura' ('on being aware of nature'), between 1954-circa 1990, printed before 1981 $2,758–$3,677 Sotheby's
2004·11 'storie di terra'. from the series 'on being aware of nature', 1980 $1,854–$2,781 Sotheby's
2004·11 three studies, 1950s-80s $1,483–$2,225 Sotheby's
2004·11 untitled (the beach at senigallia). from the series 'the sea of my stories', 1983-87 $1,854–$2,781 Sotheby's
2004·11 landscape, probably 1970s-80s $1,854–$2,781 Sotheby's
2004·02 Scanno, 1957-1959 gelatin silver print, printed later $1,500–$2,000 Christie's
2004·02 Pretini, 1963 2 gelatin silver prints, printed later $2,500–$3,500 Christie's
2004·02 Selected images, 1951 3 gelatin silver prints, printed 1980s $3,000–$5,000 Christie's
2002·05 Pretini (Priests Dancing) $1,023–$1,315 Christie's
2001·06 Come pagina di giornale $862–$1,293 Christie's
2001·05 Il Paesaggio; Vita d'Ospizio $852–$1,419 Christie's
2000·10 Io non ho mani che mi accarezzino $842–$1,263 Christie's
2000·10 Rotonda a mare $673–$1,010 Christie's
1999·12 Lo non ho mani che mi accarezzino il volto; and Scanno $2,500–$3,500 Christie's
1999·12 Scanno $2,000–$3,000 Christie's
1999·12 Zingari, 1958, printed later $960–$1,441 Christie's
1999·12 Paesaggio [Landscape], circa 1970, printed later $960–$1,441 Christie's
1999·09 Paesaggio $2,000–$3,000 Christie's
1999·05 La Buona Terra $1,000–$1,500 Christie's

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