Italian, b. 1933
Michelangelo Pistoletto
505results on record
76%sell-through
$13,750median result (USD, incl. premium; 93% observed, 7% estimated from hammer)
$3,861,000record in our coverage
Drawn from 505 recorded results (433 sold · 72 passed) across 26 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; 93% observed, 7% 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) |
|---|---|---|---|
| prints | 107 | 77% | $9,759 |
| ceramics & design | 22 | 72% | $9,806 |
| other | 22 | 100% | $568,770 |
| painting | 13 | 80% | $5,398 |
| works on paper | 5 | 67% | $22,615 |
| sculpture | 3 | 50% | $460,146 |
Medium is recorded for 172 of 505 results (34%) — rows above cover that subset; the rest of the record is in the full ledger below.
Compared with Andy Warhol Michelangelo Pistoletto Andy Warhol
| Metric | Michelangelo Pistoletto | Andy Warhol |
|---|---|---|
| Median result | $13,750 | $32,500 |
| Record price | $3,861,000 | $195,040,000 |
| Results on record | 505 | 15,103 |
| Years active at auction | 1999–2026 | 1998–2026 |
Related artists: Andy WarholLucio FontanaDamien HirstGerhard Richter
Market strength liquidity score, 0–100 · method
75/ 100
- Sell-through76%
- Meets estimate65%
- Market depth505 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sotheby's | 163 | 80% | $43,750 | 0.89× |
| Christie's | 101 | 100% | $25,000 | — |
| Phillips | 73 | 73% | $11,407 | — |
| Bonhams | 38 | 71% | $5,152 | 0.83× |
| Dorotheum | 35 | 77% | $8,886 | — |
| Wright | 24 | 79% | $4,200 | — |
| Kruso Art | 15 | 80% | $81 | 0.42× |
| Finarte | 13 | 69% | $4,704 | 1.50× |
| Heritage Auctions | 11 | 64% | $1,625 | — |
| Rago | 5 | 80% | $6,468 | — |
| Grisebach | 3 | — | $16,342 | — |
| Ketterer Kunst | 3 | — | $6,614 | — |
| Lempertz | 3 | 67% | $3,832 | — |
| SBI Art Auction | 2 | 100% | $19,363 | — |
| Itineris Auction House | 2 | 100% | $12,608 | 1.11× |
| Freeman's | Hindman | 1 | 100% | $35,000 | 0.93× |
| Artcurial | 1 | — | $3,919 | 0.88× |
| Lyon & Turnbull | 1 | — | $4,368 | 0.75× |
| Historia Auktionshaus | 1 | 100% | $1,253 | — |
| Bertolami Fine Art | 1 | 100% | $2,159 | — |
| Art La Rosa - Casa d'Aste | 1 | 100% | $8,638 | — |
| Casa d'aste Boetto | 3 | 33% | $7,364 | 0.98× |
| Basezero | 1 | 100% | $213 | — |
| VAN HAM Kunstauktionen GmbH Co. KG | 2 | 50% | $12,297 | 0.90× |
| FB Arte | 1 | 0% | — | — |
| Artesegno | 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 507 recorded lots — sold, passed, and upcoming — results in USD incl. premium; est. marks a premium estimated from the house's schedule ✓ Includes 72 passed lots
| Date | Lot | Medium | vs. estimate | Estimate USD | Result USD, incl. premium | House |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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| 2018·03 | self-portrait | $6,000–$8,000 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2018·03 | scimmia in gabbia | $3,000–$5,000 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2017·12 | Mirror | $4,012–$6,686 | Bonhams | |||
| 2017·12 | [no title recorded] | — | Dorotheum | |||
| 2017·12 | Fratalli (red) | Acrylic on mirrored glass | — | Heritage Auctions | ||
| 2017·12 | Frattali (rosso) | $2,971 | Lempertz | |||
| 2017·12 | Frattali (giallo) | $2,971 | Lempertz | |||
| 2017·12 | „Colomba“. 1974 | Silkscreen on steel mirror | $9,508–$14,262 | Grisebach | ||
| 2017·11 | il bagno turco | $35,547–$47,396 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2017·11 | Il Fotografo | $331,772–$414,715 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2017·11 | [no title recorded] | — | Dorotheum | |||
| 2017·11 | [no title recorded] | — | Dorotheum | |||
| 2017·11 | [no title recorded] | — | Dorotheum | |||
| 2017·11 | [no title recorded] | — | Dorotheum | |||
| 2017·11 | Scultura di Chamberlain | $800,000–$1,200,000 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2017·11 | Corteo | $1,500,000–$2,000,000 | Phillips | |||
| 2017·11 | La Ragazza della scala | $250,000–$350,000 | Phillips | |||
| 2017·10 | Pagina Di Specchio (Mirrored Page) | $5,000–$7,000 | Phillips | |||
| 2017·10 | Untitled | oil on gauze | $19,613–$26,151 | Christie's | ||
| 2017·10 | Mirror | $5,230–$7,845 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2017·10 | L'uomo nero | $263,412–$395,118 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2017·10 | Motociclisti | $1,580,474–$2,107,299 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2017·10 | Tendine Verdi | $526,825–$790,237 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2017·09 | III, from the I am Third series | Screenprint in colors | — | Heritage Auctions | ||
| 2017·09 | Chiavi in mano - Terzo Paradiso | $3,000–$5,000 | Christie's | |||
| 2017·09 | Prima Scena - Miniatura | $1,500–$2,000 | Christie's | |||
| 2017·09 | Respiro | $1,500–$2,000 | Christie's | |||
| 2017·09 | Fratalli | Acrylic on mirrored glass | — | Heritage Auctions | ||
| 2017·07 | Mirror | $8,000–$10,000 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2017·07 | Testa con Foulard | $5,000–$7,000 | Christie's | |||
| 2017·06 | Mir-Noir 4 1986 | $51,883–$77,825 | Bonhams | |||
| 2017·06 | 4 Gabbie | $1,541,937–$2,312,906 | Phillips | |||
| 2017·06 | Untitled | $2,000–$3,000 | Wright | |||
| 2017·06 | Frattali (Red) | $2,581–$3,872 | Phillips | |||
| 2017·06 | „Colomba“. 1974 | Silkscreen on mirrored steel | $6,730–$8,974 | Grisebach | ||
| 2017·05 | [no title recorded] | — | Dorotheum | |||
| 2017·05 | segno arte [two works] | $80,000–$120,000 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2017·05 | La Venere con la pipa | $65,766–$87,688 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2017·04 | La Cucitrise | $30,000–$50,000 | Christie's | |||
| 2017·04 | Frattali (blue) | $4,995–$7,492 | Phillips | |||
| 2017·03 | Scimmia in Gabbia | $7,465–$9,954 | Christie's | |||
| 2017·03 | Frattali (Red) | $4,862–$7,294 | Phillips | |||
| 2017·03 | Senza Titolo (Untitled) | $365,036–$486,715 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2017·03 | Columba, From Hommage à Picasso | $7,000–$9,000 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2017·02 | I Am The Third Series #3 | Silkscreen on Arches paper | — | Heritage Auctions | ||
| 2017·01 | Frattali (White) | $2,465–$3,698 | Phillips | |||
| 2016·12 | [no title recorded] | — | Dorotheum | |||
| 2016·12 | [no title recorded] | — | Dorotheum | |||
| 2016·12 | Frattali | $3,799–$6,331 | Phillips | |||
| 2016·11 | [no title recorded] | — | Dorotheum | |||
| 2016·11 | Coniglio Appeso | $5,274–$7,384 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2016·11 | Il telefono | $31,644–$42,192 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2016·11 | Rosaria | $179,316–$210,960 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2016·11 | Turista che mangia un panino | $1,000,000–$1,500,000 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2016·11 | 50 azioni. Mano che tira un sasso | silkscreen on stainless steel | $70,000–$100,000 | Christie's | ||
| 2016·10 | Grigiore anonimo (Anonymous Greyness) | mixed media on canvas | $18,494–$24,659 | Christie's | ||
| 2016·10 | Frattali | $5,087–$7,630 | Phillips | |||
| 2016·09 | Mirror | $7,807–$10,409 | Christie's | |||
| 2016·06 | Frattali | $7,912–$10,550 | Phillips | |||
| 2016·06 | Violet Dog | $548,161–$822,241 | Phillips | |||
| 2016·06 | Cartella A (portfolio of four works) | $3,000–$5,000 | Wright | |||
| 2016·06 | [no title recorded] | — | Dorotheum | |||
| 2016·06 | Self-Portrait | $2,939–$4,408 | Bonhams | |||
| 2016·06 | [no title recorded] | — | Dorotheum | |||
| 2016·06 | [no title recorded] | — | Dorotheum | |||
| 2016·05 | pittura da cavalletto, bianconero | $111,680–$167,520 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2016·05 | Frattali | Acrylic on shaped mirror | — | Heritage Auctions | ||
| 2016·05 | Prima Scena - Miniatura | $2,193–$3,655 | Christie's | |||
| 2016·05 | Gilardi Assis | painted tissue paper on polished stainless steel | $700,000–$1,000,000 | Christie's | ||
| 2016·04 | Frattali | $4,282–$7,137 | Phillips | |||
| 2016·02 | Il Presente. Figura su sfondo nero V (The Present. Figure on a Black Ground V) | acrylic and plastic paint on canvas | $504,375–$792,590 | Christie's | ||
| 2016·02 | L' Ecolier (The Schoolboy) | painted tissue paper on polished stainless steel | $432,322–$720,536 | Christie's | ||
| 2016·02 | Innamorati (Maria e Michelangelo) | $582,299–$873,448 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2016·02 | Frattali (Red) | $8,734–$11,646 | Phillips | |||
| 2016·01 | Frattali | $4,000–$6,000 | Wright | |||
| 2016·01 | Frattali (Blue) | $3,528–$4,940 | Phillips | |||
| 2015·12 | [no title recorded] | — | Dorotheum | |||
| 2015·12 | [no title recorded] | — | Dorotheum | |||
| 2015·12 | Frattali (blue) | $4,527–$7,544 | Phillips | |||
| 2015·11 | Senza titolo | $4,232–$6,348 | Christie's | |||
| 2015·11 | [no title recorded] | — | Dorotheum | |||
| 2015·11 | Uovo | $6,352–$8,469 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2015·11 | La Scimmia | $3,016–$4,525 | Bonhams | |||
| 2015·11 | Frattali | Acrylic on shaped mirror | — | Heritage Auctions | ||
| 2015·11 | Corteo | painted tissue paper on polished stainless steel | $1,000,000–$1,500,000 | Christie's | ||
| 2015·11 | Bottiglia per terra | photographic paper on polished stainless steel | $600,000–$800,000 | Christie's | ||
| 2015·11 | Biennale 66 | four panels—painted tissue paper on polished stainless steel | $1,500,000–$2,500,000 | Christie's | ||
| 2015·11 | Gruppo di persone | $1,500,000–$2,500,000 | Phillips | |||
| 2015·10 | Maria a colori | silkscreen on polished stainless steel | $386,079–$540,511 | Christie's | ||
| 2015·10 | Ernesto Esposito | $618,575–$927,863 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2015·10 | Figura su sfondo nero | $386,609–$541,253 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2015·10 | Daniela Gialla | $927,863–$1,237,150 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2015·10 | Frattali | $9,229–$12,305 | Phillips | |||
| 2015·09 | Frattali | $6,000–$8,000 | Wright | |||
| 2015·09 | Frattali | $6,000–$8,000 | Wright | |||
| 2015·09 | Tavolo A Stella | $5,000–$7,000 | Wright | |||
| 2015·09 | La Gabbia | $1,236–$1,854 | Bonhams | |||
| 2015·09 | Specchio da Toeletta | $1,236–$1,854 | Bonhams | |||
| 2015·07 | Specchio Bianco, Specchio Nero | $186,952–$280,428 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2015·07 | Fratalli | $2,220–$3,330 | Sotheby's | |||
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