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Lot 30 · Sotheby's L05624

superficie 147

Giuseppe Capogrossi

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Estimate
£35,000–£45,000 hammer ≈ $61,849–$79,521
Result
Performance
Sale
Sotheby's — Sotheby's L05624 · 24 October 2005
Record ID
TB-2026-3315594
Record
first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 28 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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Giuseppe Capogrossi, superficie 147. Sotheby's, 24 Oct 2005, lot 30. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3315594.

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Giuseppe Capogrossi, superficie 147. Sotheby's, 24 Oct 2005, lot 30. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3315594.

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From the same sale Sotheby's L05624 · Oct 2005

LotArtistEstimateResult
Housing Developed Salvatore Scarpitta £25,000–£35,000
Achrome Piero Manzoni £120,000–£150,000
Mimetico Alighiero Boetti £80,000–£120,000
Contrappunto Domestico Fausto Melotti £40,000–£60,000
Sleeping Figure with fly Francesco Clemente £40,000–£60,000
Sacco Alberto Burri £350,000–£450,000

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ArtistLotvs. estimateResult USD, incl. premiumSale
Giuseppe Capogrossi [no title recorded] $141,102 Dorotheum, May 2024
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Giuseppe Capogrossi Superficie 435 Sotheby's, Apr 2024
Giuseppe Capogrossi Superficie 716 1958 Bonhams, Dec 2025
Giuseppe Capogrossi Superficie 552 Sotheby's, May 2010
Giuseppe Capogrossi Superficie 1B Sotheby's, Apr 2024
Giuseppe Capogrossi Superficie 189, 1956 Finarte, Jun 2026
Giuseppe Capogrossi Superficie 243 Sotheby's, May 2015

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