Lot 212 · Sotheby's L04431
'storie di terra'. from the series 'on being aware of nature', 1980
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- Estimate
- £1,000–£1,500 hammer ≈ $1,854–$2,781
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Sotheby's — Sotheby's L04431 · 18 November 2004
- Record ID
- TB-2026-3146031
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 28 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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Mario Giacomelli, 'storie di terra'. from the series 'on being aware of nature', 1980. Sotheby's, 18 Nov 2004, lot 212. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3146031.
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Mario Giacomelli, 'storie di terra'. from the series 'on being aware of nature', 1980. Sotheby's, 18 Nov 2004, lot 212. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3146031.
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|---|---|---|---|
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| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mario Giacomelli | Io non ho mani che mi accarezzino il volto [I have no hands | $6,764 | Chiswick Auctions, May 2026 | |
| Mario Giacomelli | Pretini | Lempertz, Dec 2017 | ||
| Mario Giacomelli | Scanno, Italia del sud, 1957/59 | Finarte, Mar 2021 | ||
| Mario Giacomelli | Io non ho mani che mi accarezzino il volto, 1961/1963 | Finarte, Apr 2026 | ||
| Mario Giacomelli | Scanno, paese d'Abruzzo | Phillips, Apr 2023 | ||
| Mario Giacomelli | Scanno | Phillips, Jul 2020 | ||
| Mario Giacomelli | Scanno Boy | Bonhams, Jul 2025 | ||
| Mario Giacomelli | [no title recorded] | Dorotheum, Jun 2015 |
The closest sold results by price, artist, and medium — the appraiser's comp set, generated from the corpus. All figures converted to USD at current reference rates.