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- Estimate
- €4,000–€6,000 hammer ≈ $6,304–$9,456
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Sotheby's — Modern & Contemporary Art, Milan · 27 May 2008
- Record ID
- TB-2026-3764821
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 6 Sep 2026 · source ↗
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Luigi Ontani, To long look back. Sotheby's, 27 May 2008, lot 219. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3764821.
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Luigi Ontani, To long look back. Sotheby's, 27 May 2008, lot 219. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3764821.
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From the same sale Modern & Contemporary Art · May 2008
| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Senza titolo | Antonio Calderara | €5,500–€6,500 | |
| Senza titolo | Sandro Chia | €4,000–€6,000 | |
| Dynamisme d'objets | Gino Severini | €40,000–€60,000 | |
| Dall'oggi al domani | Alighiero Boetti | €10,000–€12,000 | |
| Nudo | Lucio Fontana | €5,000–€7,000 | |
| Stromboli I (Head) | Marina Abramović | €4,000–€6,000 |
Comparable results nearest sold works, same medium & price band
| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luigi Ontani | [no title recorded] | $9,901 | Dorotheum, Nov 2020 | |
| Luigi Ontani | Double-face plate | Bertolami Fine Art, Dec 2024 | ||
| Luigi Ontani | Totò da Cobra baciato | Christie's, May 2023 | ||
| Luigi Ontani | "A Cabiria aria et rio dell io", 1988 | Daliano Ribani Auctions, Dec 2023 | ||
| Luigi Ontani | GrillAntonio SAnto in farfallo | Sotheby's, Nov 2012 | ||
| Luigi Ontani | Il tesoro di San Christophorus | Sotheby's, Nov 2003 | ||
| Luigi Ontani | Babbuccia orientale | Christie's, Nov 2015 | ||
| Luigi Ontani | Arcobalieno. Sereno serale , 2012 | Finarte, Apr 2021 |
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.