Afro Basaldella
Italian · 1912–1976 · Painter, Printmaker
Afro Libio Basaldella was one of the most important Italian painters in the post-World War II period. He began as a member of the Scuola Romana, and then embracing [informal]… (Wikipedia)
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Record prices
- Appuntamento dietro la cattedrale (Meet Behind the Cathedral)Brunk Auctions · $60,000≈ £53,300≈ €61,608Sign up to see
- Untitled, No. 16Cottone Auctions · $58,800≈ £44,187≈ €52,660Sign up to see
SENZA TITOLOCapitolium Art · €34,020≈ $40,076≈ £29,576Sign up to see
Afro Basaldella’s highest prices recorded at auction, ranked in US dollars at each sale-date exchange rate and shown in the currency of the sale (with the buyer’s premium where the house publishes it).
Price trend
1 lot(s) catalogued with a qualifier (e.g. “attributed to”, “after”, “circle of”) are listed in the results but excluded from these statistics.
57 lot(s) offered at auction whose result the house did not publish are listed under “Also offered” on the results tab and excluded from these statistics.
By medium
| Medium | Offered | Sold | Sell-through | Average | Median | High |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paintings | 6 | 3 | 50% | $50.3kSign up | $58.8kSign up | $60kSign up |
| Oil | 5 | 3 | 60% | $50.3kSign up | $58.8kSign up | $60kSign up |
| Mixed media | 1 | 0 | 0% | —Sign up | —Sign up | — |
| Works on paper | 12 | 6 | 50% | $9.4kSign up | $9.1kSign up | $19.3kSign up |
| Watercolor | 2 | 0 | 0% | —Sign up | —Sign up | — |
| Drawing | 2 | 0 | 0% | —Sign up | —Sign up | — |
| Prints & multiples | 25 | 14 | 56% | $1.9kSign up | $1.3kSign up | $5.6kSign up |
| Etching | 8 | 4 | 50% | $3.4kSign up | $2.9kSign up | $5.6kSign up |
| Lithograph | 10 | 4 | 40% | $799Sign up | $806Sign up | $1.1kSign up |
| Print (other) | 7 | 6 | 86% | $1.6kSign up | $1.3kSign up | $3kSign up |
| Other | 56 | 4 | 7% | $12.2kSign up | $3.9kSign up | $40.1kSign up |
Medium classes are derived from the medium text as published by each house; “Other” includes lots whose medium wasn’t stated.