Arnaldo Pomodoro
Italian · 1926–2025 · Sculptor, Illustrator
Arnaldo Pomodoro was an Italian sculptor based in Milan. His signature works are Sphere Within Sphere, bronze spheres with smooth exterior and broken interiors. They are… (Wikipedia)
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Record prices
SferaPhillips · £315,000≈ $354,596≈ €364,098Sign up to see
(Italian b.1926)Bonhams · $337,250≈ £177,837≈ €264,303Sign up to see
ColonnaPhillips · $152,400≈ £122,262≈ €140,228Sign up to see
Arnaldo Pomodoro’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
78 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 | 1 | 1 | 100% | $37kSign up | $37kSign up | $37kSign up |
| Mixed media | 1 | 1 | 100% | $37kSign up | $37kSign up | $37kSign up |
| Works on paper | 12 | 6 | 50% | $2.4kSign up | $1.5kSign up | $7.8kSign up |
| Drawing | 4 | 3 | 75% | $3.6kSign up | $2.6kSign up | $7.8kSign up |
| Prints & multiples | 30 | 23 | 77% | $1.3kSign up | $563Sign up | $6.9kSign up |
| Etching | 6 | 5 | 83% | $974Sign up | $1kSign up | $1.5kSign up |
| Engraving | 2 | 0 | 0% | —Sign up | —Sign up | — |
| Lithograph | 5 | 3 | 60% | $278Sign up | $175Sign up | $563Sign up |
| Screenprint | 3 | 2 | 67% | $268Sign up | $268Sign up | $407Sign up |
| Print (other) | 9 | 9 | 100% | $1.5kSign up | $522Sign up | $6.9kSign up |
| Multiple | 5 | 4 | 80% | $2.2kSign up | $2kSign up | $4.4kSign up |
| Sculpture | 120 | 98 | 82% | $27.7kSign up | $9.3kSign up | $355kSign up |
| Other | 140 | 10 | 7% | $5.5kSign up | $3.4kSign up | $15.3kSign up |
Medium classes are derived from the medium text as published by each house; “Other” includes lots whose medium wasn’t stated.
By year
| Year | Offered | Sold | Median |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 37 | 14 | $8.9kSign up |
| 2025 | 33 | 16 | $5.2kSign up |
| 2024 | 26 | 19 | $3.4kSign up |
| 2023 | 47 | 32 | $6.3kSign up |
| 2022 | 36 | 9 | $12.1kSign up |
| 2021 | 13 | 8 | $3.8kSign up |
| 2020 | 16 | 4 | $4.4kSign up |
| 2019 | 11 | 5 | $33.4kSign up |
| 2018 | 14 | 3 | $7.5kSign up |
| 2017 | 4 | 1 | $11.3kSign up |
| 2016 | 7 | 3 | $23.3kSign up |
| 2015 | 20 | 4 | $36kSign up |
| 2014 | 9 | 1 | $43.8kSign up |
| 2013 | 8 | 2 | $494Sign up |
| 2012 | 5 | 1 | $6.9kSign up |
| 2010 | 4 | 3 | $7.9kSign up |
| 2009 | 3 | 3 | $4.9kSign up |
| 2008 | 1 | 1 | $2.4kSign up |
| 2007 | 3 | 3 | $7.8kSign up |
| 2006 | 1 | 1 | $337kSign up |
| 2005 | 4 | 4 | $19.4kSign up |
| 2002 | 1 | 1 | $1.9kSign up |