What is a Franco Fontana photograph worth?
1933–2026 · Price guide from past auction results
Half of the 12 works by Franco Fontana with a published auction price sold between $1,170Sign up free to see and $1,683Sign up free to see, and the median is $1,422Sign up free to see. For photographs alone, the median is $1,422Sign up free to see across 12 sales. In the last five years the median was $1,427Sign up free to see across 6 sales. These are past auction results, not a valuation: medium, size, condition and provenance all change what a particular work brings.
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Franco Fontana prices by medium
- Auction results
- 27
- Sold rate
- 44%
- Active at auction
- 2016–2025
- Median price
- $1.4kSign up free to see
- Record price
- $2.2kSign up free to see Senza titolo, Capitolium Art, Apr 2023
| Medium | Priced sales | Typical range | Median |
|---|---|---|---|
| Photographs | 12 | $1.2k–$1.7kSign up free to see | $1.4kSign up free to see |
Top auction houses: Farsettiarte (8), Lempertz (7), OstLicht Photo Auction (6)
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Typical range is the middle half of priced sales (USD at the sale-date rate). Past auction results, not a valuation.
Recent Franco Fontana sales
- Untitled, Italy 1980, Unique Polaroid SX-70 Time Zero — $1,613Sign up free to see, OstLicht Photo Auction, Nov 21, 2025
- Corner House, Unique Polaroid SX-70 Time Zero — $870Sign up free to see, OstLicht Photo Auction, Jun 5, 2024
- Paesaggio Urbano, Los Angeles, C-Print auf Kodak Professional Paper — $1,724Sign up free to see, Van Ham, Aug 30, 2023
- Paesaggio, (Basilicata 1978) — $1,240Sign up free to see, Capitolium Art, Jun 28, 2023
- Senza titolo — $2,225Sign up free to see, Capitolium Art, Apr 26, 2023
- Rimini, Dye destruction print — $255Sign up free to see, Bonhams, Dec 6, 2022
- Fragment — $1,798Sign up free to see, OstLicht Photo Auction, Apr 16, 2021
- Female Nudes — $959Sign up free to see, OstLicht Photo Auction, Apr 16, 2021
Questions about Franco Fontana prices
What is a Franco Fontana photograph worth?
Based on 12 priced auction sales recorded by ArtSell, works by Franco Fontana have sold for a median of $1,422, and half of them sold between $1,170 and $1,683. For photographs alone the median is $1,422 (12 sales). Medium, size, condition, subject and provenance all affect the price of a particular work; these are past auction results, not a valuation.
What is the most expensive work by Franco Fontana sold at auction?
The highest price in ArtSell’s records is $2,225 for “Senza titolo” at Capitolium Art in April 2023.
How often do Franco Fontana works sell at auction?
44% of the 27 lots recorded between 2016 and 2025 sold.
How can I sell a Franco Fontana photograph?
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Of the 27 lots by Franco Fontana recorded at auction between 2016 and 2025, 12 found a buyer (44%).
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