Gaetano Pesce
Italian · 1939–2024 · Sculptor
Gaetano Pesce was an Italian architect and a design pioneer of the 20th century. Pesce was born in La Spezia in 1939, and he grew up in Padua and Florence. During his 50-year… (Wikipedia)
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Record prices
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Gaetano Pesce’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
6 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 | 11 | 10 | 91% | $36.7kSign up | $4.8kSign up | $197kSign up |
| Acrylic | 4 | 4 | 100% | $5.3kSign up | $3.8kSign up | $11.8kSign up |
| Works on paper | 1 | 1 | 100% | $3.1kSign up | $3.1kSign up | $3.1kSign up |
| Prints & multiples | 3 | 2 | 67% | $3.6kSign up | $3.6kSign up | $6.8kSign up |
| Print (other) | 2 | 1 | 50% | $441Sign up | $441Sign up | $441Sign up |
| Multiple | 1 | 1 | 100% | $6.8kSign up | $6.8kSign up | $6.8kSign up |
| Sculpture | 148 | 140 | 95% | $5.2kSign up | $2.5kSign up | $89kSign up |
| Other | 346 | 184 | 53% | $3.1kSign up | $2.1kSign up | $37.5kSign 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 | 34 | 30 | $1.7kSign up |
| 2025 | 57 | 44 | $1.9kSign up |
| 2024 | 291 | 152 | $2kSign up |
| 2023 | 31 | 18 | $3.1kSign up |
| 2022 | 10 | 10 | $4.5kSign up |
| 2021 | 18 | 16 | $4.5kSign up |
| 2020 | 13 | 13 | $2.3kSign up |
| 2019 | 10 | 10 | $2.1kSign up |
| 2018 | 4 | 4 | $2.5kSign up |
| 2017 | 1 | 1 | $1.8kSign up |
| 2016 | 3 | 3 | $5kSign up |
| 2015 | 4 | 3 | $8.1kSign up |
| 2013 | 3 | 3 | $3.1kSign up |
| 2012 | 10 | 10 | $3.7kSign up |
| 2011 | 4 | 4 | $8.8kSign up |
| 2010 | 2 | 2 | $2.5kSign up |
| 2009 | 2 | 2 | $2kSign up |
| 2008 | 7 | 7 | $7.8kSign up |
| 2007 | 4 | 4 | $2kSign up |
| 2006 | 1 | 1 | $3.2kSign up |