Giorgio Morandi
Italian · 1890–1964 · Painter, Printmaker
Giorgio Morandi was an Italian painter and printmaker widely known for his subtly muted still-life paintings of ceramic vessels, flowers, and landscapes. (Wikipedia)
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Record prices
Natura mortaPhillips · $2,322,000≈ £1,731,931≈ €1,998,279Sign up to see
Natura mortaPhillips · $1,935,000≈ £1,512,546≈ €1,711,632Sign up to see
Natura mortaPhillips · £975,000≈ $1,279,590≈ €1,135,294Sign up to see
Giorgio Morandi’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).
Coming up at auction
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Price trend
268 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 | 6 | 100% | $1.4MSign up | $1.3MSign up | $2.3MSign up |
| Oil | 6 | 6 | 100% | $1.4MSign up | $1.3MSign up | $2.3MSign up |
| Works on paper | 23 | 18 | 78% | $38.8kSign up | $28.7kSign up | $83.4kSign up |
| Watercolor | 6 | 5 | 83% | $68.6kSign up | $70.1kSign up | $83.4kSign up |
| Drawing | 15 | 11 | 73% | $24kSign up | $25.2kSign up | $44.5kSign up |
| Prints & multiples | 60 | 43 | 72% | $14.1kSign up | $10.4kSign up | $51.8kSign up |
| Etching | 37 | 24 | 65% | $16.2kSign up | $12.3kSign up | $51.8kSign up |
| Print (other) | 23 | 19 | 83% | $11.5kSign up | $7.8kSign up | $32.3kSign up |
| Other | 57 | 7 | 12% | $22.5kSign up | $22.5kSign up | $42.2kSign 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 | 6 | 1 | $2.3MSign up |
| 2025 | 13 | 7 | $7.7kSign up |
| 2024 | 11 | 5 | $21kSign up |
| 2023 | 24 | 3 | $7.8kSign up |
| 2022 | 7 | 3 | $25.2kSign up |
| 2021 | 8 | 5 | $21.4kSign up |
| 2020 | 9 | 3 | $26.2kSign up |
| 2019 | 17 | 10 | $26kSign up |
| 2018 | 19 | 17 | $12.2kSign up |
| 2017 | 3 | 2 | $9.3kSign up |
| 2016 | 4 | 1 | $9.4kSign up |
| 2015 | 2 | 1 | $965kSign up |
| 2014 | 6 | 2 | $21.5kSign up |
| 2013 | 5 | 3 | $14.1kSign up |
| 2012 | 5 | 5 | $10.4kSign up |
| 2011 | 2 | 1 | $14.5kSign up |
| 2010 | 1 | 1 | $14.1kSign up |
| 2008 | 1 | 1 | $15kSign up |
| 2007 | 1 | 1 | $31.8kSign up |
| 2006 | 2 | 2 | $66.3kSign up |