What is a Giovanni Battista Piranesi print worth?
1720–1778 · Price guide from past auction results
Based on 274 priced auction sales, works by Giovanni Battista Piranesi have sold for a median of $580Sign up free to see. Half of them sold between $350Sign up free to see and $1,492Sign up free to see. For prints alone, the median is $550Sign up free to see across 254 sales. In the last five years the median was $530Sign up free to see across 82 sales. These are past auction results, not a valuation: medium, size, condition and provenance all change what a particular work brings.
Giovanni Battista Piranesi prices by medium
- Auction results
- 480
- Sold rate
- 57%
- Active at auction
- 2003–2026
- Median price
- $580Sign up free to see
- Record price
- $76.1kSign up free to see Carceri. D'Invenzione di G. Battista Piranesi Archit. Vene., Kornfeld, Sep 2024
| Medium | Priced sales | Typical range | Median |
|---|---|---|---|
| Prints | 254 | $326–$1.2kSign up free to see | $550Sign up free to see |
| Works on Paper | 5 | $660–$8kSign up free to see | $1.2kSign up free to see |
Top auction houses: Bertolami Fine Art (92), Ketterer Kunst (65), Sloans & Kenyon (53)
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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.
Prices by size
| Size (longest side) | Priced sales | Typical range | Median |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small (under 30 cm) | 4 | $277–$21.5kSign up free to see | $4.1kSign up free to see |
| Mid-size (30–75 cm) | 229 | $352–$1.3kSign up free to see | $594Sign up free to see |
| Large (75–150 cm) | 12 | $294–$3.4kSign up free to see | $525Sign up free to see |
| Very large (over 150 cm) | 4 | $6k–$7.1kSign up free to see | $6.6kSign up free to see |
Recent Giovanni Battista Piranesi sales
- Untitled, Print from a Larchmont estate — $275Sign up free to see, Clarke Auction Gallery, Sep 22, 2026
- Untitled, Etching on Paper 'View of the Remains of the Tomb of the Plautiion the Via Tibur — $550Sign up free to see, DuMouchelles, Sep 18, 2026
- Veduta Delle Cascatelle a Tivoli, from Vedute Du Roma, Etching on Paper — $550Sign up free to see, DuMouchelles, Sep 18, 2026
- A Group of 2 Etchings (Wilton-Ely 904), Two etchings on wove paper — $179Sign up free to see, Bonhams, Jul 27, 2026
- View of the Tomb of Piso Licinianus on the Appian Way, Etching on Wove Paper — $200Sign up free to see, DuMouchelles, Jul 24, 2026
- View of the subterrean foundation of the Mausoleum built by Emperor Hadrian (from Le Antichità Romane IV portfolio), etching — $512Sign up free to see, Toomey & Co., Jul 22, 2026
- View of Trevi Fountain, Etching — $189Sign up free to see, Helmuth Stone Gallery, Jul 12, 2026
- The Arch of Titus, Etching — $378Sign up free to see, Helmuth Stone Gallery, Jul 12, 2026
Questions about Giovanni Battista Piranesi prices
What is a Giovanni Battista Piranesi print worth?
Based on 274 priced auction sales recorded by ArtSell, works by Giovanni Battista Piranesi have sold for a median of $580, and half of them sold between $350 and $1,492. For prints alone the median is $550 (254 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 Giovanni Battista Piranesi sold at auction?
The highest price in ArtSell’s records is $76,063 for “Carceri. D'Invenzione di G. Battista Piranesi Archit. Vene.” at Kornfeld in September 2024.
Which Giovanni Battista Piranesi medium sells for the most?
By median price, works on paper lead with $1,200 (5 sales).
How often do Giovanni Battista Piranesi works sell at auction?
57% of the 480 lots recorded between 2003 and 2026 sold.
How can I sell a Giovanni Battista Piranesi print?
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ArtSell has recorded 480 auction results for Giovanni Battista Piranesi between 2003 and 2026, and 274 of them sold (57%).
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