Leonetto Cappiello
French · 1875–1942 · Painter, Printmaker
Leonetto Cappiello was an Italian and French poster art designer and painter, who mainly lived and worked in Paris. He is now often called 'the father of modern advertising'… (Wikipedia)
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Record prices
Absinthe Gempp Pernod -- Lunel PosterSloans & Kenyon · $11,000≈ £8,816≈ €10,252Sign up to see
BITTER CAMPARIBonhams · €6,120≈ $6,436≈ £5,291Sign up to see
Vermouth Cora TorinoVan Sabben Poster Auctions · €4,800≈ $5,386≈ £3,477Sign up to see
Leonetto Cappiello’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
3 lot(s) catalogued with a qualifier (e.g. “attributed to”, “after”, “circle of”) are listed in the results but excluded from these statistics.
17 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 | 2 | 0 | 0% | —Sign up | —Sign up | — |
| Oil | 2 | 0 | 0% | —Sign up | —Sign up | — |
| Prints & multiples | 111 | 97 | 87% | $1.8kSign up | $1.4kSign up | $11kSign up |
| Lithograph | 35 | 22 | 63% | $1.5kSign up | $1.4kSign up | $3.4kSign up |
| Print (other) | 76 | 75 | 99% | $1.9kSign up | $1.5kSign up | $11kSign up |
| Other | 28 | 13 | 46% | $2.3kSign up | $1.6kSign up | $6.4kSign 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 | 7 | 5 | $1.4kSign up |
| 2025 | 18 | 8 | $820Sign up |
| 2024 | 11 | 1 | $1.2kSign up |
| 2023 | 15 | 13 | $1.7kSign up |
| 2022 | 21 | 18 | $1.4kSign up |
| 2021 | 13 | 12 | $1.9kSign up |
| 2020 | 7 | 7 | $1.5kSign up |
| 2019 | 6 | 6 | $1.7kSign up |
| 2018 | 4 | 3 | $650Sign up |
| 2017 | 6 | 6 | $2kSign up |
| 2016 | 4 | 4 | $1.1kSign up |
| 2015 | 7 | 6 | $965Sign up |
| 2014 | 4 | 3 | $1.9kSign up |
| 2013 | 2 | 2 | $2.2kSign up |
| 2012 | 3 | 3 | $1.3kSign up |
| 2011 | 5 | 5 | $1.8kSign up |
| 2010 | 1 | 1 | $1.1kSign up |
| 2009 | 1 | 1 | $319Sign up |
| 2008 | 1 | 1 | $1.4kSign up |
| 2007 | 1 | 1 | $970Sign up |
| 2006 | 2 | 2 | $3.3kSign up |
| 2005 | 1 | 1 | $3.5kSign up |
| 2004 | 1 | 1 | $700Sign up |