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Mario Giacomelli

Mario Giacomelli

Italian · 1925–2000 · Painter, Photographer

Mario Giacomelli was an Italian photographer and photojournalist in the genre of humanism. (Wikipedia)

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132lots offered2011–2026years recorded66%sold (61)$2.1kSign up free to seemedian price

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  1. Mario Giacomelli, La Gente, 1956-1968, Bristol, Rhode Island: The Bristol Workshop in Photography, 1981. Eighteen gelatin silver printsLa GentePhillips · $22,860≈ £17,470≈ €20,863Sign up to see
  2. Mario Giacomelli, Io non ho mani che mi accarezzano il viso, Four (4) Gelatin Silver PrintsIo non ho mani che mi accarezzano il visoClarke Auction Gallery · $20,000≈ £15,222≈ €17,071Sign up to see
  3. Mario Giacomelli, Il pittore Bastari, photographIl pittore BastariCapitolium Art · €15,750≈ $18,783≈ £13,537Sign up to see

Mario Giacomelli’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).

ArtSell has recorded 92 auction results for Mario Giacomelli between 2011 and 2026, of which 61 sold (66%). A further 40 lots were offered at auction without a published result. Recorded sale prices range from $372Sign up free to see to $22.9kSign up free to see. The highest price recorded is $22.9kSign up free to see for La Gente at Phillips in October 2024. The most common medium is photographs (90 lots). Most results come from Farsettiarte (34), Lempertz (20) and OstLicht Photo Auction (15).

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  1. Mario Giacomelli, Scanno, No. 52 (from the Year of Tibet Portfolio I), platinum palladium print
    Scanno, No. 52 (from the Year of Tibet Portfolio I)
    Photograph
    9⅞ h x 13⅛ w in (25 x 33 cm)
    Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) · · Lot 250
    $1,024≈ £765≈ €892Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $1,000–View at Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) ↗
  2. Mario Giacomelli, From series 'Presa di coscienza sulla natura', Italy 1980, 1980, Gelatin silver print, printed 1992 on double-weight semi-matte Agfa paper, in very good condition. Signed and dated by the photographer in black ink, his copyright stamp and also his series stamp on t
    From series 'Presa di coscienza sulla natura', Italy 1980, 1980
    Photograph · Paper
    OstLicht Photo Auction · · Lot 95
    €1,600≈ $1,859≈ £1,387HammerSign up free to seeEst. €2,800–3,200View at OstLicht Photo Auction ↗
  3. Mario Giacomelli, From series 'Io non ho mani che mi accarezzino il volto', Italy 1961, 1961, Gelatin silver print, printed c. 1980 on double-weight semi-matte paper, in excellent condition. Signed by the artist in pencil in the lower image, on the reverse also signed and dated in pencil
    From series 'Io non ho mani che mi accarezzino il volto', Italy 1961, 1961
    Photograph · Paper
    OstLicht Photo Auction · · Lot 96
    €3,600≈ $4,182≈ £3,120HammerSign up free to seeEst. €2,000–2,400View at OstLicht Photo Auction ↗
  4. Mario Giacomelli, Three Photographs including: Zingari, 1958, Three gelatin silver prints; each signed Mario Giacomelli' in ink lower left, dedicated on the versos. (3)
    Three Photographs including: Zingari, 1958
    Photograph
    each image/sheet 4 x 5 7/8 in. (10.2 x 14.9 cm)
    Bonhams · · Lot 269
    $960≈ £715≈ €820Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $800–1,200View at Bonhams ↗
  5. Mario Giacomelli, Untitled, 1980s, Vintage gelatin silver print
    Untitled, 1980s
    Photograph
    30.3 x 40.3 cm
    Lempertz · · Lot 591
    €1,197≈ $1,397≈ £1,049Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. €1,200–1,500View at Lempertz ↗
  6. Mario Giacomelli, Scanno, Italy 1957–59, 1957, Gelatin silver print, printed by the artist in the 1980s on double-weight semi-matte Agfa paper, in very good condition. Signed by the artist in black ink in the lower left image, also signed by him a
    Scanno, Italy 1957–59, 1957
    Photograph · Paper
    OstLicht Photo Auction · · Lot 124
    €2,400≈ $2,765≈ £2,113HammerSign up free to seeEst. €4,500–5,500View at OstLicht Photo Auction ↗
  7. Mario Giacomelli, From the series 'La buona terra', Ancona 1964, 1964, Gelatin silver print, printed in 1988 on double-weight semi-matte Agfa paper, in very good condition. Signed in the lower left of the image, also signed and handwritten series name in ink, "Margini" s
    From the series 'La buona terra', Ancona 1964, 1964
    Photograph · Paper
    OstLicht Photo Auction · · Lot 125
    €2,400≈ $2,765≈ £2,113HammerSign up free to seeEst. €4,000–5,000View at OstLicht Photo Auction ↗
  8. Mario Giacomelli, Dancing Priests ('Pretini'), Italy 1961–64, 1961, Gelatin silver print, printed by the artist in the 1980s on double-weight semi-matte Agfa paper, in very good condition. From the series "Io non ho mani che mi accarezzino il volto" (There are no hand
    Dancing Priests ('Pretini'), Italy 1961–64, 1961
    Photograph · Paper
    OstLicht Photo Auction · · Lot 126
    €4,500≈ $5,184≈ £3,961HammerSign up free to seeEst. €6,000–7,000View at OstLicht Photo Auction ↗
  9. Mario Giacomelli, Sant’Angelo de Senigallia, gelatin silver print
    Sant’Angelo de Senigallia
    Photograph
    11¾ h x 15¾ w in (30 x 40 cm)
    Rago Auctions · · Lot 261
    $953≈ £729≈ €829Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $1,000–View at Rago Auctions ↗
  10. Mario Giacomelli, Scanno, No. 52, platinum palladium print
    Scanno, No. 52
    Photograph
    10 h x 13⅛ w in (25 x 33 cm)
    Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) · · Lot 258
    $2,032≈ £1,535≈ €1,775Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $1,000–View at Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) ↗
Also offered, result not published (40)

Lots by Mario Giacomelli that were offered at auction where the house did not publish whether they sold. Not counted in any statistics.

Mario Giacomelli photographs (90)

Mario Giacomelli: quick facts

What is the highest price paid for a work by Mario Giacomelli at auction?

$22,860Sign up free to see, for La Gente at Phillips (October 2024) — the highest price in ArtSell’s records.

What is a typical auction price for Mario Giacomelli?

The median sale price is $2.1kSign up free to see across 61 priced sales. Prices vary by medium, size and date — see the price chart & statistics.

How many works by Mario Giacomelli have sold at auction?

61 of 92 recorded lots sold between 2011 and 2026. 40 further lots were offered with no published result and are not counted.

Which auction houses sell Mario Giacomelli?

Farsettiarte, Lempertz and OstLicht Photo Auction account for the most recorded results. Farsettiarte · Lempertz · OstLicht Photo Auction

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