Massimo Vignelli: career timeline
American · 1931–2014 · Works grouped by the decade they were made (the cataloged date, or a date in the signature or title), not by sale date. 15 of 37 lots (41% of works) have a usable creation date; the others are listed at the end by the decade they were sold. Each work is shown once, even when it sold more than once.
| Decade made | Works | Sold | Median sold price | Main medium |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 10 | 10 | $1.6kSign up | Other |
| 1960s | 4 | 2 | $12.3kSign up | Other |
| 1980s | 1 | 1 | $2.5kSign up | Sculpture |
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1950s 10 works
- Sold
- 10 of 10
- Median
- $1.6kSign up
- Average
- $2.8kSign up
- Typical size
- 14 × 10 in (36 × 26 cm)
- Mediums
- Other (10)
- Subjects
- —
c. 1950 chandelier$6.9kSign up
c. 1954 A Fasce Verticale table lamp, model 4040$1.9kSign up
1954 "Sigaro" ceiling light$1.3kSign up
c. 1955 Two ceiling lights, model nos. 4034 and 4035$6.3kSign up
c. 1955 sconces, pair$5.3kSign up
c. 1955 Mushroom table lamp$720Sign up
1956 'FUNGO' TABLE LAMP, DESIGNED 1956$491Sign up
1956 Zaffiro 4000 table lamp$1kSign up
c. 1956 Table lamp$563Sign up
1958 Sconce$3.9kSign up
1960s 4 works
- Sold
- 2 of 4
- Median
- $12.3kSign up
- Average
- $12.3kSign up
- Typical size
- 17.5 × 11.5 in (45 × 30 cm)
- Mediums
- Other (3), Sculpture (1)
- Subjects
- —
1960 Series of seven suspensions in opal white, brown and orange layered glass, Venini, Murano 1960Unsold
c. 1960 Set of four wall lights$22.5kSign up
c. 1960 lamp$2.1kSign up
1965 Prod. ArteluceUnsold
1980s 1 work
- Sold
- 1 of 1
- Median
- $2.5kSign up
- Average
- $2.5kSign up
- Typical size
- 19.5 × 25 in (50 × 63 cm)
- Mediums
- Sculpture (1)
- Subjects
- —
c. 1985 coffee table$2.5kSign up
Creation date not recorded
22 works have no cataloged or signed date. They are grouped here by the decade they were last sold, which says nothing about when they were made.
Undated, sold in the 2000s 2 works
- Sold
- 2 of 2
- Median
- $1.1kSign up
- Average
- $1.1kSign up
- Typical size
- 6 × 18 in (15 × 46 cm)
- Mediums
- Other (2)
- Subjects
- —
sold 2001 identity$1.8kSign up
sold 2001 table lamp$403Sign up
Undated, sold in the 2010s 5 works
sold 2013 Senza titoloResult not published
sold 2013 Senza titoloResult not published
sold 2015 Senza titoloResult not published
sold 2019 Ceiling Lamp$1.3kSign up
sold 2019 Rare Table Lamp$1.3kSign up
Undated, sold in the 2020s 15 works
- Sold
- 10 of 15
- Median
- $1.8kSign up
- Average
- $1.7kSign up
- Typical size
- 28 × 25 in (71 × 63 cm)
- Mediums
- Other (15)
- Subjects
- —
sold 2021 UntitledUnsold
sold 2022 Pendant Lamp$1.9kSign up
sold 2022 Pendant Lamp$1.9kSign up
sold 2022 White Striped Pendant Lamp$1.3kSign up
sold 2022 Pendant Lamp$1.8kSign up
sold 2022 Two Pendant Lamps$1.8kSign up
Show 6 more (2020s)
sold 2022 Ceiling Light$1.3kSign up
sold 2022 Ceiling Light$1.3kSign up
sold 2022 Rare Pair of Fasce Wall Lights$2kSign up
sold 2023 Pendant Lamp$1.9kSign up
sold 2023 Pendant Lamp$1.8kSign up
sold 2024 Lella eUnsold
…and 3 more works from this group in the full results list.
Medians and averages count sold works only (each work's most recent sale), in US dollars at the sale-date rate. Works cataloged as “attributed to”, “circle of” or similar are left out. All Massimo Vignelli auction results →