Piero Manzoni
Italian · 1933–1963 · Painter, Sculptor
Piero Manzoni di Chiosca e Poggiolo was an Italian artist best known for his ironic approach to avant-garde art. Often compared to the work of Yves Klein, his own work… (Wikipedia)
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Record prices
AchromePhillips · £5,570,500≈ $8,029,876≈ €7,146,561Sign up to see
AchromePhillips · $1,754,000≈ £1,426,712≈ €1,635,584Sign up to see
AchromeKetterer Kunst · €508,000≈ $537,515≈ £420,887Sign up to see
Piero Manzoni’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 36 auction results for Piero Manzoni between 2005 and 2026, of which 27 sold (75%). A further 19 lots were offered at auction without a published result. Recorded sale prices range from $122Sign up free to see to $8MSign up free to see. The highest price recorded is $8MSign up free to see for Achrome at Phillips in February 2016. Most results come from Farsettiarte (13), Van Ham (7) and Gliubich Casa d'Aste (5).
37 results
- $826≈ £621≈ €728Sign up free to see
- €10,080≈ $10,478≈ £8,311Sign up free to see
- $378≈ £298≈ €359Sign up free to see
- Achrome, 1959/60€508,000≈ $537,515≈ £420,887Sign up free to see
- €113≈ $122≈ £96Sign up free to see
- Alfabeto [Nero] #28/60, 1958CA$1,521≈ $1,105≈ £897≈ €1,037Sign up free to see
- Sold
- €63,000≈ $69,061≈ £54,242Sign up free to see
- $441≈ £351≈ €409Sign up free to see
- Achrome, 1959$1,754,000≈ £1,426,712≈ €1,635,584Sign up free to see
![Piero Manzoni, Alfabeto [Nero] #28/60, 1958, photolithographic reproduction on paper](/img/lot/cmuiv0xw7sgszo3px9igr/thumb)
Also offered, result not published (19)
Lots by Piero Manzoni that were offered at auction where the house did not publish whether they sold. Not counted in any statistics.
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Piero Manzoni: quick facts
What is the highest price paid for a work by Piero Manzoni at auction?
$8,029,876Sign up free to see, for Achrome at Phillips (February 2016) — the highest price in ArtSell’s records.
What is a typical auction price for Piero Manzoni?
The median sale price is $16.1kSign up free to see across 26 priced sales. Prices vary by medium, size and date — see the price chart & statistics.
How many works by Piero Manzoni have sold at auction?
27 of 36 recorded lots sold between 2005 and 2026. 19 further lots were offered with no published result and are not counted.
Which auction houses sell Piero Manzoni?
Farsettiarte, Van Ham and Gliubich Casa d'Aste account for the most recorded results. Farsettiarte · Van Ham · Gliubich Casa d'Aste
Piero Manzoni signature
8 catalogued lots by Piero Manzoni record a signature line. Most often: signed and dated.
Placement
Form
Signiert und datiert auf dem Keilrahmen verso: Piero Manzoni '61. Zudem datiert mit Nummernvermerk und bezeichnet: 23/9/61 20, 27 Francoforte. Sowie mit Widmung versehen
— Auktion 411, Los 212, Van Ham, May 30, 2018Signiert und datiert. Werkverzeichnis: Celant 16 ct / Palazzoli 1048 BM
— Effects of Matter, Grisebach, May 30, 2014Signed, dated and numbered along bottom
— Alfabeto [Nero] #28/60, Levis Fine Art Auctions, Apr 21, 2024
About Piero Manzoni
Piero Manzoni di Chiosca e Poggiolo was an Italian artist best known for his ironic approach to avant-garde art. Often compared to the work of Yves Klein, his own work anticipated, and directly influenced, the work of a generation of younger Italian artists brought together by the critic Germano Celant in the first Arte Povera exhibition held in Genoa, 1967. Manzoni is most famous for a series of artworks that call into question the nature of the art object, directly prefiguring Conceptual Art. His work eschews normal artist's materials, instead using everything from rabbit fur to human excrement in order to "tap mythological sources and to realize authentic and universal values".
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