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).
Price trend
1 lot(s) catalogued with a qualifier (e.g. “attributed to”, “after”, “circle of”) are listed in the results but excluded from these statistics.
19 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 | 3 | 3 | 100% | $246kSign up | $157kSign up | $538kSign up |
| Mixed media | 3 | 3 | 100% | $246kSign up | $157kSign up | $538kSign up |
| Works on paper | 10 | 8 | 80% | $17.9kSign up | $11kSign up | $46.7kSign up |
| Drawing | 3 | 1 | 33% | $21.1kSign up | $21.1kSign up | $21.1kSign up |
| Prints & multiples | 8 | 4 | 50% | $22.2kSign up | $16.5kSign up | $54.8kSign up |
| Lithograph | 2 | 1 | 50% | $1.1kSign up | $1.1kSign up | $1.1kSign up |
| Print (other) | 5 | 3 | 60% | $29.3kSign up | $26.4kSign up | $54.8kSign up |
| Multiple | 1 | 0 | 0% | —Sign up | —Sign up | — |
| Photography | 2 | 2 | 100% | $2kSign up | $2kSign up | $2.4kSign up |
| Photograph | 2 | 2 | 100% | $2kSign up | $2kSign up | $2.4kSign up |
| Sculpture | 2 | 2 | 100% | $34.6kSign up | $34.6kSign up | $69.1kSign up |
| Other | 11 | 8 | 73% | $1.4MSign up | $30kSign up | $8MSign up |
Medium classes are derived from the medium text as published by each house; “Other” includes lots whose medium wasn’t stated.