Pompeo Batoni
Italian · 1708–1787 · Painter, Printmaker
Pompeo Girolamo Batoni was an Italian painter who displayed a solid technical knowledge in his portrait work and in his numerous allegorical and mythological pictures. The high… (Wikipedia)
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Record prices
Portrait of Edward Solly, half length, in a blue coat and cream waistcoat, standing beside a tableBonhams · £138,900≈ $164,346≈ €164,264Sign up to see
A Portrait of a Young Man with White CollarLempertz · €55,800≈ $63,210≈ £40,238Sign up to see
Studio di nudo virile disteso con panneggioCapitolium Art · €2,520≈ $2,747≈ £2,118Sign up to see
Pompeo Batoni’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 12 auction results for Pompeo Batoni between 2004 and 2026, of which 6 sold (50%). A further 5 lots were offered at auction without a published result. Recorded sale prices range from $804Sign up free to see to $164kSign up free to see. The highest price recorded is $164kSign up free to see for Portrait of Edward Solly, half length, in a blue coat and cream waistcoat, standing beside a table at Bonhams in July 2022. The most common medium is oil paintings (6 lots). Most results come from Bertolami Fine Art (9), Bonhams (4) and Lempertz (2).
20 results
- €2,520≈ $2,747≈ £2,118Sign up free to see
- Seated Figures, Di Sotto In SuCircle of the artist£130≈ $166≈ €152Sign up free to see
- £138,900≈ $164,346≈ €164,264Sign up free to see
- Personifikation des Königreichs Neapel, Vor 1780€1,800≈ $1,985≈ £1,588Sign up free to see
- The NativityAfter the artist$1,400≈ £1,098≈ €1,253Sign up free to see
- Penitent MagdaleneAfter the artist$650≈ £429≈ €598Sign up free to see
- €55,800≈ $63,210≈ £40,238Sign up free to see
- €625≈ $804≈ £529Sign up free to see
- A portrait of a youthCircle of the artist$625≈ £403≈ €463Sign up free to see
- Virgin MaryManner of the artist$1,900≈ £1,209≈ €1,417Sign up free to see
Also offered, result not published (5)
Lots by Pompeo Batoni that were offered at auction where the house did not publish whether they sold. Not counted in any statistics.
Pompeo Batoni paintings (6)Pompeo Batoni oil paintings (6)
Pompeo Batoni: quick facts
What is the highest price paid for a work by Pompeo Batoni at auction?
$164,346Sign up free to see, for Portrait of Edward Solly, half length, in a blue coat and cream waistcoat, standing beside a table at Bonhams (July 2022) — the highest price in ArtSell’s records.
What is a typical auction price for Pompeo Batoni?
The median sale price is $2.7kSign up free to see across 6 priced sales. Prices vary by medium, size and date — see the price chart & statistics.
How many works by Pompeo Batoni have sold at auction?
6 of 12 recorded lots sold between 2004 and 2026. 5 further lots were offered with no published result and are not counted.
Which auction houses sell Pompeo Batoni?
Bertolami Fine Art, Bonhams and Lempertz account for the most recorded results. Bertolami Fine Art · Bonhams · Lempertz
About Pompeo Batoni
Pompeo Girolamo Batoni was an Italian painter who displayed a solid technical knowledge in his portrait work and in his numerous allegorical and mythological pictures. The high number of foreign visitors travelling throughout Italy and reaching Rome during their "Grand Tour" led the artist to specialise in portraits.
From Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
In museum collections
The Metropolitan Museum of Art · CC0Portrait of a Young Man, ca. 1760–65
The Metropolitan Museum of Art · CC0Portrait of a Gentleman, c. 1762
National Gallery of Art, Washington · CC0Three Nude Male Figures; Study of the Right Hand of the Figure on the Left, 1708–87
The Metropolitan Museum of Art · CC0