What is a Roman School painting worth?
Price guide from past auction results
Based on 20 priced auction sales, works by Roman School have sold for a median of $1,948Sign up free to see. Half of them sold between $1,365Sign up free to see and $7,285Sign up free to see. For paintings alone, the median is $2,303Sign up free to see across 15 sales. In the last five years the median was $1,081Sign up free to see across 6 sales. These are past auction results, not a valuation: medium, size, condition and provenance all change what a particular work brings.
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Roman School prices by medium
- Auction results
- 27
- Sold rate
- 74%
- Active at auction
- 2002–2026
- Median price
- $1.9kSign up free to see
- Record price
- $20kSign up free to see GIOVANNI PAOLO CASTELLI, GEN. LO SPADINO ZWEI BLUMEN- UND FRÜCHTESTILLEBEN MIT PFAUEN, MEERSCHWEINCHEN UND SCHILDKRÖTEN., Lempertz, May 2004
| Medium | Priced sales | Typical range | Median |
|---|---|---|---|
| Paintings | 15 | $1.5k–$8.4kSign up free to see | $2.3kSign up free to see |
| Works on Paper | 5 | $871–$1.9kSign up free to see | $1.4kSign up free to see |
Top auction houses: Bonhams (21), Lempertz (3), Van Ham (1)
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Typical range is the middle half of priced sales (USD at the sale-date rate). Past auction results, not a valuation.
Prices by size
| Size (longest side) | Priced sales | Typical range | Median |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small (under 30 cm) | 3 | $1.4k–$1.7kSign up free to see | $1.4kSign up free to see |
| Mid-size (30–75 cm) | 10 | $979–$9.5kSign up free to see | $1.7kSign up free to see |
| Large (75–150 cm) | 4 | $1.5k–$3.3kSign up free to see | $2kSign up free to see |
Recent Roman School sales
- Christ and his two disciples on the road to Emmaus, oil on canvas — $1,286Sign up free to see, Bonhams, Jul 9, 2026
- Study of the Capitoline Antinous, black chalk — $836Sign up free to see, Bonhams, Jun 24, 2025
- Figures by a waterfall, pen, black ink and gouache on laid card — $871Sign up free to see, Bonhams, Jun 24, 2025
- An Allegory of a River God, Oil on canvas — $6,171Sign up free to see, Bonhams, Jun 25, 2024
- Figs and grapes on a stone ledge, oil on canvas — $876Sign up free to see, Bonhams, Apr 16, 2024
- Stehender Heiliger, Bleiweiß und Zeichenkohle auf Papier — $1,391Sign up free to see, Van Ham, Nov 18, 2021
- A black retriever with a lizard and a dead duck in a landscape, oil on canvas — $14,350Sign up free to see, Bonhams, Feb 23, 2021
- A portrait of an old man, oil on canvas — $10,625Sign up free to see, Bonhams, Jun 26, 2018
Questions about Roman School prices
What is a Roman School painting worth?
Based on 20 priced auction sales recorded by ArtSell, works by Roman School have sold for a median of $1,948, and half of them sold between $1,365 and $7,285. For paintings alone the median is $2,303 (15 sales). Medium, size, condition, subject and provenance all affect the price of a particular work; these are past auction results, not a valuation.
What is the most expensive work by Roman School sold at auction?
The highest price in ArtSell’s records is $20,044 for “GIOVANNI PAOLO CASTELLI, GEN. LO SPADINO ZWEI BLUMEN- UND FRÜCHTESTILLEBEN MIT PFAUEN, MEERSCHWEINCHEN UND SCHILDKRÖTEN.” at Lempertz in May 2004.
Which Roman School medium sells for the most?
By median price, paintings lead with $2,303 (15 sales).
How often do Roman School works sell at auction?
74% of the 27 lots recorded between 2002 and 2026 sold.
How can I sell a Roman School painting?
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Roman School have appeared at auction 27 times in ArtSell’s records between 2002 and 2026; 20 sold, a sell-through rate of 74%.
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