Rotella
Italian · 1918–2006 · Painter, Printmaker
Domenico "Mimmo" Rotella was an Italian artist considered an important figure in post-war European art. Best known for his works of décollage and psychogeographics, made from… (Wikipedia)
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Record prices
UntitledPhillips · £1,082,500≈ $1,560,424≈ €1,388,772Sign up to see
All’AuditoriumPhillips · $149,000≈ £94,850≈ €131,532Sign up to see
La BenedizionePhillips · £62,500≈ $81,700≈ €72,532Sign up to see
Rotella’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
225 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 | 55 | 15 | 27% | $136kSign up | $27.7kSign up | $1.6MSign up |
| Acrylic | 2 | 1 | 50% | $10.1kSign up | $10.1kSign up | $10.1kSign up |
| Mixed media | 53 | 14 | 26% | $145kSign up | $29.7kSign up | $1.6MSign up |
| Works on paper | 27 | 16 | 59% | $10.2kSign up | $3.9kSign up | $37.5kSign up |
| Watercolor | 1 | 0 | 0% | —Sign up | —Sign up | — |
| Drawing | 1 | 0 | 0% | —Sign up | —Sign up | — |
| Prints & multiples | 75 | 65 | 87% | $566Sign up | $373Sign up | $4.3kSign up |
| Lithograph | 6 | 3 | 50% | $646Sign up | $441Sign up | $1.2kSign up |
| Screenprint | 11 | 7 | 64% | $2.2kSign up | $2.5kSign up | $4.3kSign up |
| Print (other) | 58 | 55 | 95% | $356Sign up | $360Sign up | $1kSign up |
| Photography | 2 | 1 | 50% | $6.3kSign up | $6.3kSign up | $6.3kSign up |
| Photograph | 2 | 1 | 50% | $6.3kSign up | $6.3kSign up | $6.3kSign up |
| Sculpture | 2 | 2 | 100% | $2.4kSign up | $2.4kSign up | $3.8kSign up |
| Other | 182 | 20 | 11% | $20.1kSign up | $12.1kSign up | $81.7kSign up |
Medium classes are derived from the medium text as published by each house; “Other” includes lots whose medium wasn’t stated.
By year
| Year | Offered | Sold | Median |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 28 | 10 | $5.4kSign up |
| 2025 | 35 | 10 | $11.4kSign up |
| 2024 | 32 | 17 | $435Sign up |
| 2023 | 20 | 16 | $427Sign up |
| 2022 | 30 | 11 | $422Sign up |
| 2021 | 25 | 8 | $11.8kSign up |
| 2020 | 33 | 13 | $532Sign up |
| 2019 | 19 | 9 | $413Sign up |
| 2018 | 40 | 16 | $360Sign up |
| 2017 | 18 | 0 | —Sign up |
| 2016 | 15 | 4 | $23.4kSign up |
| 2015 | 23 | 2 | $74.6kSign up |
| 2014 | 5 | 0 | —Sign up |
| 2013 | 10 | 1 | $37.5kSign up |
| 2012 | 7 | 0 | —Sign up |
| 2011 | 1 | 0 | —Sign up |
| 2006 | 1 | 1 | $44.8kSign up |
| 2004 | 1 | 1 | $373Sign up |