Salvatore Scarpitta: career timeline

American · 1919–2007 · Works grouped by the decade they were made (the cataloged date, or a date in the signature or title), not by sale date. 39 of 43 lots (90% of works) have a usable creation date; the others are listed at the end by the decade they were sold. Each work is shown once, even when it sold more than once.

Salvatore Scarpitta: works at auction by decade the work was made. Each work counted once; medians use sold works only, in US dollars.

Decade made	Works	Sold	Median sold price	Main medium
1940s	2	0	—	Other
1950s	12	1	$97.8kSign up	Watercolor
1960s	6	2	$729kSign up	Mixed media
1970s	5	2	$11.2kSign up	Other
1980s	6	2	$222Sign up	Mixed media
1990s	7	2	$1.5kSign up	Other

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Year madeHeight (in)Width (in)MediumSubject

1940s 2 works

Sold: 0 of 2
Median: —
Average: —
Typical size: 22 × 17.5 in (56 × 45 cm)
Mediums: Other (2)
Subjects: Figures & portraits (1)

1942 La sediaUnsold
1943 Aldo Natili portraitUnsold

1950s 12 works

Sold: 1 of 12
Median: $97.8kSign up
Average: $97.8kSign up
Typical size: 34.5 × 28 in (88 × 71 cm)
Mediums: Watercolor (6), Oil (5), Mixed media (1)
Subjects: —

1950 Omaggio a Paul RobesonUnsold · sold 2×
1951 Bersagliere alla brecciaResult not published
1954 Senza titoloResult not published
1954 Baya di PizzacoUnsold
1956 ComposizioneUnsold
1956 ComposizioneResult not published
1956 PassoResult not published
1956 ComposizioneUnsold
1956 ComposizioneUnsold
1956 ComposizioneResult not published
1957 Senza titoloResult not published
1959 Tête de Nègre$97.8kSign up

1960s 6 works

Sold: 2 of 6
Median: $729kSign up
Average: $729kSign up
Typical size: 24 × 25 in (61 × 63 cm)
Mediums: Mixed media (3), Other (2), Acrylic (1)
Subjects: —

1960 Senza TitoloUnsold
1960 Senza TitoloUnsold
1961 Red Freight$1.2MSign up
1961 Franz's FerrariUnsold
1961 Guard$215kSign up
c. 1967 Racing Car 9Unsold

1970s 5 works

Sold: 2 of 5
Median: $11.2kSign up
Average: $11.2kSign up
Typical size: 64.5 × 170 in (164 × 431 cm)
Mediums: Other (2), Oil (2), Mixed media (1)
Subjects: —

1971 New York 1919 / Hammered X, 1971Result not published
1971 Hammered XUnsold
c. 1975 Balcony$9.6kSign up
1976 Starlaera$12.7kSign up
1976 StarlaeraUnsold

1980s 6 works

Sold: 2 of 6
Median: $222Sign up
Average: $222Sign up
Typical size: 32.5 × 37.5 in (83 × 96 cm)
Mediums: Mixed media (2), Print (other) (1), Screenprint (1)
Subjects: Cattle & animals (1)

1980 New York 1919 / Incident at Rimini, 1980Result not published
1988 Racing Castelli$378Sign up
1989 Kars 59, portfolio of 3 prints, 1989, etchings andResult not published
1989 Reversible Jacklight$66Sign up
1989 Cow Catcher Sled and CanvasUnsold
1989 Racing Rubber SledUnsold

1990s 7 works

Sold: 2 of 7
Median: $1.5kSign up
Average: $1.5kSign up
Typical size: 80.5 × 5 in (204 × 13 cm)
Mediums: Other (3), Sculpture (3), Lithograph (1)
Subjects: —

1990 Osoppo$1.5kSign up
1990 Red Friar (Sci Ribelle)$1.4kSign up
1990 Red Friar (Sci Ribelle)Unsold
1990 Red Friar (Sci Ribelle)Unsold
1990 AlpnjaegerResult not published
1990 Senza titoloUnsold
1993 New York 1919 / Autosprint n° 59 - Scuderia Castelli Scarpitta N.Y., 1993Result not published

Creation date not recorded

4 works have no cataloged or signed date. They are grouped here by the decade they were last sold, which says nothing about when they were made.

Undated, sold in the 2010s 1 work

Sold: 1 of 1
Median: $6.9kSign up
Average: $6.9kSign up
Typical size: 27.5 × 19.5 in (70 × 50 cm)
Mediums: Other (1)
Subjects: —

sold 2019 Senza titolo$6.9kSign up

Undated, sold in the 2020s 3 works

Sold: 2 of 3
Median: $13kSign up
Average: $13kSign up
Typical size: 37 × 33 in (94 × 84 cm)
Mediums: Other (2), Screenprint (1)
Subjects: —

sold 2022 La siccità (Via)$25.4kSign up
sold 2025 Racing Rubber SledUnsold
sold 2026 Untitled (T-Shirt)$572Sign up

Medians and averages count sold works only (each work's most recent sale), in US dollars at the sale-date rate. Works cataloged as “attributed to”, “circle of” or similar are left out. All Salvatore Scarpitta auction results →