Salvatore Scarpitta
American · 1919–2007 · Painter, Sculptor
Salvatore Scarpitta was an American artist best known for his sculptural studies of motion. (Wikipedia)
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Record prices
Red FreightPhillips · £1,111,500≈ $1,243,991≈ €1,280,221Sign up to see
GuardWright · $215,000≈ £138,988≈ €189,044Sign up to see
Tête de NègrePhillips · £76,200≈ $97,810≈ €89,472Sign up to see
Salvatore Scarpitta’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).
Lots sold
13
of 31 offered · 2011–2026
Sell-through
42%
sold ÷ offered
Price trend
12 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 | 12 | 4 | 33% | $392kSign up | $156kSign up | $1.2MSign up |
| Oil | 4 | 1 | 25% | $12.7kSign up | $12.7kSign up | $12.7kSign up |
| Acrylic | 1 | 0 | 0% | —Sign up | —Sign up | — |
| Mixed media | 7 | 3 | 43% | $519kSign up | $215kSign up | $1.2MSign up |
| Works on paper | 5 | 2 | 40% | $16.1kSign up | $16.1kSign up | $25.4kSign up |
| Watercolor | 3 | 0 | 0% | —Sign up | —Sign up | — |
| Prints & multiples | 2 | 2 | 100% | $475Sign up | $475Sign up | $572Sign up |
| Screenprint | 2 | 2 | 100% | $475Sign up | $475Sign up | $572Sign up |
| Sculpture | 3 | 1 | 33% | $1.4kSign up | $1.4kSign up | $1.4kSign up |
| Other | 9 | 4 | 44% | $3.7kSign up | $1.5kSign up | $9.6kSign up |
Medium classes are derived from the medium text as published by each house; “Other” includes lots whose medium wasn’t stated.