# Lou Marchetti - Auction Profile

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Updated: 2026-05-02T09:05:45.172Z

## Summary
- Lots tracked: 26
- Lots with prices: 9
- First auction date: 2009-10-27
- Latest auction date: 2026-04-19
- Median realised price: $512
- Price range: $384 to $956

## Market Takeaway
Lou Marchetti has 26 tracked lots. Median realized sale is around $512. Category concentration is still broad. Last 12 months recorded 22 sales. These metrics reflect recorded public auction results and may not include private transactions or every premium outlier sale.

## How To Read This Data
- Use median \($512\) as a typical result and the typical low/high band \($512 to $550\) as the middle 50% of recorded sales.
- Auction prices can include buyer premiums or fees depending on house reporting, so compare on a like\-for\-like basis.
- Condition, provenance, size, and attribution confidence can move final value materially versus median comps.

## Price Bands
- Under $1,000: 100% (9 sales)
- $1,000 to $10,000: 0% (0 sales)
- $10,000\+: 0% (0 sales)

## Recent Trend & Velocity
- Last 12 months sales: 22
- Previous 12 months sales: 0
- Recent 12 months median: $512
- Previous 12 months median: $0
- Median shift: N/A
- Latest sale date: 2026-04-19
- Days since latest sale: 12
- Market velocity: moderate

## Top Auction Houses
- Crescent City Auction Gallery: 13 lots
- Broward Auction Gallery LLC: 9 lots
- Heritage Auctions: 2 lots
- Regency Auction House: 1 lots
- Wright: 1 lots

## Top Categories
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## Recent Sold Lots
1. 2026-02-08 | Lou Marchetti \(NY,Italy,1920\-1992\) oil painting | Broward Auction Gallery LLC | N/A | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-lou-marchetti-ny-italy-1920-1992-oil-painting-151-c-526a9153a7
2. 2026-02-08 | Lou Marchetti \(NY,Italy,1920\-1992\) oil painting | Broward Auction Gallery LLC | N/A | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-lou-marchetti-ny-italy-1920-1992-oil-painting-150-c-c98b150385
3. 2026-02-01 | Lou Marchetti \(NY,Italy,1920\-1992\) oil painting | Broward Auction Gallery LLC | N/A | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-lou-marchetti-ny-italy-1920-1992-oil-painting-174-c-faa1b20350
4. 2026-02-01 | Lou Marchetti \(NY,Italy,1920\-1992\) oil painting | Broward Auction Gallery LLC | N/A | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-lou-marchetti-ny-italy-1920-1992-oil-painting-158-c-a90396a06a
5. 2026-02-01 | Lou Marchetti \(NY,Italy,1920\-1992\) oil painting | Broward Auction Gallery LLC | N/A | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-lou-marchetti-ny-italy-1920-1992-oil-painting-151-c-9d5b3013ca
6. 2026-01-25 | Lou Marchetti \(NY,Italy,1920\-1992\) oil painting | Broward Auction Gallery LLC | N/A | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-lou-marchetti-ny-italy-1920-1992-oil-painting-157-c-c3a6ca068a
7. 2026-01-25 | Lou Marchetti \(NY,Italy,1920\-1992\) oil painting | Broward Auction Gallery LLC | N/A | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-lou-marchetti-ny-italy-1920-1992-oil-painting-156-c-54fca39e6b
8. 2025-11-06 | Lou Marchetti \(Italian/American, 1920\-1992\), Two Romance Novel Book Cover Illustrations, consisting of Margaret Drabble's "The Ice Age" \(1977\), and one other, First\- H.\- 16 in., W.\- 21 in., Framed H.\- 16 1/4 in., W.\- 31 | Crescent City Auction Gallery | N/A | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-lou-marchetti-italian-american-1920-1992-two-romance-novel-book-cover-illustrations-consisting-of-margaret-drabble-s-the-ice-age-1977-and-one-other-first-h-16-in-w-21-in-framed-h-16-1-4-in-w-31-128-c-cdbcd78779
9. 2025-08-15 | Lou Marchetti \(Italian/American, 1920\-1992\), Two Romance Novel Book Cover Illustrations, consisting of Margaret Drabble's "The Ice Age" \(1977\), and one other, First\- H.\- 16 in., W.\- 21 in., Framed H.\- 16 1/4 in., W.\- 31 | Crescent City Auction Gallery | N/A | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-lou-marchetti-italian-american-1920-1992-two-romance-novel-book-cover-illustrations-consisting-of-margaret-drabble-s-the-ice-age-1977-and-one-other-first-h-16-in-w-21-in-framed-h-16-1-4-in-w-31-1286-c-e8a452799c
10. 2026-04-19 | Lou Marchetti \(NY,Italy,1920\-1992\) oil painting | Broward Auction Gallery LLC | N/A | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-lou-marchetti-ny-italy-1920-1992-oil-painting-209-c-cbb0146afb
11. 2026-04-19 | Lou Marchetti \(NY,Italy,1920\-1992\) oil painting | Broward Auction Gallery LLC | N/A | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-lou-marchetti-ny-italy-1920-1992-oil-painting-208-c-4ed4db2fb2
12. 2025-11-06 | Lou Marchetti \(Italian/American, 1920\-1992\), Two Studies for Book Cover Illustrations, consisting of "Portrait of a Woman" and "Numerous Figures," First H.\- 16 in., W.\- 30 in.; Second H.\- 20 in., W.\- 16 in. \(2 Pcs.\) | Crescent City Auction Gallery | N/A
13. 2025-11-06 | Lou Marchetti \(Italian/American, 1920\-1992\), Two Romance Novel Book Cover Illustrations, First\- H.\- 22 in., W.\- 34 in.; Second\- H.\- 36 in., W.\- 25 in. \(2 Pcs.\) | Crescent City Auction Gallery | N/A | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-lou-marchetti-italian-american-1920-1992-two-romance-novel-book-cover-illustrations-first-h-22-in-w-34-in-second-h-36-in-w-25-in-2-pcs-127-c-cdbca0f8c4
14. 2025-11-06 | Lou Marchetti \(American, 1920\-1992\), Two Romance Novel Book Cover Illustrations, Larger\- H.\- 40 in., W.\- 24 in.; Smaller\- H.\- 30 in., W.\- 23 in. \(2 Pcs.\) | Crescent City Auction Gallery | N/A
15. 2025-08-15 | Lou Marchetti \(American, 1920\-1992\), "Romance Novel Book Cover Illustrations," c. 1980, H.\- 40 in., W.\- 46 in. | Crescent City Auction Gallery | $384
16. 2025-08-15 | Lou Marchetti \(Italian/American, 1920\-1992\), Two Studies for Book Cover Illustrations, consisting of "Portrait of a Woman" and "Numerous Figures," First H.\- 16 in., W.\- 30 in.; Second H.\- 20 in., W.\- 16 in. \(2 Pcs.\) | Crescent City Auction Gallery | N/A
17. 2025-08-15 | Lou Marchetti \(Italian/American, 1920\-1992\), Two Romance Novel Book Cover Illustrations, The First\- H.\- 22 in., W.\- 34 in.; the Second\- H.\- 36 in., W.\- 25 in. \(2 Pcs.\) | Crescent City Auction Gallery | N/A | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-lou-marchetti-italian-american-1920-1992-two-romance-novel-book-cover-illustrations-the-first-h-22-in-w-34-in-the-second-h-36-in-w-25-in-2-pcs-1285-c-5f84a7b9e7
18. 2025-08-15 | Lou Marchetti \(Italian/American, 1920\-1992\), Three Historical Romance Novel Book Cover Illustrations, First\- H.\- 34 in., W.\- 44 in.; Second\- H.\- 32 in., W.\- 42 in.; Third\- H.\- 35 in., W.\- 44 in. \(3 Pcs.\) | Crescent City Auction Gallery | $512 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-lou-marchetti-italian-american-1920-1992-three-historical-romance-novel-book-cover-illustrations-first-h-34-in-w-44-in-second-h-32-in-w-42-in-third-h-35-in-w-44-in-3-pcs-1284-c-0754bc89fc
19. 2025-08-15 | Lou Marchetti \(American, 1920\-1992\), Two Romance Novel Book Cover Illustrations, , PAIR W/ \# 494 Larger\- H.\- 40 in., W.\- 24 in.; Smaller\- H.\- 30 in., W.\- 23 in. \(2 Pcs.\) | Crescent City Auction Gallery | N/A
20. 2025-08-15 | Lou Marchetti \(Italian/American, 1920\-1992\), Two Historical Romance Novel Book Cover Illustrations, Each\- H.\- 38 in., W.\- 22 in. \(2 Pcs.\) | Crescent City Auction Gallery | $416 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-lou-marchetti-italian-american-1920-1992-two-historical-romance-novel-book-cover-illustrations-each-h-38-in-w-22-in-2-pcs-1282-c-73b4ceb84e
21. 2025-08-15 | Lou Marchetti \(Italian/American, 1920\-1992\), Two Historical Romance Novel Book Cover Illustrations, First\- H.\- 36 in., W.\- 24 in.; Second\- H.\- 38 in., W.\- 24 in. \(2 Pcs.\) | Crescent City Auction Gallery | $512 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-lou-marchetti-italian-american-1920-1992-two-historical-romance-novel-book-cover-illustrations-first-h-36-in-w-24-in-second-h-38-in-w-24-in-2-pcs-1281-c-943471cb8e
22. 2025-08-15 | Lou Marchetti \(Italian/American, 1920\-1992\), Three Gothic Romances Novel Book Illustrations, H.\- 32 in., W.\- 22 in; H.\- 28 in., W.\- 19 in.; H.\- 34 in., W.\- 22 in., respectively \(3 Pcs.\) | Crescent City Auction Gallery | $512
23. 2023-09-14 | Lou Marchetti, Three works from The Smuggler series | Wright | $550
24. 2017-02-18 | Lou Marchetti \(1920\-1992\) Large Oil on Canvas | Regency Auction House | $750

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