Alberto Sughi Auction Prices and Value Guide

Alberto Sughi auction prices are tracked in Appraisily's artist market index, with source-directory coverage of 438 records. Use this page to review sold-lot activity, market context, and valuation factors before requesting a formal appraisal.

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Alberto Sughi auction prices depend on medium, size, date, condition, provenance, edition details, attribution confidence, and recent comparable auction sales.

Artist
Alberto Sughi
Source records
438
Market update
2026-02-16

Artist context

About Alberto Sughi

Alberto Sughi (1928–2012) was an Italian painter born in Cesena and later based in Bologna. Active from the mid-twentieth century through the 2000s, he worked primarily in oil on canvas, producing figurative compositions alongside landscapes, still lifes, portraits, and nudes. His paintings are held in public collections in Italy and abroad, and he maintained an active exhibition career documented by the Archivio Sughi on his official estate website. A catalogue raisonné of his graphic works was published by Silvana Editoriale. Sughi's figurative output places him within the broader current of post-war Italian realist and expressionist painting, though his work resists easy categorization under a single movement label. He died in Bologna on 31 March 2012 at the age of 83. Collectors encounter his paintings regularly at European auctions, with over four hundred documented lots.

oil on canvasworks on papergraphic works / printsfigurative compositionslandscapestill lifeportrait

Common works and media

Sughi worked in oil on canvas, watercolor, and works on paper including drawings and prints. His subjects encompass figurative compositions, landscapes, still lifes, portraits, genre scenes, and nudes. His catalogue raisonné covers his graphic output (opera grafica). Collectors may encounter both large-scale exhibition paintings and smaller studio works, as well as editioned prints, at auction.

Market and appraisal context

Alberto Sughi maintains an active and well-documented secondary market with 274 recorded auction lots, 147 of which carry realized prices. His auction footprint spans from April 2004 through April 2026, with steady liquidity—24 lots in the trailing 12 months and 28 in the prior period. The market is overwhelmingly concentrated at Italian regional auction houses, with Felima Art Casa D'Aste, Pananti Casa D'Aste, Finarte, ArtLaRosa, and Casa d'aste ARCADIA appearing most frequently in recent results. Prices are denominated in EUR and show wide dispersion: the recorded range is €40–€9,000, with a median of €700 and an interquartile range of €150–€2,500. This dispersion largely reflects the medium divide. Small works on paper, café scenes, and prints routinely sell between €40 and €150 at houses like Felima, while larger oil-on-canvas figurative compositions from the 1960s–1980s achieve €1,500–€4,800 at established houses such as Pananti, Finarte, and Colasanti. The strongest recent results include 'Il ballo' at €4,800 (Pananti, February 2026), an untitled work at €4,600 (Colasanti, November 2025), 'Bella bocca e occhi miei verdi, 1963' at €3,000 (Finarte, December 2025), and 'Caffè' at €3,000 (Mediartrade, December 2025). Landscape and still-life oils from the 1970s–1990s cluster in the €1,500–€2,000 range. The market is liquid but predominantly domestic; international exposure is limited, with occasional German appearances (Hargesheimer Kunstauktionen, Düsseldorf).

Auction categories and appraisal factors

Common auction categories

  • Post-War & Contemporary Art
  • European Paintings
  • oil on canvas
  • works on paper
  • graphic works / prints

Value drivers

  1. Medium (oil painting vs. work on paper vs. print)
  2. Dimensions and scale of the work
  3. Date of execution and period
  4. Provenance and exhibition history
  5. Confirmation against catalogue raisonné (Silvana Editoriale)
  6. Condition and conservation state

Appraisal caveats

  • The source pack does not include specific auction records or realized prices; market commentary is based on artist profile and documented work types only.
  • Authentication should be confirmed against the Archivio Sughi records or the published catalogue raisonné where possible.
  • The 438 recorded lots in the Appraisily database indicate a substantial auction history, but realized-price analysis is beyond the scope of this identity research.
  • All prices are in EUR and reflect Italian/European auction results; they may not translate directly to North American or Asian markets.

Evidence

Sources for artist context

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Data basis

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Artist value FAQ

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