Alessandro Magnasco Auction Prices and Value Guide
Alessandro Magnasco auction prices are tracked in Appraisily's artist market index, with source-directory coverage of 335 records. Use this page to review sold-lot activity, market context, and valuation factors before requesting a formal appraisal.
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Alessandro Magnasco auction prices depend on medium, size, date, condition, provenance, edition details, attribution confidence, and recent comparable auction sales.
- Artist
- Alessandro Magnasco
- Source records
- 335
- Market update
- 2026-02-06
Artist context
About Alessandro Magnasco
Alessandro Magnasco (1667–1749), known as il Lissandrino, was an Italian painter and draftsperson active in Genoa and Milan during the late Baroque period. Born in Genoa to the painter Stefano Magnasco, he trained in the Genoese tradition before establishing his career in Milan, where he spent much of his productive life before returning to his native city. Magnasco is recognized for a highly individual style marked by rapid, fragmented brushstrokes, dramatic contrasts of light and shadow, and elongated figures set within atmospheric landscapes or architectural interiors. His subject matter ranged from genre scenes depicting monks, bandits, and peasants to phantasmagoric landscapes and religious compositions. Unlike the polished classicism of many of his contemporaries, Magnasco's nervous, gestural approach anticipates later Romantic and expressionist sensibilities and distinguishes his work within the Italian Baroque tradition.
Late Baroqueoil on canvasdrawinggenre sceneslandscapesreligious scenesmonastic and convent life
Common works and media
Magnasco commonly produced oil paintings on canvas depicting genre scenes—such as monks in monastic interiors, bandits in rugged landscapes, and gatherings of peasants or soldiers—as well as phantasmagoric landscape compositions. He also created religious and allegorical scenes and executed drawings in pen, ink, and wash. His figures are typically elongated and animated, set against dark, atmospheric backgrounds with darting highlights. Works are found in both small cabinet-size formats and larger compositions. Attributed workshop pieces and copies by followers also appear frequently in the market.
Market and appraisal context
Magnasco's works appear on the market primarily as Old Master paintings and drawings at major international auction houses. Key factors influencing appraisal include confirmed attribution versus workshop or follower origin, as his distinctive style was widely imitated; condition, given his characteristically thin, rapid brushwork; subject matter, with genre scenes and landscapes generally commanding stronger interest; and documented provenance. Drawings by Magnasco also circulate and can hold significant value. Collectors should seek expert connoisseurship and published catalogue references, as attribution questions are common in the Magnasco corpus.
Auction categories and appraisal factors
Appraisal caveats
- Market data is drawn from general art-historical context rather than a comprehensive auction-records review for this artist.
- Attribution of Magnasco works has historically been debated; appraisal should rely on expert connoisseurship and published catalogue entries.
Evidence
Sources for artist context
This source-grounded artist context passed Appraisily's promotion threshold: high confidence, strong sources.
- RKD Netherlands Institute for Art History library authority
- Wikidata library authority
- VIAF library authority
- Getty Vocabulary Program library authority
- Library of Congress library authority
- Wikipedia wikipedia
Data basis
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