Antonio Fontanesi Auction Prices and Value Guide

Antonio Fontanesi auction prices are tracked in Appraisily's artist market index, with source-directory coverage of 144 records. Use this page to review sold-lot activity, market context, and valuation factors before requesting a formal appraisal.

Antonio Fontanesi auction prices: quick answer

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

Artist
Antonio Fontanesi
Source records
144
Market update
2026-02-06

Antonio Fontanesi market snapshot

Antonio Fontanesi shows solid auction liquidity with 100 tracked lots. Median realized sale is around $1,200. Category concentration is still broad or sparse. Last 12 months recorded 5 sales. Latest recorded sale: 2026-01-23.

Realized price distribution

  • Under $1,000 (42.9% · 21 sales)
  • $1,000 to $10,000 (44.9% · 22 sales)
  • $10,000+ (12.2% · 6 sales)
Median sale (last 12 months)
$1,000
Sales recorded (last 12 months)
5
Median shift vs prior year
0.0%
Latest recorded sale
2026-01-23

Artist context

About Antonio Fontanesi

Antonio Fontanesi portrait
Unknown author Unknown author · Public domain · Source

Born

1818

Died

1882

Nationality

Italian

Antonio Fontanesi (1818–1882) was an Italian painter and engraver whose career connects nineteenth-century European art with the early development of Western-style painting in Japan. Public authority records consistently identify his nationality, profession, and lifespan. Biographical sources associate his work with Romanticism and the stylistic orbit of the French Barbizon School. Fontanesi lived in Meiji-period Japan from 1876 to 1878, where he is associated with the introduction of European oil-painting methods and the formation of modern Japanese yōga painting. This cross-cultural role gives his work significance beyond a single national school. Collectors may encounter paintings, drawings, and engraved works under his name, while institutional catalogues and authority files document a broader scholarly record devoted to his work and legacy. Careful object-level research remains important because medium, date, attribution, and the evidence linking an object to a particular phase of his career can materially change its historical context.

RomanticismFrench Barbizon School stylistic contextModern Japanese yōga painting contextOil paintingEngravingDrawing

Common works and media

Public records identify Fontanesi as both a painter and engraver, while bibliographic catalogues also document drawings. Auction and appraisal inquiries may therefore involve oil paintings, drawings or other works on paper, and engraved prints. The collected evidence does not establish specific print editions, recurring subjects, or a complete catalogue of formats, so the medium, technique, authorship, and edition status of each object should be independently confirmed.

Market and appraisal context

Fontanesi's auction record should be assessed by medium and object type. Oil paintings, drawings, and engravings belong to different comparative groups, so results from one category should not automatically be applied to another. A documented date or substantiated connection to his 1876–1878 residence in Japan may add scholarly context, but that relationship should be demonstrated rather than assumed. Attribution, provenance, condition, and any edition information for prints also require object-specific verification. Appraisily's input identifies a substantial directory of auction records, but the collected research pack does not expose enough lot-level detail to support a price trend or prediction. A defensible appraisal should therefore compare the object with appropriately catalogued, dated public sales.

Auction categories and appraisal factors

Common auction categories

  • Paintings, including works catalogued in oil
  • Drawings and other works on paper
  • Engravings and prints

Value drivers

  1. Work type and medium should be matched to comparable paintings, drawings, or engravings rather than treated as one undifferentiated market
  2. Documented date and any substantiated connection to Fontanesi's 1876–1878 period in Japan may affect the work's scholarly and comparative context
  3. Attribution, provenance, condition, and comparison with dated public auction records should be verified at the individual-object level

Appraisal caveats

  • The source pack identifies 144 auction-directory records but provides no lot-level descriptions, realized prices, condition reports, or sale-date distribution.
  • No major auction-house biography or result page was captured, so no price trend, record price, relative scarcity, or category premium is asserted.
  • Edition status should be checked for any print, but the collected sources do not establish specific editions or print runs.

Evidence

Sources for artist context

This source-grounded artist context is based on collected public records: medium confidence, adequate source quality.

Source-grounded artist Markdown

Data basis

This page is built from Appraisily's public auction market index. Private transactions, incomplete sale feeds, and attribution changes may not be fully represented.

LLM-readable Markdown summary for Antonio Fontanesi

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Artist value FAQ

How much is Antonio Fontanesi worth?

Comparable public auction sales are the best starting point, but final value depends on the specific artwork, condition, size, medium, provenance, and attribution confidence.

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