Luigi Tomasello Auction Prices and Value Guide
Luigi Tomasello auction prices are tracked in Appraisily's artist market index, with source-directory coverage of 245 records. Use this page to review sold-lot activity, market context, and valuation factors before requesting a formal appraisal.
Luigi Tomasello auction prices: quick answer
Luigi Tomasello auction prices depend on medium, size, date, condition, provenance, edition details, attribution confidence, and recent comparable auction sales.
- Artist
- Luigi Tomasello
- Source records
- 245
- Market update
- 2026-02-16
Luigi Tomasello market snapshot
Luigi Tomasello shows deep auction liquidity with 170 tracked lots. Median realized sale is around $24,000. Category concentration is still broad or sparse. Last 12 months recorded 5 sales. Latest recorded sale: 2025-10-11.
Realized price distribution
- Under $1,000 (8.2% · 9 sales)
- $1,000 to $10,000 (30.0% · 33 sales)
- $10,000+ (61.8% · 68 sales)
- Median sale (last 12 months)
- $13,500
- Sales recorded (last 12 months)
- 5
- Median shift vs prior year
- +100.0%
- Latest recorded sale
- 2025-10-11
Artist context
About Luigi Tomasello
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Born
1915
Died
2014
Nationality
Argentine
Also known as
Luis Tomasello, Luis R. Tomasello
Luigi Tomasello is the display name used for this Appraisily auction-directory entry, but the collected museum and authority records consistently describe Luis Tomasello (1915–2014), an Argentine painter and sculptor. IdRef records the variant Luis R. Tomasello and states that he settled in Paris in 1957; VIAF likewise describes an Argentine artist active in France. The exact birth date, 29 November 1915, appears in the collected French Wikipedia entry, while institution-grade records in the pack independently confirm the birth year. His documented practice includes painting, sculpture, and engraving. Collectors may therefore encounter paintings, sculptural works, and graphic works under the Luis Tomasello name. Because the Appraisily page is filed under Luigi, its identity should be reconciled before auction records are merged with the authority profile. No movement, subject taxonomy, or named series is asserted here because the collected source pack does not establish those details.
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Common works and media
The collected authority sources identify Luis Tomasello as both a painter and sculptor, while IdRef also records activity as an engraver. Paintings, sculptures, engravings, and related graphic works are therefore the supported work types for classification and auction-record review. The source pack does not establish recurring subjects, named series, edition practices, materials, or format preferences, so objects should be described from their own physical evidence and documentation.
Market and appraisal context
Appraisal should begin with identity reconciliation: the auction-directory entry uses Luigi Tomasello, whereas Tate, VIAF, Wikidata, and IdRef identify Luis Tomasello. Comparable lots should be selected only after confirming that their artist attribution refers to the same person. Within confirmed records, medium and work type are the clearest supported distinctions, with painting, sculpture, and engraving all documented. The collected sources do not provide lot-level condition, provenance, dimensions, edition information, major-house sale examples, or realized-price detail, so this profile does not infer how those variables affect value or claim a market trend. Any valuation should rely on verified object information and closely comparable public sales rather than the directory name alone.
Auction categories and appraisal factors
Common auction categories
- Paintings
- Sculptures
- Engravings and other graphic works
Value drivers
- Identity matching before selecting comparable lots, particularly reconciliation of the Luigi and Luis given-name forms
- Confirmed work type and medium, including whether the object is a painting, sculpture, or engraving
Appraisal caveats
- The collected source pack contains no major auction-house lot descriptions, realized-price examples, edition details, provenance histories, condition reports, or price-trend evidence.
- The auction-directory records filed under Luigi Tomasello should not be merged automatically with Luis Tomasello records until the identity match is confirmed at lot level.
- The collected sources do not support conclusions about scarcity, market direction, named series, or subject-based price differences.
Evidence
Sources for artist context
This source-grounded artist context is based on collected public records: medium confidence, adequate source quality.
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.
Artist value FAQ
How much is Luigi Tomasello 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.
Can Appraisily value my Luigi Tomasello artwork?
Yes. Appraisily can review photos, dimensions, signatures, condition, provenance, and comparable market data to prepare a current valuation.