Mario Sironi Auction Prices and Value Guide

Mario Sironi auction prices are tracked in Appraisily's artist market index, with source-directory coverage of 1,467 records. Use this page to review sold-lot activity, market context, and valuation factors before requesting a formal appraisal.

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Artist
Mario Sironi
Source records
1,467
Market update
2026-02-16

Artist context

About Mario Sironi

Mario Sironi (1885–1961) was an Italian Modernist artist whose practice spanned painting, sculpture, illustration, graphic arts, architecture, and stage design. Born in Sassari, Sardinia, he became one of the most distinctive figures of twentieth-century Italian art. His paintings are recognized for their somber tonalities and monumental, immobile forms that convey a powerful sense of stillness and gravity. Active from approximately 1900 until his death in Milan in 1961, Sironi worked across an unusually broad range of media, including oil painting, drawing, lithography, glass painting, and set design. His work is held in major international collections including the Museum of Modern Art in New York and the Tate in London. Sironi's contributions to Italian modernism encompass both fine art and applied design, making him a complex figure whose output crosses conventional boundaries between painting, sculpture, and decorative arts.

Italian ModernismOil paintingDrawingSculptureLithographyUrban landscapesAllegorical and figural compositions

Common works and media

Sironi produced oil paintings, tempera works, drawings in ink, charcoal, and pencil, lithographic prints, book and editorial illustrations, glass paintings, stage set designs, sculptures, and graphic works. Common subjects include urban landscapes, allegorical and figural compositions, and still lifes. His works range from small-scale works on paper and prints to large canvases and site-specific architectural commissions.

Market and appraisal context

Mario Sironi has a deep and well-documented secondary-market presence, with 949 recorded auction lots of which 572 carry realized prices. Auction activity spans from October 1990 through April 2026, indicating sustained and ongoing demand across more than three decades. The price distribution is wide: recorded results range from €20 at the low end to €3,910,000 at the high end, with a median of €3,800 and an interquartile range of €1,920–€8,680. This dispersion reflects Sironi's exceptionally broad output across media, from small-scale drawings and prints to major oil paintings and large-format preparatory cartoons. Liquidity has increased in recent years, with 82 priced lots in the trailing twelve months versus 61 in the prior period. The top ten auction houses by frequency include Christie's, Sotheby's, and Dorotheum at the international tier, alongside a strong Italian specialist cohort of Finarte, Il Ponte, Cambi, Pananti, Bertolami, and Aste Bolaffi. Recent comparable results (2024–2026) show works on paper and small compositions typically realizing €360–€3,100, mid-range composizione drawings and paintings from the 1940s reaching €9,500–€24,000, and significant preparatory works such as the Ca' Foscari fresco cartoon achieving €90,000. The upper tier—important oils and large-scale works handled by Christie's and Sotheby's—accounts for the multi-million-euro ceiling. The Italian house dominance means pricing is primarily denominated in EUR, with occasional USD results from houses like Los Angeles Modern Auctions.

Auction categories and appraisal factors

Common auction categories

  • Oil painting
  • Drawing
  • Works on paper
  • Prints
  • Sculpture

Value drivers

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Appraisal caveats

  • Sironi's extensive output across many media means appraisal should identify the specific medium and format carefully before comparing auction results.
  • Recorded auction volume (over 1,400 lots) provides a reasonable comparable data set, but results vary widely by medium, period, and condition.
  • The €3,910,000 maximum represents the extreme high end for museum-quality oils at major international houses; the median of €3,800 and the broad interquartile range (€1,920–€8,680) are more representative of the typical auction experience for works on paper and mid-tier paintings.
  • Sironi worked across an unusually wide range of media and formats; price comparisons are only meaningful when limited to the same medium, approximate scale, and period.

Evidence

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Data basis

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