Mario Tozzi Auction Prices and Value Guide

Mario Tozzi auction prices are tracked in Appraisily's artist market index, with source-directory coverage of 487 records. Use this page to review sold-lot activity, market context, and valuation factors before requesting a formal appraisal.

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

Artist
Mario Tozzi
Source records
487
Market update
2026-02-16

Artist context

About Mario Tozzi

Mario Tozzi (1895–1979) was an Italian painter whose career spanned much of the twentieth century. Born on October 30, 1895, Tozzi developed a recognized practice across Italy and France, where he was awarded the Legion of Honour by the French government. His work was shown internationally, including a notable group exhibition at the Pulchri Studio in The Hague in 1928 as part of an Italian art showcase in the Netherlands. Tozzi's paintings are documented in major art-historical references including the Bénézit Dictionnaire, Thieme-Becker's Allgemeines Lexikon, and Vollmer's Allgemeines Lexikon. His surviving body of work is preserved and catalogued by the Archivio Mario Tozzi in Foiano della Chiana, Tuscany, which operates under the protection of Italy's Soprintendenza dei Beni Culturali and maintains a general catalogue of his known works. He died on September 8, 1979.

oil painting

Common works and media

Mario Tozzi is known primarily as a painter. His documented output includes oil paintings on canvas and panel, spanning figurative and landscape subjects. Works range from smaller studies to larger-scale compositions. The general catalogue maintained by the Archivio Mario Tozzi serves as the primary reference for identifying and authenticating his known body of work.

Market and appraisal context

Mario Tozzi's work appears in the secondary market primarily as oil paintings on canvas and panel. The existence of an official archive—the Archivio Mario Tozzi—provides a pathway for authentication and provenance verification, which is a significant factor for collectors and appraisers. Works attributed to Tozzi benefit from the archive's cataloguing efforts, overseen by Italy's cultural heritage authorities. Key valuation factors include the work's date, medium, dimensions, subject matter, provenance history, and condition. As with many twentieth-century Italian painters, auction results can vary significantly depending on whether a work is well-documented and supported by archival records. Comparable public auction records, when available, offer the most reliable basis for estimating market value.

Auction categories and appraisal factors

Common auction categories

  • Twentieth-Century Italian Paintings

Value drivers

  1. Authentication via Archivio Mario Tozzi general catalogue, overseen by Soprintendenza dei Beni Culturali
  2. Provenance documentation and archival records from the official archive
  3. Medium, dimensions, subject matter, date, and condition as standard valuation factors

Appraisal caveats

  • The source pack does not include specific auction results or price-history data; market value estimates require consultation of comparable public auction records.
  • Movement and school associations are not explicitly stated in the collected sources; collectors should verify attribution context through the official archive.

Evidence

Sources for artist context

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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.

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Artist value FAQ

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