Massimo Campigli Auction Prices and Value Guide
Massimo Campigli auction prices are tracked in Appraisily's artist market index, with source-directory coverage of 1,225 records. Use this page to review sold-lot activity, market context, and valuation factors before requesting a formal appraisal.
Massimo Campigli auction prices: quick answer
Massimo Campigli auction prices depend on medium, size, date, condition, provenance, edition details, attribution confidence, and recent comparable auction sales.
- Artist
- Massimo Campigli
- Source records
- 1,225
- Market update
- 2026-02-06
Massimo Campigli market snapshot
Massimo Campigli shows very deep auction liquidity with 711 tracked lots. Median realized sale is around $805. Category concentration is still broad or sparse. Last 12 months recorded 36 sales. Latest recorded sale: 2025-12-28.
Realized price distribution
- Under $1,000 (53.9% · 214 sales)
- $1,000 to $10,000 (18.6% · 74 sales)
- $10,000+ (27.5% · 109 sales)
- Median sale (last 12 months)
- $320
- Sales recorded (last 12 months)
- 36
- Median shift vs prior year
- 0.0%
- Latest recorded sale
- 2025-12-28
Artist context
About Massimo Campigli
Born
1895
Died
1971
Nationality
Italian
Massimo Campigli (1895–1971) was an Italian painter, journalist, and graphic artist born in Berlin. He trained as a journalist in Milan, where he encountered Futurist circles, and later lived in Paris from 1919 to 1933. His early work reflects engagement with Cubism and the influence of Fernand Léger and Pablo Picasso. A visit to Rome and an encounter with Etruscan art in 1928 prompted a major stylistic shift: Campigli developed flattened, two-dimensional figures with an archaic and hieratic character. Women and groups of female figures became recurring subjects, while his practice also included graphic art, lithography, and large-scale murals. During the 1930s he received mural commissions in Geneva, Milan, and Padua. His paintings, works on paper, prints, and murals appear in public collections and auction records, giving collectors several different contexts in which to encounter his work.
CubismFuturismPaintingGraphic artLithographyMuralsWomen and female figuresHieratic two-dimensional figuresArchaic and symbolic imagery
Common works and media
Auction and appraisal contexts may include paintings of women or groups of female figures, flattened archaic-style compositions, graphic works, lithographs, prints and editions, works on paper, and large-scale murals. Campigli's public biography also documents commissions for murals in Geneva, Milan, and Padua. Each work should be assessed by its medium, dimensions, date, condition, provenance, catalogue references, signature or inscription, and—where applicable—edition details.
Market and appraisal context
Campigli works appear across paintings, works on paper and prints, sculpture and mixed media, and decorative art or editions. Appraisal depends on comparing like with like: medium, dimensions, date, career period, condition, restoration history, surface quality, signature, inscriptions, edition information, and attribution confidence. Provenance, exhibition history, catalogue references, subject matter, rarity, and recent comparable public auction results may also affect interpretation. Appraisily's available records provide a market reference, not a guaranteed value. Public auction data can be incomplete, may include buyer premiums or fees, and does not fully represent private sales or later attribution changes.
Auction categories and appraisal factors
Common auction categories
- Fine art and paintings
- Works on paper and prints
- Sculpture and mixed media
- Decorative art and editions
Value drivers
- Medium, size, date, and position within the artist's career
- Condition, restoration history, and surface quality
- Signature, inscriptions, edition details, and attribution confidence
- Provenance, exhibition history, and catalogue references
- Recent comparable public auction sales for similar works
- Subject matter, rarity, and current market demand
Appraisal caveats
- Public auction records are a starting point rather than a final appraisal.
- Private sales, incomplete feeds, and attribution changes may not be fully represented.
- Auction totals may include buyer premiums or other fees depending on how the result was reported.
- Authentication and condition can materially change value.
Evidence
Sources for artist context
This source-grounded artist context passed Appraisily's promotion threshold: high confidence, strong sources.
- Wikidata library authority
- Art UK museum or university
- The Museum of Modern Art museum or university
- National Gallery of Art museum or university
- British Museum museum or university
- Getty Vocabulary Program library authority
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 Massimo Campigli 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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