Mino Maccari Auction Prices and Value Guide
Mino Maccari auction prices are tracked in Appraisily's artist market index, with source-directory coverage of 1,106 records. Use this page to review sold-lot activity, market context, and valuation factors before requesting a formal appraisal.
Mino Maccari auction prices: quick answer
Mino Maccari auction prices depend on medium, size, date, condition, provenance, edition details, attribution confidence, and recent comparable auction sales.
- Artist
- Mino Maccari
- Source records
- 1,106
- Market update
- 2026-02-06
Artist context
About Mino Maccari
Mino Maccari (1898–1989) was an Italian painter, printmaker, illustrator, writer, and caricaturist born in Siena. Active across an exceptionally broad range of disciplines, he is recognized as a painter and etcher as well as a journalist, editor, and designer for the stage. His professional life spanned much of the twentieth century, and his creative output includes watercolors, woodcuts, etchings, and paintings alongside satirical drawings and theatrical scenography. Maccari's editorial and caricature work placed him at the center of Italian cultural and political commentary for decades. Works by Maccari are held in major international museum collections, including the Museum of Modern Art in New York and the Tate in London, and his career is documented in the RKD Netherlands Institute for Art History, the Library of Congress, and the Bénézit Dictionary of Artists.
Italian modern art, satirical and editorial illustration traditionetchingpaintingwatercolorillustrationsatire and caricaturetheater and stage design
Common works and media
Maccari is known for etchings, watercolors, paintings, woodcuts, and ink illustrations. His subjects often include satirical scenes, caricatures, figure studies, and theatrical or stage-related compositions. Prints and works on paper are the most commonly available categories in the secondary market. Collectors may also encounter book illustrations and editorial drawings from his decades of journalistic work.
Market and appraisal context
Mino Maccari has a well-established secondary-market footprint with 717 auction lots recorded since 1994, of which 416 carry a realized price. The market is primarily Italian: Casa d'Aste Babuino, Pananti Casa D'Aste SRL, Bertolami Fine Art, and Casa d'aste ARCADIA are the most frequent houses, though Christie's also appears among the top ten. Price dispersion is wide—realized prices range from €5 for color lithographs to €575,000 at the top end, suggesting that important paintings and unique works command a substantially different tier from the more commonly encountered prints and works on paper. The interquartile range (€180–€950) and median of €500 indicate that most lots are modestly priced prints, etchings, or small works on paper. Recent liquidity has softened: 40 lots appeared in the trailing twelve months versus 76 in the prior period, though this may reflect cataloguing cycles at Italian regional houses rather than declining collector interest. Paintings, watercolors, and signed etchings with strong subject matter (figure studies, theatrical scenes) tend to exceed the median, while untitled prints and late-career works on paper cluster near or below it.
Auction categories and appraisal factors
Common auction categories
- etching
- painting
- watercolor
- illustration
- woodcut / woodcarving
Value drivers
- Medium: etchings, watercolors, and paintings are all known; prints and works on paper are most frequently encountered at auction
- Subject matter and period: satirical and editorial works, theatrical designs, and genre scenes may carry different market interest
- Provenance and attribution: works should be verified against documented oeuvre; Maccari's broad output across multiple media increases the importance of authentication
- Medium: unique paintings and watercolors command a significant premium over editioned prints (lithographs, etchings); the auction record shows lithographs realizing as little as €30 while paintings can reach five and six figures.
- Subject and narrative content: titled figurative works, theatrical scenes, and narrative compositions (e.g., 'Sirene a bordo,' 'Mercato delle schiave') tend to outperform untitled or generic pieces.
- Date and period: mid-20th-century works (1940s–1960s) with identifiable dates generally carry more weight than undated or late-career pieces.
Appraisal caveats
- Market data specific to Maccari's auction performance is not represented in the collected source pack; consult major auction databases for realized prices and comparable lots.
- Maccari worked across painting, printmaking, illustration, and theatrical design—value can vary significantly by medium and period.
- The maximum recorded price of €575,000 is an outlier that is not representative of the typical lot; the median (€500) and interquartile range (€180–€950) better describe the most common price tier for prints and works on paper.
- Auction prices are recorded in EUR; collectors dealing in other currencies should account for exchange-rate effects on comparable values.
Evidence
Sources for artist context
This source-grounded artist context passed Appraisily's promotion threshold: high confidence, strong sources.
- Library of Congress library authority
- VIAF library authority
- RKD library authority
- The Museum of Modern Art museum or university
- Tate museum or university
- Wikidata 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 Mino Maccari 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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