Ottone Rosai Auction Prices and Value Guide
Ottone Rosai auction prices are tracked in Appraisily's artist market index, with source-directory coverage of 590 records. Use this page to review sold-lot activity, market context, and valuation factors before requesting a formal appraisal.
Ottone Rosai auction prices: quick answer
Ottone Rosai auction prices depend on medium, size, date, condition, provenance, edition details, attribution confidence, and recent comparable auction sales.
- Artist
- Ottone Rosai
- Source records
- 590
- Market update
- 2026-02-16
Ottone Rosai market snapshot
Ottone Rosai shows deep auction liquidity with 451 tracked lots. Median realized sale is around $6,000. Category concentration is still broad or sparse. Last 12 months recorded 82 sales. Latest recorded sale: 2025-12-16.
Realized price distribution
- Under $1,000 (25.6% · 87 sales)
- $1,000 to $10,000 (45.6% · 155 sales)
- $10,000+ (28.8% · 98 sales)
- Median sale (last 12 months)
- $2,400
- Sales recorded (last 12 months)
- 82
- Median shift vs prior year
- 0.0%
- Latest recorded sale
- 2025-12-16
Artist context
About Ottone Rosai
Born
1895
Died
1957
Nationality
Italian
Also known as
Rosai, Ottone
Ottone Rosai (1895–1957) was an Italian artist identified by major authority records primarily as a painter and also as a printmaker, draftsman, graphic artist, illustrator, and author. Those documented roles explain why collectors may encounter his name across several categories, including paintings, prints, drawings, illustrations, and other graphic works. Rosai belonged to the generation of Italian artists active during the first half of the twentieth century. Secondary summaries classify his work differently, using labels that include Futurism, Novecento, and Expressionism, so this profile does not impose a single movement without stronger institutional evidence. Careful identification begins with Rosai’s established authority records and then turns to the individual object: its stated medium, catalogued attribution, date, and relationship to documented works. Appraisily’s auction coverage supplies the practical context in which works bearing his name can be encountered and compared.
PaintingPrintmakingDrawing and graphic artIllustration
Common works and media
Collectors may encounter paintings, prints, drawings, illustrations, and other graphic works associated with Ottone Rosai. Getty and VIAF authority records support his activity as a painter and printmaker, while Getty also identifies him as a graphic artist, illustrator, and draftsman. The medium and catalogued attribution should therefore be established before comparing one work with another.
Market and appraisal context
Market assessment should begin by separating paintings from prints, drawings, illustrations, and other graphic works, since Rosai’s authority records document activity across these fields. Attribution also requires care: a work catalogued as by Rosai should not automatically be treated as equivalent to an object carrying a qualified or uncertain attribution. Within the supplied evidence, the most defensible comparison inputs are work type, medium, catalogued attribution, and like-for-like public auction records. Appraisily’s auction page can provide sale dates, realized prices, and comparable lots when records are available, but each result still requires lot-level review. The source pack contains no usable major-auction-house market essay, catalogue raisonné, or authentication guidance, so this profile makes no price forecast or market-trend claim.
Auction categories and appraisal factors
Common auction categories
- Paintings
- Prints
- Drawings and graphic works
Value drivers
- Documented work type and medium, especially the distinction among paintings, prints, drawings, and other graphic works
- The artist identity and attribution under which the object is catalogued
- Like-for-like public auction records, including sale dates and realized prices when available
Appraisal caveats
- Review each comparable lot at its source before relying on sale dates or realized prices: https://appraisily.com/artist/ottone-rosai/.
- Do not infer price trends, scarcity, or authentication from the supplied auction records alone: https://appraisily.com/artist/ottone-rosai/.
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 Ottone Rosai 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 Ottone Rosai artwork?
Yes. Appraisily can review photos, dimensions, signatures, condition, provenance, and comparable market data to prepare a current valuation.