Primo Conti Auction Prices and Value Guide
Primo Conti auction prices are tracked in Appraisily's artist market index, with source-directory coverage of 178 records. Use this page to review sold-lot activity, market context, and valuation factors before requesting a formal appraisal.
Primo Conti auction prices: quick answer
Primo Conti auction prices depend on medium, size, date, condition, provenance, edition details, attribution confidence, and recent comparable auction sales.
- Artist
- Primo Conti
- Source records
- 178
- Market update
- 2026-02-06
Primo Conti market snapshot
Primo Conti shows solid auction liquidity with 99 tracked lots. Median realized sale is around $400. Category concentration is still broad or sparse. Last 12 months recorded 14 sales. Latest recorded sale: 2025-12-12.
Realized price distribution
- Under $1,000 (76.9% · 40 sales)
- $1,000 to $10,000 (19.2% · 10 sales)
- $10,000+ (3.8% · 2 sales)
- Median sale (last 12 months)
- $450
- Sales recorded (last 12 months)
- 14
- Median shift vs prior year
- +12.5%
- Latest recorded sale
- 2025-12-12
Artist context
About Primo Conti
Born
1900
Died
1988
Nationality
Italian
Also known as
Umberto Primo Conti
Primo Conti (1900–1988) was an Italian painter associated with Futurism. Some authority-linked records use the fuller name Umberto Primo Conti, and a German-language biographical record also connects him with Novecento and identifies writing among his activities. These labels place him within two important currents of twentieth-century Italian art, but the collected source pack does not provide enough institution-grade detail to map the chronology of those affiliations or describe individual bodies of work. Collectors may encounter works catalogued under Primo Conti as well as records using the fuller name, so identity matching matters when comparing catalogues and sale histories. Appraisily's public artist page aggregates auction-price records for Conti, demonstrating a documented secondary-market presence, while the present research pack remains stronger on authority identifiers than on object-level scholarship. Museum, foundation, catalogue, and auction-house documentation would be needed for a fuller account of his career, media, subjects, and periods.
FuturismNovecento
Common works and media
The collected evidence identifies Conti as a painter, so paintings are the only work type that can be stated with confidence here. It does not substantiate specific supports, techniques, subjects, print editions, sculptures, drawings, ceramics, posters, or named series. Those details should be established from the object itself and reliable catalogues or auction records rather than inferred from his association with Futurism.
Market and appraisal context
Available evidence supports a cautious market view. Paintings are the clearest broad category, and Appraisily has auction-price records indexed under Conti's name. Comparisons should first resolve the artist's identity, since records use both Primo Conti and Umberto Primo Conti and one authority record carries a conflicting death year. Movement labels such as Futurism and Novecento may help organize research, but this source pack does not establish how particular works fit those contexts. Public sale dates, realized prices, and closely comparable catalogued lots can inform appraisal when available; the pack does not support a price trend, scarcity claim, or premium for any particular medium or subject.
Auction categories and appraisal factors
Common auction categories
- Paintings
Value drivers
- Correct identity matching across the names Primo Conti and Umberto Primo Conti
- Documented artistic context, including Futurism and possible Novecento associations
- Comparable public auction records catalogued under the artist's name
Appraisal caveats
- The collected source pack does not contain detailed auction-house lot descriptions or enough object-level evidence to characterize specific media, subjects, editions, condition effects, scarcity, or price trends.
- Market comparisons should account for inconsistent authority metadata and verify that records refer to the same artist.
Evidence
Sources for artist context
This source-grounded artist context is based on collected public records: medium confidence, adequate source quality.
- Wikidata library authority
- Getty Vocabulary Program library authority
- VIAF library authority
- VIAF library authority
- Library of Congress library authority
- Wikipedia wikipedia
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 Primo Conti 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 Primo Conti artwork?
Yes. Appraisily can review photos, dimensions, signatures, condition, provenance, and comparable market data to prepare a current valuation.