Rosalba Carriera Auction Prices and Value Guide

Rosalba Carriera auction prices are tracked in Appraisily's artist market index, with source-directory coverage of 217 records. Use this page to review sold-lot activity, market context, and valuation factors before requesting a formal appraisal.

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

Artist
Rosalba Carriera
Source records
217
Market update
2026-02-06

Artist context

About Rosalba Carriera

Rosalba Carriera (1673 or 1675–1757) was an Italian painter and pastelist remembered as one of the most successful women artists in European history. Born and based in Venice, she began her career painting portrait miniatures before turning to pastel, a medium she helped elevate from a preparatory tool to a respected independent art form across eighteenth-century Europe. Working in the Rococo style, Carriera built an international clientele that included aristocratic and royal sitters. She spent extended periods in Paris and Vienna, where her pastel portraits were in high demand. Her older sister Giovanna Carriera was also a painter. Today Carriera's works are held in major museum collections worldwide, and her influence on the acceptance of pastel as a serious artistic medium is widely recognized by art historians.

RococoPastelPortrait miniature (early career)Oil on canvasPortraitsAllegorical and mythological figures

Common works and media

Carriera is best known for pastel portraits on paper, typically bust-length or half-length depictions of identified or anonymous sitters. She also produced portrait miniatures early in her career, often on ivory or vellum. Less frequently, allegorical and mythological subjects in pastel or oil appear on the market. Drawings in chalk or graphite are also catalogued under her name. Her total recorded output spans hundreds of works held in public and private collections.

Market and appraisal context

Carriera's works appear at auction primarily as Old Master drawings, paintings, and works on paper. Her signed pastel portraits are the most commercially significant category, with attribution, sitter identification, and condition all affecting appraisal value. Works catalogued as 'circle of' or 'after' Carriera are considerably less valuable than confirmed autograph pieces. The fragility of pastel on paper means that condition assessments — including original backing, framing history, and any restoration — are critical to valuation. Provenance documentation and references to early catalogues raisonnés strengthen both attribution confidence and market value. Collectors should be aware that Carriera's popularity led to many contemporary and later copies.

Auction categories and appraisal factors

Appraisal caveats

  • RKD lists over 500 images associated with Carriera, indicating a large and varied body of work, but the source pack does not include specific auction results or price records. Market estimates should reference recent realized prices from major auction houses.
  • Attribution can be complex; her workshop, imitators, and later copies are widespread in the Old Master market.

Evidence

Sources for artist context

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Data basis

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Artist value FAQ

How much is Rosalba Carriera 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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