Ugo Mulas Auction Prices and Value Guide

Ugo Mulas auction prices are tracked in Appraisily's artist market index, with source-directory coverage of 292 records. Use this page to review sold-lot activity, market context, and valuation factors before requesting a formal appraisal.

Ugo Mulas auction prices: quick answer

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

Artist
Ugo Mulas
Source records
292
Market update
2026-02-06

Ugo Mulas market snapshot

Ugo Mulas shows deep auction liquidity with 234 tracked lots. Median realized sale is around $650. Category concentration is still broad or sparse. Last 12 months recorded 18 sales. Latest recorded sale: 2026-01-14.

Realized price distribution

  • Under $1,000 (70.2% · 87 sales)
  • $1,000 to $10,000 (27.4% · 34 sales)
  • $10,000+ (2.4% · 3 sales)
Median sale (last 12 months)
$950
Sales recorded (last 12 months)
18
Median shift vs prior year
+100.0%
Latest recorded sale
2026-01-14

Artist context

About Ugo Mulas

Ugo Mulas (1928–1973) was an Italian photographer celebrated for his penetrating portraits of post-war and contemporary artists and his vivid street photography. Born in Pozzolengo, near Brescia, he worked primarily in Milan and became a vital documentarian of the Italian art scene during the 1950s, 1960s, and early 1970s. Mulas photographed figures such as Alexander Calder, Lucio Fontana, and other leading modernists, capturing both their creative processes and personal presence with an intimate, observational style. His street photography extended this documentary sensibility to everyday life in Italian cities. Mulas died in Milan on March 2, 1973. His work is held by major institutions including the Museum of Modern Art in New York, and his legacy is anchored in library authority records at Getty ULAN, VIAF, the RKD, and the Library of Congress.

Post-war Italian photographyPhotography (gelatin silver prints)Artist portraitsStreet photography

Common works and media

Collectors most frequently encounter Mulas works as gelatin silver prints, including artist portraits, documentary series of art-world figures at work, and street scenes from Milan and other Italian cities. Photographic books and portfolios reproducing his series are also common. Individual prints may appear as signed or stamped gelatin silver photographs, sometimes issued in limited editions.

Market and appraisal context

Ugo Mulas photographs appear at international auctions primarily as gelatin silver prints. Value is influenced by the depicted subject (portraits of recognized artists tend to attract stronger demand), edition status, whether the print is vintage or later, provenance, and condition. Works held or exhibited by institutions such as MoMA reinforce collector confidence. Buyers should verify print date, edition numbering, and exhibition history through specialist catalogs or a qualified appraisal, as pricing can vary substantially based on these factors.

Auction categories and appraisal factors

Value drivers

  1. Museum-held works: MoMA and other major institutions hold Mulas photographs, supporting strong provenance and collector demand
  2. Subject matter matters: portraits of well-known artists (e.g., Alexander Calder, Lucio Fontana) may carry premiums over anonymous street scenes
  3. Print medium and edition: gelatin silver prints with documented edition size, date, and provenance are key value drivers
  4. Condition and vintage: early prints (printed close to the negative date) generally command higher prices than later restrikes

Appraisal caveats

  • Photograph valuation depends heavily on edition number, print date, provenance, and condition; collectors should verify these details with specialist auction catalogs or appraisal professionals.
  • MoMA and Library of Congress pages for Mulas were blocked during research; institutional holdings and exhibition history could not be fully confirmed in this pass.

Evidence

Sources for artist context

This source-grounded artist context passed Appraisily's promotion threshold: high confidence, strong sources.

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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.

LLM-readable Markdown summary for Ugo Mulas

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Artist value FAQ

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