Vincenzo Caprile Auction Prices and Value Guide
Vincenzo Caprile auction prices are tracked in Appraisily's artist market index, with source-directory coverage of 192 records. Use this page to review sold-lot activity, market context, and valuation factors before requesting a formal appraisal.
Vincenzo Caprile auction prices: quick answer
Vincenzo Caprile auction prices depend on medium, size, date, condition, provenance, edition details, attribution confidence, and recent comparable auction sales.
- Artist
- Vincenzo Caprile
- Source records
- 192
- Market update
- 2026-02-06
Artist context
About Vincenzo Caprile
Vincenzo Caprile (1856–1936) was an Italian painter known for genre scenes and coastal landscapes, especially views of the Amalfi region. Born in Naples, he trained at the city's Royal Institute of Fine Arts between 1874 and 1877, studying first under Gabriele Smargiassi and Achille Carrillo before moving to the studio of Domenico Morelli, one of the leading figures of the Neapolitan art world. Caprile worked across a range of media—including oil, watercolor, pastel, and fresco—and also produced decorative interior paintings. His work is documented in major reference publications including Thieme/Becker, the Bénézit dictionary, and the Saur Allgemeines Künstlerlexikon. Collectors most often encounter his paintings of everyday life and scenery along the southern Italian coast.
Neapolitan schooloil on canvaswatercolorpastelfrescoAmalfi Coast landscapesgenre scenesdecorative interiors
Common works and media
Caprile's auction-recorded output includes oil-on-canvas landscapes and genre scenes, coastal views of Amalfi and the Bay of Naples, watercolors, pastels, and decorative interior frescoes. Collectors may also encounter interior murals and ceiling decorations from his decorative practice, though these are less common on the secondary market. His subjects typically feature maritime and village life along the Campanian coast.
Market and appraisal context
Vincenzo Caprile's works appear regularly at auction, with the artist represented in over 190 recorded lots. Paintings of Amalfi Coast views and Neapolitan genre scenes constitute the bulk of what reaches the market. Appraisal value depends on medium (oil paintings generally command more than works on paper), size, condition, date of execution, and the specificity of the subject. Provenance and attribution should be verified, since Caprile's style and training placed him within a broad circle of late-nineteenth-century Neapolitan painters. Comparable auction results from major houses provide the most reliable pricing benchmarks.
Auction categories and appraisal factors
Value drivers
- Subject matter: Amalfi Coast views and Neapolitan genre scenes are the most commonly encountered works at auction
- Medium: works in oil on canvas, watercolor, and pastel all appear; fresco and decorative interior commissions are less likely on the secondary market
- Provenance and attribution should be confirmed, as the artist trained under well-known Neapolitan masters and his style overlaps with contemporaries in the same circle
- Condition, dimensions, and date of execution are significant factors for appraisal
Appraisal caveats
- No single-auction-house price records are included in the current source pack; comparable lot data should be checked against major auction databases for current valuation context.
- The 192 lots referenced on the Appraisily artist page suggest regular auction circulation, but no realized prices or date ranges were available in the source pack.
Evidence
Sources for artist context
This source-grounded artist context passed Appraisily's promotion threshold: high confidence, strong sources.
- RKD Netherlands Institute for Art History library authority
- Getty Vocabulary Program library authority
- VIAF (OCLC) library authority
- Wikidata library authority
- Wikipedia wikipedia
- Library of Congress 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 Vincenzo Caprile worth?
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