# Angelo Mangiarotti artist context and auction value notes

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## Artist identity

- Birth date: 1921-02-26
- Death date: 2012-07-02
- Nationality: Italian
- Movements: First generation of Italian design, Postwar Italian design from the 1950s onward
- Common media: Sculpture, Industrial design, Architecture

## Portrait

![Angelo Mangiarotti](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/9/95/Angelo_Mangiarotti.jpg)
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Source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Angelo_Mangiarotti.jpg

## About Angelo Mangiarotti

Angelo Mangiarotti (1921–2012) was an Italian architect, industrial designer, and sculptor born in Milan. Active within the first generation of postwar Italian design, he developed a practice spanning architecture, designed objects, and sculpture. His official foundation emphasizes a method grounded in function, use, construction, and the physical characteristics of materials. This material-led approach connects the different parts of his career rather than treating architecture, design, and sculpture as isolated fields. Architectural accounts particularly associate him with industrial buildings and railway stations, while collectors also encounter his name in decorative-art and sculpture contexts. Mangiarotti received the Compasso d'Oro lifetime achievement award in 1994. Institutional and authority records held by MoMA, Getty ULAN, VIAF, IdRef, the Bibliothèque nationale de France, and Wikidata help distinguish his work and bibliography from similarly named creators.

## Common works and media

The collected sources place Mangiarotti's work across architecture, industrial design, and sculpture. In appraisal and auction data, attributed works may appear under decorative art and editions, sculpture and mixed media, works on paper and prints, or fine art. Because the available source pack does not provide a verified model-by-model catalogue, materials, dimensions, signatures, inscriptions, edition details, and catalogue references should be established for each object before selecting comparables.

## Market and appraisal context

An appraisal should begin by identifying the exact type of Mangiarotti object and comparing it with closely related public sales. Relevant distinctions include medium and materials, dimensions, date or career period, edition information, signatures or inscriptions, attribution confidence, condition, and restoration history. Provenance, exhibition history, and references in recognized catalogues can add important context. Appraisily's matched records span broad categories, including decorative art and editions, sculpture and mixed media, works on paper and prints, and fine art. Those labels may combine materially different objects, so an overall artist median or price range should not be applied without object-level comparison. Private transactions and incomplete auction feeds can also limit the public record.

## Appraisily data basis

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## Sources

- Angelo Mangiarotti: https://angelomangiarottifoundation.it/en/home-en/
- IdRef: https://www.idref.fr/068552645
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q203626
- VIAF: https://viaf.org/viaf/37010289/
- Getty Vocabulary Program: https://vocab.getty.edu/page/ulan/500079634
- The Museum of Modern Art: https://www.moma.org/artists/7343
- Bibliothèque nationale de France: https://catalogue.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/cb12438880c
- Appraisily: https://appraisily.com/artist/angelo-mangiarotti/
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Angelo_Mangiarotti
- Wikipedia: https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Angelo_Mangiarotti