# Gastone Novelli artist context and auction value notes

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## Artist identity

- Birth date: 1925-08-01
- Death date: 1968-12-22
- Nationality: Italian
- Common media: painting, sculpture, works on paper (pastel, drawing), printmaking / graphic art

## About Gastone Novelli

Gastone Novelli (1925–1968) was an Italian painter, sculptor, and graphic artist born in Vienna and active in Milan. Working across painting, sculpture, pastel, and printmaking, Novelli developed a multidisciplinary practice during Italy's post-war period. His work is held in the collection of The Museum of Modern Art in New York, and he is documented by major library authority systems including the Getty Union List of Artist Names, VIAF, the RKD Netherlands Institute for Art History, and the Library of Congress. Novelli died in Milan at the age of 43, leaving a relatively compact but materially diverse body of work. Collectors most often encounter his paintings, works on paper, and prints in auction and appraisal contexts.

## Common works and media

Novelli is associated with painting (including oil on canvas), sculpture, pastel works, drawings, and graphic art prints. Works on paper in various media appear regularly in auction records. His multidisciplinary output means collectors may encounter pieces across several material categories, each with distinct condition and valuation considerations.

## Market and appraisal context

Novelli's works appear across painting, sculpture, works on paper, and graphic art categories at auction. His relatively short career and early death at 43 mean the total body of work is limited compared to longer-lived contemporaries. Museum representation at MoMA adds institutional credibility. Collectors and appraisers should consider medium, provenance, condition, exhibition history, and comparable auction results when assessing value. Authentication should account for his range of media, including pastels, drawings, prints, and sculptural work alongside paintings.

## Appraisily data basis

Appraisily artist pages combine artist identity research from museum records and library authority files with auction records, auction-house context, sale dates, realized prices, and comparable lots when those records are available. For Gastone Novelli, institutional sources include the RKD Netherlands Institute for Art History, Getty ULAN, VIAF, Library of Congress, and The Museum of Modern Art, New York.

## Sources

- RKD Netherlands Institute for Art History: https://rkd.nl/en/explore/artists/60042
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q834313
- VIAF (OCLC): https://viaf.org/viaf/19921252/
- Getty Vocabulary Program: https://vocab.getty.edu/page/ulan/500065959
- The Museum of Modern Art: https://www.moma.org/artists/4340
- Library of Congress: https://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n84114118