# Gerardo Dottori artist context and auction value notes

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## Artist identity

- Birth date: 1884-11-11
- Death date: 1977-06-13
- Nationality: Italian
- Movements: Futurism, Aeropainting (Aeropittura)
- Common media: Oil painting, Fresco, Watercolor, Ceramics, Drawing

## About Gerardo Dottori

Gerardo Dottori (1884–1977) was an Italian painter and a central figure in the second generation of Futurism. Born and based in Perugia, he spent formative periods in Rome (1926–1939) and briefly studied in Milan. In 1929 he signed the Futurist Manifesto of Aeropainting, becoming one of the movement's leading practitioners of Aeropittura—an approach that depicted landscapes from imagined aerial perspectives. His best-known works, including Umbrian Spring and Fire in the City (early 1920s), reinterpret the rolling terrain of Umbria through soaring, dreamlike vantage points. Dottori worked across oil painting, fresco, watercolor, ceramics, and drawing, and also wrote art criticism and poetry. His work is held by the Tate and the Museo civico di Palazzo della Penna in Perugia, which houses a significant collection. He submitted works to the art competitions at the 1932 and 1936 Summer Olympics.

## Common works and media

Oil paintings on canvas and panel depicting aerial views of the Umbrian landscape are the most frequently encountered Dottori works at auction. Frescoes and large-scale mural commissions exist mainly in architectural settings in Italy. Watercolors and drawings—often preparatory studies or independent compositions—appear regularly in the prints-and-multiples and works-on-paper categories. Ceramics and decorative painted objects are less common but documented. Subject matter centers on bird's-eye landscapes, visionary cityscapes, and abstracted natural forms, consistent with the Aeropainting manifesto.

## Market and appraisal context

Dottori's works appear at auction primarily as oil paintings, works on paper, and occasional ceramics. Paintings from his mature Aeropainting period—roughly the late 1920s through the 1940s—tend to attract the strongest collector interest. Provenance, condition, and clear attribution are important valuation factors, particularly because he used multiple name variants (including G. Voglio) and worked across diverse media. Institutional holdings at museums such as the Tate lend credibility to well-documented pieces. Collectors should verify signatures, confirm dating, and review exhibition history when evaluating a Dottori work for appraisal.

## Appraisily data basis

This Appraisily artist page combines identity research drawn from museum records, library authority files (Getty ULAN, VIAF, RKD), and biographical sources with publicly available auction records, sale dates, and comparable lot data when those records are available. Market observations are grounded in the artist's documented media range, movement affiliations, and institutional holdings rather than speculative pricing.

## Sources

- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1365533
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gerardo_Dottori
- Getty Vocabulary Program: https://vocab.getty.edu/page/ulan/500006380
- VIAF: https://viaf.org/viaf/58247818/
- Tate: https://www.tate.org.uk/art/artists/gerardo-dottori-1024
- RKD - Netherlands Institute for Art History: https://rkd.nl/en/explore/artists/23985