# Gino Marotta artist context and auction value notes

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## Artist identity

- Birth date: 1935-06-20
- Death date: 2012-01-01
- Nationality: Italian
- Movements: Abstraction
- Common media: sculpture, painting

## About Gino Marotta

Gino Marotta (1935–2012) was an Italian sculptor, painter, and scenographer born in Campobasso who spent most of his career working in Rome. Active from the late 1950s through 2010, Marotta pursued abstraction across sculptural and painterly media, and his work is held in the collection of the Museum of Modern Art in New York. He also taught at the Accademia di Belle Arti di Roma, influencing a generation of Italian artists. Marotta's production spans gallery-scale sculpture, set design, and experimental works that reflect the post-war Italian art scene's engagement with abstract form and new materials. Collectors most often encounter his sculptural works at auction.

## Common works and media

Marotta is best known for abstract sculptures in various materials, including bronze, resin, and mixed media. He also produced paintings, works on paper, and scenographic designs for theatrical and operatic productions. Collectors may encounter editioned small-scale sculptures, unique large-scale installations, and preparatory drawings or maquettes related to his stage design work.

## Market and appraisal context

Marotta's works appear with some regularity in Post-War and Contemporary Art sales, particularly in Italian and European auction rooms. Valuation for Marotta pieces depends on medium and scale (monumental outdoor sculptures command different interest than tabletop works), date of execution, edition size or uniqueness, provenance, and condition. His institutional presence at MoMA and his long teaching career at the Accademia di Belle Arti di Roma add scholarly weight to his market profile. Comparable public auction results should be reviewed when estimating value for any individual work.

## 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 Gino Marotta, identity data is grounded in records from the RKD, Getty ULAN, VIAF, the Library of Congress, and the Museum of Modern Art.

## Sources

- RKD – Netherlands Institute for Art History: https://rkd.nl/en/explore/artists/253141
- The Museum of Modern Art: https://www.moma.org/artists/3780
- VIAF (OCLC): https://viaf.org/viaf/189284994/
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3764661
- Getty Vocabulary Program: https://vocab.getty.edu/page/ulan/500277068
- Library of Congress: https://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/nr98005535