# Primo Conti artist context and auction value notes

Canonical page: https://appraisily.com/artist/primo-conti/
Profile generated: 2026-08-24T20:00:26.026Z
Quality: medium confidence, adequate sources

## Artist identity

- Nationality: Italian
- Movements: Futurism, Novecento

## About Primo Conti

Primo Conti (1900–1988) was an Italian painter associated with Futurism. Some authority-linked records use the fuller name Umberto Primo Conti, and a German-language biographical record also connects him with Novecento and identifies writing among his activities. These labels place him within two important currents of twentieth-century Italian art, but the collected source pack does not provide enough institution-grade detail to map the chronology of those affiliations or describe individual bodies of work. Collectors may encounter works catalogued under Primo Conti as well as records using the fuller name, so identity matching matters when comparing catalogues and sale histories. Appraisily's public artist page aggregates auction-price records for Conti, demonstrating a documented secondary-market presence, while the present research pack remains stronger on authority identifiers than on object-level scholarship. Museum, foundation, catalogue, and auction-house documentation would be needed for a fuller account of his career, media, subjects, and periods.

## Common works and media

The collected evidence identifies Conti as a painter, so paintings are the only work type that can be stated with confidence here. It does not substantiate specific supports, techniques, subjects, print editions, sculptures, drawings, ceramics, posters, or named series. Those details should be established from the object itself and reliable catalogues or auction records rather than inferred from his association with Futurism.

## Market and appraisal context

Available evidence supports a cautious market view. Paintings are the clearest broad category, and Appraisily has auction-price records indexed under Conti's name. Comparisons should first resolve the artist's identity, since records use both Primo Conti and Umberto Primo Conti and one authority record carries a conflicting death year. Movement labels such as Futurism and Novecento may help organize research, but this source pack does not establish how particular works fit those contexts. Public sale dates, realized prices, and closely comparable catalogued lots can inform appraisal when available; the pack does not support a price trend, scarcity claim, or premium for any particular medium or subject.

## Appraisily data basis

Appraisily artist pages combine identity and authority research with available auction records, auction-house context, sale dates, realized prices, and comparable lots. Coverage varies by artist, so object-level evidence and verified catalogue records remain essential.

## Sources

- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2478132
- Getty Vocabulary Program: https://vocab.getty.edu/page/ulan/500018028
- VIAF: https://viaf.org/viaf/7399317/
- VIAF: https://viaf.org/viaf/192059493/
- Library of Congress: https://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n79046532
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Primo_Conti
- Wikipedia: https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Umberto_Primo_Conti
- Appraisily: https://appraisily.com/artist/primo-conti/