Cambi Auction House periodically organises auctions and sales dedicated to modern and contemporary art, a sector in strong expansion in recent years, which has given us great satisfaction. The first auctions of modern and contemporary art organized by Cambi Auction House date back to the early 2000s, but it is since 2008, with the arrival of Michela Scotti, an expert in modern art, that monographic sales become consistent appointments and the dedicated Department has experienced a significant growth. Also decisive was the contribution of Daniele Palazzoli who, starting in 2017, brought to Cambi the experience gained in the historic Galleria Blu in Milan, theater and witness to many changes and mutations in the art market since the 1960s.
Modern and contemporary art auction catalogs bring together paintings, sculptures and graphics, carefully selected works by the most famous Italian and international authors of the 20th century. The works that we select for the two annual auctions belong to the great artists of the twentieth century, including Pablo Picasso and Lucio Fontana, Alighiero Boetti, Pietro Manzoni, Enrico Castellani, Giorgio De Chirico, Umberto Boccioni, Giuseppe Santomaso, Parmeggiani Tancredi, Arnaldo Pomodoro, Antonio Dias, Afro Basaldella and Alexander Calder, whose works come from trusts and private collections.
Often, in the catalogs of modern and contemporary art auctions, besides the avant-gardes of the 20th century, emerging artists and less-known authors are also proposed; this represents an opportunity for collectors who wish to purchase artworks at auction that require lower investments, but always of excellent quality. It is precisely the quality of the works in our modern and contemporary art auctions that distinguish the Department: Cambi's experts offer a free evaluation service for works of modern and contemporary art, with the aim of collecting pieces of great artistic, economic and cultural value to be proposed in dedicated sales.
Among the most important sales of contemporary art auctions, we must mention the canvas by Antonio Dias that reached the world record of sale for the author, the beautiful Hector and Andromache by Giorgio de Chirico, sold for €262,000, the large embroidery by Alighiero Boetti, sold for €312,000, and again two masterpieces by Antonio Donghi and Cagnaccio di San Pietro that set the world record for the two artists. E must also mention some of the most recent sales that offered great satisfaction in July 2021, namely the Portrait of Elba signed Antonio Ligabue, sold for €106,350 and the oil on canvas signed Georges Mathieu, sold for €77,600.
Would you like to know if a contemporary artwork in your possession has a commercial value? Ask our experts for a free valuation for artworks of modern and contemporary art. Selling with Cambi Aste is easy, fast, safe and profitable.
Modern and contemporary art auction catalogs bring together paintings, sculptures and graphics, carefully selected works by the most famous Italian and international authors of the 20th century. The works that we select for the two annual auctions belong to the great artists of the twentieth century, including Pablo Picasso and Lucio Fontana, Alighiero Boetti, Pietro Manzoni, Enrico Castellani, Giorgio De Chirico, Umberto Boccioni, Giuseppe Santomaso, Parmeggiani Tancredi, Arnaldo Pomodoro, Antonio Dias, Afro Basaldella and Alexander Calder, whose works come from trusts and private collections.
Often, in the catalogs of modern and contemporary art auctions, besides the avant-gardes of the 20th century, emerging artists and less-known authors are also proposed; this represents an opportunity for collectors who wish to purchase artworks at auction that require lower investments, but always of excellent quality. It is precisely the quality of the works in our modern and contemporary art auctions that distinguish the Department: Cambi's experts offer a free evaluation service for works of modern and contemporary art, with the aim of collecting pieces of great artistic, economic and cultural value to be proposed in dedicated sales.
Among the most important sales of contemporary art auctions, we must mention the canvas by Antonio Dias that reached the world record of sale for the author, the beautiful Hector and Andromache by Giorgio de Chirico, sold for €262,000, the large embroidery by Alighiero Boetti, sold for €312,000, and again two masterpieces by Antonio Donghi and Cagnaccio di San Pietro that set the world record for the two artists. E must also mention some of the most recent sales that offered great satisfaction in July 2021, namely the Portrait of Elba signed Antonio Ligabue, sold for €106,350 and the oil on canvas signed Georges Mathieu, sold for €77,600.
Would you like to know if a contemporary artwork in your possession has a commercial value? Ask our experts for a free valuation for artworks of modern and contemporary art. Selling with Cambi Aste is easy, fast, safe and profitable.
Department Auctions
1096
Live auction
Modern and Contemporary Art
tue 2 December 2025
1067
Time auction
Modern and Contemporary Art
mon 27 October - thu 6 November 2025
1075
Time auction
AMC - Artist graphics
thu 18 September - tue 7 October 2025
1029
Time auction
Modern & Contemporary
wed 30 July - fri 5 September 2025
1055
Live auction
modern and contemporary art
tue 1 July 2025
The Best Awards
Vasilij Kandinskij
Zu oben durch blau (Verso l'alto attraverso il blu)
siglato e datato al retro Etichetta al retro della Galleria il Fauno, [..]
€ 670.100,00
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Marino Marini
Piccolo cavallo
siglato MM sulla base
€ 346.100,00
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Antonio Dias (1944) The Image, illusion, 1971
acrilico su tela, cm 130x162
€ 322.100,00
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Alighiero Boetti (1940-1994) Il venticinquesimo giorno del terzo mese dell’anno millenovecentoottantotto, 1988
ricamo su tessuto, cm 100,5x111,5 datato “venticinque marzo 1988”, firmato “alighiero e boetti Peshawar Pakistan 1988”, al retro Opera registrata pres [..]
€ 310.100,00
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Pablo Picasso
Homme a la tranche de pastèque
firmato e datato in alto a destra Etichetta e timbro al retro de La Ca [..]
€ 310.100,00
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Piero Manzoni
Tenderly
€ 274.100,00
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Giorgio De Chirico (1888-1978) Ettore e Andromaca, 1955
olio su tela, cm 45x35 firmato in basso a sinistra firmato e autentica [..]
€ 262.100,00
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Gerardo Dottori
Volo sull'oceano
firmato in basso a destra
€ 250.100,00
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Antonio Donghi (1897-1963) Abito azzurro, 1933
olio su tela, cm 50x37,5 firmato e datato in basso a destra Timbro al retro della Galleria Philippe Daverio Etichetta al retro della II Quadriennale d [..]
€ 212.600,00
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Umberto Boccioni (1882-1916) Copertina per musica futurista di Balilla [..]
tempera e inchiostro su carta, cm 53x39 firmato in basso a sinistra Et [..]
€ 212.600,00
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Lucio Fontana (1899-1968) Cristo, 1956-1957
ceramica policroma smaltata, cm 38x15x12 siglata al retro Opera regis [..]
€ 212.600,00
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Richard Lin (1933-2011) The Long and the short, 1966-1968
olio su tela e alluminio, cm 76x101,5 firmato, intitolato e datato al [..]
€ 193.850,00
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Giuseppe Santomaso (1907-1990) Verso Matera, 1960
olio su tela, cm 162x130 firmato e datato in basso a sinistra intitolato e datato al retro Etichetta al retro della Quadriennale Nazionale d’Art [..]
€ 187.600,00
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Antonio Dias (1944) Monument to the memory,1970
Acrilici su tela, cm. 95x95
€ 175.100,00
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Hans Hartung (1904-1989) T.1962-U28
acrilico su tela, cm 58x250
€ 175.100,00
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Ubaldo Oppi (1889-1942) Il cieco e altre figure, 1922
olio su tela, cm 124x108 firmato e datato in basso a destra
€ 175.100,00
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Antonio Ligabue
Leone con zebra
firmato in basso a destra dichiarazione di autenticità al retro del Do [..]
€ 175.100,00
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Parmeggiani Tancredi (1927-1964) Senza titolo, 1959
tempera su faesite, cm 115x89 Etichetta al retro della Galleria Blu, M [..]
€ 162.600,00
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Cagnaccio di San Pietro Cagnaccio (1897-1946) Primavera, 1923 – 1925 (anche Le due Sorelle o La lettera)
olio su tela, cm 139x134 firmato e datato in basso a destra
€ 162.600,00
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Sergio Lombardo
John Fitzgerald Kennedy
firmato, datato e intitolato al retro
€ 162.600,00
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Arnaldo Pomodoro (1926) Grande tavola dei segni, 1961-62
bronzo, cm 220x119x28 edizione di 2
€ 156.350,00
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Giuseppe Santomaso (1907-1990) Minaccia, 1963
olio su tela, cm 162x130 firmato e datato in basso a sinistra intitola [..]
€ 150.100,00
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Giuseppe Santomaso (1907-1990) Paese, 1962
olio su tela, cm 114x146 firmato e datato in basso a sinistra Autentic [..]
€ 150.100,00
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Paolo Scheggi
Zone riflesse
firmato e datato al retro Etichetta al retro della Galleria Il Centro, [..]
€ 150.100,00
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Afro Basaldella (1912-1976) Rosa di sera, 1966
tecnica mista su tela, cm 50x70, firmato in basso a destra, titolato e [..]
€ 143.850,00
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Agostino Bonalumi (1935-2013) Bianco, 1966
tela estroflessa e tempera vinilica, cm 70x60firmato e datato al retro [..]
€ 143.850,00
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Igor Mitoraj (1944-2015) Coppia reale, 1998
bronzo patina marrone, cm 97x162x76 es. 1/6 Autentica con timbro su f [..]
€ 137.600,00
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Le Pho
Senza titolo
Firmato in basso a destra
€ 137.600,00
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