Modern and Contemporary Art

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.
Department Auctions
Top Lots

The Best Awards

Antonio Dias (1944) The Image, illusion, 1971
€ 322.100,00
Amount including auction fees

Alighiero Boetti (1940-1994) Il venticinquesimo giorno del terzo mese dell’anno millenovecentoottantotto, 1988
€ 310.100,00
Amount including auction fees

Pablo Picasso

Homme a la tranche de pastèque
€ 310.100,00
Amount including auction fees

Giorgio De Chirico (1888-1978) Ettore e Andromaca, 1955
€ 262.100,00
Amount including auction fees

Antonio Donghi (1897-1963) Abito azzurro, 1933
€ 212.600,00
Amount including auction fees

Umberto Boccioni (1882-1916) Copertina per musica futurista di Balilla [..]
€ 212.600,00
Amount including auction fees

Lucio Fontana (1899-1968) Cristo, 1956-1957
€ 212.600,00
Amount including auction fees

Richard Lin (1933-2011) The Long and the short, 1966-1968
€ 193.850,00
Amount including auction fees

Giuseppe Santomaso (1907-1990) Verso Matera, 1960
€ 187.600,00
Amount including auction fees

Antonio Dias (1944) Monument to the memory,1970
€ 175.100,00
Amount including auction fees

Hans Hartung (1904-1989) T.1962-U28
€ 175.100,00
Amount including auction fees

Ubaldo Oppi (1889-1942) Il cieco e altre figure, 1922
€ 175.100,00
Amount including auction fees

Antonio Ligabue

Leone con zebra
€ 175.100,00
Amount including auction fees

Parmeggiani Tancredi (1927-1964) Senza titolo, 1959
€ 162.600,00
Amount including auction fees

Cagnaccio di San Pietro Cagnaccio (1897-1946) Primavera, 1923 – 1925 (anche Le due Sorelle o La lettera)
€ 162.600,00
Amount including auction fees

Sergio Lombardo

John Fitzgerald Kennedy
€ 162.600,00
Amount including auction fees

Arnaldo Pomodoro (1926) Grande tavola dei segni, 1961-62
€ 156.350,00
Amount including auction fees

Giuseppe Santomaso (1907-1990) Minaccia, 1963
€ 150.100,00
Amount including auction fees

Giuseppe Santomaso (1907-1990) Paese, 1962
€ 150.100,00
Amount including auction fees

Afro Basaldella (1912-1976) Rosa di sera, 1966
€ 143.850,00
Amount including auction fees

Agostino Bonalumi (1935-2013) Bianco, 1966
€ 143.850,00
Amount including auction fees

Igor Mitoraj (1944-2015) Coppia reale, 1998
€ 137.600,00
Amount including auction fees

Le Pho

Senza titolo
€ 137.600,00
Amount including auction fees

Tano Festa (1938-1988) Da Michelangelo - Il Peccato originale, 1969
€ 131.350,00
Amount including auction fees

Arturo Martini

Tragedia Greca
€ 122.600,00
Amount including auction fees

Hans Hartung

T1973-E23
€ 120.100,00
Amount including auction fees

Medardo Rosso

Testa di bimbo
€ 120.100,00
Amount including auction fees

Gérard Schneider

Opus 63 D
€ 118.850,00
Amount including auction fees

Julius Evola

Visione scenografica/ Composizione Dada - Opera bifrontale
€ 118.850,00
Amount including auction fees

Giuseppe Santomaso

Senza titolo
€ 116.345,10
Amount including auction fees

Piero Dorazio

Alzabandiera per Federico
€ 115.100,00
Amount including auction fees

Lucio Fontana (1899-1968) Concetto Spaziale, 1960-1965
€ 112.600,00
Amount including auction fees

Gastone Novelli (1925-1968) Il seme del cubo, 1966
€ 112.600,00
Amount including auction fees

Lee U Fan (1936-) From point, 1982
€ 106.350,00
Amount including auction fees

Antonio Ligabue (1899-1965) Ritratto di Elba, 1935
€ 106.350,00
Amount including auction fees

Agostino Bonalumi (Vimercate, 10 luglio 1935 – 18 settembre 2013) Bian [..]
€ 105.100,00
Amount including auction fees

Arnaldo Pomodoro (1926) Sfera di San Leo,studio n. ,1997-1998
€ 100.100,00
Amount including auction fees

Christo

Running Fence (Project for Sonoma and Marine County, State of Californ [..]
€ 100.100,00
Amount including auction fees

Fortunato Depero

Pagliaccetti
€ 100.100,00
Amount including auction fees

Agostino Bonalumi (1935-2013) Nero, 1971
€ 97.600,00
Amount including auction fees

Antonio Dias (1944-2018) The image, 1970
€ 97.600,00
Amount including auction fees

Hans Hartung (1904-1989) T1964-E36, 1964
€ 95.100,00
Amount including auction fees

Alexander Calder (1898-1976) Eclairs, 1972
€ 93.850,00
Amount including auction fees

Lucio Fontana (1899-1968) Crocifissione, 1950-1955
€ 93.850,00
Amount including auction fees

Audrey Flack (1931) Rich Art, 1973
€ 93.850,00
Amount including auction fees

Hans Hartung

T1961-H20
€ 90.100,00
Amount including auction fees

Alighiero Boetti

Niente da vedere niente da nascondere
€ 87.600,00
Amount including auction fees
Mon, 18 Mar 2024 11:58:43 +0000
La Clementina by Giuseppe Pellizza da Volpedo
On March 28, 2024, Cambi Auction House's appointment dedicated to 19th- and 20th-century Paintings returns with numerous new works of art. Among the most important works [..]
Tue, 12 Mar 2024 15:18:12 +0000
Alessandro Arseni: a life devoted to Philately
Alessandro Arseni has devoted his entire life to philatelic study and research, especially on the world of nineteenth-century mail and the Risorgimento. A dedication and [..]
Mon, 04 Mar 2024 10:31:53 +0000
Vincenzo Coronelli: Friar, cosmographer and argonaut of La Serenissima Republic of Venice
The event dedicated to "Antique and Rare Books, Antique Prints, Views and Maps" is approaching. On Thursday, March 14, 2024, at the prestigious venue of Castello Mackenzie [..]
Contacts
Michela Scotti

Michela Scotti

Specialist
Daniele Palazzoli

Daniele Palazzoli

Specialist
Valentina Boldrin

Valentina Boldrin

Assistant