12. Alberto Giacometti

12. Alberto Giacometti

The artists who power the $1m+ market
The artists who power the $1m+ market

12. Alberto Giacometti (1901–66)

MODERN, b. Borgonovo, Switzerland

Alberto Giacometti. Photo: Cecil Beaton

Power Rank: 16

Value and supply

Auction totals

Price confidencePrice momentumAverage lot Price
68.8%14.1%$8.2m
Percentage of lots sold above low estimateChange in average lot value 2022 to 2023 (H1)Average lot value over the period 2018–23

Sotheby’s private sales

(2018 to H1 2023)
$220.1m8$27.5m
Private sales valueSold lotsAverage price

Bidders by region

Bidders by age

Top 10 artworks sold at auction

(2018 to H1 2023)
RANKTITLEDATEWHEREWHENSOLD FOR
1Le Nez1949Sotheby's New York15 Nov 2021$78.4m
2Trois hommes qui marchent (grand plateau)1952Sotheby's New York14 Nov 2022$30.2m
3Femme Leoni1960Sotheby's New York16 May 2023$28.5m
4Femme Leoni1958Sotheby's New York28 Oct 2020$25.9m
5Femme de Venise III1958Christie's New York9 Nov 2022$25m
6Homme qui chavire1951Christie's London30 Jun 2021$20m
7Femme de Venise II1976Sotheby's New York17 May 2022$17.6m
8Le Chat1951Christie's New York11 Nov 2018$17.2m
9Le Chat1955Sotheby's London19 Jun 2018$16.7m
10Caroline1962Sotheby's New York14 Nov 2022$16m

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