Salvatore Scarpitta
American, 1919–2007
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Bio
A major figure in the avant-garde art worlds of 1950s Rome and New York, Salvatore Scarpitta produced a diverse body of work that includes three-dimensional wrapped or “bandaged” canvases and functioning racing cars that were used on a track in …
Established representation
Represented by industry leading galleries.
High auction record
£2.5m, Sotheby's, 2019
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Wallendas, 1963
Sold on Nov 16, 2021
€237,500
US$269,966
Realized price
36% est
Wallendas, 1963
straps, rope, lined cardboard tubes, enamel and resin on canvas
Nov 16, 2021
Christie's
€237,500
US$269,966
Realized price
36% est
Untitled, 1958
Sold on Nov 11, 2021
US$2,790,000
Realized price
59% est
Untitled, 1958
bandages and mixed media
Nov 11, 2021
Christie's
US$2,790,000
Realized price
59% est
Gonippo, 1959
Sold on Jun 30, 2021
£375,000
US$519,013
Realized price
36% est
Gonippo, 1959
bandages and mixed media on canvas
Jun 30, 2021
Christie's
£375,000
US$519,013
Realized price
36% est
Runner arriving《跑手即將衝線》, 1960
Sold on Jun 29, 2021
£765,200
US$1,061,995
Realized price
53% est
Runner arriving《跑手即將衝線》, 1960
bandages and mixed media on canvas
Jun 29, 2021
Sotheby's
£765,200
US$1,061,995
Realized price
53% est
Senza titolo, 1957
Sold on Jun 11, 2021
€17,000
US$20,694
Realized price
15% est
Senza titolo, 1957
Oil and mixed media on canvas
Jun 11, 2021
Farsettiarte
€17,000
US$20,694
Realized price
15% est
Reversible Jacklight, 1989
Sold on Mar 5, 2021
US$378
Realized price
62% est
Reversible Jacklight, 1989
Wood and felt multiple, canvas overall: 440 by 740 mm 17 ⅜ by 29 ⅛ in
Mar 5, 2021
Sotheby's
US$378
Realized price
62% est
Anche noi siamo America, 1951
Sold on Nov 25, 2020
€62,800
US$74,718
Realized price
14% est
Anche noi siamo America, 1951
oil on canvas
Nov 25, 2020
Dorotheum
€62,800
US$74,718
Realized price
14% est
THE CORN QUEEN, 1959
Sold on Feb 11, 2020
£1,575,000
US$2,034,271
Realized price
13% est
THE CORN QUEEN, 1959
bandages and mixed media on canvas
Feb 11, 2020
Sotheby's
£1,575,000
US$2,034,271
Realized price
13% est
In tolda, 1919-2007
Sold on Oct 4, 2019
£911,250
US$1,123,571
Realized price
52% est
In tolda, 1919-2007
bandages and mixed media
Oct 4, 2019
Christie's
£911,250
US$1,123,571
Realized price
52% est
HOUSING DEVELOPED, 1960
Sold on Oct 3, 2019
£2,535,000
US$3,119,113
Realized price
45% est
HOUSING DEVELOPED, 1960
bandages and mixed media on canvas
Oct 3, 2019
Sotheby's
£2,535,000
US$3,119,113
Realized price
45% est
