Alighiero Boëtti

Italian | 1940 - 1994

Alighiero Boëtti was an Italian Postwar & Contemporary artist who was born in 1940.

How much does an Alighiero Boëtti cost?

Alighiero Boëtti's work has been offered at auction multiple times, with realized prices ranging from 15 USD to 8,827,100 USD, depending on the size and medium of the artwork.

What is Alighiero Boëtti's most expensive painting?

Since 1998 the record price for this artist at auction is 8,827,100 USD for Mappa, sold at Sotheby's New York in 2022. In the past 12 months, his decorative art have averaged 350,858 USD, while his paintings have sold for an average of 235,162 USD.

Where can I see Alighiero Boëtti's works?

His work is currently being shown at multiple venues like MAXXI National Museum of 21st Century Arts in Rome. Numerous key galleries and museums such as Christie’s Paris have featured Alighiero Boëtti's work in the past.

Alighiero Boëtti in the news

Alighiero Boëtti has been featured in articles for Observer, Art Review and The Art Newspaper. The most recent article is Italian Art Titans Gather in One Unprecedented Exhibition written for ArtDaily in February 2025. The artist died in 1994.

Artist's alternative names: Alighiero Boetti, Alighiero e Boetti, Alighiero e Boëtti, Boetti

Featured for Sale

Cieli ad alta quota ,1993

By Alighiero Boëtti

Art-Rite Auction House

Lasciare il certo x l’incerto (Leaving the certain for the uncertain) ,1987

By Alighiero Boëtti

Christie's London

Piegare e spiegare ,1988

By Alighiero Boëtti

Sotheby's London

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At Auction

Notable Lots

Mappa ,1990

By Alighiero Boëtti

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Tutto ,1990

By Alighiero Boëtti

+34%

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Mappa ,1979

By Alighiero Boëtti

+125%

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Upcoming Lots

Il silenzio è d'oro ,1988

By Alighiero Boëtti

Meeting Art Auctions

Untitled ,1964

By Alighiero Boëtti

Christie's London

Classifying the Thousand Longest Rivers in the World", 1977, book of 1016 typographically printed pages with embroidered cover, numbered and signed "115 Alighiero e Boetti and Anne Marie S. Boetti ,2025

By Alighiero Boëtti

Colasanti Auction House

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Recent Auction Results

Millenovecentosettantotto

By Alighiero Boëtti

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Arcadia Auction House

Millenovecentosettantotto

By Alighiero Boëtti

Arcadia Auction House

Untitled, from Gran Pavese – The Flag Project - Alighiero Boëtti

Untitled, from Gran Pavese – The Flag Project ,1988

By Alighiero Boëtti

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Phillips New York

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Current Exhibitions

Among The Invisible Joins Works from the Enea Righi Collection

Museion, Museo d'Arte Moderna e Contemporanea

Bolzano | Italy

Sep 28,2024 - Mar 02,2025

Égrégore

Galerie Chantal Crousel

3e | Paris | France

Feb 08,2025 - Mar 08,2025

In Good Company

Andrea Caratsch Gallery, St. Moritz

St. Moritz | Switzerland

Dec 14,2024 - Mar 28,2025

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Articles

Italian Art Titans Gather in One Unprecedented Exhibition

ArtDaily 07/02/2025

The imaginative power of Bruno Munari, the irreverence of Piero Manzoni, the paradox of Gino De Dominicis.

Milan Is Italy’s International Financial Capital, But Is It the Next Art Hotspot?

Observer 21/01/2025

The fact that Thaddaeus Ropac is opening an outpost in the city seems promising on the surface but must be viewed in light of other less encouraging changes to the city's cultural scene.

"The Large Glass": A Journey Through Art and Transformation at MAXXI

ArtDaily 21/12/2024

"The Large Glass," the latest exhibition at the MAXXI Museum in Rome, curated by the renowned American artist Alex Da Corte, opens to the public on December 13.

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Coverage

“ ..Among them is a very rare "self-portrait" from 1973, titled Alighieroboetti, of which only two exist... ”
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Ben Brown Fine Arts, London

“ ..Indeed, Alighiero Boetti’s papers often indicate a writing, reporting, collage or tracing prevalence; however, just as often, they reveal the dominance of painting... ”
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Dep Art

“ ..Highlights include works never seen in the UK such as the iconic Self-Portrait 1993, a life-size bronze cast of the artist hosing his head with a jet of water... ”
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Tate Modern

“ ..Indeed, the artist himself wrote: "These animals carry within them the memory of millions of their predecessors and remember time... ”
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