Record at auction for a Ligabue painting: Galli's Lotta sold for nearly 500,000 euros

Record auction for a work by Antonio Ligabue. The long-awaited Modern and Contemporary Art auction organized by the Florentine auction house took place Wednesday at Pandolfini ’s Via Manzoni headquarters in Milan, marking the close of the semester’s calendar of live events. The event achieved a record result, totaling €1,740,908.

The undisputed star of the session was Antonio Ligabue’s masterpiece Lotta di galli (Cockfight ), a large canvas that captured the attention of the enthusiasts and collectors present. The work reached the exceptional sum of €473,600, setting a new top price for the artist (the previous record was around €345,000). This result confirms the growing revaluation of Ligabue’s work in the modern and contemporary art scene.

The auction saw lively participation and strong interest in several works, and the results confirmed the auction house’s success in a particularly good six-month period. "As in all our auctions, Antonio Ligabue is the star: the impressive masterpiece on canvas Lotta di Galli realized the record price for a Ligabue work at auction," said Susanne Capolongo, head of the Modern and Contemporary Art department. “An achievement that-personally-is a source of pride, considering that in our auctions he is an artist who is always present and achieves the highest adjudication values.”

“We are very pleased with the results achieved in the June 19 auction,” he added, “which was enlivened by the raises of the very numerous competitors in the room, on the phones and on the online platform. The enthusiasm of both domestic and international clients was evident from the very first lots with Lucio Fontana’s small silver foil, which was sold for €37,800, but also with Mario Schifano’s 1965 paper, which was sold for €45,360,” the department head continued. The overall result achieved-despite a fluctuating international market-helps us understand that the professionalism and the proposal of quality works, which have distinguished Pandolfini for 100 years, allow us to consolidate a relationship of close trust with our clientele, who with satisfaction buy at our auctions."

Image: Antonio Ligabue, Cockfight (1960; oil on canvas, 131 x 181 cm)

Record at auction for a Ligabue painting: Galli's Lotta sold for nearly 500,000 euros

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