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Publisher Luca Sossella auctions art collection to fund medical treatment

market-auction · 2026-04-27

Italian cultural publisher Luca Sossella is auctioning his art collection to cover the costs of an expensive medical treatment. The auction, organized with the help of Finarte director Fabio Massimo Bertolo, will take place on December 15, 2022, at Fondazione Primoli in Rome. The collection includes works by Bruno Munari, Nanni Balestrini, Richard Antohi, Concetto Pozzati, Mino Maccari, Enrico Baj, Oliviero Toscani, Michelangelo Pistoletto, and a Rembrandt. A preview exhibition will be held at Fondazione Primoli. Sossella founded Luca Sossella Editore in Rome in 2000, pioneering new modes of cultural dissemination.

Key facts

  • Luca Sossella is auctioning his art collection to fund medical treatment
  • Auction date: December 15, 2022 at 17:30
  • Location: Fondazione Primoli, via Zanardelli 1, Rome
  • Auction organized with Finarte director Fabio Massimo Bertolo
  • Collection includes works by Munari, Balestrini, Antohi, Pozzati, Maccari, Baj, Toscani, Pistoletto, and a Rembrandt
  • Preview exhibition at Fondazione Primoli
  • Sossella founded Luca Sossella Editore in Rome in 2000

Entities

Artists

  • Luca Sossella
  • Fabio Massimo Bertolo
  • Bruno Munari
  • Nanni Balestrini
  • Richard Antohi
  • Concetto Pozzati
  • Mino Maccari
  • Enrico Baj
  • Oliviero Toscani
  • Michelangelo Pistoletto
  • Rembrandt
  • Pino Varchetta
  • Ettore Sottsass

Institutions

  • Finarte
  • Fondazione Primoli
  • Luca Sossella Editore
  • Artribune

Locations

  • Rome
  • Italy
  • Fondazione Primoli
  • via Zanardelli 1

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