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Sotheby's Milano to Auction Postwar Italian Masters in May 2026

market-auction · 2026-04-26

Sotheby's will hold a live auction of Modern and Contemporary Art at Palazzo Serbelloni in Milan on May 27, 2026. The sale highlights Italian postwar masters including Lucio Fontana, Carla Accardi, Giorgio Morandi, Alighiero Boetti, Emilio Vedova, Salvo, Piero Dorazio, and Tancredi. Many works come from private collections and appear at auction for the first time. Fontana's 'Concetto Spaziale, Attese' (1965-66) is estimated at €700,000-1,000,000. Morandi's three works span from 1924 to 1959, with a still life estimated at €700,000-1,000,000. Accardi's 'Grande dittico' (1986) debuts at auction with an estimate of €250,000-350,000. Salvo's '28 siciliani più un mistero' (2014) is estimated at €100,000-150,000. Yves Klein's 'Monochrome bleu sans titre (IKB 323)' (1959) also returns to market. Public viewing runs May 22-26, 2026.

Key facts

  • Sotheby's auction of Modern and Contemporary Art in Milan on May 27, 2026.
  • Highlights include Lucio Fontana, Carla Accardi, Giorgio Morandi, Alighiero Boetti, Emilio Vedova, Salvo, Piero Dorazio, Tancredi.
  • Fontana's 'Concetto Spaziale, Attese' (1965-66) estimated at €700,000-1,000,000.
  • Morandi's 'Natura morta' (1959) estimated at €700,000-1,000,000.
  • Accardi's 'Grande dittico' (1986) debuts at auction, estimated €250,000-350,000.
  • Salvo's '28 siciliani più un mistero' (2014) estimated at €100,000-150,000.
  • Yves Klein's 'Monochrome bleu sans titre (IKB 323)' (1959) returns to market.
  • Public viewing at Palazzo Serbelloni, Milan, from May 22 to 26, 2026.
  • Marta Giani is Director of Modern and Contemporary Art at Sotheby's Italy.

Entities

Artists

  • Lucio Fontana
  • Carla Accardi
  • Giorgio Morandi
  • Alighiero Boetti
  • Emilio Vedova
  • Salvo
  • Piero Dorazio
  • Tancredi
  • Yves Klein
  • Mario Schifano
  • Chiara Camoni
  • Cristina Masturzo
  • Alberto Burri
  • Giorgio de Chirico
  • Enrico Castellani
  • Melotti
  • Afro
  • Christo
  • Elizabeth Peyton
  • Lisa Yuskavage
  • Sam Francis
  • Franz Ackermann
  • Antonio Donghi
  • Ronnie Cutrone
  • Willi Baumeister
  • Arnaldo Pomodoro
  • Osvaldo Licini
  • Georg Baselitz
  • Robert Indiana
  • Jean Fautrier
  • Marta Giani
  • Guglielmo Castelli
  • Piero Manzoni
  • Claudio Parmiggiani
  • Nicola De Maria
  • Luigi Ghirri
  • Jannis Kounellis
  • Jan Fabre
  • Josef Albers
  • Victor Brauner
  • Hans Hartung
  • Wifredo Lam
  • Fausto Melotti
  • Alberto Savinio
  • Henryk Stazewski

Institutions

  • Sotheby's
  • Sotheby's Italy
  • Palazzo Serbelloni
  • Galleria Blu
  • Artribune
  • Sotheby's Italia
  • Sotheby's Milano
  • NABA, Nuova Accademia di Belle Arti
  • Palazzo Altieri
  • Palazzo Reale

Locations

  • Milan
  • Italy
  • Venice
  • Palazzo Serbelloni
  • Japan
  • Roma
  • New York
  • Hong Kong
  • Rome

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