Vincenzo Gemito
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personItalian, 1852–1929lock_openPublic domain: US, EU, UK, CA, CO, JP · 94% confidence
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Selected Works52

Museum Acquisitions

14 Institutions
Met
Met
NGA Washington
Museum of Fine Arts, Houston
Museum of Fine Arts, Houston
Art Institute of Chicago
Cleveland Museum of Art
Cleveland Museum of Art
Musée d'Orsay
Musée d'Orsay
Musée d'Orsay
LACMA
Harvard Art Museums
Getty Museum
Yale University Art Gallery
Yale University Art Gallery
Hirshhorn
Museu Nacional d'Art de Catalunya
Bayerische Staatsgemäldesammlungen
Pinacoteca do Estado de São Paulo

Previous Sales 25

Christie's
Portrait of a bearded man
Portrait of a bearded man
£1,187 ($2k USD)
Dec 2016
Waddington's
Il Filosofo (the Philosopher)
Il Filosofo (the Philosopher)
CA$570 ($458 USD)
Jul 2021
Blindarte
Vincenzino
Vincenzino
€1,200 ($2k USD)
Blindarte
Water carrier
Water carrier
€1,000 ($1k USD)
Blindarte
Carmela
Carmela
€700 ($770 USD)
Sotheby's
Il Filosofo (Bust of a Philosopher)
Il Filosofo (Bust of a Philosopher)
$7,800
Feb 2025
Sotheby's
The Philosopher
The Philosopher, 1852
$6,350
Feb 2024
Sotheby's
The Philosopher
The Philosopher
$6,985
Sep 2023
Sotheby's
Portrait Roundel of Alexander the Great
Portrait Roundel of Alexander the Great, 1921
Bought In
Sep 2023
Sotheby's
Bust of Giuseppe Verdi (1813-1901)
Bust of Giuseppe Verdi (1813-1901)
$7,947
Jul 2023
Sotheby's
Male nude seated, partially covered by drapery
Male nude seated, partially covered by drapery, 1914
$32,760
Jan 2023
Sotheby's
Medallion with the Head of Alexander the Great
Medallion with the Head of Alexander the Great
Bought In
Dec 2022
Sotheby's
Testa di bambino (Head of a Child)
Testa di bambino (Head of a Child)
Bought In
Dec 2022
Sotheby's
L'Acquaiolo (The Water Vendor)
L'Acquaiolo (The Water Vendor)
Bought In
Dec 2022
Sotheby's
Head of a young child
Head of a young child
$12,000
Jul 2022
Sotheby's
Il Filosofo (Philosopher)
Il Filosofo (Philosopher)
Bought In
Dec 2021
Sotheby's
Busto di Fanciulla Napoletana (Bust of a Neapolitan Girl)
Busto di Fanciulla Napoletana (Bust of a Neapolitan Girl)
$12,171
Jul 2021
Sotheby's
Il Filosofo (The Philosopher)
Il Filosofo (The Philosopher)
$12,306
Apr 2021
Dorotheum
The Philosopher
The Philosopher, 1886
Bought In
May 2022
Dorotheum
Self-Portrait
Self-Portrait, 1915
$3,895
Jun 2021
Dorotheum
A Double Self-Portrait
A Double Self-Portrait
$4,611
May 2021
Dorotheum
A Girl Reading a Letter
A Girl Reading a Letter, 1915
Bought In
May 2021
Dorotheum
Self-Portrait
Self-Portrait, 1921
Bought In
May 2021
Hampel Auctions · Artsy
La Sorgente (The Spring)
La Sorgente (The Spring)
Bidding closed
Bronze; cast, brown patina.
Hampel Auctions · Artsy
The Water Carrier (L'Acquaiolo)
The Water Carrier (L'Acquaiolo)
Bidding closed
Bronze; cast, with dark brown patina.

For Sale 7

Wallector · Artsy
The Sibyl
The Sibyl, 1929
£2,300
Bronze
Wallector · Artsy
The Sibyl
The Sibyl
£2,200
Dark glazed bronze sculpture.
Clark Art Institute · Artsy
Portrait of Giuseppe Verdi
Portrait of Giuseppe Verdi, 1873
For sale
Bronze
National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C. · Artsy
Bust of the Fisherboy
Bust of the Fisherboy, 1876
For sale
Bronze
National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C. · Artsy
Jean-Louis-Ernest Meissonier
Jean-Louis-Ernest Meissonier, 1879
For sale
Bronze
Wallector · 1stDibs
Pensive Portrait - Ink by Vincenzo Gemito - Late 19th century
Pensive Portrait - Ink by Vincenzo Gemito - Late 19th century
$1,420
Wallector · 1stDibs
The Sibyl - Original Bronze Sculpture by Vincenzo Gemito - End of 19th Century
The Sibyl - Original Bronze Sculpture by Vincenzo Gemito - End of 19th Century
$2,959
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Market602 auction results

trending_upSculpture/objects Range
$458 – $12.3K
6 of 19 sculpture/objects lots with prices
calculateSculpture/objects Average
$5.8K
Object-type specific
show_chartSculpture/objects Median
$7.4K
6 priced sculpture/objects lots
calendar_todayLast Sculpture/objects Sale
Feb 2025 · $7.8K
Latest tracked sale in this object type
categoryMarket by Object Type
Sculpture/objects: $7.4K medianWorks on paper: $22.4K medianPaintings: $4.6K medianUnclassified lots: $3.9K median
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Sotheby'sArtcurialWaddington'sDorotheum
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Vincenzo Gemito dies
Jan 1, 1929
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Vincenzo Gemito born
Jan 1, 1852
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