Artist Auction Records
Alessandro Mendini

Alessandro Mendini (1931 - 2019) was active/lived in Italy, Europe.  Alessandro Mendini is known for Furniture and architectural design, sculpture, glass art, magazine editing.

"Alessandro Mendini, Designer Known for Splash, Is Dead at 87," Obituary, The New York Times, by Neil Genzlinger, March 24, 2019

“I have, sometimes, problems with my objects,” Alessandro Mendini, the Italian designer, architect and editor, once admitted. “Sometimes my objects are aggressive even to me.”
Aggressive, brash, free-spirited — those words and more have been applied to Mr. Mendini’s work, large and small.

There was, for instance, the Sirfo table (1986), a small side table whose base was in the shape of a goose. There was the bus stop he created in Hannover, Germany, in 1992, an eye-popping checkerboard design in black and yellow with golden turrets.

And there was his best-known creation, the Proust armchair, an over-the-top evocation of something that he thought Marcel Proust might have relaxed in while remembering things past. Like many of Mr. Mendini’s works, it mixed two somewhat incongruous influences: It’s an oversize Baroque armchair but d   ...  [Displaying 1000 of 7503 characters.]  Artist bio

Artist auction records

.  askART's database currently holds 162 auction lots for Alessandro Mendini (of which 75 auction records sold and 2 are upcoming at auction.)

Artist artworks for sale and wanted

.  There are 0 artworks for sale on our website by galleries and art dealers . There are 0 galleries and art dealers listing works of art by Alessandro Mendini as either "Wanted" or "For Sale" .

Research resources

.  askART lists Alessandro Mendini in 0 of its research Essays. Alessandro Mendini has 5 artist signature examples available in our database.

Similar artists

.  There are 24 similar (related) artists for Alessandro Mendini available:    Panamarenko,  Daniel Isaac Spoerri,  Jan Fabre,  Bernard Aubertin,  Ben Vautier,  Wim Delvoye,  Ettore Sottsass,  Mimmo (Domenico) Paladino,  Bonomo Faita,  Andrea Branzi,  Nanda Vigo,  Gaetano Pesce,  Carlo Scarpa,  Enzo Mari,  Bruno Gambone,  Sandro Martini,  Gio Ponti,  Alfredo Barbini,  Archimede Seguso,  Marcello Fantoni,  Ron Arad,  Lucie Gomperz Rie,  Fulvio Bianconi,  Lionel Vinche



Copyright © 1999-2024 askART.com and underlying auction houses. All Rights Reserved. Digital copying of these images and content strictly prohibited; violators will be subject to the law including the Digital Millennium Copyright Act.
 
Art images copyright© of artist or assignee

Poltrona di Proust , 1978

Alessandro Mendini

Lot 718
Estimate Range: 
Sales Price:

Art images copyright© of artist or assignee

Three "Sannio" bookcases , 2018

Alessandro Mendini

Lot 70
Estimate Range: 
Sales Price:   (+50% over est.)

Art images copyright© of artist or assignee

Proust

Alessandro Mendini

Lot 129
Estimate Range: 
Sales Price:   (+7% over est.)

Art images copyright© of artist or assignee

Sans titre, 1986

Alessandro Mendini

Lot 185
Estimate Range: 
Sales Price:

Art images copyright© of artist or assignee

For Superego , 2008

Alessandro Mendini

Lot 61
Estimate Range: 
Sales Price:

Art images copyright© of artist or assignee

Colonna di Venini , 2010

Alessandro Mendini

Lot 50
Estimate Range: 
Sales Price:



Inside pricing art ... 

  • Millions of auction records
  • Prices for 350,000+ artists
  • Auction lots to 1987
WATCH VIDEO

Subscribe to askART's alerts and research services for a global art market.

Popular

Monthly

$29.95 / mo.

  • Full access
  • Plan Details

  •    Auction Records
  •    Upcoming at Auction
  •    New / Recent Sales
  •    Artist Signatures
  •    Sales Graph Analysis
  •    30 Artist Alerts
Recurring, cancel any time

Yearly

$325.00 / yr.

  • Full Access
  • Plan Details

  • · Same as monthly
  • · Save 10%
  •  
  •  
  •  
  •  
Recurring, cancel any time

1 Day

$19.95 / day

  • Full Access
  • Plan Details

  • · 10 Artist Alerts
  •  
  •  
  •  
  •  
  •  

Sample askART Records

•  Cy Twombly  Minimalism
•  Georgia O'Keeffe  Landscapes
•  Andrew Wyeth  Portraits
•  Ed Ruscha  Pop word illusions
•  Camille Pissarro  Impressionist

 
Top