Editing Charging Bull (section)

===Art market===
[[File:Arturo Di Modica and his representative Jacob Harmer.png|thumb|Arturo Di Modica and his representative Jacob Harmer in Sicily, Italy, in 2017]]
Di Modica worked the majority of his career alone, from his [[SoHo, Manhattan|SoHo]] studio without representation. By the 1990s, Di Modica's artwork had achieved global icon status, but he continued to work outside of the formal art market. By 2000 he had built up a roster of wealthy private collectors. He ate in Cipriani Downtown most days whilst in New York where he met new clients and entertained his existing ones.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Cascone |first=Sarah |date=February 22, 2021 |title=Italian Sculptor Arturo Di Modica, Whose Charging Bull Sculpture Became a Symbol of an Unbridled Wall Street, Has Died at 80 |url=https://news.artnet.com/art-world/arturo-di-modica-obituary-1945660 |access-date=February 25, 2021 |website=Artnet News |language=en-US}}</ref>

Di Modica put the original 16ft ''Charging Bull'' on the market in 2004 with an asking price of $5m.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Martinez |first=Jose |date=December 21, 2004 |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/128889988/daily-news-a-5-bull-market/ |title=A $5M Bull Market |work=New York Daily News |access-date=July 26, 2023 |via=newspapers.com}}</ref> Joe Lewis, the British billionaire and ex-owner of Christies, later purchased the sculpture on the condition that he never move it from Bowling Green. Lewis also purchased the rest of the 16ft edition which he installed on his various golf courses.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Risen |first=Clay |date=February 21, 2021 |title=Arturo Di Modica, Sculptor of the 'Charging Bull', Dies at 80 |language=en-US |work=The New York Times |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2021/02/21/us/arturo-di-modica-dead.html |access-date=February 25, 2021 |issn=0362-4331}}</ref> In 2012, Di Modica met the London-based art dealer, Jacob Harmer, and shortly afterwards entered into his first formal representation agreement with Harmer's dealership, Geist,<ref>{{Cite web |title=Geist |url=https://geistmc.com/ |access-date=2025-04-15 |website=Geist |language=en}}</ref> based on [[Mount Street, London|Mount Street]], [[Mayfair]]. From 2013, Harmer began documenting the life of the artist, commissioning new sculptures, buying back historical works and building a global market.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Chernick |first=Ilanit |date=December 9, 2019 |title=Bowling Green's mystery missing menorah found 22 years later |url=https://www.jpost.com/diaspora/bowling-greens-mystery-missing-menorah-found-22-years-later-610279 |access-date=February 25, 2021 |website=The Jerusalem Post |language=en-US}}</ref>

In October 2018, the first major work by Modica came to auction, a 6ft polished bronze version of ''Charging Bull'' at [[Phillips (auctioneers)|Phillips]] London which was the first in an edition of eight and marked "1987–89". The sculpture sold for £309,000 ($405,000).<ref>{{Cite web |title=Phillips {{!}} Arturo di Modica – Charging Bull {{!}} 20th Century & Contemporary Art Day Sale London Thursday, October 4, 2018 Lot 291 |url=https://www.phillips.com/detail/arturo-di-modica/UK010718/291 |access-date=February 25, 2021 |website=Phillips |language=en}}</ref> In March 2019, a stainless steel version of ''Charging Bull'' came to auction at [[Sotheby's]] New York and despite being in poor condition, sold for $275,000. In ''Arturo Di Modica: The Last Modern Master'', his representative confirms selling 4ft sculptures for up to $496,000.<ref>{{Cite book |title=Arturo Di Modica: The Last Modern Master |publisher=Bruton Publishing Ltd}}</ref>