Alberto Vargas
American · 1896–1982 · Painter, Draughtsman
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Record prices
The blushing bride 20 x 30inBonhams · $21,960≈ £14,158≈ €16,041Sign up to see
Lounging NudeLos Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) · $11,250≈ £8,653≈ €10,069Sign up to see
Let it RainBonhams · $9,760≈ £5,849≈ €6,468Sign up to see
Alberto Vargas’s highest prices recorded at auction, ranked in US dollars at each sale-date exchange rate and shown in the currency of the sale (with the buyer’s premium where the house publishes it).
Lots sold
9
of 12 offered · 2009–2026
Sell-through
75%
sold ÷ offered
Price trend
2 lot(s) catalogued with a qualifier (e.g. “attributed to”, “after”, “circle of”) are listed in the results but excluded from these statistics.
3 lot(s) offered at auction whose result the house did not publish are listed under “Also offered” on the results tab and excluded from these statistics.
By medium
| Medium | Offered | Sold | Sell-through | Average | Median | High |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Works on paper | 10 | 7 | 70% | $4.5kSign up | $2.1kSign up | $11.3kSign up |
| Watercolor | 6 | 4 | 67% | $7.1kSign up | $7.6kSign up | $11.3kSign up |
| Drawing | 4 | 3 | 75% | $986Sign up | $608Sign up | $2.1kSign up |
| Prints & multiples | 1 | 1 | 100% | $832Sign up | $832Sign up | $832Sign up |
| Lithograph | 1 | 1 | 100% | $832Sign up | $832Sign up | $832Sign up |
| Other | 1 | 1 | 100% | $22kSign up | $22kSign up | $22kSign up |
Medium classes are derived from the medium text as published by each house; “Other” includes lots whose medium wasn’t stated.