Byron Galvez
Mexican · 1941–2009 · Painter, Sculptor
Byron Gálvez was a Mexican artist who was primarily known for his painting but also created sculpture, including monumental works. He was born in rural Hidalgo state, to a… (Wikipedia)
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Record prices
UntitledMorton Subastas · MX$1,150,000≈ $66,321≈ £49,393≈ €56,957Sign up to see
UntitledMorton Subastas · MX$850,000≈ $49,020≈ £36,508≈ €42,099Sign up to see
UntitledMorton Subastas · MX$280,000≈ $16,206≈ £13,074≈ €14,938Sign up to see
Byron Galvez’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).
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- Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. MX$15,000–26,000
- Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. MX$210,000–300,000
- Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. MX$250,000–400,000
- Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. MX$10,000–15,000
- Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. MX$4,000–10,000
- Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. MX$60,000–80,000
- Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. MX$4,000–10,000
- Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. MX$10,000–20,000
- Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. MX$5,000–10,000
Also offered, result not published (15)
Lots by Byron Galvez that were offered at auction where the house did not publish whether they sold. Not counted in any statistics.
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Byron Galvez signature
60 catalogued lots by Byron Galvez record a signature line. The most common placement is lower right (100% of lots that state a placement). Most often: signed.
Placement
Form
Firmado y fechado 75 al frente. Firmado y fechado 1975 al reverso
— Untitled, Morton Subastas, Sep 24, 2026Signed twice lower right horizontally and vertically
— Abstract Painting, Brunk Auctions, Apr 22, 2025Signed and dated lower right
— Untitled (Figure), Bonhams, Jun 4, 2020
About Byron Galvez
Byron Gálvez was a Mexican artist who was primarily known for his painting but also created sculpture, including monumental works. He was born in rural Hidalgo state, to a father who played jazz music and read literature, a rarity in 1930s rural Mexico. However, it exposed Gálvez to culture, even though this led to an interest in visual art rather than musing or writing. He went to Mexico City to study art at both the undergraduate and graduate level, but never completed his degrees, opting instead to begin career after his coursework. Before his first individual exhibition, his work was criticized by Justino Fernández, but all of the paintings were sold in advance to foreign buyers including American actor Vincent Price, who called Gálvez a “Mexican Picasso.” Gálvez then managed to replace the forty five paintings for the exhibition in a week. Since then he had individual and collective exhibitions in Mexico, the United States and other parts of the world. He concentrated on painting, which he is better known for, in the 1970s and 1980s, but moved on to sculpture, including monumental works later in his career.
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