Caio Fonseca
American · b. 1959 · Painter, Printmaker
Caio Fonseca is an American painter. He is the son of the Uruguayan sculptor Gonzalo Fonseca; the artist Bruno Fonseca was his brother, the writer Isabel Fonseca and the… (Wikipedia)
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Record prices
Tenth Street #7Rago Auctions · $56,250≈ £42,652≈ €48,267Sign up to see
Fifth Street Painting C02.34Rago Auctions · $37,500≈ £26,479≈ €30,708Sign up to see
Pietrasanta Painting C99.37Phillips · $32,500≈ £25,373≈ €29,213Sign up to see
Caio Fonseca’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).
ArtSell has recorded 35 auction results for Caio Fonseca between 2008 and 2026, of which 30 sold (86%). A further 1 lot was offered at auction without a published result. Recorded sale prices range from $615Sign up free to see to $56.3kSign up free to see. The highest price recorded is $56.3kSign up free to see for Tenth Street #7 at Rago Auctions in November 2017. The most common medium is aquatints (7 lots). Most results come from Phillips (13), Wright (7) and Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) (6).
35 results
- Pietrasanta Painting, 1995$10,965≈ £8,274≈ €9,616Sign up free to see
- $27,940≈ £22,078≈ €26,643Sign up free to see
- $12,700≈ £10,027≈ €11,856Sign up free to see
- Three String, Interval, 2006$738≈ £579≈ €678Sign up free to see
- Blue Invention, 1999$3,690≈ £2,909≈ €3,389Sign up free to see
- $615≈ £485≈ €565Sign up free to see
- $2,337≈ £1,842≈ €2,147Sign up free to see
- Notation (Red), 1998$1,134≈ £936≈ €1,076Sign up free to see
- Up and Down, 1998$945≈ £780≈ €896Sign up free to see
- Notation (Blue), 1998$1,260≈ £1,040≈ €1,195Sign up free to see
Also offered, result not published (1)
Lots by Caio Fonseca that were offered at auction where the house did not publish whether they sold. Not counted in any statistics.
Caio Fonseca paintings (15)Caio Fonseca oil paintings (3)Caio Fonseca acrylic paintings (6)Caio Fonseca mixed media (6)Caio Fonseca works on paper (5)Caio Fonseca gouaches (5)Caio Fonseca prints (13)Caio Fonseca etchings (6)Caio Fonseca aquatints (7)
Caio Fonseca: quick facts
What is the highest price paid for a work by Caio Fonseca at auction?
$56,250Sign up free to see, for Tenth Street #7 at Rago Auctions (November 2017) — the highest price in ArtSell’s records.
What is a typical auction price for Caio Fonseca?
The median sale price is $5.8kSign up free to see across 30 priced sales. Prices vary by medium, size and date — see the price chart & statistics.
How many works by Caio Fonseca have sold at auction?
30 of 35 recorded lots sold between 2008 and 2026. 1 further lot was offered with no published result and is not counted.
Which auction houses sell Caio Fonseca?
Phillips, Wright and Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) account for the most recorded results. Phillips · Wright · Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA)
About Caio Fonseca
Caio Fonseca is an American painter. He is the son of the Uruguayan sculptor Gonzalo Fonseca; the artist Bruno Fonseca was his brother, the writer Isabel Fonseca and the costume designer and milliner Quina Fonseca are his sisters.
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