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).
Price trend
1 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paintings | 15 | 12 | 80% | $19.7kSign up | $18.3kSign up | $37.5kSign up |
| Oil | 3 | 3 | 100% | $26.1kSign up | $25kSign up | $37.5kSign up |
| Acrylic | 6 | 6 | 100% | $18.1kSign up | $16.1kSign up | $32.5kSign up |
| Mixed media | 6 | 3 | 50% | $16.4kSign up | $17.8kSign up | $18.8kSign up |
| Works on paper | 5 | 5 | 100% | $8.6kSign up | $3.3kSign up | $27.9kSign up |
| Gouache | 5 | 5 | 100% | $8.6kSign up | $3.3kSign up | $27.9kSign up |
| Prints & multiples | 13 | 11 | 85% | $1.8kSign up | $1.3kSign up | $3.7kSign up |
| Etching | 6 | 4 | 67% | $1.9kSign up | $1.5kSign up | $3.3kSign up |
| Aquatint | 7 | 7 | 100% | $1.8kSign up | $1.1kSign up | $3.7kSign up |
| Other | 2 | 2 | 100% | $31.3kSign up | $31.3kSign up | $56.3kSign up |
Medium classes are derived from the medium text as published by each house; “Other” includes lots whose medium wasn’t stated.
By year
| Year | Offered | Sold | Median |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 1 | 1 | $11kSign up |
| 2025 | 4 | 1 | $27.9kSign up |
| 2024 | 5 | 5 | $2.3kSign up |
| 2023 | 6 | 5 | $1.3kSign up |
| 2022 | 1 | 1 | $1.2kSign up |
| 2021 | 1 | 1 | $37.5kSign up |
| 2020 | 1 | 1 | $32.5kSign up |
| 2019 | 2 | 2 | $6.3kSign up |
| 2018 | 2 | 2 | $23.1kSign up |
| 2017 | 2 | 2 | $36.1kSign up |
| 2014 | 3 | 3 | $6.3kSign up |
| 2013 | 1 | 1 | $32.5kSign up |
| 2012 | 1 | 0 | —Sign up |
| 2011 | 1 | 1 | $1.8kSign up |
| 2009 | 1 | 1 | $3kSign up |
| 2008 | 3 | 3 | $3.3kSign up |