Carlos Mérida
Guatemalan · 1891–1984 · Painter, Printmaker
Carlos Mérida was a Guatemalan artist and naturalized Mexican who was one of the first to fuse European modern painting to Latin American themes, especially those related to… (Wikipedia)
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Record prices
El disco negroPhillips · $81,250≈ £56,104≈ €72,448Sign up to see
Diálogo SilentePhillips · $41,250≈ £27,370≈ €32,007Sign up to see
Untitled (Frarojo)Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) · $25,000≈ £15,635≈ €18,431Sign up to see
Carlos Mérida’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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- Proyecto del mural Guatemala, ca. 1956Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. MX$130,000–200,000
- Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. MX$70,000–100,000
- Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. MX$15,000–20,000
- Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. MX$6,000–10,000
- Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. MX$8,000–12,000
- Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. MX$4,000–6,000
- Sin título, 1979Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. $2,000–
- Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. MX$70,000–100,000
- Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. MX$4,000–6,000
- Proyecto del mural Guatemala, ca. 1956Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. MX$180,000–220,000
Also offered, result not published (42)
Lots by Carlos Mérida that were offered at auction where the house did not publish whether they sold. Not counted in any statistics.
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Carlos Mérida signature
154 catalogued lots by Carlos Mérida record a signature line. The most common placement is lower right (40% of lots that state a placement). Most often: signed.
Placement
Form
Signed and dated "CARLOS MERIDA 1968" lower left
— Los cuatro hitos, Phillips, Sep 26, 2018Signed and dated l.c., signed and dated verso
— Three Figures, Barridoff Auctions, Mar 29, 2025Signed lower right
— Dance of the Moors, Austin Auction Gallery, Jun 25, 2022
About Carlos Mérida
Carlos Mérida was a Guatemalan artist and naturalized Mexican who was one of the first to fuse European modern painting to Latin American themes, especially those related to Guatemala and Mexico. He was part of the Mexican muralism movement in subject matter but less so in style, favoring a non-figurative and later geometric style rather than a figurative, narrative style. Mérida is best known for canvas and mural work, the latter including elements such as glass and ceramic mosaic on major constructions in the 1950s and 1960s. One of his major works 4000m2 on the Benito Juarez housing complex, was completely destroyed with the 1985 Mexico City earthquake, but a monument to it exists at another complex in the south of the city.
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