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).
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.
42 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 | 4 | 2 | 50% | $6.8kSign up | $6.8kSign up | $8kSign up |
| Oil | 3 | 2 | 67% | $6.8kSign up | $6.8kSign up | $8kSign up |
| Mixed media | 1 | 0 | 0% | —Sign up | —Sign up | — |
| Works on paper | 26 | 12 | 46% | $9.3kSign up | $3.8kSign up | $41.3kSign up |
| Watercolor | 6 | 2 | 33% | $14.1kSign up | $14.1kSign up | $25kSign up |
| Gouache | 4 | 4 | 100% | $3.7kSign up | $3.8kSign up | $5.1kSign up |
| Drawing | 10 | 3 | 30% | $4kSign up | $3.2kSign up | $7.6kSign up |
| Prints & multiples | 95 | 56 | 59% | $983Sign up | $707Sign up | $3.7kSign up |
| Lithograph | 13 | 7 | 54% | $1.3kSign up | $600Sign up | $2.8kSign up |
| Screenprint | 81 | 48 | 59% | $916Sign up | $707Sign up | $3.7kSign up |
| Woodcut / linocut | 1 | 1 | 100% | $1.9kSign up | $1.9kSign up | $1.9kSign up |
| Other | 8 | 8 | 100% | $14.2kSign up | $5kSign up | $81.3kSign 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 | 31 | 20 | $854Sign up |
| 2025 | 24 | 20 | $848Sign up |
| 2024 | 15 | 8 | $769Sign up |
| 2023 | 10 | 4 | $1.2kSign up |
| 2022 | 17 | 4 | $4.1kSign up |
| 2021 | 13 | 2 | $330Sign up |
| 2019 | 4 | 4 | $4.4kSign up |
| 2018 | 3 | 2 | $5.6kSign up |
| 2017 | 2 | 2 | $6kSign up |
| 2016 | 2 | 2 | $40.9kSign up |
| 2015 | 1 | 0 | —Sign up |
| 2014 | 2 | 2 | $2.3kSign up |
| 2013 | 3 | 3 | $25kSign up |
| 2012 | 1 | 1 | $2.4kSign up |
| 2010 | 2 | 1 | $3.7kSign up |
| 2008 | 1 | 1 | $8kSign up |
| 2006 | 1 | 1 | $5.1kSign up |
| 2004 | 1 | 1 | $600Sign up |