Diego Rivera
Mexican · 1886–1957 · Painter, Printmaker
Diego María de la Concepción Juan Nepomuceno Estanislao de la Rivera y Barrientos Acosta y Rodríguez was a Mexican painter. His large frescoes helped establish the mural… (Wikipedia)
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Record prices
Vendedora de Flores en XochimilcoCoeur d'Alene Art Auction · $1,232,000≈ £663,507≈ €971,609Sign up to see
Retrato de Marevna (Portrait of Marevna)Phillips · $970,000≈ £780,433≈ €913,629Sign up to see
Don LupitoPhillips · $591,000≈ £455,421≈ €523,194Sign up to see
Diego Rivera’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
6 lot(s) catalogued with a qualifier (e.g. “attributed to”, “after”, “circle of”) are listed in the results but excluded from these statistics.
23 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 | 6 | 5 | 83% | $620kSign up | $591kSign up | $1.2MSign up |
| Oil | 5 | 4 | 80% | $775kSign up | $781kSign up | $1.2MSign up |
| Mixed media | 1 | 1 | 100% | $3kSign up | $3kSign up | $3kSign up |
| Works on paper | 77 | 57 | 74% | $22.1kSign up | $8.4kSign up | $190kSign up |
| Watercolor | 33 | 26 | 79% | $36.2kSign up | $28.9kSign up | $190kSign up |
| Gouache | 2 | 2 | 100% | $21.2kSign up | $21.2kSign up | $25.7kSign up |
| Pastel | 2 | 1 | 50% | $19kSign up | $19kSign up | $19kSign up |
| Drawing | 37 | 26 | 70% | $8.5kSign up | $5.4kSign up | $30.5kSign up |
| Prints & multiples | 17 | 16 | 94% | $9.2kSign up | $8.5kSign up | $20.5kSign up |
| Lithograph | 11 | 11 | 100% | $12.9kSign up | $12.4kSign up | $20.5kSign up |
| Print (other) | 6 | 5 | 83% | $869Sign up | $941Sign up | $1.3kSign up |
| Other | 2 | 1 | 50% | $3.4kSign up | $3.4kSign up | $3.4kSign 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 | 14 | 13 | $5.4kSign up |
| 2025 | 7 | 6 | $8.6kSign up |
| 2024 | 7 | 6 | $20.1kSign up |
| 2023 | 3 | 2 | $31.5kSign up |
| 2022 | 4 | 1 | $5.3kSign up |
| 2021 | 4 | 2 | $15.8kSign up |
| 2020 | 6 | 6 | $10.6kSign up |
| 2019 | 3 | 2 | $12.3kSign up |
| 2018 | 3 | 2 | $300kSign up |
| 2017 | 3 | 1 | $3.4kSign up |
| 2016 | 3 | 3 | $22.5kSign up |
| 2015 | 2 | 2 | $63.1kSign up |
| 2014 | 5 | 4 | $7.5kSign up |
| 2013 | 1 | 1 | $425Sign up |
| 2012 | 1 | 1 | $55.6kSign up |
| 2010 | 4 | 4 | $6.3kSign up |
| 2009 | 5 | 5 | $8.9kSign up |
| 2008 | 2 | 2 | $3.7kSign up |
| 2007 | 3 | 3 | $78.4kSign up |
| 2006 | 13 | 7 | $6.6kSign up |
| 2005 | 2 | 1 | $32.3kSign up |
| 2004 | 3 | 2 | $3.5kSign up |
| 2003 | 3 | 3 | $8.8kSign up |
| 1991 | 1 | 0 | —Sign up |