Ernesto Deira
Argentine · 1928–1986 · Painter, Draughtsman
Ernesto Deira was an Argentine artist associated with the Nueva Figuración movement in Latin America. Together they called for a return to figurative art, rejecting both… (Wikipedia)
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Record prices
El galloLos Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) · $3,072≈ £2,281≈ €2,630Sign up to see
Ernesto Deira’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 1 auction result for Ernesto Deira in 2026, of which 1 sold (100%). A further 12 lots were offered at auction without a published result. The highest price recorded is $3.1kSign up free to see for El gallo at Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) in April 2026. Most results come from Saráchaga (6), Bullrich Gaona Wernicke (6) and Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) (1).
1 result
- El gallo, 1957$3,072≈ £2,281≈ €2,630Sign up free to see
Also offered, result not published (12)
Lots by Ernesto Deira that were offered at auction where the house did not publish whether they sold. Not counted in any statistics.
Ernesto Deira: quick facts
What is the highest price paid for a work by Ernesto Deira at auction?
$3,072Sign up free to see, for El gallo at Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) (April 2026) — the highest price in ArtSell’s records.
What is a typical auction price for Ernesto Deira?
The median sale price is $3.1kSign up free to see across 1 priced sale. Prices vary by medium, size and date — see the price chart & statistics.
How many works by Ernesto Deira have sold at auction?
1 of 1 recorded lots sold in 2026. 12 further lots were offered with no published result and are not counted.
Which auction houses sell Ernesto Deira?
Saráchaga, Bullrich Gaona Wernicke and Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) account for the most recorded results. Saráchaga · Bullrich Gaona Wernicke · Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA)
About Ernesto Deira
Ernesto Deira was an Argentine artist associated with the Nueva Figuración movement in Latin America. Together they called for a return to figurative art, rejecting both abstraction and traditional forms of representation. Deira's own style was highly expressive, linear, and often grotesque. Deira went to the Universidad of Bueno Aires and became a lawyer, but later turned to art. He studied with Leopoldo Torres Agüero and Leopoldo Presas in the 1950s. Then, in 1961, he joined Jorge de la Vega, Rómulo Macció and Luis Felipe Noé in an exhibition entitled "Otra Figuración". After the exhibition, they formed a group of the same name, which shared studio space and exhibited together until 1966. He later moved to Paris, where he died in 1986.
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