Feliciano Béjar
Mexican · 1920–2007 · Painter, Sculptor
Feliciano Béjar Ruíz was a Mexican artist and artisan, best known for a style of sculpture called "magiscopios" which involved various materials along with crystals and/or… (Wikipedia)
3 works by Feliciano Béjar with an auction history (offered more than once) →
Record prices
CustodiaMorton Subastas · MX$140,000≈ $6,898≈ £5,329≈ €6,396Sign up to see
CustodiaMorton Subastas · MX$110,000≈ $5,669≈ £4,210≈ €5,026Sign up to see
Custodia, de la colección Magiscopios®Morton Subastas · MX$90,000≈ $5,303≈ £3,904≈ €4,554Sign up to see
Feliciano Béjar’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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- Magiscopio, 1995Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. MX$150,000–180,000
- Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. MX$180,000–250,000
- Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. MX$180,000–250,000
- Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. MX$230,000–300,000
- Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. MX$12,000–20,000
- Custodia, 2002Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. MX$130,000–180,000
- Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. MX$180,000–350,000
- Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. MX$110,000–180,000
- Custodia, 1995Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. MX$150,000–200,000
- Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. MX$150,000–200,000
Also offered, result not published (8)
Lots by Feliciano Béjar that were offered at auction where the house did not publish whether they sold. Not counted in any statistics.
Feliciano Béjar paintings (13)Feliciano Béjar oil paintings (5)Feliciano Béjar acrylic paintings (7)Feliciano Béjar works on paper (5)Feliciano Béjar watercolors (4)Feliciano Béjar sculpture (30)
Feliciano Béjar signature
46 catalogued lots by Feliciano Béjar record a signature line. Most often: signed.
Form
Firmado y fechado 1964 al reverso
— El dragón, Morton Subastas, Nov 6, 2025Firmada y fechada 91
— Custodia, de la colección Magiscopios®, Morton Subastas, Sep 24, 2026Firmada y fechada 1992
— Custodia, de la colección Magiscopios®, Morton Subastas, Sep 24, 2026
About Feliciano Béjar
Feliciano Béjar Ruíz was a Mexican artist and artisan, best known for a style of sculpture called "magiscopios" which involved various materials along with crystals and/or lenses to play with light or create distorted visions. He was born in rural central Mexico and was completely self-taught as an artist. He was creative as a young child, drawing and creating his first sculpture like pieces from papier-mâché. His art career began in New York, where he had travelled and lived for a time in Hell's Kitchen. His drawing the attention of Arthur Ewart and Frances Coleman, with the latter helping him have his first exhibition and whose husband helped sponsor his time in Europe. The magiscopes arose from an intense interest in light and the sun, which began when he saw a boy in Italy playing with reflections of the sun in puddles. Images of the sun appeared in his painting and sculpture, developing into the use of crystals and lenses. In his later life, Béjar withdrew from the art world for about sixteen years, disillusioned with it and retreating to his ranch in the State of Mexico.
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