Francisco Zúñiga
Costa Rican · 1912–1998 · Painter, Printmaker
José Jesús Francisco Zúñiga Chavarría was a Costa Rican-born Mexican artist, known both for his painting and his sculpture. Journalist Fernando González Gortázar lists Zúñiga… (Wikipedia)
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Record prices
Tres mujeres caminandoMorton Subastas · MX$4,900,000≈ $282,583≈ £210,459≈ €242,686Sign up to see
Desnudo de ancianaPhillips · $59,850≈ £48,181≈ €56,865Sign up to see
Mujer sentada con rebozo - oranteBonhams · $30,500≈ £20,522≈ €23,066Sign up to see
Francisco Zúñiga’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 301 auction results for Francisco Zúñiga between 2003 and 2026, of which 217 sold (72%). A further 43 lots were offered at auction without a published result. Recorded sale prices range from $98Sign up free to see to $283kSign up free to see. The highest price recorded is $283kSign up free to see for Tres mujeres caminando at Morton Subastas in May 2026. The most common medium is lithographs (101 lots). Most results come from Bonhams (118), Morton Subastas (95) and Rago Auctions (15).
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- Dos mujeres sentada, 1978$10,965≈ £8,274≈ €9,616Sign up free to see
- Tres mujeres de pie I, 1974MX$22,000≈ $1,296≈ £954≈ €1,113Sign up free to see
- Tres mujeres, 1968MX$80,000≈ $4,714≈ £3,470≈ €4,048Sign up free to see
- Calera, 1975MX$280,000≈ $16,498≈ £12,147≈ €14,167Sign up free to see
- Two Women in Green, 1974$1,995≈ £1,475≈ €1,723Sign up free to see
- Madre con niño, 1973$1,536≈ £1,135≈ €1,328Sign up free to see
- Muchacha en una silla, 1982MX$7,500≈ $432≈ £322≈ €376Sign up free to see
- Pastorcillo, 1975$10,880≈ £8,187≈ €9,561Sign up free to see
- $2,560≈ £1,915≈ €2,244Sign up free to see
- Desnudo sentado, 1974MX$115,000≈ $6,519≈ £4,954≈ €5,748Sign up free to see
Also offered, result not published (43)
Lots by Francisco Zúñiga that were offered at auction where the house did not publish whether they sold. Not counted in any statistics.
Francisco Zúñiga works on paper (98)Francisco Zúñiga watercolors (15)Francisco Zúñiga pastels (27)Francisco Zúñiga drawings (45)Francisco Zúñiga prints (114)Francisco Zúñiga lithographs (101)Francisco Zúñiga screenprints (4)Francisco Zúñiga sculpture (56)
Francisco Zúñiga: quick facts
What is the highest price paid for a work by Francisco Zúñiga at auction?
$282,583Sign up free to see, for Tres mujeres caminando at Morton Subastas (May 2026) — the highest price in ArtSell’s records.
What is a typical auction price for Francisco Zúñiga?
The median sale price is $2.6kSign up free to see across 217 priced sales. Prices vary by medium, size and date — see the price chart & statistics.
How many works by Francisco Zúñiga have sold at auction?
217 of 301 recorded lots sold between 2003 and 2026. 43 further lots were offered with no published result and are not counted.
Which auction houses sell Francisco Zúñiga?
Bonhams, Morton Subastas and Rago Auctions account for the most recorded results. Bonhams · Morton Subastas · Rago Auctions
Francisco Zúñiga signature
269 catalogued lots by Francisco Zúñiga record a signature line. The most common placement is lower right (46% of lots that state a placement). Most often: signed.
Placement
Form
Incised with the artist's signature and date "ZUNIGA 1978" on the reverse of the right figure; incised with the artist's signature "Zuniga" on the lower edge of
— Dos mujeres sentada, Phillips, Sep 26, 2026Incised with the artist's signature, foundry and date "ZUÑIGA 1971 FUND MOISES DEL AGUILA" lower left of left side
— Soledad Sentada, Phillips, Nov 18, 2021Signed and dated on the lower right: Zúniga 1979
— Desnudo, im Kinsky, Feb 26, 2019
About Francisco Zúñiga
José Jesús Francisco Zúñiga Chavarría was a Costa Rican-born Mexican artist, known both for his painting and his sculpture. Journalist Fernando González Gortázar lists Zúñiga as one of the 100 most notable Mexicans of the 20th century, while the Encyclopædia Britannica calls him "perhaps the best sculptor" of the Mexican political modern style.
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