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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MX$4,900,000≈ $282,583≈ £210,459≈ €242,686Sign uprecord priceTres mujeres caminandoMorton Subastas2026353lots offered2003–2026years recorded73%sold (226)$2.6kSign up free to seemedian price

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Tres mujeres caminandoMorton Subastas · May 2026MX$4,900,000≈ $282,583≈ £210,459≈ €242,686Sign up to see
Desnudo de ancianaPhillips · May 2022$59,850≈ £48,181≈ €56,865Sign up to see
Mujer sentada con rebozo - oranteBonhams · May 2009$30,500≈ £20,522≈ €23,066Sign up to see

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Dos mujeres, 1970
Pastel
50 x 65 cm
Morton Subastas · Jun 26, 2025 · Lot 388
MX$70,000≈ $3,709≈ £2,707≈ €3,172HammerSign up free to seeEst. MX$75,000–100,000View at Morton Subastas ↗
Juchitecas II (Brewster 65), 1981
Lithograph · Paper · ed. 44/100
sheet 21 3/4 x 29 5/8in (55.2 x 75.2cm)
Bonhams · Jun 26, 2025 · Lot 94
$896≈ £654≈ €766Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $800–1,200View at Bonhams ↗
Juchitecas en conversación, 1985
Sculpture
42,5 × 49,5 × 40 cm
Grisebach · Jun 6, 2025 · Lot 474
€25,400≈ $28,984≈ £21,401Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. €20,000–30,000View at Grisebach ↗
Untitled (from The Mexican Masters suite), 1973
Lithograph
22½ h x 30 w in (57 x 76 cm)
Rago Auctions · May 23, 2025 · Lot 359
$508≈ £377≈ €450Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $400–View at Rago Auctions ↗
Mujeres
Print (other)
47 x 63 cm c/u
Morton Subastas · May 3, 2025 · Lot 41
MX$4,200≈ $213≈ £160≈ €188HammerSign up free to seeEst. MX$5,000–10,000View at Morton Subastas ↗
Cuatro mujeres de pie, 1968
Watercolor · Paper
25⅝ h x 19⅝ w in (65 x 50 cm)
Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) · Apr 30, 2025 · Lot 122
$1,778≈ £1,332≈ €1,563Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $2,000–View at Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) ↗
Soledad acostada, de la Suite de Maestros Mexicanos, 1973
Lithograph
55.9 x 76.2 cm medidas totales
Morton Subastas · Mar 27, 2025 · Lot 180
MX$12,000≈ $591≈ £457≈ €548HammerSign up free to seeEst. MX$15,000–25,000View at Morton Subastas ↗
Dos Mujeres Sentadas
19 1/4 x 25in (48.8 x 63.5cm)
Bonhams · Mar 26, 2025 · Lot 71
$3,584≈ £2,778≈ €3,322Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $2,000–4,000View at Bonhams ↗
Tres Mujeres Sentadas
19 1/4 x 25 1/4in (48.8 x 64.1cm)
Bonhams · Mar 26, 2025 · Lot 72
$3,584≈ £2,778≈ €3,322Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $2,000–4,000View at Bonhams ↗
Desnudo de Victoria de pie
Sculpture · Panel · ed. IV/V
Bonhams · Mar 26, 2025 · Lot 73
$15,360≈ £11,906≈ €14,238Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $6,000–8,000View at Bonhams ↗

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Francisco Zúñiga signature

275 catalogued lots by Francisco Zúñiga record a signature line. The most common placement is lower right (45% of lots that state a placement). Most often: signed.

Placement

lower right27
lower left24
on the reverse3
on the base3
along the bottom2
in the margin1

Form

signed128
signed and dated106
signed in pencil40
monogrammed1

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, 2026
Incised with the artist's signature, foundry and date "ZUÑIGA 1971 FUND MOISES DEL AGUILA" lower left of left side — Soledad Sentada, Phillips, Nov 18, 2021
Signed and dated on the lower right: Zúniga 1979 — Desnudo, im Kinsky, Feb 26, 2019

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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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