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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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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Familia Indigena III, (Country Family), 1983
Lithograph
sheet (sight): 22 x 29 7/8 inches
Michaan's Auctions · Nov 17, 2023 · Lot 259
$308≈ £247≈ €283Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $500–700View at Michaan's Auctions ↗
Mujeres de Mexico (Women of Mexico), 1973, Mexican Masters Suite
Lithograph
sheet (sight): 22 1/4 x 30 inches
Michaan's Auctions · Nov 17, 2023 · Lot 260
$431≈ £346≈ €396Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $600–800View at Michaan's Auctions ↗
Silvia, 1980
Lithograph
sheet (sight): 32 1/2 x 23 5/8 inches
Michaan's Auctions · Nov 17, 2023 · Lot 261
$584≈ £470≈ €537Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $800–1,200View at Michaan's Auctions ↗
Madre Juchiteca (Juchitecan Mother), 1973
Lithograph
22 1/4 x 29 5/8 inches (sheet)
Michaan's Auctions · Nov 17, 2023 · Lot 262
$431≈ £346≈ €396Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $600–800View at Michaan's Auctions ↗
Untitled, 1968
Drawing
49 x 64 cm
Morton Subastas · Nov 16, 2023 · Lot 33
MX$100,000≈ $5,788≈ £4,669≈ €5,335HammerSign up free to seeEst. MX$110,000–170,000View at Morton Subastas ↗
Reclining Nude, 1968
Drawing · Paper
19⅝ h x 25½ w in (50 x 65 cm)
Toomey & Co. · Oct 10, 2023 · Lot 290
$1,764≈ £1,440≈ €1,667Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $1,000–View at Toomey & Co. ↗
Madre e Hija
21 3/4 x 27 5/8in (55.2 x 70.2cm)
Bonhams · Jul 25, 2023 · Lot 24
$2,176≈ £1,696≈ €1,969Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $1,500–2,500View at Bonhams ↗
Chamulas Rojo (B. 59, 1981
Lithograph · Paper · ed. 38/75
22 x 30in
Bonhams · May 30, 2023 · Lot 196
$179≈ £143≈ €166Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $500–700View at Bonhams ↗
Mujer Sentada con Rebozo - Orante
Sculpture · ed. III/VI
height 15 3/4in (40cm); width 12 1/4in (31.1cm); depth 11in (27.9cm)
Bonhams · Mar 29, 2023 · Lot 162
$12,750≈ £10,342≈ €11,754Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $10,000–15,000View at Bonhams ↗
Desnudo Abrazándose las Piernas
Sculpture · ed. II/III
Bonhams · Mar 29, 2023 · Lot 163
$10,200≈ £8,274≈ €9,404Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $8,000–12,000View at Bonhams ↗

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.

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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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