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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Marble Figurative
Sculpture
Palm Beach Modern Auctions · Feb 8, 2020 · Lot 112
$22,500≈ £17,379≈ €20,512Price realizedSign up free to seeView at Palm Beach Modern Auctions ↗
La Señal, 1982
Lithograph · ed. 15/135
sheet: 22 x 30 inches
Capsule Auctions · Dec 11, 2019 · Lot 24
$406≈ £309≈ €367Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $200–400View at Capsule Auctions ↗
El Rebozo Blanco, 1986
Lithograph
plate: 29 3/4 x 21 1/4 inches
Capsule Auctions · Dec 11, 2019 · Lot 25
$469≈ £357≈ €423Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $200–400View at Capsule Auctions ↗
Untitled
Rago Auctions · Nov 9, 2019 · Lot 712
$8,750≈ £6,832≈ €7,930Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $10,000–View at Rago Auctions ↗
Desnudo Recostado de Espaldas
Rago Auctions · Nov 9, 2019 · Lot 713
$2,375≈ £1,854≈ €2,152Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $1,000–View at Rago Auctions ↗
Mujeres al Mar
Rago Auctions · Nov 9, 2019 · Lot 714
$500≈ £390≈ €453Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $1,000–View at Rago Auctions ↗
Torso de Joven
Rago Auctions · Nov 9, 2019 · Lot 720
$1,375≈ £1,074≈ €1,246Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $1,500–View at Rago Auctions ↗
Torso de Hombre
Rago Auctions · Nov 9, 2019 · Lot 721
$2,000≈ £1,562≈ €1,813Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $1,500–View at Rago Auctions ↗
Torso de Hombre
Rago Auctions · Nov 9, 2019 · Lot 722
$1,875≈ £1,464≈ €1,699Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $1,500–View at Rago Auctions ↗
Untitled - Two Women, 1974
Pastel · Paper
39.4 x 61 cm
Levis Fine Art Auctions · Nov 3, 2019 · Lot 311
CA$1,463≈ $1,110≈ £859≈ €995Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. CA$2,500–3,500View at Levis Fine Art Auctions ↗

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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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