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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13 works by Francisco Zúñiga with an auction history (offered more than once) →
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
Young Woman at the ThresholdClars Auction Gallery · $35,000≈ £26,525≈ €31,812Sign 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).
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- Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. $800–1,000
- Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. $1,000–1,500
- Madre e Hija (B. 14), 1974Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. $1,000–1,500
- Mujer en la ventana, 1951Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. $10,000–15,000
- Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. $5,000–7,000
- Ritual, 1965Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. $15,000–25,000
- Desnudo reclinado, 1973Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. $6,000–8,000
- Mujer en la ventana, 1951Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. $15,000–25,000
- Sleeping Woman, 1977Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. $4,000–6,000
- Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. $10,000–15,000
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 (106)Francisco Zúñiga watercolors (16)Francisco Zúñiga pastels (28)Francisco Zúñiga drawings (51)Francisco Zúñiga prints (124)Francisco Zúñiga lithographs (110)Francisco Zúñiga screenprints (4)Francisco Zúñiga sculpture (61)
Francisco Zúñiga signature
288 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, 2026Signed and dated "1976" lower left
— Recumbent Nude Woman, Auctions at Showplace, Feb 19, 2024Incised 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
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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