Guillermo Meza Álvarez: career timeline
Mexican · 1917–1997 · Works grouped by the decade they were made (the cataloged date, or a date in the signature or title), not by sale date. 64 of 91 lots (67% of works) have a usable creation date; the others are listed at the end by the decade they were sold. Each work is shown once, even when it sold more than once.
| Decade made | Works | Sold | Median sold price | Main medium |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | 7 | 1 | $4.1kSign up | Oil |
| 1950s | 10 | 5 | $219Sign up | Lithograph |
| 1960s | 7 | 0 | — | Oil |
| 1970s | 3 | 1 | $113Sign up | Oil |
| 1980s | 13 | 4 | $537Sign up | Oil |
| 1990s | 1 | 0 | — | Pastel |
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1940s 7 works
- Sold
- 1 of 7
- Median
- $4.1kSign up
- Average
- $4.1kSign up
- Typical size
- 25.5 × 19.5 in (65 × 50 cm)
- Mediums
- Oil (6), Watercolor (1)
- Subjects
- —
1941 Hombre con flamas surrealista$4.1kSign up · sold 4×
1942 RetratoUnsold
1942 RetratoUnsold
1942 RetratoResult not published
1942 RetratoResult not published
1942 RetratoResult not published
1943 La virgen y el niñoResult not published
1950s 10 works
- Sold
- 5 of 10
- Median
- $219Sign up
- Average
- $1.5kSign up
- Typical size
- 19.5 × 22.5 in (50 × 57 cm)
- Mediums
- Lithograph (5), Oil (3), Gouache (2)
- Subjects
- Figures & portraits (1)
1950 UntitledUnsold
1950 UntitledUnsold
1951 UntitledUnsold
1952 Hombre en maguey$234Sign up · sold 4×
1952 Hombre en maguey$59Sign up · sold 3×
1952 Hombre en maguey$87Sign up · sold 3×
1952 Hombre en maguey$219Sign up
1953 Untitled (Seated woman)Unsold
1957 Juego de aguaResult not published · sold 2×
1959 La cantera$7kSign up
1960s 7 works
- Sold
- 0 of 7
- Median
- —
- Average
- —
- Typical size
- 24 × 26 in (61 × 66 cm)
- Mediums
- Oil (3), Gouache (2), Pastel (2)
- Subjects
- —
1960 Pequeño paisajeUnsold · sold 2×
1961 Banista en una pozaUnsold
1964 Cuerpo vestido de piedra y oroUnsold · sold 3×
1964 Como ave lejanaResult not published
1965 Untitled (study for Los estaciones)Unsold
1968 El vientoUnsold
1968 UntitledUnsold
1970s 3 works
- Sold
- 1 of 3
- Median
- $113Sign up
- Average
- $113Sign up
- Typical size
- 43.5 × 31.5 in (110 × 80 cm)
- Mediums
- Oil (2), Lithograph (1)
- Subjects
- —
1973 Yo, Xochipilli... AutorretratoUnsold
1974 Ehécatl joven$113Sign up
1974 Árbol del bien y el malUnsold · sold 4×
1980s 13 works
- Sold
- 4 of 13
- Median
- $537Sign up
- Average
- $1.3kSign up
- Typical size
- 17.5 × 14 in (45 × 35 cm)
- Mediums
- Oil (4), Etching (4), Pastel (3)
- Subjects
- —
1980 Selva petrificada o Futuro encuentro de Adán y EvaResult not published · sold 3×
1981 Diálogo de serpiente y mujerUnsold
1981 Diálogo entre serpiente y mujerUnsold
1981 Frutos del jardín del Edén$90Sign up · sold 2×
1981 Diálogo entre serpiente y mujerUnsold
1983 Máscara ardiente$4.1kSign up
1983 UntitledUnsold
1983 UntitledUnsold
1983 DesnudoResult not published · sold 2×
1984 Imagen mitológicaUnsold · sold 2×
1985 El perro del mal II$976Sign up · sold 2×
1985 Untitled$98Sign up
Show 1 more (1980s)
1985 UntitledUnsold
1990s 1 work
- Sold
- 0 of 1
- Median
- —
- Average
- —
- Typical size
- 19 × 13.5 in (48 × 34 cm)
- Mediums
- Pastel (1)
- Subjects
- —
1990 Figura levitandoResult not published
Creation date not recorded
20 works have no cataloged or signed date. They are grouped here by the decade they were last sold, which says nothing about when they were made.
Undated, sold in the 2000s 2 works
- Sold
- 2 of 2
- Median
- $984Sign up
- Average
- $984Sign up
- Typical size
- 15 × 9.5 in (38 × 24 cm)
- Mediums
- Mixed media (1), Oil (1)
- Subjects
- —
sold 2005 (Mexican, 1917-1995)$588Sign up
sold 2008 La Noche$1.4kSign up
Undated, sold in the 2010s 2 works
- Sold
- 2 of 2
- Median
- $788Sign up
- Average
- $788Sign up
- Typical size
- 10.5 × 15 in (27 × 39 cm)
- Mediums
- Gouache (1), Other (1)
- Subjects
- —
sold 2012 Guillermo Meza, Mexican, 1917 - 1997$950Sign up
sold 2018 Two works of art$625Sign up
Undated, sold in the 2020s 16 works
- Sold
- 3 of 16
- Median
- $173Sign up
- Average
- $199Sign up
- Typical size
- 21.5 × 17 in (54 × 44 cm)
- Mediums
- Lithograph (12), Pastel (4)
- Subjects
- —
sold 2021 La belleza será o no seráResult not published
sold 2021 Impresiones subjetivas del libro sagrado de los antigüos mayas Chilam Balam de ChimayelResult not published
sold 2022 La belleza será o no seráResult not published
sold 2022 Impresiones subjetivas del libro sagrado de los antigüos mayas Chilam Balam de ChumayelResult not published
sold 2022 Impresiones subjetivas del libro sagrado de los antigüos mayas Chilam Balam de ChumayelResult not published
sold 2022 La belleza será o no seráResult not published
Show 6 more (2020s)
sold 2022 La belleza será o no seráResult not published
sold 2023 El cántaroResult not published
sold 2023 Impresiones subjetivas del libro sagrado de los antigüos mayas Chilam Balam de ChumayelResult not published
sold 2023 La belleza será o no seráUnsold
sold 2024 UntitledUnsold
sold 2024 UntitledUnsold
…and 4 more works from this group in the full results list.
Medians and averages count sold works only (each work's most recent sale), in US dollars at the sale-date rate. Works cataloged as “attributed to”, “circle of” or similar are left out. All Guillermo Meza Álvarez auction results →