Jesús Reyes Ferreira
Mexican · 1880–1977 · Painter, Sculptor
Jesús Reyes Ferreira (1880-1977), born José de Jesús Benjamín Buenaventura de los Reyes y Ferreira and also known as Chucho Reyes, was a self-taught artist and antiques/art… (Wikipedia)
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Record prices
Untitled (Rooster)Bonhams · $5,632≈ £4,295≈ €4,879Sign up to see
Woman in Blue with a Flower in her HairBonhams · $4,352≈ £3,205≈ €3,723Sign up to see
El GalloBonhams · $2,805≈ £2,316≈ €2,771Sign up to see
Jesús Reyes Ferreira’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).
ArtSell has recorded 21 auction results for Jesús Reyes Ferreira between 2013 and 2025, of which 14 sold (67%). Recorded sale prices range from $410Sign up free to see to $5.6kSign up free to see. The highest price recorded is $5.6kSign up free to see for Untitled (Rooster) at Bonhams in November 2025. The most common medium is gouaches (9 lots). Most results come from Bonhams (17) and Pananti (4).
21 results
- $5,632≈ £4,295≈ €4,879Sign up free to see
- $4,352≈ £3,205≈ €3,723Sign up free to see
- $832≈ £655≈ €793Sign up free to see
- $1,792≈ £1,411≈ €1,707Sign up free to see
- $1,920≈ £1,512≈ €1,829Sign up free to see
- $2,304≈ £1,814≈ €2,195Sign up free to see
- $410≈ £324≈ €388Sign up free to see
- $1,664≈ £1,319≈ €1,538Sign up free to see
- $1,664≈ £1,319≈ €1,538Sign up free to see
- $2,805≈ £2,316≈ €2,771Sign up free to see
Jesús Reyes Ferreira works on paper (11)Jesús Reyes Ferreira gouaches (9)
Jesús Reyes Ferreira: quick facts
What is the highest price paid for a work by Jesús Reyes Ferreira at auction?
$5,632Sign up free to see, for Untitled (Rooster) at Bonhams (November 2025) — the highest price in ArtSell’s records.
What is a typical auction price for Jesús Reyes Ferreira?
The median sale price is $1.7kSign up free to see across 14 priced sales. Prices vary by medium, size and date — see the price chart & statistics.
How many works by Jesús Reyes Ferreira have sold at auction?
14 of 21 recorded lots sold between 2013 and 2025.
Which auction houses sell Jesús Reyes Ferreira?
Bonhams and Pananti account for the most recorded results. Bonhams · Pananti
About Jesús Reyes Ferreira
Jesús Reyes Ferreira (1880-1977), born José de Jesús Benjamín Buenaventura de los Reyes y Ferreira and also known as Chucho Reyes, was a self-taught artist and antiques/art collector and vendor. Reyes Ferreira began painting on crêpe paper, a delicate material not meant to last, as a way of decorating paper meant to wrap sales from his antiques/art store. The decorated paper became popular enough to be sold on its own. Although he began this activity in Guadalajara, he did not produce the bulk of his work until after he moved to Mexico City when he was 58 years old. Here he continued collecting and selling objects such as colonial art and Mexican handcrafts and folk art, being one of the early exponents for the appreciation of these objects. He also spent several hours a day painting. His work was first exhibited in 1950 with his first individual exhibition in 1967 at the Palacio de Bellas Artes after a half century of painting. As a self-taught painter, his works are relatively simple and often are dismissed as folk painting but they were and his aesthetics were praised by famous artists and architects at the time.
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