Jose Luis Cuevas Works on Paper: Auction Prices

1934–2017

Of the 75 lots by Jose Luis Cuevas (works on paper) recorded at auction between 2003 and 2026, 44 found a buyer (59%). Half of the priced sales fell between $500Sign up free to see and $2kSign up free to see, with a median of $1.1kSign up free to see. Autorretrato el día de mi cumpleaños holds the top price on file: $4kSign up free to see at Bonhams (April 2013). The houses with the most results are Morton Subastas (38), Bonhams (14) and Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) (5).

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All works on paper results

1. 
   Untitled

   Drawing · Paper

   9 x 6 3/4 in

   Abell Auction Company · Jun 18, 2026 · Lot 368
   $448≈ £339≈ €391Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $600–800View at Abell Auction Company ↗
2. 
   Music - Hall

   Drawing

   29 x 22 cm

   Morton Subastas · Jun 6, 2026 · Lot 40
   MX$16,000≈ $926≈ £688≈ €796HammerSign up free to seeEst. MX$5,500–10,000View at Morton Subastas ↗
3. 
   Putas

   Drawing

   17.5 x 14 cm

   Morton Subastas · May 2, 2026 · Lot 91
   Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. MX$7,000–15,000View at Morton Subastas ↗
4. 
   Untitled

   Watercolor

   24.5 x 34.5 cm

   Morton Subastas · Mar 25, 2026 · Lot 162
   MX$26,000≈ $1,464≈ £1,093≈ €1,263HammerSign up free to seeEst. MX$13,000–20,000View at Morton Subastas ↗
5. 
   Agonizante, 1973

   Gouache

   67 x 100 cm

   Morton Subastas · Mar 25, 2026 · Lot 66
   MX$42,000≈ $2,364≈ £1,765≈ €2,039HammerSign up free to seeEst. MX$20,000–30,000View at Morton Subastas ↗
6. 
   Music - Hall

   Drawing

   29 x 22 cm

   Morton Subastas · Mar 21, 2026 · Lot 57
   Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. MX$8,000–12,000View at Morton Subastas ↗
7. 
   La Renaudiere

   Mixed media · Paper · ed. 45/100

   sight: approx 20"h, 27.75"w

   Austin Auction Gallery · Feb 20, 2026 · Lot 1157
   $400≈ £297≈ €340HammerSign up free to seeEst. $600–1,000View at Austin Auction Gallery ↗
8. 
   Mercado de carne en Hamburgo

   Drawing

   A) 60.5 x 40.5 cm

   Morton Subastas · Jan 22, 2026 · Lot 11
   Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. MX$18,000–26,000View at Morton Subastas ↗
9. 
   Mercado de Carne en Hamburgo, 1973

   Drawing · Paper

   26¼ h x 40 w in (67 x 102 cm)

   Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) · Jan 21, 2026 · Lot 169
   $2,508≈ £1,868≈ €2,136Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $1,000–View at Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) ↗
10. 
    Sin título

    Drawing · Paper

    19,5 x 11,5 cm

    Bogotá Auctions · Nov 20, 2025 · Lot 36
    COP 1,500,000HammerSign up free to seeEst. COP 1,500,000–3,000,000View at Bogotá Auctions ↗
11. 
    Sin título

    Drawing · Paper

    17 x 11,5 cm

    Bogotá Auctions · Nov 20, 2025 · Lot 33
    COP 1,800,000HammerSign up free to seeEst. COP 1,500,000–3,000,000View at Bogotá Auctions ↗
12. 
    Untitled

    Drawing

    40 x 56 cm

    Morton Subastas · Sep 6, 2025 · Lot 125
    MX$4,000≈ $214≈ £159≈ €183HammerSign up free to seeEst. MX$5,000–10,000View at Morton Subastas ↗
13. 
    Untitled

    Drawing

    40 x 56 cm

    Morton Subastas · Jul 17, 2025 · Lot 289
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. MX$6,000–10,000View at Morton Subastas ↗
14. 
    Aquellas tardes de sueño impreciso

    Drawing

    38 x 55.5 cm

    Morton Subastas · Jul 17, 2025 · Lot 286
    MX$24,000≈ $1,276≈ £953≈ €1,102HammerSign up free to seeEst. MX$26,000–34,000View at Morton Subastas ↗
15. 
    Borgia-Heads in Profile, 1968

    Gouache · Paper

    7" h 10.50" w

    Clarke Auction Gallery · Jun 29, 2025 · Lot 99
    $450≈ £328≈ €384HammerSign up free to seeEst. $800–1,200View at Clarke Auction Gallery ↗
16. 
    Los golfos, ca. 1981

    Watercolor

    25 x 30 cm

    Morton Subastas · May 16, 2025 · Lot 49
    MX$38,000≈ $1,950≈ £1,468≈ €1,742HammerSign up free to seeEst. MX$40,000–50,000View at Morton Subastas ↗
17. 
    Mujer

    Drawing

    23 x 18 cm medidas totales

    Morton Subastas · Mar 15, 2025 · Lot 129
    MX$2,500≈ $125≈ £97≈ €115HammerSign up free to seeEst. MX$3,000–7,000View at Morton Subastas ↗
18. 
    Seis personajes, 1957

    Drawing

    38 x 30 cm

    Morton Subastas · Mar 15, 2025 · Lot 83
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. MX$20,000–35,000View at Morton Subastas ↗
19. 
    Cuatro figuras

    Drawing

    34 x 19 cm

    Morton Subastas · Mar 15, 2025 · Lot 82
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. MX$20,000–35,000View at Morton Subastas ↗
20. 
    Mujer

    Drawing

    23 x 18 cm medidas totales

    Morton Subastas · Feb 19, 2025 · Lot 69
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. MX$4,500–7,000View at Morton Subastas ↗
21. 
    Seis personajes, 1957

    Drawing

    38 x 30 cm

    Morton Subastas · Feb 19, 2025 · Lot 26
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. MX$25,000–35,000View at Morton Subastas ↗
22. 
    Cuatro figuras

    Drawing

    34 x 19 cm

    Morton Subastas · Feb 19, 2025 · Lot 25
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. MX$25,000–35,000View at Morton Subastas ↗
23. 
    Autorretrato en el aeropuerto de Madrid XXV

    Drawing

    19.5 x 10 cm

    Morton Subastas · Jan 23, 2025 · Lot 35
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. MX$12,000–20,000View at Morton Subastas ↗
24. 
    Aquellas tardes de sueño impreciso

    Drawing

    38 x 55.5 cm

    Morton Subastas · Jan 23, 2025 · Lot 30
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. MX$36,000–50,000View at Morton Subastas ↗
25. 
    Untitled

    Drawing

    40 x 56 cm

    Morton Subastas · Jan 23, 2025 · Lot 29
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. MX$8,000–12,000View at Morton Subastas ↗
26. 
    Untitled

    Drawing

    40 x 56 cm

    Morton Subastas · Sep 26, 2024 · Lot 85
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. MX$15,000–20,000View at Morton Subastas ↗
27. 
    Entorno al papel

    Watercolor

    36 x 26.5 cm

    Morton Subastas · Sep 12, 2024 · Lot 74
    MX$10,000≈ $507≈ £388≈ €460HammerSign up free to seeEst. MX$17,000–32,000View at Morton Subastas ↗
28. 
    Untitled

    Drawing

    40 x 56 cm

    Morton Subastas · Jun 27, 2024 · Lot 112
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. MX$20,000–30,000View at Morton Subastas ↗
29. 
    Untitled

    Drawing

    15 x 14 cm

    Morton Subastas · Jun 22, 2024 · Lot 181
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. MX$5,000–12,000View at Morton Subastas ↗
30. 
    La Vida Domestica, 1968

    Mixed media · Paper

    10¼ h x 14 w in (26 x 36 cm)

    Rago Auctions · Jun 11, 2024 · Lot 134
    $2,096≈ £1,645≈ €1,953Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $1,000–View at Rago Auctions ↗
31. 
    Untitled

    Drawing

    15 x 14 cm

    Morton Subastas · Apr 13, 2024 · Lot 226
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. MX$10,000–12,000View at Morton Subastas ↗
32. 
    Mercado de carne en Hamburgo II, 1973

    Drawing · Paper

    26¼ h x 40 w in (67 x 102 cm)

    Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) · Mar 20, 2024 · Lot 117
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. $3,000–View at Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) ↗
33. 
    Cuatro prostitutas de Acapulco, 1972

    Drawing · Paper

    11¾ h x 8¾ w in (30 x 22 cm)

    Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) · Mar 20, 2024 · Lot 231
    $2,142≈ £1,688≈ €1,975Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $1,500–View at Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) ↗
34. 
    Untitled

    Drawing

    43 x 33 cm

    Morton Subastas · Mar 14, 2024 · Lot 20
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. MX$36,000–50,000View at Morton Subastas ↗
35. 
    Estudio para el primer mural efímero # 44

    Drawing

    25 x 20 cm

    Morton Subastas · Mar 14, 2024 · Lot 18
    MX$15,000≈ $899≈ £703≈ €823HammerSign up free to seeEst. MX$18,000–26,000View at Morton Subastas ↗
36. 
    Jugadores de cartas

    Watercolor

    18 x 25 cm

    Morton Subastas · Jan 25, 2024 · Lot 278
    MX$32,000≈ $1,858≈ £1,459≈ €1,705HammerSign up free to seeEst. MX$22,000–36,000View at Morton Subastas ↗
37. 
    Crucifixión, ca. 1955

    Drawing

    29 x 44 cm

    Morton Subastas · Jan 25, 2024 · Lot 275
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. MX$30,000–40,000View at Morton Subastas ↗
38. 
    Autorretrato en un prostíbulo

    Drawing

    27 x 31.5 cm

    Morton Subastas · Jan 25, 2024 · Lot 273
    MX$35,000≈ $2,032≈ £1,595≈ €1,865HammerSign up free to seeEst. MX$40,000–60,000View at Morton Subastas ↗
39. 
    Untitled

    Drawing

    40 x 56 cm

    Morton Subastas · Jan 25, 2024 · Lot 272
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. MX$30,000–40,000View at Morton Subastas ↗
40. 
    De Los Diarios de Cuevas, 1962

    Mixed media · Paper

    14-1/4 x 7-1/2 in.

    Brunk Auctions · Oct 20, 2023 · Lot 157
    $500≈ £412≈ €472HammerSign up free to seeEst. $800–1,200View at Brunk Auctions ↗
41. 
    Full Name: Richard Agar (Delinquent)/Age 32 years/Born in Boston, 1968

    Watercolor

    sight 16 x 13-3/8 in.

    Brunk Auctions · Oct 20, 2023 · Lot 156
    $500≈ £412≈ €472HammerSign up free to seeEst. $1,000–1,500View at Brunk Auctions ↗
42. 
    Police Station/New York/5-mayo-1968, not apparently signed

    Watercolor · Paper

    signt 9-3/8 x 13-1/4 in.

    Brunk Auctions · Oct 20, 2023 · Lot 155
    $450≈ £371≈ €425HammerSign up free to seeEst. $800–1,200View at Brunk Auctions ↗
43. 
    Triple Autorretrato (as three artists, Como Rimbaud, Como Modigliani, Como Grunewald)

    Drawing · Paper

    sight 10-3/8 x 16-1/8 in.

    Brunk Auctions · Oct 20, 2023 · Lot 154
    $600≈ £494≈ €567HammerSign up free to seeEst. $1,000–1,500View at Brunk Auctions ↗
44. 
    Jugadores de cartas

    Watercolor

    18 x 25 cm

    Morton Subastas · Sep 28, 2023 · Lot 112
    Result not publishedEst. MX$24,000–40,000View at Morton Subastas ↗
45. 
    La antorcha olímpica

    Drawing

    40 x 30 cm

    Morton Subastas · Sep 28, 2023 · Lot 111
    Result not publishedEst. MX$30,000–40,000View at Morton Subastas ↗
46. 
    The Cheerleader, 2078

    Drawing · Paper

    17 x 11 in

    Sloans & Kenyon · Sep 14, 2023 · Lot 274
    $200≈ £160≈ €186HammerSign up free to seeEst. $400–600View at Sloans & Kenyon ↗
47. 
    Crucifixión, ca. 1955

    Drawing

    29 x 44 cm

    Morton Subastas · Aug 24, 2023 · Lot 109
    Result not publishedEst. MX$36,000–46,000View at Morton Subastas ↗
48. 
    Untitled

    Drawing

    23 x 18 cm

    Morton Subastas · May 3, 2023 · Lot 115
    Result not publishedEst. MX$4,500–7,000View at Morton Subastas ↗
49. 
    Seis personajes, 1957

    Drawing

    38 x 30 cm

    Morton Subastas · May 3, 2023 · Lot 105
    Result not publishedEst. MX$30,000–40,000View at Morton Subastas ↗
50. 
    Cuatro figuras

    Drawing

    34 x 19 cm

    Morton Subastas · May 3, 2023 · Lot 21
    Result not publishedEst. MX$25,000–40,000View at Morton Subastas ↗

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