Jose Luis Cuevas
Mexican · 1934–2017 · Painter, Printmaker
José Luis Cuevas was a Mexican artist who worked as a painter, writer, draftsman, engraver, illustrator, and printmaker. Cuevas was one of the first to challenge the then… (Wikipedia)
50 works by Jose Luis Cuevas with an auction history (offered more than once) →
1 work by Jose Luis Cuevas coming up at auction · bid with the house ↓
Record prices
Figura obscenaMorton Subastas · MX$230,000≈ $13,039≈ £9,908≈ €11,496Sign up to see
Adoradores del Macho CabríoBonhams · $5,355≈ £4,422≈ €5,290Sign up to see
Carnet de EspanaRago Auctions · $4,375≈ £3,225≈ €3,655Sign up to see
Jose Luis Cuevas’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. MX$5,000–8,000
- Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. MX$6,000–10,000
- Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. MX$15,000–20,000
- Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. MX$15,000–20,000
- Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. MX$20,000–30,000
- Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. MX$5,000–8,000
- Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. MX$5,000–8,000
- Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. MX$5,000–8,000
- Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. MX$4,500–7,000
- Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. MX$3,500–5,000
Also offered, result not published (103)
Lots by Jose Luis Cuevas that were offered at auction where the house did not publish whether they sold. Not counted in any statistics.
Jose Luis Cuevas works on paper (75)Jose Luis Cuevas watercolors (17)Jose Luis Cuevas drawings (52)Jose Luis Cuevas prints (285)Jose Luis Cuevas etchings (160)Jose Luis Cuevas lithographs (52)Jose Luis Cuevas screenprints (69)Jose Luis Cuevas sculpture (4)
Jose Luis Cuevas signature
451 catalogued lots by Jose Luis Cuevas record a signature line. The most common placement is lower right (38% of lots that state a placement). Most often: signed.
Placement
Form
Pencil signed lower right
— La Renaudiere, Austin Auction Gallery, Feb 20, 2026Signed and inscribed upper left
— Borgia-Heads in Profile, Clarke Auction Gallery, Jun 29, 2025Firmado y fechado 7.VI.67 al frente. Firmado y fechado 7 de junio 1967 al reverso
— Estudio para el primer mural efímero # 44, Morton Subastas, Mar 14, 2024
About Jose Luis Cuevas
José Luis Cuevas was a Mexican artist who worked as a painter, writer, draftsman, engraver, illustrator, and printmaker. Cuevas was one of the first to challenge the then dominant Mexican muralism movement as a prominent member of the Generación de la Ruptura. He was a mostly self-taught artist, whose styles and influences are moored to the darker side of life, often depicting distorted figures and the debasement of humanity. He remained a controversial figure throughout his career, not only for his often shocking images, but also for his opposition to writers and artists who he felt participated in corruption or created only for money. In 1992, the José Luis Cuevas Museum was opened in the historic center of Mexico City holding most of his work and his personal art collection. His grandson Alexis de Chaunac is a contemporary artist.
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