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)
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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).
Price trend
103 lot(s) offered at auction whose result the house did not publish are listed under “Also offered” on the results tab and excluded from these statistics.
5 sold lot(s) are awaiting a USD exchange rate and are excluded from averages.
By medium
| Medium | Offered | Sold | Sell-through | Average | Median | High |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paintings | 1 | 1 | 100% | $2kSign up | $2kSign up | $2kSign up |
| Mixed media | 1 | 1 | 100% | $2kSign up | $2kSign up | $2kSign up |
| Works on paper | 75 | 44 | 59% | $1.3kSign up | $1.1kSign up | $4kSign up |
| Watercolor | 17 | 12 | 71% | $1.6kSign up | $1.5kSign up | $4kSign up |
| Gouache | 2 | 2 | 100% | $1.4kSign up | $1.4kSign up | $2.4kSign up |
| Drawing | 52 | 26 | 50% | $1.2kSign up | $1.1kSign up | $3.7kSign up |
| Prints & multiples | 285 | 105 | 37% | $324Sign up | $230Sign up | $1.6kSign up |
| Etching | 160 | 54 | 34% | $321Sign up | $229Sign up | $1.5kSign up |
| Lithograph | 52 | 23 | 44% | $422Sign up | $277Sign up | $1.6kSign up |
| Screenprint | 69 | 26 | 38% | $258Sign up | $232Sign up | $605Sign up |
| Print (other) | 4 | 2 | 50% | $169Sign up | $169Sign up | $189Sign up |
| Sculpture | 4 | 2 | 50% | $8.6kSign up | $8.6kSign up | $13kSign up |
| Other | 26 | 21 | 81% | $2.5kSign up | $2.5kSign up | $5.4kSign up |
Medium classes are derived from the medium text as published by each house; “Other” includes lots whose medium wasn’t stated.
By year
| Year | Offered | Sold | Median |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 55 | 36 | $302Sign up |
| 2025 | 76 | 33 | $228Sign up |
| 2024 | 77 | 43 | $269Sign up |
| 2023 | 48 | 14 | $277Sign up |
| 2022 | 59 | 15 | $2.8kSign up |
| 2021 | 37 | 3 | $1.1kSign up |
| 2020 | 2 | 2 | $484Sign up |
| 2019 | 4 | 4 | $968Sign up |
| 2018 | 3 | 3 | $1.8kSign up |
| 2016 | 1 | 1 | $688Sign up |
| 2015 | 7 | 4 | $1.1kSign up |
| 2014 | 1 | 0 | —Sign up |
| 2013 | 5 | 3 | $438Sign up |
| 2012 | 1 | 1 | $1.1kSign up |
| 2011 | 1 | 1 | $94Sign up |
| 2010 | 5 | 3 | $2kSign up |
| 2009 | 3 | 2 | $2.6kSign up |
| 2008 | 3 | 3 | $1.7kSign up |
| 2006 | 1 | 1 | $2.2kSign up |
| 2003 | 2 | 1 | $575Sign up |