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Marisol Escobar

American · 1930–2016 · Painter, Printmaker

Marisol Escobar, otherwise known simply as Marisol, was a Venezuelan-American sculptor. She was born in Paris to Venezuelan parents and lived and worked in New York City. She… (Wikipedia)

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44lots offered2003–2026years recorded85%sold (23)$3.8kSign up free to seemedian price

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Record prices

  1. Marisol Escobar, Couple No. 1, 1965-66, wood, painted wood, fabric, electric motor and mixed mediaCouple No. 1Phillips · $461,000≈ £305,500≈ €427,803Sign up to see
  2. Marisol Escobar, Portrait of Willem de Kooning, 1980, charcoal and gouache on hand carved oak and ash, colored resinPortrait of Willem de KooningWright · $285,600≈ £171,562≈ €209,139Sign up to see
  3. Marisol Escobar, Acrobats, 1961, bronze with black patinaAcrobatsPhillips · $27,500≈ £16,455≈ €20,203Sign up to see

Marisol Escobar’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 27 auction results for Marisol Escobar between 2003 and 2026, of which 23 sold (85%). A further 17 lots were offered at auction without a published result. Recorded sale prices range from $475Sign up free to see to $461kSign up free to see. The highest price recorded is $461kSign up free to see for Couple No. 1 at Phillips in November 2015. Most results come from Concept Art Gallery (15), Rago Auctions (10) and Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) (5).

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  1. Marisol Escobar, Hand, c. 1968, pigmented plaster
    Hand, c. 1968
    Sculpture
    1⅝ h x 11⅜ w x 5¼ d in (4 x 29 x 13 cm)
    Rago Auctions · · Lot 166
    $11,520≈ £8,669≈ €10,123Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $10,000–View at Rago Auctions ↗
  2. Marisol Escobar, Untitled, ballpoint pen, watercolor or gouache and pastel on paper
    Untitled
    Watercolor · Paper
    7⅜ h x 9⅜ w in (19 x 24 cm)
    Rago Auctions · · Lot 136
    $2,540≈ £1,908≈ €2,183Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $2,500–View at Rago Auctions ↗
  3. Marisol Escobar, Untitled (Autobiography), 1981, painted cast paper
    Untitled (Autobiography), 1981
    painted cast paper · Paper
    18 h x 14½ w in (46 x 37 cm)
    Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) · · Lot 188
    $2,772≈ £2,131≈ €2,501Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $2,000–View at Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) ↗
  4. Marisol Escobar, Erotic, 1979, lithograph in colors
    Erotic, 1979
    Lithograph
    41⅝ h x 29¾ w in (106 x 76 cm)
    Rago Auctions · · Lot 180
    $917≈ £708≈ €842Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $200–View at Rago Auctions ↗
  5. Marisol Escobar, Hand and Flower (from the Stamped Indelibly portfolio), 1967, rubber stamp in colors on BFK Rives
    Hand and Flower (from the Stamped Indelibly portfolio), 1967
    rubber stamp in colors on BFK Rives · Paper
    9½ h x 6½ w in (24 x 17 cm)
    Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) · · Lot 179
    $882≈ £707≈ €824Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $600–View at Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) ↗
  6. Marisol Escobar, Woman from Paris, 1960, gouache, colored pencil and pastel on paper
    Woman from Paris, 1960
    Gouache · Paper
    42 1/2 x 29 1/2 in. (108 x 74.9 cm)
    Phillips · · Lot 229
    $15,120≈ £12,704≈ €14,522Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $12,000–18,000View at Phillips ↗
  7. Marisol Escobar, Hand and Flower (from Stamped Indelibly portfolio), 1967, rubber stamp in colors on BFK Rives
    Hand and Flower (from Stamped Indelibly portfolio), 1967
    rubber stamp in colors on BFK Rives · Paper
    9½ h x 6½ w in (24 x 17 cm)
    Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) · · Lot 147
    $1,235≈ £983≈ €1,172Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $600–View at Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) ↗
  8. Marisol Escobar, Untitled, 1971, cast paper, acrylic, yarn
    Untitled, 1971
    Acrylic · Paper
    29½ h x 6 w x 3¼ d in (75 x 15 x 8 cm)
    Rago Auctions · · Lot 283
    $5,250≈ £3,990≈ €4,719Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $2,500–View at Rago Auctions ↗
  9. Marisol Escobar, Untitled (Artist's Fingers and Face), 1981, painted cast paper
    Untitled (Artist's Fingers and Face), 1981
    painted cast paper · Paper
    18 h x 14½ w in (46 x 37 cm)
    Rago Auctions · · Lot 285
    $2,750≈ £2,090≈ €2,472Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $2,500–View at Rago Auctions ↗
  10. Marisol Escobar, Untitled (Autobiography), 1981, painted cast paper
    Untitled (Autobiography), 1981
    painted cast paper · Paper
    18 h x 14½ w in (46 x 37 cm)
    Rago Auctions · · Lot 287
    $2,500≈ £1,900≈ €2,247Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $2,500–View at Rago Auctions ↗
Also offered, result not published (17)

Lots by Marisol Escobar that were offered at auction where the house did not publish whether they sold. Not counted in any statistics.

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Marisol Escobar: quick facts

What is the highest price paid for a work by Marisol Escobar at auction?

$461,000Sign up free to see, for Couple No. 1 at Phillips (November 2015) — the highest price in ArtSell’s records.

What is a typical auction price for Marisol Escobar?

The median sale price is $3.8kSign up free to see across 23 priced sales. Prices vary by medium, size and date — see the price chart & statistics.

How many works by Marisol Escobar have sold at auction?

23 of 27 recorded lots sold between 2003 and 2026. 17 further lots were offered with no published result and are not counted.

Which auction houses sell Marisol Escobar?

Concept Art Gallery, Rago Auctions and Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) account for the most recorded results. Concept Art Gallery · Rago Auctions · Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA)

Marisol Escobar signature

24 catalogued lots by Marisol Escobar record a signature line. Most often: signed.

Placement

  • lower right2

Form

  • signed18
  • signed and dated5
  • signed in pencil1
  • Signed in white pencil lower right — Untitled, DuMouchelles, Sep 13, 2024
  • Signed and dated lower right — Untitled (Paris Review), Clarke Auction Gallery, Jul 26, 2020
  • Firmado y fechado 08 — Untitled, Morton Subastas, Sep 5, 2026

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About Marisol Escobar

Marisol Escobar, otherwise known simply as Marisol, was a Venezuelan-American sculptor. She was born in Paris to Venezuelan parents and lived and worked in New York City. She held the US, Venezuelan and French nationality and became world-famous in the mid-1960s, but lapsed into relative obscurity within a decade. She continued to create her artworks and returned to the limelight in the early 21st century, capped by a 2014 major retrospective show organized by the Memphis Brooks Museum of Art. The largest retrospective of Marisol's artwork, Marisol: A Retrospective has been organized by the Buffalo AKG Art Museum and curated by Cathleen Chaffee for these museums: the Montreal Museum of Fine Arts, the Toledo Museum of Art, the Buffalo AKG Art Museum, and the Dallas Museum of Art . Although it was supplemented by loans from international museums and private collections, the exhibition drew largely on artwork and archival material Marisol left to the Buffalo AKG Art Museum as a bequest upon her death.

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