Miguel Covarrubias
Mexican · 1904–1957 · Painter, Printmaker
Miguel Covarrubias, also known as José Miguel Covarrubias Duclaud, was a Mexican painter, caricaturist, illustrator, ethnologist and art historian. Along with his American… (Wikipedia)
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Record prices
Ilustraciones para el libro Historia del Pueblo MexicanoMorton Subastas · MX$4,000,000≈ $231,520≈ £186,770≈ €213,402Sign up to see
Balinese WomanPhillips · HK$1,500,000≈ $192,480≈ £149,837≈ €171,919Sign up to see
Personajes de América LatinaMorton Subastas · MX$970,000≈ $56,144≈ £45,292≈ €51,750Sign up to see
Miguel Covarrubias’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 48 auction results for Miguel Covarrubias between 2007 and 2026, of which 33 sold (69%). A further 7 lots were offered at auction without a published result. Recorded sale prices range from $30Sign up free to see to $232kSign up free to see. The highest price recorded is $232kSign up free to see for Ilustraciones para el libro Historia del Pueblo Mexicano at Morton Subastas in November 2023. The most common medium is lithographs (12 lots). Most results come from Morton Subastas (26), Rago Auctions (7) and Toomey & Co. (5).
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- MX$180,000≈ $10,381≈ £7,731≈ €8,915Sign up free to see
- MX$50,000≈ $2,815≈ £2,102≈ €2,428Sign up free to see
- $1,397≈ £1,052≈ €1,201Sign up free to see
- MX$65,000≈ $3,493≈ £2,584≈ €2,992Sign up free to see
- MX$46,000≈ $2,438≈ £1,779≈ €2,084Sign up free to see
- Tehuanas, 1951$250≈ £185≈ €220Sign up free to see
- MX$50,000≈ $2,555≈ £1,911≈ €2,290Sign up free to see
- MX$15,000≈ $895≈ £714≈ €830Sign up free to see
- MX$500≈ $30≈ £23≈ €27Sign up free to see
- MX$970,000≈ $56,144≈ £45,292≈ €51,750Sign up free to see
Also offered, result not published (7)
Lots by Miguel Covarrubias that were offered at auction where the house did not publish whether they sold. Not counted in any statistics.
Miguel Covarrubias works on paper (27)Miguel Covarrubias watercolors (10)Miguel Covarrubias gouaches (9)Miguel Covarrubias drawings (8)Miguel Covarrubias prints (13)Miguel Covarrubias lithographs (12)
Miguel Covarrubias: quick facts
What is the highest price paid for a work by Miguel Covarrubias at auction?
$231,520Sign up free to see, for Ilustraciones para el libro Historia del Pueblo Mexicano at Morton Subastas (November 2023) — the highest price in ArtSell’s records.
What is a typical auction price for Miguel Covarrubias?
The median sale price is $2.8kSign up free to see across 33 priced sales. Prices vary by medium, size and date — see the price chart & statistics.
How many works by Miguel Covarrubias have sold at auction?
33 of 48 recorded lots sold between 2007 and 2026. 7 further lots were offered with no published result and are not counted.
Which auction houses sell Miguel Covarrubias?
Morton Subastas, Rago Auctions and Toomey & Co. account for the most recorded results. Morton Subastas · Rago Auctions · Toomey & Co.
About Miguel Covarrubias
Miguel Covarrubias, also known as José Miguel Covarrubias Duclaud, was a Mexican painter, caricaturist, illustrator, ethnologist and art historian. Along with his American colleague Matthew W. Stirling, he was the co-discoverer of the Olmec civilization.
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