Olga Costa
Mexican · 1913–1993 · Painter, Printmaker
Olga Costa was a Mexican painter and cultural promoter. She began to study art at the Academy of San Carlos but left after only three months to help support her family.… (Wikipedia)
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Record prices
BañistasMorton Subastas · MX$100,000≈ $5,151≈ £3,929≈ €4,626Sign up to see
UntitledMorton Subastas · MX$90,000≈ $4,837≈ £3,578≈ €4,142Sign up to see
UntitledRago Auctions · $4,375≈ £3,357≈ €3,856Sign up to see
Olga Costa’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
1 lot(s) catalogued with a qualifier (e.g. “attributed to”, “after”, “circle of”) are listed in the results but excluded from these statistics.
3 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.
By medium
| Medium | Offered | Sold | Sell-through | Average | Median | High |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paintings | 11 | 5 | 45% | $3.8kSign up | $3.8kSign up | $5.2kSign up |
| Oil | 10 | 4 | 40% | $3.5kSign up | $3.3kSign up | $5.2kSign up |
| Mixed media | 1 | 1 | 100% | $4.8kSign up | $4.8kSign up | $4.8kSign up |
| Works on paper | 10 | 3 | 30% | $1.1kSign up | $738Sign up | $2.4kSign up |
| Pastel | 1 | 0 | 0% | —Sign up | —Sign up | — |
| Drawing | 6 | 2 | 33% | $529Sign up | $529Sign up | $738Sign up |
| Prints & multiples | 1 | 0 | 0% | —Sign up | —Sign up | — |
| Etching | 1 | 0 | 0% | —Sign up | —Sign up | — |
| Other | 3 | 3 | 100% | $1.9kSign up | $813Sign up | $4.4kSign up |
Medium classes are derived from the medium text as published by each house; “Other” includes lots whose medium wasn’t stated.