Pedro Friedeberg
Mexican · 1936–2026 · Painter, Sculptor
Pedro Friedeberg was an Italian-born Mexican artist and designer known for his surrealist work filled with lines colors and ancient and religious symbols. His best known piece… (Wikipedia)
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Record prices
setteeWright · $62,500≈ £48,162≈ €53,935Sign up to see
Hand Foot chairRago Auctions · $25,000≈ £19,489≈ €21,090Sign up to see
Hand chairRago Auctions · $23,750≈ £18,271≈ €21,425Sign up to see
Pedro Friedeberg’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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ArtSell has recorded 328 auction results for Pedro Friedeberg between 2006 and 2026, of which 210 sold (64%). A further 78 lots were offered at auction without a published result. Recorded sale prices range from $250Sign up free to see to $62.5kSign up free to see. The highest price recorded is $62.5kSign up free to see for settee at Wright in July 2018. The most common medium is screenprints (119 lots). Most results come from Morton Subastas (202), Austin Auction Gallery (73) and Wright (34).
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- MX$70,000≈ $4,124≈ £3,037≈ €3,542Sign up free to see
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- $550≈ £403≈ €470Sign up free to see
- MX$26,000≈ $1,494≈ £1,116≈ €1,302Sign up free to see
- Sueños sin nombre, 2018MX$12,000≈ $690≈ £515≈ €601Sign up free to see
- $600≈ £447≈ €525Sign up free to see
- $650≈ £484≈ €569Sign up free to see
- $500≈ £372≈ €437Sign up free to see
- $600≈ £447≈ €525Sign up free to see
Also offered, result not published (78)
Lots by Pedro Friedeberg that were offered at auction where the house did not publish whether they sold. Not counted in any statistics.
Pedro Friedeberg paintings (30)Pedro Friedeberg acrylic paintings (10)Pedro Friedeberg mixed media (5)Pedro Friedeberg works on paper (9)Pedro Friedeberg gouaches (3)Pedro Friedeberg drawings (5)Pedro Friedeberg prints (155)Pedro Friedeberg etchings (6)Pedro Friedeberg aquatints (4)Pedro Friedeberg lithographs (4)Pedro Friedeberg screenprints (119)Pedro Friedeberg sculpture (103)
Pedro Friedeberg: quick facts
What is the highest price paid for a work by Pedro Friedeberg at auction?
$62,500Sign up free to see, for settee at Wright (July 2018) — the highest price in ArtSell’s records.
What is a typical auction price for Pedro Friedeberg?
The median sale price is $1.4kSign up free to see across 209 priced sales. Prices vary by medium, size and date — see the price chart & statistics.
How many works by Pedro Friedeberg have sold at auction?
210 of 328 recorded lots sold between 2006 and 2026. 78 further lots were offered with no published result and are not counted.
Which auction houses sell Pedro Friedeberg?
Morton Subastas, Austin Auction Gallery and Wright account for the most recorded results. Morton Subastas · Austin Auction Gallery · Wright
Pedro Friedeberg signature
317 catalogued lots by Pedro Friedeberg record a signature line. The most common placement is lower right (73% of lots that state a placement). Most often: signed.
Placement
Form
Signed and numbered in pencil to lower marginImage: 24 x 24 1/2 in
— PedroFriedebergItalian/AmericanB. 1936TeotihuacanizaciUn de Mesopotamia o Soles de Ninevehcolor, Abell Auction Company, Jan 22, 2025Firmada con sello del artista y con sello a tinta con la leyenda "Auténtico, Genuino, Legítimo, Única" en la base
— Mano pie izquierda, Morton Subastas, Aug 24, 2023Firmada con sello del artista y con sello a tinta con la leyenda "Auténtico, Genuino, Legítimo, Única" en la base
— Mano pie izquierda, Morton Subastas, Sep 29, 2022
About Pedro Friedeberg
Pedro Friedeberg was an Italian-born Mexican artist and designer known for his surrealist work filled with lines colors and ancient and religious symbols. His best known piece is the “Hand-Chair” a sculpture/chair designed for people to sit on the palm, using the fingers as back and arm rests. Friedeberg began studying as an architect but did not complete his studies as he began to draw designs against the conventional forms of the 1950s and even completely implausible ones such as houses with artichoke roofs. However, his work caught the attention of artist Mathias Goeritz who encouraged him to continue as an artist. Friedeberg became part of a group of surrealist artists in Mexico which included Leonora Carrington and Alice Rahon, who were irreverent, rejecting the social and political art which was dominant at the time. Friedeberg had a lifelong reputation for being eccentric, and stated that art is dead because nothing new is being produced.
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