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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setteeWright · Jul 2018$62,500≈ £48,162≈ €53,935Sign up to see
Hand chairRago Auctions · Sep 2018$28,750≈ £21,847≈ €24,449Sign up to see
Hand Foot chairRago Auctions · Sep 2020$25,000≈ £19,489≈ €21,090Sign up to see

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Hand Foot table, c. 1970
Sculpture · Panel
21 h x 23 dia in (53 x 58 cm)
Rago Auctions · Jan 21, 2022 · Lot 625
$16,250≈ £11,976≈ €14,320Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $7,000–View at Rago Auctions ↗
Table clock, c. 1975
Sculpture
12½ h x 6½ w x 6½ d in (32 x 17 x 17 cm)
Rago Auctions · Jan 21, 2022 · Lot 627
$4,375≈ £3,224≈ €3,855Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $3,000–View at Rago Auctions ↗
Astroecological Clock
height 23 1/4in (59cm); width 15 3/4in (40cm); depth 9 3/4in (24.7cm)
Bonhams · Oct 21, 2021 · Lot 133
$8,288≈ £6,003≈ €7,122Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $3,000–5,000View at Bonhams ↗
Aztec Clock
mahogany stained wood, parcel gilt · Panel
height 20 1/4in (51.4cm); width 20 1/2in (52.07cm); depth 12 1/2in (31.7cm)
Bonhams · Oct 21, 2021 · Lot 134
$8,288≈ £6,003≈ €7,122Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $3,000–5,000View at Bonhams ↗
Aeroplane, c. 1985
Print (other) · Paper
9 h x 17 w x 28½ d in (23 x 43 x 72 cm)
Wright · Jul 15, 2021 · Lot 193
$3,000≈ £2,164≈ €2,540Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $2,000–View at Wright ↗
Clock, c. 1995
painted wood, found object, brass · Panel
17¾ h x 15 w x 5½ d in (45 x 38 x 14 cm)
Rago Auctions · Jan 22, 2021 · Lot 528
$8,125≈ £5,951≈ €6,683Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $3,000–View at Rago Auctions ↗
Hand Foot stool, c. 1995
Sculpture · Panel
20 h x 21 w x 36 d in (51 x 53 x 91 cm)
Rago Auctions · Jan 22, 2021 · Lot 530
$11,250≈ £8,239≈ €9,253Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $7,000–View at Rago Auctions ↗
Hand Foot chair, c. 1975
Sculpture
36 h x 20 w x 21 d in (91 x 51 x 53 cm)
Rago Auctions · Sep 12, 2020 · Lot 638
$25,000≈ £19,489≈ €21,090Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $10,000–View at Rago Auctions ↗
When We Can't Get What We Love, We Must Love What We Have, 1980
Lithograph
25 h x 25 w in (63 x 63 cm)
Wright · Apr 23, 2020 · Lot 192
$1,375≈ £1,113≈ €1,276Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $700–View at Wright ↗
Astroorganismo Protohipereoclidiano, 2016
Sculpture
5 h x 5 w x 7 d in (13 x 13 x 18 cm)
Rago Auctions · Mar 4, 2020 · Lot 318
$2,080≈ £1,624≈ €1,870Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $1,000–View at Rago Auctions ↗

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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

lower right70
in the margin20
lower centre3
lower left2
on the reverse1

Form

signed275
signed in pencil39
signed and dated3

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, 2025
Firmada 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, 2023
Firmada 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

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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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