Roberto Fabelo

Cuban · b. 1950 · Painter, Sculptor

José Roberto Fabelo Pérez is a Cuban painter, sculptor, and illustrator. (Wikipedia)

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38lots offered2017–2026years recorded50%sold (15)$23kSign up free to seemedian price

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ChicharrónPhillips · Sep 2022$214,200≈ £202,152≈ €223,941Sign up to see
Oración domésticaBonhams · Feb 2026$114,800≈ £85,151≈ €97,561Sign up to see
Pájaro lindoPhillips · Sep 2018$56,250≈ £42,691≈ €47,925Sign up to see

Roberto Fabelo’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 30 auction results for Roberto Fabelo between 2017 and 2026, of which 15 sold (50%). A further 8 lots were offered at auction without a published result. Recorded sale prices range from $277Sign up free to see to $214kSign up free to see. The highest price recorded is $214kSign up free to see for Chicharrón at Phillips in September 2022. The most common medium is oil paintings (10 lots). Most results come from Morton Subastas (19), Phillips (6) and Bonhams (6).

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30 results

Untitled (from the series Pequeña fantasía), 1993
Watercolor · Paper
22 x 30 in (55.7 x 76 cm)
Bonhams · Jul 29, 2026 · Lot 161
$23,040≈ £17,338≈ €20,246Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $18,000–22,000View at Bonhams ↗
Pequeño teatro, 1996
Watercolor · Paper
22 5/16 x 29 3/4 in (56.6 x 75.6 cm)
Bonhams · Feb 20, 2026 · Lot 215
$38,400≈ £28,482≈ €32,634Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $15,000–20,000View at Bonhams ↗
Oración doméstica, 2017
Acrylic
48 x 96 in (122 x 244 cm)
Bonhams · Feb 20, 2026 · Lot 217
$114,800≈ £85,151≈ €97,561Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $90,000–120,000View at Bonhams ↗
Untitled (Figures), 1999
Drawing · Paper
Sight size: 4.50" h x 6.25" w
Clarke Auction Gallery · Dec 7, 2025 · Lot 31
$400≈ £300≈ €343HammerSign up free to seeEst. $500–700View at Clarke Auction Gallery ↗
Untitled (Pequeño teatro), 1992
Gouache · Paper
21 7/8 x 29 3/4 in (55.5 x 75.5 cm)
Bonhams · Nov 20, 2025 · Lot 288
$32,000≈ £24,499≈ €27,792Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $25,000–35,000View at Bonhams ↗
Female Nude
Painting
Palm Beach Modern Auctions · Mar 1, 2025 · Lot 376
$44,800≈ £35,547≈ €43,031Price realizedSign up free to seeView at Palm Beach Modern Auctions ↗
Cabeza, 1999
Oil · Canvas
Piguet Hôtel des Ventes · Sep 25, 2024 · Lot 2412
CHF 2,500≈ $2,947≈ £2,203≈ €2,633HammerSign up free to seeEst. CHF 3,000–5,000View at Piguet Hôtel des Ventes ↗
Cabeza, 1999
Oil · Canvas
38x29,5 cm
Piguet Hôtel des Ventes · Sep 25, 2024 · Lot 2413
CHF 2,500≈ $2,947≈ £2,203≈ €2,633HammerSign up free to seeEst. CHF 3,000–5,000View at Piguet Hôtel des Ventes ↗
Sans titre
Oil · Canvas
38,5x29,5 cm
Piguet Hôtel des Ventes · Sep 25, 2024 · Lot 2414
CHF 2,500≈ $2,947≈ £2,203≈ €2,633HammerSign up free to seeEst. CHF 3,000–5,000View at Piguet Hôtel des Ventes ↗
Sans titre
Oil · Canvas
38,5x29,5 cm
Piguet Hôtel des Ventes · Sep 25, 2024 · Lot 2415
CHF 2,800≈ $3,301≈ £2,467≈ €2,949HammerSign up free to seeEst. CHF 3,000–5,000View at Piguet Hôtel des Ventes ↗

Also offered, result not published (8)

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

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Roberto Fabelo: quick facts

What is the highest price paid for a work by Roberto Fabelo at auction?

$214,200Sign up free to see, for Chicharrón at Phillips (September 2022) — the highest price in ArtSell’s records.

What is a typical auction price for Roberto Fabelo?

The median sale price is $23kSign up free to see across 15 priced sales. Prices vary by medium, size and date — see the price chart & statistics.

How many works by Roberto Fabelo have sold at auction?

15 of 30 recorded lots sold between 2017 and 2026. 8 further lots were offered with no published result and are not counted.

Which auction houses sell Roberto Fabelo?

Morton Subastas, Phillips and Bonhams account for the most recorded results. Morton Subastas · Phillips · Bonhams

Roberto Fabelo signature

35 catalogued lots by Roberto Fabelo record a signature line. The most common placement is lower right (71% of lots that state a placement). Most often: signed and dated.

Placement

lower right5
on the reverse2

Form

signed and dated20
signed15

Signed and dated "Fabelo 2012" lower right; signed, titled and dated "Fabelo "PERSISTENCIA DEL ANIMAL" 2012 Fabelo" on the reverse — Persistencia del animal (Persistence of the animal), Phillips, Mar 8, 2023
Signed, partially titled and dated "lágrima verde lágrima verde lágrima verde lágrima verde Fabelo 2015" lower edge; signed, titled and dated "Fabelo "LÁGRIMA V — La Lágrima Verde, Phillips, Nov 16, 2022
Signed, titled and dated "chicharrón Fabelo 2012" lower right — Chicharrón, Phillips, Sep 28, 2022

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