Mexican, 1886–1957
Diego Rivera
472results on record
82%sell-through
$40,625median result (USD, incl. premium; 98% observed, 2% estimated from hammer)
$9,762,500record in our coverage
Drawn from 472 recorded results (437 sold · 35 passed) across 18 auction houses, 1998–2026. 3 upcoming lots on the ledger. What we cover
Median sold price by year typical estimate range median result USD, incl. premium; 98% observed, 2% estimated from hammer method · log scale
Where does a value land in this market?
The same figure also answers the seller's question: which house clears a work like this, and for how much — expected proceeds by house, from the sell-through the rest of this page is built on.
Every sold result for this market, low to high (log scale) — the dashed line is the median. Enter a value to see where it lands.
By medium where medium is recorded or stated in the catalog line
| Medium | Results | Sell-through | Median result (USD) |
|---|---|---|---|
| works on paper | 162 | 81% | $39,400 |
| painting | 43 | 82% | $378,000 |
| prints | 31 | 75% | $7,482 |
| ceramics & design | 7 | 100% | $19,125 |
| other | 3 | 33% | $35,200 |
Medium is recorded for 246 of 472 results (52%) — rows above cover that subset; the rest of the record is in the full ledger below.
Compared with Rufino Tamayo Diego Rivera Rufino Tamayo
| Metric | Diego Rivera | Rufino Tamayo |
|---|---|---|
| Median result | $40,625 | $4,075 |
| Record price | $9,762,500 | $7,209,000 |
| Results on record | 472 | 1,321 |
| Years active at auction | 1998–2026 | 1998–2026 |
Related artists: Rufino TamayoPablo PicassoMarc ChagallJoan Miró
Market strength liquidity score, 0–100 · method
77/ 100
- Sell-through82%
- Meets estimate61%
- Market depth472 results
How readily and near-estimate this market clears — sell-through, estimate reliability, and depth, blended into one score. "Meets estimate" is the share of sold lots hammering at or above the low estimate, over catalogs that print a real appraisal: a house whose printed low is a starting bid would meet its estimate on every lot, so those lots are excluded from this term only — their prices and outcomes still count in the other two. Method →
Where this artist sells best
| House | Results | Sell-through | Median | vs. estimate |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sotheby's | 229 | 88% | $46,000 | 0.86× |
| Christie's | 125 | 95% | $57,030 | — |
| Bonhams | 48 | 85% | $20,480 | 1.00× |
| Heritage Auctions | 25 | 76% | $7,812 | — |
| Phillips | 20 | 75% | $19,014 | — |
| Freeman's | Hindman | 6 | 67% | $15,360 | 0.75× |
| Wright | 4 | 75% | $8,775 | — |
| Rago | 3 | 33% | $30,480 | — |
| Lion & Unicorn | 1 | 100% | $7,500 | 0.80× |
| Matsart | 1 | 100% | $375 | 1.00× |
| Hammersite | 1 | 100% | $3,500 | 0.22× |
| Hermitage Fine Art | 2 | 50% | $955 | 1.86× |
| Ansorena | 1 | 100% | $11,972 | — |
| Strauss & Co | 1 | 100% | $30,834 | 0.90× |
| Dorotheum | 2 | 50% | $11,558 | — |
| Capsule Gallery Auction | 1 | 100% | $3,750 | 0.46× |
| SBI Art Auction | 1 | 0% | — | — |
| Dallas Auction Gallery | 1 | 0% | — | — |
The same artist across every house we cover — hammer-vs-estimate side by side. A dash in the estimate column can mean withheld rather than unpublished: the house publishes no hammer price, or its printed low is a starting bid rather than an appraisal. Method →
Prices realized 476 recorded lots — sold, passed, and upcoming — results in USD incl. premium; est. marks a premium estimated from the house's schedule ✓ Includes 35 passed lots
| Date | Lot | Medium | vs. estimate | Estimate USD | Result USD, incl. premium | House |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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| 2026·07 | Portrait of a Young Man | Charcoal on paper | $11,000–$14,000 | Hammersite | ||
| 2026·06 | Portrait of Lucretia Van Horn | $100,000–$150,000 | Bonhams | |||
| 2026·05 | Granja palmera (Choza y palmera), Acayucan, Veracruz | $25,000–$35,000 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2026·05 | Niña con muñeca | $300,000–$500,000 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2026·05 | Le Fleuve (Paysage), Toledo | $400,000–$600,000 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2026·05 | Retrato de Delfina Flores | $180,000–$250,000 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2026·05 | Mujer cargando con petate | gouache and watercolor on handmade rice paper | $40,000–$60,000 | Christie's | ||
| 2026·04 | The Pensive Man, 1927 | pencil on paper laid down to card | $3,000–$5,000 | Freeman's | Hindman | ||
| 2026·04 | Mercado | aquarelle sur papier de riz | $47,188–$70,782 | Christie's | ||
| 2026·02 | La caza de patos con fizga | $5,000–$7,000 | Phillips | |||
| 2026·02 | Untitled | $7,000–$10,000 | Phillips | |||
| 2026·02 | Untitled | $4,000–$6,000 | Phillips | |||
| 2026·01 | Mujer sentada de perfil con sombrero amarillo | $35,787–$59,645 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2025·12 | Étude de nu de Modesta | $17,502–$23,336 | Bonhams | |||
| 2025·12 | Two works: (i-ii) Untitled | $7,000–$10,000 | Phillips | |||
| 2025·12 | Untitled | $5,000–$7,000 | Phillips | |||
| 2025·11 | Woman Washing Clothes in a River Among Buzzards | $400,000–$600,000 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2025·10 | Portrait of a Young Girl | $5,000–$7,000 | Rago | |||
| 2025·10 | Femme Devant Un Mort (Adam and Eve), 1906 | charcoal and graphite with gouache on paper | $20,000–$30,000 | Freeman's | Hindman | ||
| 2025·10 | Scène de Village (Escena Rural) , 1906 | wash and India ink on paper | $12,000–$18,000 | Freeman's | Hindman | ||
| 2025·10 | El Sueño (La Noche de los pobres) | $15,000–$25,000 | Bonhams | |||
| 2025·09 | El Sueño (La Noche de los Pobres), 1932 | lithograph | $15,000–$25,000 | Freeman's | Hindman | ||
| 2025·07 | Russian Family, 1928 | engraving | $353–$470 | Hermitage Fine Art | ||
| 2025·06 | Untitled (Figure Study) | Pencil on paper | — | Heritage Auctions | ||
| 2025·05 | Aguadoras otomíes | $400,000–$600,000 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2025·05 | Mercado de flores (Mujer cargando un niño) | $150,000–$250,000 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2025·05 | Cargador de coles y lechugas ( Hombre cargando costal ) | watercolor on handmade rice paper | $30,000–$40,000 | Christie's | ||
| 2025·05 | Chinampero | watercolor and brush and India ink on handmade rice paper | $10,000–$15,000 | Christie's | ||
| 2025·05 | La ofrenda de Janitzio | oil on linen laid down on masonite | $5,000,000–$7,000,000 | Christie's | ||
| 2025·04 | Muchacha con Trenzas (Girl with Braids) , 1935 | sanguine and charcoal heightened with white on vellum | $30,000–$50,000 | Freeman's | Hindman | ||
| 2025·04 | Desnudo sentado con brazos levantados (Frida Kahlo) (Seated Nude with Raised Arms, Frida Kahlo) (G. 893) | $8,000–$12,000 | Phillips | |||
| 2025·03 | Russian Family, 1928 | engraving | $324–$433 | Hermitage Fine Art | ||
| 2025·03 | Cargador de flores (de perfil) | watercolor and tempera on handmade rice paper | $10,000–$15,000 | Christie's | ||
| 2025·02 | La molendera | gouache on paper | $30,000–$40,000 | Christie's | ||
| 2025·02 | El balcón | oil on canvas | $300,000–$400,000 | Christie's | ||
| 2024·12 | [no title recorded] | — | Dorotheum | |||
| 2024·11 | Vendedora de leña | $15,000–$20,000 | Bonhams | |||
| 2024·11 | Niña endomingada | $200,000–$300,000 | Bonhams | |||
| 2024·11 | Niña en cuclillas | $20,000–$30,000 | Phillips | |||
| 2024·11 | Retrato de Cristina Kahlo | $60,000–$80,000 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2024·10 | Minotaure (Projet de couverture intérieure) | $75,929–$108,470 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2024·10 | Hombre con carretilla | watercolor on handmade rice paper | $40,000–$60,000 | Christie's | ||
| 2024·10 | Portrait of María Bonilla Porras | oil on canvas | $400,000–$600,000 | Christie's | ||
| 2024·10 | Vendedores de Patzcuaro | watercolor on handmade rice paper | $40,000–$60,000 | Christie's | ||
| 2024·10 | Autorretrato (Doble impresión) | $6,000–$8,000 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2024·09 | La Casona De Vizcaya, Oil On Canvas | Oil On Canvas | $1,500,000–$2,000,000 | Dallas Auction Gallery | ||
| 2024·05 | Mercado de Flores (Grupo de ocho mujeres) | $600,000–$800,000 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2024·05 | Dos indios arando en un frutal | $30,000–$50,000 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2024·04 | El Sueño (La Noche de los pobres) | $15,000–$25,000 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2024·03 | Zapata | $20,000–$30,000 | Bonhams | |||
| 2024·03 | Mercado de Flores | $3,000–$4,000 | Bonhams | |||
| 2024·03 | El copetón | encaustic on canvas | $300,000–$500,000 | Christie's | ||
| 2023·11 | Pompeian Scene, Palermo | $3,000–$5,000 | Bonhams | |||
| 2023·11 | Madre con niño en brazos (Totonacan Indian Woman in traditional dress from Papantla, Veracruz, Mexico) | $30,000–$50,000 | Rago | |||
| 2023·09 | La bañista en el río (Juchitán , Oaxaca) | watercolor on thin japan paper | $30,000–$40,000 | Christie's | ||
| 2023·09 | Danzante de Huejotzingo | watercolor and ink on rice paper laid on rice paper | $30,000–$40,000 | Christie's | ||
| 2023·09 | Retrato de Anita Antunes (Diana Cazadora) | oil on canvas laid on canvas | $600,000–$800,000 | Christie's | ||
| 2023·07 | El niño del taco | $5,000–$7,000 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2023·07 | Niño con sombrero (Niño de Metepec) | $20,000–$30,000 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2023·06 | The Matate Maker | $6,591–$8,788 | Bonhams | |||
| 2023·06 | Study for a Female Figure | Pencil on Canson paper | — | Heritage Auctions | ||
| 2023·05 | Niño | $40,000–$60,000 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2023·05 | Retrato de la niña Dolores Reachi | $200,000–$300,000 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2023·05 | Luna sobre el mercado | $600,000–$800,000 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2023·05 | Niña | $40,000–$60,000 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2023·02 | Elephant | Pencil on paper | — | Heritage Auctions | ||
| 2022·12 | Soplador de vidrio | $7,000–$10,000 | Bonhams | |||
| 2022·11 | [no title recorded] | — | Dorotheum | |||
| 2022·11 | The Rug Vendors | $30,000–$40,000 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2022·09 | Dos tehuanas | tempera on gessoed linen | $600,000–$800,000 | Christie's | ||
| 2022·09 | Naked Woman | Pencil on paper | — | Heritage Auctions | ||
| 2022·09 | Nude Male | Pencil on paper | — | Heritage Auctions | ||
| 2022·09 | Elephant | Pencil on paper | — | Heritage Auctions | ||
| 2022·09 | Nude with Mirror and Figure Study (double-sided) | Pencil on paper | — | Heritage Auctions | ||
| 2022·06 | Autoretrato (Self-Portrait) | $6,000–$8,000 | Rago | |||
| 2022·06 | El mercado de flores (Flower Market, Yellow Ground) | $2,000–$3,000 | Bonhams | |||
| 2022·05 | Hombre cargando cesta | $40,000–$60,000 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2022·05 | Perfil de tehuana | $30,000–$40,000 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2022·05 | Retrato de Ángel Zárraga | $80,000–$120,000 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2022·05 | El peluquero | $40,000–$60,000 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2022·03 | La bordadora | oil on canvas | $700,000–$900,000 | Christie's | ||
| 2022·03 | Danzantito (Niño danzante de Huejotzingo) | watercolor and ink on rice paper | $30,000–$40,000 | Christie's | ||
| 2022·03 | Descansando (Hombre sentado junto a un tronco) | oil on masonite | $120,000–$180,000 | Christie's | ||
| 2022·03 | Cargador de flores andando (El vendedor de gladiolas y hortensias) | watercolor on rice paper | $100,000–$150,000 | Christie's | ||
| 2022·01 | Zapata, 1932 | — | Ansorena | |||
| 2021·12 | Self-Portrait , 1930 | lithograph | $4,000–$6,000 | Freeman's | Hindman | ||
| 2021·12 | Retrato de Alice-Leone Moats | $10,000–$15,000 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2021·11 | Original signed & | $5,000–$10,000 | Lion & Unicorn | |||
| 2021·11 | Construction of Rockefeller Center (Four Works) | $40,000–$60,000 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2021·11 | Retrato de la niña Dolores Reachi | $350,000–$450,000 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2021·11 | Boy with taco | $30,000–$40,000 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2021·11 | Nature morte aux trois citrons jaunes | $1,800,000–$2,500,000 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2021·11 | La Quebrada | Oil on canvas | — | Heritage Auctions | ||
| 2021·11 | Dos mujeres vendiendo fruta | $30,000–$50,000 | Bonhams | |||
| 2021·11 | Mujer cargando un petate | $30,000–$50,000 | Bonhams | |||
| 2021·09 | Autoretrato (Self-Portrait) | $8,000–$12,000 | Bonhams | |||
| 2021·09 | Retrato de Cantinflas | $25,000–$35,000 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2021·08 | Untitled (Pot Seller) | $8,000–$11,000 | Unsold listing | Dane Fine Art | ||
| 2021·06 | Untitled (Soplador de vidrio), 1932 | $8,310–$11,080 | Bonhams | |||
| 2021·05 | Autoretrato (Self-Portrait) | $10,000–$20,000 | Bonhams | |||
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