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Mexican, 1932–2023

Leonardo Nierman

162results on record
82%sell-through
$1,216median result (USD, incl. premium; 46% observed, 54% estimated from hammer)
$8,125 est.record in our coverage

Drawn from 162 recorded results (137 sold · 25 passed) across 13 auction houses, 2006–2026. 1 upcoming lot on the ledger. What we cover

Median sold price by year typical estimate range median result USD, incl. premium; 46% observed, 54% estimated from hammer method · log scale

$1.1K$2.3K$3.4K2006: $2.9K median, 1 sold2012: $812 median, 2 sold2013: $1.3K median, 4 sold2014: $1.2K median, 8 sold2015: $1.1K median, 4 sold2016: $3.8K median, 2 sold2017: $1.9K median, 3 sold2018: $218 median, 1 sold2019: $3.0K median, 5 sold2020: $1.4K median, 16 sold2021: $1.0K median, 22 sold2022: $1.2K median, 25 sold2023: $1.6K median, 18 sold2024: $822 median, 6 sold2025: $688 median, 15 sold2026: $1.2K median, 5 sold20062011201620212026

Where does a value land in this market?

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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.

$1.2K$77$8.1K

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

MediumResultsSell-throughMedian result (USD)
painting 71 99% $1,219
sculpture 10 33% $1,312
works on paper 9 56% $218
prints 4 75% $350

Medium is recorded for 94 of 162 results (58%) — rows above cover that subset; the rest of the record is in the full ledger below.

Compared with Yaacov Agam Leonardo Nierman Yaacov Agam

$20K$39K$59K1998: $490 median1999: $14K median2000: $821 median2001: $671 median2002: $837 median2003: $10K median2004: $14K median2005: $1.6K median2006: $22K median2007: $18K median2008: $3.2K median2009: $19K median2010: $72K median2011: $4.3K median2012: $12K median2013: $4.8K median2014: $5.9K median2015: $625 median2016: $1.9K median2017: $1.4K median2018: $3.9K median2019: $1.2K median2020: $688 median2021: $1.0K median2022: $938 median2023: $750 median2024: $750 median2025: $1.1K median2026: $813 median2006: $2.9K median2012: $812 median2013: $1.3K median2014: $1.2K median2015: $1.1K median2016: $3.8K median2017: $1.9K median2018: $218 median2019: $3.0K median2020: $1.4K median2021: $1.0K median2022: $1.2K median2023: $1.6K median2024: $822 median2025: $688 median2026: $1.2K median19982005201220192026
MetricLeonardo NiermanYaacov Agam
Median result$1,216$1,000
Record price $8,125 est. $698,500
Results on record1621,808
Years active at auction 2006–2026 1998–2026

Related artists: Yaacov AgamVictor VasarelyPablo PicassoSalvador Dalí

Market strength liquidity score, 0–100 · method

71/ 100
  • Sell-through82%
  • Meets estimate42%
  • Market depth162 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

HouseResultsSell-throughMedianvs. estimate
Freeman's | Hindman 48 98% $1,062 0.85×
Heritage Auctions 24 96% $1,219
Bonhams 26 81% $1,188 0.58×
Rago 9 100% $945
Matsart 20 25% $1,875 0.91×
Christie's 4 $2,011
Sotheby's 4 100% $2,188 0.56×
PASAREL 3 100% $1,250 0.50×
Wright 4 50% $3,820
Helmuth Stone Gallery 2 100% $1,625 0.58×
Tiroche 1 100% $238 0.76×
Locati LLC 1 100% $688 0.44×
Casco Bay Auctions 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 294 recorded lots — sold, passed, and upcoming — results in USD incl. premium; est. marks a premium estimated from the house's schedule ✓ Includes 25 passed lots

DateLotMediumvs. estimateEstimate USDResult USD, incl. premiumHouse
2023·01 Abstractions III $5,000–$7,000 Unsold listing Dane Fine Art
2023·01 Abstractions III $800–$1,200 Unsold listing Dane Fine Art
2023·01 Autumn Flight $6,000–$9,000 Unsold listing Dane Fine Art
2023·01 Untitled $3,000–$4,500 Unsold listing Dane Fine Art
2023·01 Abstractions IV $4,000–$6,000 Unsold listing Dane Fine Art
2023·01 Prophesy $4,000–$6,000 Unsold listing Dane Fine Art
2023·01 Paisaje Imaginario $6,000–$9,000 Unsold listing Dane Fine Art
2023·01 Abstractions V $4,000–$6,000 Unsold listing Dane Fine Art
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2022·12 Flight Sensation $6,500–$9,000 Dane Fine Art
2022·12 Untitled $6,500–$9,000 Unsold listing Dane Fine Art
2022·12 Abstractions II $1,000–$1,500 Unsold listing Dane Fine Art
2022·12 Abstractions III $5,000–$7,000 Unsold listing Dane Fine Art
2022·12 Untitled Abstraction $5,000–$7,000 Unsold listing Dane Fine Art
2022·12 Autumn Flight $6,000–$9,000 Unsold listing Dane Fine Art
2022·12 Abstractions I $800–$1,100 Dane Fine Art
2022·12 Abstractions III $800–$1,200 Dane Fine Art
2022·12 Abstractions IV $4,000–$6,000 Unsold listing Dane Fine Art
2022·12 Untitled $3,000–$4,500 Unsold listing Dane Fine Art
2022·11 Abstractions V $4,000–$6,000 Unsold listing Dane Fine Art
2022·11 Flight Sensation $6,500–$9,000 Unsold listing Dane Fine Art
2022·11 Untitled $6,500–$9,000 Unsold listing Dane Fine Art
2022·10 Abstractions III $5,000–$7,000 Unsold listing Dane Fine Art
2022·10 Autumn Flight $6,000–$9,000 Unsold listing Dane Fine Art
2022·10 Abstractions I $800–$1,100 Unsold listing Dane Fine Art
2022·10 Abstractions III $800–$1,200 Unsold listing Dane Fine Art
2022·10 Untitled Abstraction $5,000–$7,000 Unsold listing Dane Fine Art
2022·10 Prophesy oil on Masonite $800–$1,200 Freeman's | Hindman
2022·10 Paisaje Imaginario , 1967 acrylic on Masonite $800–$1,200 Freeman's | Hindman
2022·10 Flight oil on Masonite $800–$1,200 Freeman's | Hindman
2022·10 Untitled $3,000–$4,500 Unsold listing Dane Fine Art
2022·10 Abstractions IV $4,000–$6,000 Unsold listing Dane Fine Art
2022·09 Magic Flight Acrylic on Masonite Heritage Auctions
2022·09 Prismatic City Lithograph in colors on paper Heritage Auctions
2022·09 Abstractions I $800–$1,100 Unsold listing Dane Fine Art
2022·09 Abstractions III $800–$1,200 Unsold listing Dane Fine Art
2022·09 Untitled Abstraction $5,000–$7,000 Unsold listing Dane Fine Art
2022·09 Abstractions III $5,000–$7,000 Unsold listing Dane Fine Art
2022·08 Untitled $3,000–$4,500 Unsold listing Dane Fine Art
2022·08 Abstractions IV $4,000–$6,000 Unsold listing Dane Fine Art
2022·08 Prophesy oil on panel $800–$1,200 Freeman's | Hindman
2022·08 Lava oil on panel $800–$1,200 Freeman's | Hindman
2022·08 Lava oil on panel $1,000–$2,000 Freeman's | Hindman
2022·08 Leonardo Nierman $200–$300 Tiroche
2022·08 La Ciudad Oil on Masonite Heritage Auctions
2022·08 Untitled $6,500–$9,000 Unsold listing Dane Fine Art
2022·07 Untitled $3,000–$4,500 Unsold listing Dane Fine Art
2022·06 Flight Sensation $6,500–$9,000 Unsold listing Dane Fine Art
2022·06 Firebird oil on board $800–$1,200 Freeman's | Hindman
2022·06 The Song of the Sea acrylic on masonite $1,000–$2,000 Freeman's | Hindman
2022·06 Prismatic City Lithograph in colors on paper Heritage Auctions
2022·05 Untitled $5,000–$6,500 Unsold listing Dane Fine Art
2022·05 Untitled $3,000–$4,500 Unsold listing Dane Fine Art
2022·05 Untitled Oil on Masonite Heritage Auctions
2022·05 Eternal City $5,500–$8,000 Dane Fine Art
2022·03 Untitled III $4,000–$6,000 Unsold listing Dane Fine Art
2022·03 Prehistoric Dream oil on board $1,000–$2,000 Freeman's | Hindman
2022·03 Untitled oil on board $800–$1,200 Freeman's | Hindman
2022·03 Untitled Abstraction $3,200–$7,000 Dane Fine Art
2022·03 Eternal City $5,500–$8,000 Unsold listing Dane Fine Art
2022·03 Moment of Flight $1,000–$1,500 Rago
2022·02 Untitled $5,000–$6,500 Dane Fine Art
2022·02 Untitled $2,000–$3,000 Dane Fine Art
2022·02 Untitled $3,000–$4,500 Unsold listing Dane Fine Art
2022·02 Untitled III $4,000–$6,000 Unsold listing Dane Fine Art
2022·02 Untitled $6,500–$9,000 Unsold listing Dane Fine Art
2022·02 Eternal City $5,500–$8,000 Unsold listing Dane Fine Art
2022·02 Untitled Abstract $1,500–$2,000 Unsold listing Dane Fine Art
2022·01 Untitled $1,500–$2,500 Wright
2022·01 Original Oil $6,500–$9,000 Unsold listing Dane Fine Art
2022·01 Untitled $3,000–$4,500 Unsold listing Dane Fine Art
2022·01 Laberinto $6,500–$9,000 Dane Fine Art
2022·01 Untitled $2,000–$3,000 Unsold listing Dane Fine Art
2022·01 Untitled III $3,000–$4,500 Dane Fine Art
2022·01 Untitled $5,000–$6,500 Unsold listing Dane Fine Art
2022·01 Untitled III $4,000–$6,000 Unsold listing Dane Fine Art
2021·12 Untitled $6,500–$9,000 Unsold listing Dane Fine Art
2021·12 Eternal City $5,500–$8,000 Unsold listing Dane Fine Art
2021·12 Untitled Abstract $1,500–$2,000 Unsold listing Dane Fine Art
2021·12 Untitled $6,000–$8,000 Unsold listing Dane Fine Art
2021·12 Untitled $6,500–$9,000 Unsold listing Dane Fine Art
2021·12 Magic Fire, c. 1971 oil on board $1,500–$2,500 Freeman's | Hindman
2021·12 Magic Flight the Hero , 1965 oil on board $1,000–$2,000 Freeman's | Hindman
2021·12 Untitled $3,000–$4,500 Unsold listing Dane Fine Art
2021·12 Laberinto $6,500–$9,000 Unsold listing Dane Fine Art
2021·12 Untitled $5,000–$6,500 Unsold listing Dane Fine Art
2021·12 Untitled $2,000–$3,000 Unsold listing Dane Fine Art
2021·12 Untitled III $3,000–$4,500 Unsold listing Dane Fine Art
2021·11 Untitled III $4,000–$6,000 Unsold listing Dane Fine Art
2021·11 Untitled $6,000–$8,000 Unsold listing Dane Fine Art
2021·11 Eternal City $5,500–$8,000 Unsold listing Dane Fine Art
2021·11 Untitled $6,500–$9,000 Unsold listing Dane Fine Art
2021·11 Untitled Abstract $1,500–$2,000 Unsold listing Dane Fine Art
2021·10 Untitled $6,500–$9,000 Unsold listing Dane Fine Art
2021·10 Untitled I $1,500–$2,000 Dane Fine Art
2021·10 Untitled III $4,000–$6,000 Unsold listing Dane Fine Art
2021·10 Impromptu oil on panel $800–$1,200 Freeman's | Hindman
2021·10 Untitled $6,500–$9,000 Unsold listing Dane Fine Art
2021·10 Untitled $4,000–$6,000 Dane Fine Art
2021·10 Untitled Abstract $1,500–$2,000 Unsold listing Dane Fine Art
2021·10 Untitled $6,000–$8,000 Unsold listing Dane Fine Art

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