British/Mexican, 1917–2011
Leonora Carrington
221results on record
91%sell-through
$70,600median result (USD, incl. premium; 99% observed, 1% estimated from hammer)
$28,485,000record in our coverage
Drawn from 221 recorded results (211 sold · 10 passed) across 14 auction houses, 1999–2026. 1 upcoming lot on the ledger. What we cover
Median sold price by year typical estimate range median result USD, incl. premium; 99% observed, 1% estimated from hammer method · log scale
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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) |
|---|---|---|---|
| painting | 55 | 94% | $296,000 |
| works on paper | 29 | 88% | $16,506 |
| prints | 9 | 100% | $3,750 |
| sculpture | 6 | 50% | $40,388 |
| other | 5 | 100% | $51,200 |
Medium is recorded for 104 of 221 results (47%) — rows above cover that subset; the rest of the record is in the full ledger below.
Compared with Rufino Tamayo Leonora Carrington Rufino Tamayo
| Metric | Leonora Carrington | Rufino Tamayo |
|---|---|---|
| Median result | $70,600 | $4,075 |
| Record price | $28,485,000 | $7,209,000 |
| Results on record | 221 | 1,321 |
| Years active at auction | 1999–2026 | 1998–2026 |
Related artists: Rufino TamayoDiego RiveraMattaFernando Botero
Market strength liquidity score, 0–100 · method
86/ 100
- Sell-through91%
- Meets estimate73%
- Market depth221 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 | 107 | 94% | $187,000 | 0.94× |
| Christie's | 73 | 95% | $66,116 | — |
| Bonhams | 22 | 91% | $5,756 | 1.10× |
| Phillips | 8 | 75% | $100,900 | — |
| Rago | 4 | 100% | $3,375 | — |
| Wright | 4 | 75% | $1,563 | — |
| Freeman's | Hindman | 2 | 100% | $3,155 | 1.32× |
| Heritage Auctions | 2 | 100% | $2,875 | — |
| Grisebach | 1 | — | $12,674 | — |
| Lyon & Turnbull | 1 | — | $1,542 | 0.72× |
| Ketterer Kunst | 1 | — | $2,305 | — |
| Cutler Bay Auctions | 1 | 100% | $5,625 | 1.00× |
| Dorotheum | 1 | 100% | $6,912 | — |
| Tiroche | 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 229 recorded lots — sold, passed, and upcoming — results in USD incl. premium; est. marks a premium estimated from the house's schedule ✓ Includes 10 passed lots
| Date | Lot | Medium | vs. estimate | Estimate USD | Result USD, incl. premium | House |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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| 2019·05 | le rêve | $5,000–$7,000 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2019·04 | Untitled, from VVV Portfolio | $2,500–$3,500 | Christie's | |||
| 2018·11 | Still Life with Creature | oil on canvas | $20,000–$25,000 | Christie's | ||
| 2018·11 | El gato | oil on canvas | $200,000–$300,000 | Christie's | ||
| 2018·11 | opus siniestrus-tola | $20,000–$30,000 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2018·06 | Desert Dorgys | tempera sur isorel | $57,695–$80,773 | Christie's | ||
| 2018·06 | Ajusco 2 a.m. | huile sur toile | $80,773–$115,390 | Christie's | ||
| 2018·05 | Surgeon | oil and tempera on canvas | $180,000–$220,000 | Christie's | ||
| 2018·05 | Nocturnals | pastel, gouache, and ink on heavy paper | $40,000–$60,000 | Christie's | ||
| 2018·05 | Tenemos | $2,000–$3,000 | Bonhams | |||
| 2018·05 | Drue | $2,000–$3,000 | Bonhams | |||
| 2018·05 | The Dark Night of Aranoë | $250,000–$350,000 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2018·03 | 'Emelia Snood Wins the Egg Competition' | $2,022–$2,697 | Bonhams | |||
| 2017·11 | Still Life | oil oil on canvas | $30,000–$40,000 | Christie's | ||
| 2017·11 | Standing female martyr, a study for the Palatine Predella 13 3/8 x 8 1/8 in (33.8 x 20.9 cm) | $5,000–$7,000 | Bonhams | |||
| 2017·10 | Crookery Hall | $1,000–$1,500 | Bonhams | |||
| 2017·08 | Mythological Figures | $300–$500 | Wright | |||
| 2017·05 | Untitled (The White Goddess) | $700,000–$900,000 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2017·05 | Pastoral | $500,000–$700,000 | Phillips | |||
| 2016·11 | Santuario | $150,000–$175,000 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2016·11 | Untitled | $100,000–$150,000 | Phillips | |||
| 2016·11 | Untitled, from VVV Portfolio | $2,500–$3,500 | Christie's | |||
| 2016·08 | Mythological Figures | $300–$500 | Wright | |||
| 2016·05 | Moose Mayor | oil on canvasboard | $20,000–$25,000 | Christie's | ||
| 2016·05 | Untitled (Ritual) | $300,000–$400,000 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2016·05 | Bird Superior, Portrait of Max Ernst | $300,000–$500,000 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2015·11 | Untitled | sgrafitto on board | $18,000–$22,000 | Christie's | ||
| 2015·11 | El juglar | $1,500,000–$2,000,000 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2015·11 | The Law of Briah | $150,000–$200,000 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2015·11 | Trout Finch | $200,000–$300,000 | Phillips | |||
| 2015·11 | Arca de Noé | — | Unsold listing | Sotheby's | ||
| 2015·11 | Pastoral (Angel Hunters) | — | Unsold listing | Sotheby's | ||
| 2015·11 | The Return of Boadicea | — | Unsold listing | Sotheby's | ||
| 2015·11 | The Journeys of Prester John (Double-Sided Work) | — | Unsold listing | Sotheby's | ||
| 2015·11 | Arma Blanca | — | Unsold listing | Sotheby's | ||
| 2015·11 | personajes llevando naturaleza muerta | — | Unsold listing | Sotheby's | ||
| 2015·05 | A Group of Three Drawings | ink on paper | $20,000–$25,000 | Christie's | ||
| 2015·05 | Ms. Ashton | acrylic on canvas | $50,000–$70,000 | Christie's | ||
| 2015·05 | Untitled | watercolor and graphite on paper | $12,000–$18,000 | Christie's | ||
| 2015·05 | Untitled (Horse Race) | watercolor and graphite on paper | $12,000–$18,000 | Christie's | ||
| 2015·05 | The Journeys of Prester John (double-sided work) | oil on canvas | $150,000–$200,000 | Unsold listing | Christie's | |
| 2015·05 | A Camelia for Ánima | $150,000–$200,000 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2015·05 | Bat-men (How true my love) | $200,000–$300,000 | Phillips | |||
| 2015·01 | 1917 - 2007 | gouache on paper | $8,000–$12,000 | Tiroche | ||
| 2014·11 | self-portrait with orthopedic brace | $80,000–$120,000 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2014·11 | The Cockcrow | oil and gold leaf on canvas | $200,000–$300,000 | Christie's | ||
| 2014·11 | The Temptation of St. Anthony | $1,800,000–$2,200,000 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2014·05 | Venado descansando en un árbol | $20,000–$25,000 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2014·05 | the magus zoroaster meeting his own image in the garden (brothers in babylone) | $150,000–$250,000 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2014·05 | Animales en el bosque | $20,000–$25,000 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2013·11 | Arca de Noé | $150,000–$250,000 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2013·11 | Santa Teresa en la cocina | $225,000–$275,000 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2013·05 | Bat-men (how true my love) | $200,000–$250,000 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2013·05 | Operation Wednesday | $150,000–$200,000 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2012·11 | Tuesday. 1946 | Pencil and charcoal, with wash and fixative, on paper, laid down on paper | $9,231–$11,539 | Grisebach | ||
| 2012·11 | Untitled | $22,000–$28,000 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2012·06 | personajes de teatro, (theatre people) | $337,082–$471,915 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2012·05 | Untitled | $70,000–$90,000 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2012·05 | Santa Teresa en la cocina | $350,000–$450,000 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2012·05 | Spider | $70,000–$80,000 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2012·05 | El Nigromante (The Conjurer) | $200,000–$300,000 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2012·05 | La Artista Viaja de Incognito (The Artist Traveling Incognito) | $400,000–$600,000 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2012·03 | d.n.a. (container) | $5,000–$7,000 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2011·05 | Snake | $25,000–$35,000 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2011·05 | El árbol de la vida | $500,000–$700,000 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2011·05 | Below | $25,000–$35,000 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2010·11 | Temenos | $20,000–$25,000 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2010·11 | Snake Bite Floripondio | $150,000–$200,000 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2010·05 | The Ordeal of Owain | $600,000–$800,000 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2010·05 | Sin Título | $150,000–$200,000 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2010·05 | untitled (animal group) | $25,000–$30,000 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2010·04 | Veiled figure | $2,500–$3,500 | Wright | |||
| 2010·04 | Mythological Figures | $3,000–$5,000 | Wright | |||
| 2009·11 | Le Grand Adieu | $400,000–$600,000 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2009·11 | Naturaleza Muerta | $125,000–$175,000 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2009·10 | Shroud of Tears | $5,000–$7,000 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2008·12 | bat-men (how true my love) | $138,468–$207,702 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2008·11 | untitled (woman in a cage) | pen and ink on paper | $12,000–$18,000 | Sotheby's | ||
| 2008·11 | Sin Título | $150,000–$200,000 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2008·10 | Birds Seen While Asleep; two similar sketches by the same hand; a quantity of note books with sketches and writings by the same hand. | ink, unframed | $1,348–$2,022 | Christie's | ||
| 2008·05 | escenografía para el rey se muere dirigido por jodorowsky | gouache, watercolor, graphite and white chalk on cardboard | $80,000–$100,000 | Sotheby's | ||
| 2008·05 | tiburón | gouache, ink and pencil on heavy paper | $35,000–$45,000 | Sotheby's | ||
| 2008·05 | Brothers | oil and temple on wood panel | $80,000–$120,000 | Christie's | ||
| 2008·05 | Red Mask | tanned leather, metal, feather, painted mirror and mother of pearl buttons | $15,000–$20,000 | Christie's | ||
| 2008·05 | Step-Sister's Hen (or Marigold, Marigold, Tell Me Your Answers Do) | oil and tempera on wood panel | $150,000–$200,000 | Christie's | ||
| 2008·05 | Juggler (El Juglar) | oil on canvas | $600,000–$800,000 | Christie's | ||
| 2008·05 | Orpheus | wood | $18,000–$22,000 | Christie's | ||
| 2008·05 | Myth of 1,000 Eyes | oil on board | $15,000–$20,000 | Christie's | ||
| 2008·05 | Lepidóptero (also known as To Be an Insect) | painted wood | $25,000–$30,000 | Christie's | ||
| 2008·02 | The mandolin player; Still life with fruit | oil on canvas, unframed | $1,348–$2,022 | Christie's | ||
| 2008·02 | The Moon | pencil, black ink and watercolour | $4,045–$6,742 | Christie's | ||
| 2008·02 | Fantastical beings | watercolour, unframed | $1,348–$2,022 | Christie's | ||
| 2008·02 | Unloading the catch; Sorting the fish; Preparing the boat | oil on canvas-board, unframed | $809–$1,079 | Christie's | ||
| 2008·02 | Arcachon, Evening; Mule and cart | oil on canvas, unframed | $1,348–$2,022 | Christie's | ||
| 2008·02 | Hyéres; Cottage by a stream | oil on canvas, unframed | $1,348–$2,022 | Christie's | ||
| 2008·02 | Conversation; and 7 smaller etchings | etching, unframed | $2,022–$2,697 | Christie's | ||
| 2008·02 | Fishing boats in the harbour; Figures in an alley; and two summer landscapes | oil on canvas-board, unframed | $809–$1,079 | Christie's | ||
| 2008·02 | A quantity of sketchbooks | $1,348–$2,022 | Christie's | |||
| 2008·02 | Head | pencil, ink and watercolour, unframed | $1,348–$2,022 | Christie's | ||
| 2008·02 | Chez les Masques, Hyéres; On deck | oil on canvas, unframed | $1,348–$2,022 | Christie's | ||
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