Lot 104 · Latin American Art
El Hombre Buho
Carlos Mérida · oil and petroplastic on amate paper laid down on masonite
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- Estimate
- $15,000–$20,000 hammer
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Sotheby's — Latin American Art, New York · 19 November 2008
- Record ID
- TB-2026-3815599
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 6 Sep 2026 · source ↗
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Carlos Mérida, El Hombre Buho. Sotheby's, 19 Nov 2008, lot 104. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3815599.
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Carlos Mérida, El Hombre Buho. Sotheby's, 19 Nov 2008, lot 104. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3815599.
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From the same sale Latin American Art · Nov 2008
| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| El Amor anda suelto | Carlos Mérida | $50,000–$70,000 | |
| Untitled | Rogelio Polesello | $12,000–$18,000 | |
| El Tlachiquero | Diego Rivera | $15,000–$20,000 | |
| Untitled | Pedro Friedeberg | $10,000–$15,000 | |
| Figure in Motion | Rufino Tamayo | $100,000–$150,000 | |
| Abstracto #1 | Rodolfo Nieto | $15,000–$20,000 |
Comparable results nearest sold works, same medium & price band
| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carlos Mérida | Las tres doncellas | $16,510 | Sotheby's, Feb 2025 | |
| Carlos Mérida | Hechicería | Sotheby's, Feb 2025 | ||
| Carlos Mérida | [no title recorded] | Dorotheum, May 2025 | ||
| Carlos Mérida | Sin título | Sotheby's, May 2021 | ||
| Carlos Mérida | Hechiceria, 1964 16 1/4 x 11 in. (41.3 x 27.9 cm) | Bonhams, Oct 2017 | ||
| Carlos Mérida | taller en el muro (de la serie "imágenes de guatemala") | Sotheby's, May 2018 | ||
| Carlos Mérida | Huichol 6 | Sotheby's, Nov 2017 | ||
| Carlos Mérida | Untitled | Sotheby's, Nov 2017 |
The closest sold results by price, artist, and medium — the appraiser's comp set, generated from the corpus. All figures converted to USD at current reference rates.