# Alberto Vargas - Auction Profile

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Updated: 2026-04-28T15:24:26.334Z

## Summary
- Lots tracked: 312
- Lots with prices: 246
- First auction date: 1994-09-09
- Latest auction date: 2026-03-24
- Median realised price: $575
- Price range: $15 to $89,625

## Market Takeaway
Alberto Vargas shows deep auction liquidity with 304 tracked lots. Median realized sale is around $650. Category concentration is still broad or sparse. Last 12 months recorded 12 sales. Latest recorded sale: 2026-01-15.

## How To Read This Data
- Use the median \($650\) as a typical result; many comparable sales cluster between $180 and $16,730.
- Auction totals can include buyer premiums or fees depending on reporting, so compare like\-for\-like when possible.
- Condition, size, medium, provenance, and attribution confidence can move value materially versus median comps.

## Price Bands
- Under $1,000: 51.9% (125 sales)
- $1,000 to $10,000: 18.7% (45 sales)
- $10,000\+: 29.5% (71 sales)

## Recent Trend & Velocity
- Last 12 months sales: 12
- Previous 12 months sales: 31
- Recent 12 months median: $240
- Previous 12 months median: $225
- Median shift: 6.7%
- Latest sale date: 2026-01-15
- Days since latest sale: 34
- Market velocity: moderate

## Top Auction Houses
- Heritage Auctions: 79 lots
- Christie's: 18 lots
- Fine Estate Inc.: 14 lots
- EJ'S Auction & Appraisal: 13 lots
- Geneve Encheres: 11 lots
- Yair Art Gallery: 10 lots
- Bill Hood & Sons Arts & Antiques Auctions: 7 lots
- Crescent City Auction Gallery: 6 lots
- Great Gatsby's Auction Gallery, Inc.: 6 lots
- Nadeau's Auction Gallery: 6 lots

## Top Categories
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## Recent Sold Lots
1. 2025-09-14 | 1946 Alberto Vargas Framed Calendar Pin\-Up Poster – November | Pasadena Auction House | N/A | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-1946-alberto-vargas-framed-calendar-pin-up-poster-a-november-1565-c-2004f8a8d0
2. 2025-09-14 | Alberto Vargas Lithograph, 102/450, Published 1986 | Pasadena Auction House | $140 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-alberto-vargas-lithograph-102-450-published-1986-1529-c-f8b4b54943
3. 2024-11-21 | Persian Princess, Lithograph by Alberto Vargas | Pasadena Antique Auctions | N/A | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-persian-princess-lithograph-by-alberto-vargas-5401-c-f8c4621960
4. 2024-11-21 | Alberto Vargas Lithograph "Memories of Olive" Limited Edition | Pasadena Antique Auctions | $450
5. 2026-03-24 | Alberto Vargas \(Peruvian\-American, 1896\-1982\) Offset Lithographs | Leonard Auction | $300 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-alberto-vargas-peruvian-american-1896-1982-offset-lithographs-179-c-935ad63759
6. 2026-01-15 | ALBERTO VARGAS \(1896\-1982\) HAND SIGNED, LIMITED EDITION LITHOGRAPH TITLED SCHEHERAZADE, 27.5IN x 33.5IN \(70cm x 85cm\) | The Rug Life Auctions | N/A | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-alberto-vargas-1896-1982-hand-signed-limited-edition-lithograph-titled-scheherazade-27-5in-x-33-5in-70cm-x-85cm-1-c-34d949cc56
7. 2025-12-16 | Alberto Vargas \(1896\-1983\), "Cover Girl" from "Vargas Girls" | John Moran Auctioneers | $137
8. 2025-11-14 | Alberto Vargas \(Peruvian\-American, 1896\-1982\) Watercolor, Gouache and Pastel on Illustration Board, Ca. 1960s, 'Female Nude with Pink Heels', H 16.5" W 19.75" Frame Size: H 20.5" W 24" | DuMouchelles | $1,800
9. 2025-10-30 | Alberto Vargas, 1896\-1982, Pin Up Girl | Abell Auction | $4,250
10. 2025-10-30 | Alberto Vargas, 1896\-1982, Portrait of Linda Darnell | Abell Auction | $4,250
11. 2025-10-07 | Alberto Vargas \(1896\-1983\), "Cover Girl" from "Vargas Girls" | John Moran Auctioneers | $381
12. 2025-09-14 | Alberto Vargas Signed Lithograph \- Lady in Veil with Daisy | Pasadena Auction House | $240
13. 2025-09-14 | Alberto Vargas “Diana the Huntress” Signed Limited Edition Lithograph | Pasadena Auction House | $1,000
14. 2025-09-14 | Exotic Beauty with Ship, Signed Limited Edition Print by Alberto Vargas | Pasadena Auction House | $260
15. 2025-09-12 | Alberto Vargas \(Peruvian\-American, 1896\-1982\) Watercolor, Gouache And Pastel on Illustration Board, Ca. 1960s, 'Female Nude with Pink Heels', H 16.5" W 19.75" Frame Size: H 20.5" W 24" | DuMouchelles | N/A
16. 2025-07-10 | Alberto Vargas Signed Pinup Print. | Potter & Potter Auctions Inc. | $90
17. 2025-05-18 | Alberto Vargas 1930 Oriental Fantasy Lithograph | Pasadena Auction House | N/A | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-alberto-vargas-1930-oriental-fantasy-lithograph-5399-c-fb642988d4
18. 2025-05-08 | Alberto Vargas "His Life Retrospective" Poster | World Auction Gallery | $100
19. 2025-03-06 | ALBERTO VARGAS \(AMERICAN / PERUVIAN, 1896\-1982\) PIN\-UP GATEFOLDS / CALENDARS, UNCOUNTED LOT | Jeffrey S. Evans & Associates | $75 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-alberto-vargas-american-peruvian-1896-1982-pin-up-gatefolds-calendars-uncounted-lot-1059-c-fdd466e808
20. 2025-02-02 | Alberto Vargas "His Life Retrospective" Poster | World Auction Gallery | N/A
21. 2024-11-21 | Alberto Vargas Lithograph Estate Signed – Elegant Portrait | Pasadena Antique Auctions | $160
22. 2024-11-21 | Alberto Vargas Lithograph Print | Pasadena Antique Auctions | $300
23. 2024-09-22 | Signed Alberto Vargas 29 x 21.25 in Limited Edition Lithograph – Woman with Ship | Pasadena Antique Auctions | $160
24. 2024-09-22 | Signed Alberto Vargas 21.5 x 29 in Limited Edition Lithograph – Reclining Woman with Doll | Pasadena Antique Auctions | $180

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