# Carlos Mérida - Auction Profile

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Updated: 2026-04-28T22:16:14.886Z

## Summary
- Lots tracked: 320
- Lots with prices: 220
- First auction date: 2003-11-19
- Latest auction date: 2026-03-21
- Median realised price: $20,000
- Price range: $313 to $530,000

## Market Takeaway
Carlos Mérida shows deep auction liquidity with 320 tracked lots. Median realized sale is around $20,000. Category concentration is still broad or sparse. Last 12 months recorded 21 sales. Latest recorded sale: 2026-01-13.

## How To Read This Data
- Use the median \($20,000\) as a typical result; many comparable sales cluster between $6,000 and $48,000.
- 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: 8.2% (18 sales)
- $1,000 to $10,000: 21.4% (47 sales)
- $10,000\+: 70.5% (155 sales)

## Recent Trend & Velocity
- Last 12 months sales: 21
- Previous 12 months sales: 11
- Recent 12 months median: $1,584
- Previous 12 months median: $15,240
- Median shift: 0%
- Latest sale date: 2026-01-13
- Days since latest sale: 35
- Market velocity: moderate

## Top Auction Houses
- Morton Subastas: 97 lots
- Sotheby's: 88 lots
- Christie's: 71 lots
- Bonhams: 15 lots
- John Moran Auctioneers: 15 lots
- Heritage Auctions: 11 lots
- Setdart Auction House: 6 lots
- Antique Empire: 2 lots
- Hindman: 2 lots
- Aurora & Athena: 1 lots

## Top Categories
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## Recent Sold Lots
1. 2026-03-21 | Carlos Mérida \(1891\-1984\) \- Abstract Composition, 1968 | Aurora & Athena | €22,500 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-carlos-merida-1891-1984-abstract-composition-1968-27-c-9408872498
2. 2025-12-31 | Carlos Mérida \(1891\-1985\) Vintage Mexican Collection of 10 Mid Century Modernist Lithographs MCM | Curated Gallery Auctions | $1,400 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-carlos-merida-1891-1985-vintage-mexican-collection-of-10-mid-century-modernist-lithographs-mcm-180-c-6b64505b32
3. 2025-07-15 | Carlos Mérida \(1891\-1984, Guatemalan\), "El Abuelo Ixmucane," 1966 | John Moran Auctioneers | $1,056 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-carlos-merida-1891-1984-guatemalan-el-abuelo-ixmucane-1966-80-c-a734052882
4. 2024-11-20 | Carlos Mérida \(1891\-1984, Guatemalan\), Untitled from the “Cielos Luminicos" portfolio, 1941 | John Moran Auctioneers | $858
5. 2024-11-20 | Carlos Mérida \(1891\-1984, Guatemalan\), "La Endecha" | John Moran Auctioneers | $2,857
6. 2023-03-29 | CARLOS MÉRIDA \(Guatemala, 1891 \- Mexico City, 1984\). “Sketch \(Model \#14\), 1973. Colored pencils. On the back it presents an informative label and a label from the Merkup Gallery \(Mexico\). Signed in the lower left corner. | Setdart Auction House | N/A | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-carlos-merida-guatemala-1891-mexico-city-1984-sketch-model-14-1973-colored-pencils-on-the-back-it-presents-an-informative-label-and-a-label-from-the-merkup-gallery-mexico-signed-in-the-lower-left-corner-112-c-a484328a1a
7. 2023-03-29 | CARLOS MÉRIDA \(Guatemala, 1891 \- Mexico City, 1984\). “Sketch \(Model \#22\), 1973. Colored pencils. On the back it presents an informative label and a label from the Merkup Gallery \(Mexico\). Signed in the lower left corner. | Setdart Auction House | N/A | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-carlos-merida-guatemala-1891-mexico-city-1984-sketch-model-22-1973-colored-pencils-on-the-back-it-presents-an-informative-label-and-a-label-from-the-merkup-gallery-mexico-signed-in-the-lower-left-corner-111-c-a5940a1911
8. 2022-11-08 | CARLOS MÉRIDA \(Guatemala, 1891 \- Mexico City, 1984\). No title. Gouache on paper. Signed in the lower right corner. | Setdart Auction House | N/A | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-carlos-merida-guatemala-1891-mexico-city-1984-no-title-gouache-on-paper-signed-in-the-lower-right-corner-54-c-e7345ff9ff
9. 2026-01-13 | Carlos Mérida \(1891\-1984, Guatemalan\), "Danza de las Malinches," circa 1937\-39 | John Moran Auctioneers | $363 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-carlos-merida-1891-1984-guatemalan-danza-de-las-malinches-circa-1937-39-106-c-d444548235
10. 2026-01-13 | Carlos Mérida \(1891\-1984, Guatemalan\), Plate 10, from the "Cielos Luminicos" portfolio, 1941 | John Moran Auctioneers | $1,206 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-carlos-merida-1891-1984-guatemalan-plate-10-from-the-cielos-luminicos-portfolio-1941-105-c-afc18f6580
11. 2026-01-13 | Carlos Mérida \(1891\-1984, Guatemalan\), Untitled, from the "Cielos Luminicos" portfolio, 1941 | John Moran Auctioneers | $1,016 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-carlos-merida-1891-1984-guatemalan-untitled-from-the-cielos-luminicos-portfolio-1941-104-c-c69178fec1
12. 2026-01-13 | Carlos Mérida \(1891\-1984, Guatemalan\), "Figures with Pipes," plate 9 from the series "Un Canto al Libro Sagrado," 1978 | John Moran Auctioneers | $825 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-carlos-merida-1891-1984-guatemalan-figures-with-pipes-plate-9-from-the-series-un-canto-al-libro-sagrado-1978-103-c-f8168845cc
13. 2026-01-13 | Carlos Mérida \(1891\-1984, Guatemalan\), "Boceto" | John Moran Auctioneers | $3,810 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-carlos-merida-1891-1984-guatemalan-boceto-102-c-1a892be3ed
14. 2025-09-30 | Azul y magenta | Sotheby's | N/A
15. 2025-09-25 | Carlos Mérida \(Guatemalan, 1891–1984\) Project for Rectangular Play, 1964 | Freeman’s | $5,000
16. 2025-07-15 | Carlos Mérida \(1891\-1984, Guatemalan\), Untitled from the "Cielos Luminicos" portfolio, 1941 | John Moran Auctioneers | $825 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-carlos-merida-1891-1984-guatemalan-untitled-from-the-cielos-luminicos-portfolio-1941-81-c-1b340f886e
17. 2025-07-15 | Carlos Mérida \(1891\-1984, Guatemalan\), "Boceto," 1973 | John Moran Auctioneers | $1,584 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-carlos-merida-1891-1984-guatemalan-boceto-1973-79-c-fa54aae81a
18. 2025-07-15 | Carlos Mérida \(1891\-1984, Guatemalan\), "La Endecha," 1978 | John Moran Auctioneers | $924
19. 2025-07-15 | Carlos Mérida \(1891\-1984, Guatemalan\), Abstract figure, 1972 | John Moran Auctioneers | $2,540
20. 2025-05-20 | Carlos Mérida\* | Dorotheum | €12,000
21. 2025-05-14 | Azul y ámbar | Sotheby's | $31,750
22. 2025-05-14 | El zanate | Sotheby's | $40,640
23. 2025-03-29 | Carlos Mérida \(Guatemalan 1891\-1984\), Three Figures, 1981, Oil on fiberboard, unframed | Barridoff Auctions | $5,500
24. 2025-03-06 | CARLOS MÉRIDA \(1891\-1984\). Composición. gouache on paper22 1/8 x 29 ¾ in. \( | Christie's | $23,940

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