# Manuel Valdés - Auction Profile

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Updated: 2026-04-29T03:09:38.165Z

## Summary
- Lots tracked: 589
- Lots with prices: 403
- First auction date: 2001-06-29
- Latest auction date: 2026-03-05
- Median realised price: $35,000
- Price range: $60 to $3,500,000

## Market Takeaway
Manuel Valdés shows very deep auction liquidity with 583 tracked lots. Median realized sale is around $44,100. Category concentration is still broad or sparse. Last 12 months recorded 58 sales. Latest recorded sale: 2026-02-10.

## How To Read This Data
- Use the median \($44,100\) as a typical result; many comparable sales cluster between $2,200 and $175,500.
- 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: 9% (36 sales)
- $1,000 to $10,000: 28.3% (113 sales)
- $10,000\+: 62.7% (250 sales)

## Recent Trend & Velocity
- Last 12 months sales: 58
- Previous 12 months sales: 46
- Recent 12 months median: $4,400
- Previous 12 months median: $15,000
- Median shift: 0%
- Latest sale date: 2026-02-10
- Days since latest sale: 8
- Market velocity: high

## Top Auction Houses
- Christie's: 138 lots
- Subastas Segre: 93 lots
- Sotheby's: 75 lots
- Setdart Auction House: 59 lots
- Sala Retiro Subastas: 40 lots
- Artcurial: 32 lots
- Phillips: 19 lots
- Litografias.net: 18 lots
- Bonhams: 12 lots
- Ansorena: 8 lots

## Top Categories
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## Recent Sold Lots
1. 2025-11-29 | Manolo VALDES \(Né en 1942\), D'Après \(after\) \- Eva V, 1994 | Louiza Auktion & Associés | €250 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-manolo-valdes-ne-en-1942-d-apres-after-eva-v-1994-268-c-c6cdb312e2
2. 2025-09-16 | MANOLO VALDÉS \(Valencia, 1942\). "Queen Mariana V". Meninas Series. Etching on paper. Copy 31/50. Attached certificate of authenticity issued by the Espacio Gallery. It has slight damage in the frame. Signed and justified in pencil. | Setdart Auction House | €8,500 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-manolo-valdes-valencia-1942-queen-mariana-v-meninas-series-etching-on-paper-copy-31-50-attached-certificate-of-authenticity-issued-by-the-espacio-gallery-it-has-slight-damage-in-the-frame-signed-and-justified-in-pencil-136-c-9034de5bef
3. 2025-07-17 | MANOLO VALDÉS \(Valencia, 1942\). "Queen Mariana II". Etching, aquatint and collage. Signed and justified in pencil. Attached publisher's certificate. | Setdart Auction House | €11,000 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-manolo-valdes-valencia-1942-queen-mariana-ii-etching-aquatint-and-collage-signed-and-justified-in-pencil-attached-publisher-s-certificate-3-c-54443e4a71
4. 2025-03-18 | MANOLO VALDÉS \(Valencia, 1942\). "Romy II". 2009. Mixed media \(oil, matter and collage\) on burlap. Signed, titled and dated on the back. Attached certificate of authenticity issued by the artist. | Setdart Auction House | N/A | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-manolo-valdes-valencia-1942-romy-ii-2009-mixed-media-oil-matter-and-collage-on-burlap-signed-titled-and-dated-on-the-back-attached-certificate-of-authenticity-issued-by-the-artist-3-c-042449c9f5
5. 2025-02-20 | MANOLO VALDÉS \(Valencia, 1942\). Untitled. Etching, copy P.E. Signed and justified by hand. | Setdart Auction House | €800
6. 2025-02-20 | MANOLO VALDES \(Valencia, 1942\). "Malevich", 1984. Series “Queen Mariana as a pretext” Etching on GVARRO paper. Issue 13/75. Signed and numbered in pencil. | Setdart Auction House | N/A
7. 2025-02-20 | MANOLO VALDÉS \(Valencia, 1942\). "Picasso", 1984. Series "Reina Mariana as a pretext". Etching on GVARRO paper. 58/75 copy. Signed and numbered in pencil. | Setdart Auction House | N/A
8. 2025-01-16 | MANOLO VALDÉS, \(Valencia, 1942\). "Iberian Lady", 2007. Glazed ceramic with wooden base. | Setdart Auction House | €2,000
9. 2024-09-17 | MANOLO VALDES \- Queen Mariana VII. 2008 | Subastas Segre | €10,000
10. 2024-06-13 | MANOLO VALDÉS \(Valencia, 1942\). "Reina Mariana in Art Decó", 1982. Iron and wood. Provenance: Maeght Gallery. Work reproduced in "Manolo Valdés In Cardiff". | Setdart Auction House | N/A | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-manolo-valdes-valencia-1942-reina-mariana-in-art-deco-1982-iron-and-wood-provenance-maeght-gallery-work-reproduced-in-manolo-valdes-in-cardiff-106-c-32d4d269b0
11. 2026-03-05 | MANOLO VALDÉS \(B. 1942\) Reina Mariana \(Executed in 2020, this work is number 4 from an edition of 8\) | Bonhams | £120,000 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-manolo-valdes-b-1942-reina-mariana-executed-in-2020-this-work-is-number-4-from-an-edition-of-8-13-c-6fd6f2ee6e
12. 2026-02-17 | MANOLO VALDÉS \(Valencia, 1942\). "Queen Mariana as a pretext". 1984. Etching, copy 69/75. Signed and justified by hand. | Setdart Auction House | N/A | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-manolo-valdes-valencia-1942-queen-mariana-as-a-pretext-1984-etching-copy-69-75-signed-and-justified-by-hand-199-c-1dab3f9a47
13. 2026-02-17 | MANOLO VALDÉS \(Valencia, 1942\). "Klee". Series "Queen Mariana as a pretext", 1984. Etching, copy 69/75. Signed and justified by hand. | Setdart Auction House | N/A | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-manolo-valdes-valencia-1942-klee-series-queen-mariana-as-a-pretext-1984-etching-copy-69-75-signed-and-justified-by-hand-198-c-e98a6e2eb4
14. 2026-02-17 | MANOLO VALDÉS \(Valencia, 1942\). "Dialogue of ladies", 2006. Bronze. With stamp in the lower right area. | Setdart Auction House | €12,000 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-manolo-valdes-valencia-1942-dialogue-of-ladies-2006-bronze-with-stamp-in-the-lower-right-area-34-c-cacc63ce0f
15. 2026-02-10 | MANOLO VALDES \- Portrait with Collage on the Hat | Subastas Segre | €9,500
16. 2026-02-10 | MANOLO VALDES \- Palau Gallery | Subastas Segre | €300
17. 2026-01-29 | Manolo Valdes, Orchids III | Los Angeles Modern Auctions | $170,000
18. 2026-01-12 | MANOLO VALDÉS \(Valencia, 1942\). "Character with letters". Etching. Exemplary 20/50. Signed and numbered in pencil. | Setdart Auction House | N/A
19. 2025-12-16 | MANOLO VALDÉS \(B. 1942\). La Infanta Margarita. bronze with brown patina19 ¼ | Christie's | $95,250
20. 2025-12-16 | MANOLO VALDÉS \(Valencia, 1942\). "Rodrigo de la Fuente III" 1986. Etching and collage, copy H.C. IV/X. Signed and justified by hand. | Setdart Auction House | N/A
21. 2025-12-04 | Manolo Valdés \(né en 1942\). Retrato de Amélie V. | Christie's | €203,200
22. 2025-12-03 | Manolo Valdes b.1942 Reina Mariana Etching SIGNED | Hill Auction Gallery | $10,000
23. 2025-11-20 | MANOLO VALDÉS \(B. 1942\) Irene XV 24 7/8 x 15 3/4 x 13 3/4 in \(63 x 40 x 35 cm\) \(Executed in 2006. This work is unique\) | Bonhams | $60,000
24. 2025-11-20 | MANOLO VALDÉS \(B. 1942\). Felipe IV \(I\). oil on canvas78 x 58 in. \(198.1 x 1 | Christie's | $292,100

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