# Miguel Covarrubias - Auction Profile

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Updated: 2026-05-01T01:23:57.802Z

## Summary
- Lots tracked: 327
- Lots with prices: 250
- First auction date: 2001-04-04
- Latest auction date: 2026-03-21
- Median realised price: $2,880
- Price range: $20 to $3,150,000

## Market Takeaway
Miguel Covarrubias shows deep auction liquidity with 324 tracked lots. Median realized sale is around $3,000. Category concentration is still broad or sparse. Last 12 months recorded 19 sales. Latest recorded sale: 2026-01-13.

## How To Read This Data
- Use the median \($3,000\) as a typical result; many comparable sales cluster between $800 and $30,480.
- 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: 29.6% (73 sales)
- $1,000 to $10,000: 32.4% (80 sales)
- $10,000\+: 38.1% (94 sales)

## Recent Trend & Velocity
- Last 12 months sales: 19
- Previous 12 months sales: 19
- Recent 12 months median: $750
- Previous 12 months median: $3,250
- Median shift: 0%
- Latest sale date: 2026-01-13
- Days since latest sale: 36
- Market velocity: moderate

## Top Auction Houses
- Christie's: 65 lots
- Sotheby's: 62 lots
- Swann Auction Galleries: 20 lots
- Bonhams: 17 lots
- Morton Subastas: 11 lots
- Skinner: 11 lots
- Arthaz: 9 lots
- Winter Associates, Inc.: 9 lots
- Poster Auctions International Inc: 6 lots
- Rachel Davis Fine Arts: 6 lots

## Top Categories
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## Recent Sold Lots
1. 2026-02-22 | MIGUEL COVARRUBIAS \(1904\-1957\) PENCIL SIGNED LITHOGRAPH | Soulis Auctions | $1,400 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-miguel-covarrubias-1904-1957-pencil-signed-lithograph-428-c-6539c6abd3
2. 2026-01-13 | Miguel Covarrubias \(1904\-1957, Mexican\), "Mujer Proviniciana," 1928 | John Moran Auctioneers | $3,492 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-miguel-covarrubias-1904-1957-mexican-mujer-proviniciana-1928-42-c-d9a7cc6ea5
3. 2026-01-13 | Miguel Covarrubias \(1904\-1957, Mexican\), "Filatelista," cartoon for "Vanity Fair" magazine, circa 1920s | John Moran Auctioneers | $7,620 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-miguel-covarrubias-1904-1957-mexican-filatelista-cartoon-for-vanity-fair-magazine-circa-1920s-41-c-4ee6da1e65
4. 2026-01-09 | Miguel Covarrubias \(MX 1904\-1956\) The United States of America | Merrill's Auctioneers & Appraisers | $250 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-miguel-covarrubias-mx-1904-1956-the-united-states-of-america-354-c-6bfe6ddb55
5. 2025-12-18 | Miguel Covarrubias signed w/ original drawing | PBA Galleries Auctions & Appraisers | $750
6. 2025-12-17 | MIGUEL COVARRUBIAS \(1904\-1957\). Professor Beebe, Gourmet and Ichthyologist, | Christie's | N/A
7. 2025-11-20 | Miguel Covarrubias \(1904\-1957\): Flower Study | STAIR | $600
8. 2025-10-28 | Miguel Covarrubias, Untitled | Toomey & Co. Auctioneers | $1,100
9. 2025-09-30 | Re\-Discovery of America | Sotheby's | N/A
10. 2025-09-30 | Mix of Mogüé | Sotheby's | N/A
11. 2025-09-18 | Miguel Covarrubias \(1904\-1957\), Head of a Balinese Girl, circa 1930. | Swann Auction Galleries | $1,980
12. 2025-09-17 | Miguel Covarrubias "Negro Drawings" Book 1927 | Revere Auctions | $350 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-miguel-covarrubias-negro-drawings-book-1927-718-c-c314b73a0b
13. 2025-07-15 | Miguel Covarrubias \(1904\-1957, Mexican\), "Head of a Balinese Girl," circa 1930 | John Moran Auctioneers | $1,651 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-miguel-covarrubias-1904-1957-mexican-head-of-a-balinese-girl-circa-1930-26-c-791498ca86
14. 2025-06-17 | MIGUEL COVARRUBIAS \(1904 \- 1957\) Bradypus Tridactilus. Three\-toed Sloth. | Swann Auction Galleries | $3,900
15. 2025-06-01 | Miguel Covarrubias, Lithograph on Paper, Tehuantepec River, Signed | Lion and Unicorn | $275 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-miguel-covarrubias-lithograph-on-paper-tehuantepec-river-signed-116-c-8244265b94
16. 2025-05-13 | Miguel Covarrubias \(1904\-1957\) 'A village' | Zeeuws Veilinghuis | N/A
17. 2025-03-06 | MIGUEL COVARRUBIAS \(1904 \- 1957\) Burro de paja con jinete. | Swann Auction Galleries | N/A
18. 2025-03-02 | Miguel Covarrubias signed drawing | Novartia | €250
19. 2025-02-28 | MIGUEL COVARRUBIAS \(1904\-1957\). Juchitecas bailando el son. gouache on pape | Christie's | $214,200
20. 2025-02-21 | Miguel Covarrubias \(MX 1904\-1956\) The United States of America | Merrill's Auctioneers & Appraisers | $250 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-miguel-covarrubias-mx-1904-1956-the-united-states-of-america-151-c-f47444b835
21. 2025-01-30 | Miguel Covarrubias \(1904\-1957\), RE\-DISCOVERY OF AMERICA | Waddington's | CA$5,250
22. 2025-01-19 | MIGUEL COVARRUBIAS DRAWING ON PAPER | Neely Auction | N/A
23. 2024-12-05 | \(ADOLF HITLER AND LEON MEYER\) BY MIGUEL COVARRUBIAS | Alexander Historical Auctions LLC | $650 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-adolf-hitler-and-leon-meyer-by-miguel-covarrubias-917-c-f564627af0
24. 2024-11-20 | Miguel Covarrubias \(6\) Pagaent of the Pacific | Grant Zahajko Auctions, LLC | $250 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-miguel-covarrubias-6-pagaent-of-the-pacific-20-c-eca4aeda98

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