# Rufino Tamayo - Auction Profile

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Updated: 2026-05-16T06:42:45.014Z

## Summary
- Lots tracked: 2,494
- Lots with prices: 2,024
- First auction date: 1991-11-18
- Latest auction date: 2026-04-29
- Median realised price: $3,000
- Price range: $10 to $13,000,000

## Market Takeaway
Rufino Tamayo shows very deep auction liquidity with 2,417 tracked lots. Median realized sale is around $3,000. Category concentration is still broad or sparse. Last 12 months recorded 168 sales. Latest recorded sale: 2026-02-04.

## How To Read This Data
- Use the median \($3,000\) as a typical result; many comparable sales cluster between $1,680 and $15,000.
- 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: 9.2% (181 sales)
- $1,000 to $10,000: 63.7% (1,251 sales)
- $10,000\+: 27.1% (533 sales)

## Recent Trend & Velocity
- Last 12 months sales: 168
- Previous 12 months sales: 152
- Recent 12 months median: $2,500
- Previous 12 months median: $2,304
- Median shift: 8.5%
- Latest sale date: 2026-02-04
- Days since latest sale: 14
- Market velocity: high

## Top Auction Houses
- Christie's: 511 lots
- Bonhams: 315 lots
- Sotheby's: 242 lots
- Morton Subastas: 235 lots
- Swann Auction Galleries: 82 lots
- John Moran Auctioneers: 59 lots
- RoGallery: 56 lots
- Heritage Auctions: 41 lots
- Abell Auction: 40 lots
- Leland Little Auctions: 40 lots

## Top Categories
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## Recent Sold Lots
1. 2026-01-03 | Rufino Tamayo \(Mexican, 1899\-1991\), Dos Cabezas, PP VIII/X, Mixografia, ca. 1975\-85 | Kavanagh Auctions | CA$3,000 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-rufino-tamayo-mexican-1899-1991-dos-cabezas-pp-viii-x-mixografia-ca-1975-85-38-c-ba816eaef2
2. 2024-10-18 | Rufino Tamayo \(Mexican 1899\-1991\), Máscara Roja \(Red Mask\) \(Pereda 226\), Mixografía in color on Arches paper, 1976, Sheet size: 775 x 572 mm \(30\-1/2 x 22\-1/2 in\) | Weschler's | $1,600 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-rufino-tamayo-mexican-1899-1991-mascara-roja-red-mask-pereda-226-mixografia-in-color-on-arches-paper-1976-sheet-size-775-x-572-mm-30-1-2-x-22-1-2-in-229-c-1934a45891
3. 2024-10-06 | Rufino Tamayo \(1899 \- 1991\) Signed Mexican American Modernist Abstract Lithograph | Curated Gallery Auctions | $325 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-rufino-tamayo-1899-1991-signed-mexican-american-modernist-abstract-lithograph-217-c-82b42e189b
4. 2024-09-18 | Rufino Tamayo 1899\-1991 Torso De Joven 1969 Litho | Hill Auction Gallery | $2,250 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-rufino-tamayo-1899-1991-torso-de-joven-1969-litho-2-c-dbd4337a5a
5. 2024-05-29 | Rufino Tamayo 1899\-1991 Red Mask LE Litho SIGNED | Hill Auction Gallery | $1,800 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-rufino-tamayo-1899-1991-red-mask-le-litho-signed-33-c-b6d46abb2a
6. 2024-05-16 | RUFINO TAMAYO \(1891\-1991\) Mujer con canasta 10 3/4 x 8 5/16 in \(27.3 x 21.1 cm\) \(Executed in 1935\) | Bonhams | $15,000 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-rufino-tamayo-1891-1991-mujer-con-canasta-10-3-4-x-8-5-16-in-27-3-x-21-1-cm-executed-in-1935-65-c-366484cae6
7. 2024-02-13 | Rufino Tamayo \(1899\-1991\), Hombre Con Los Brazos En Alto, Drawing | Everard Auctions and Appraisals | $950 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-rufino-tamayo-1899-1991-hombre-con-los-brazos-en-alto-drawing-112-c-5d4442ba4e
8. 2023-12-16 | MEXICAN STILL LIFE PENCIL DRAWING BY RUFINO TAMAYO | Antique Arena Inc | $3,500 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-mexican-still-life-pencil-drawing-by-rufino-tamayo-83-c-fb043beac9
9. 2023-12-10 | RUFINO TAMAYO \(MEXICAN, 1899 \- 1991\) | James Cox Gallery | $1,000 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-rufino-tamayo-mexican-1899-1991-9-c-37848faae0
10. 2023-11-04 | Rufino Tamayo \(1899\-1991\) Mexican, Lithograph | Sarasota Estate Auction | $350 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-rufino-tamayo-1899-1991-mexican-lithograph-585-c-1e8421ca4e
11. 2023-04-22 | Rufino Tamayo \(Mexican, 1899\-1991\), "Female Nude Study" | New Orleans Auction Galleries | $4,400 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-rufino-tamayo-mexican-1899-1991-female-nude-study-16-c-be6485db88
12. 2026-04-29 | Rufino Tamayo, Mexican 1899\-1991, Saint John Apocalypse, Lithograph | Nye & Company | $325 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-rufino-tamayo-mexican-1899-1991-saint-john-apocalypse-lithograph-106-c-d968ea6f78
13. 2026-04-28 | Rufino Tamayo \(Mexican 1899–1991\) Graphite on Paper Drawing | Akiba Galleries | $1,200 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-rufino-tamayo-mexican-1899-1991-graphite-on-paper-drawing-228-c-78967542ce
14. 2026-04-25 | RUFINO TAMAYO 'CABEZA SOBRE FONDO AZUL' | Antiques & Modern Auction Gallery | $500 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-rufino-tamayo-cabeza-sobre-fondo-azul-280-c-786639b2f1
15. 2026-04-24 | Rufino Tamayo \(Mexican, 1899–1991\) Hombre, Luna y Estrellas, 1950 | Freeman’s | $2,000 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-rufino-tamayo-mexican-1899-1991-hombre-luna-y-estrellas-1950-103-c-263b4e94e0
16. 2026-04-24 | Rufino Tamayo \(Mexican, 1899\-1991\) Hombre con Manzana \(from Rufino Tamayo 15 litografías\), 1973 | Freeman’s | $2,750 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-rufino-tamayo-mexican-1899-1991-hombre-con-manzana-from-rufino-tamayo-15-litografias-1973-102-c-5f4ec1efc2
17. 2026-04-24 | Rufino Tamayo \(Mexican, 1899\-1991\) Hombre en Rojo, 1977 | Freeman’s | $10,000 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-rufino-tamayo-mexican-1899-1991-hombre-en-rojo-1977-101-c-f7b2e883c8
18. 2026-04-23 | Rufino Tamayo, La Calabaza, Etching | RoGallery | $3,750 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-rufino-tamayo-la-calabaza-etching-185-c-c8537b58ce
19. 2026-04-23 | Rufino Tamayo \(Mexican, 1899\-1991\), "Idolo Precolombiano", 1976 | New Orleans Auction Galleries | $1,105 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-rufino-tamayo-mexican-1899-1991-idolo-precolombiano-1976-247-c-b093e6b9b9
20. 2026-04-23 | Rufino Tamayo \(Mexican, 1899\-1991\), "Mujer con sandía" | New Orleans Auction Galleries | $845 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-rufino-tamayo-mexican-1899-1991-mujer-con-sandia-245-c-1538637cab
21. 2026-04-23 | Rufino Tamayo \(Mexican, 1899\-1991\), "Idolo Precolombiano" | New Orleans Auction Galleries | $1,105 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-rufino-tamayo-mexican-1899-1991-idolo-precolombiano-89-c-b480de963f
22. 2026-04-21 | Rufino Tamayo \(1899\-1991\) | Venduehuis Auctioneers The Hague | €1,500 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-rufino-tamayo-1899-1991-187-c-fc0d6f8624
23. 2026-04-18 | Rufino Tamayo \(5\) from Ídolos Prehispánicos \(P. 206, 209, 210, 212 & 214\), 1976 | Larsen Art Auction | $7,500 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-rufino-tamayo-5-from-idolos-prehispanicos-p-206-209-210-212-214-1976-295-c-a5d1b1586b
24. 2026-04-17 | Rufino Tamayo, Mexican 1899\-1991, "Juglar", etching and carborundom aquatint in colors on Guarro paper | Neal Auction Company | $2,730 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-rufino-tamayo-mexican-1899-1991-juglar-etching-and-carborundom-aquatint-in-colors-on-guarro-paper-326-c-53b8faa2fb

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