Carlos Mérida Auction Prices and Value Guide
Carlos Mérida auction prices are tracked in Appraisily's artist market index, with source-directory coverage of 1,367 records. Use this page to review sold-lot activity, market context, and valuation factors before requesting a formal appraisal.
Carlos Mérida auction prices: quick answer
Carlos Mérida auction prices depend on medium, size, date, condition, provenance, edition details, attribution confidence, and recent comparable auction sales.
- Artist
- Carlos Mérida
- Source records
- 1,367
- Market update
- 2026-02-06
Carlos Mérida market snapshot
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.
Realized price distribution
- Under $1,000 (8.2% · 18 sales)
- $1,000 to $10,000 (21.4% · 47 sales)
- $10,000+ (70.5% · 155 sales)
- Median sale (last 12 months)
- $1,584
- Sales recorded (last 12 months)
- 21
- Median shift vs prior year
- 0.0%
- Latest recorded sale
- 2026-01-13
Artist context
About Carlos Mérida
Born
1891
Died
1984
Nationality
Guatemalan, Mexican
Carlos Mérida (1891–1984) was a Guatemalan-born artist who became closely associated with Mexico, where he developed a modern visual language rooted in Latin American cultural themes. He worked as a painter, printmaker, draughtsman, and muralist. Mérida is often discussed in relation to Mexican muralism because of his subjects and public projects, although his style moved away from the movement’s narrative figuration toward non-figurative and geometric forms. His art drew on Guatemalan and Mexican identities, indigenous cultural imagery, and the broader visual culture of Latin America. Collectors and researchers encounter his work across paintings, graphic works, murals, and architectural compositions incorporating materials such as glass and ceramic mosaic. His documented career, museum representation, and extensive auction presence make accurate identification of medium, date, provenance, and attribution especially important.
Mexican muralism, particularly in subject matter and Latin American cultural contextNon-figurative and geometric modernismPainting on canvasMuralsLithography and other printmakingGlass and ceramic mosaicGuatemalan and Mexican cultural themesLatin American themesIndigenous Guatemalan dress and related cultural imagery
Common works and media
Auction and appraisal contexts may include paintings on canvas, lithographs and other prints, works on paper, murals, mixed-media objects, decorative works, and editions. Mérida’s public and architectural work also included compositions using glass and ceramic mosaic. Subject matter may relate to Guatemala, Mexico, indigenous dress, and wider Latin American cultural themes, while later works can show non-figurative or geometric forms. For any individual object, confirm the medium, dimensions, date, signature, edition status, provenance, condition, and attribution before selecting comparable sales.
Market and appraisal context
Carlos Mérida works appear across several auction categories, including paintings, works on paper and prints, mixed media, sculpture, and decorative art or editions. Appraisal should begin with comparisons that match the work’s medium, dimensions, date, and career period. Condition, restoration, surface quality, signature or inscriptions, edition information, attribution confidence, provenance, exhibition history, and catalogue references can materially affect the assessment. Subject matter and rarity may also matter when comparing related works. Appraisily’s public market index provides a useful starting point through matched auction records, but it does not represent every private sale or attribution change and should not be treated as a final appraisal.
Auction categories and appraisal factors
Common auction categories
- Fine art and paintings
- Works on paper and prints
- Sculpture and mixed media
- Decorative art and editions
Value drivers
- Medium, dimensions, date, and position within the artist's career
- Condition, restoration history, and surface quality
- Signature, inscriptions, edition details, and attribution confidence
- Provenance, exhibition history, and catalogue references
- Subject matter, rarity, and comparable public auction results
Appraisal caveats
- Appraisily's public index reports matched auction records and realized prices, but public auction data is not a final appraisal.
- Private sales, incomplete feeds, attribution changes, authentication, and condition issues may not be fully represented.
- Reported auction totals may include buyer premiums or other fees, so comparable results should be compared on a like-for-like basis.
Evidence
Sources for artist context
This source-grounded artist context passed Appraisily's promotion threshold: high confidence, strong sources.
- Wikidata library authority
- IdRef library authority
- British Museum museum or university
- The Museum of Modern Art museum or university
- National Gallery of Art museum or university
- Getty Vocabulary Program library authority
Data basis
This page is built from Appraisily's public auction market index. Private transactions, incomplete sale feeds, and attribution changes may not be fully represented.
Artist value FAQ
How much is Carlos Mérida worth?
Comparable public auction sales are the best starting point, but final value depends on the specific artwork, condition, size, medium, provenance, and attribution confidence.
Can Appraisily value my Carlos Mérida artwork?
Yes. Appraisily can review photos, dimensions, signatures, condition, provenance, and comparable market data to prepare a current valuation.