Francisco Borés Auction Prices and Value Guide

Francisco Borés auction prices are tracked in Appraisily's artist market index, with source-directory coverage of 1,061 records. Use this page to review sold-lot activity, market context, and valuation factors before requesting a formal appraisal.

Francisco Borés auction prices: quick answer

Francisco Borés auction prices depend on medium, size, date, condition, provenance, edition details, attribution confidence, and recent comparable auction sales.

Artist
Francisco Borés
Source records
1,061
Market update
2026-02-06

Artist context

About Francisco Borés

Francisco Borès López (1898–1972) was a Spanish painter, watercolorist, etcher, and graphic artist whose career unfolded almost entirely in Paris. Born in Madrid, he moved to the French capital in 1925 and joined the vibrant community of expatriate Spanish modernists that included Pablo Picasso, Ginés Parra, Pedro Flores, and Antoni Clavé. Over the next four decades Borès developed a distinctive visual language rooted in color, lyrical abstraction, and an ongoing dialogue with landscape and still-life traditions. Although his work was exhibited internationally and entered major museum collections — including the Museum of Modern Art in New York — he remained relatively overlooked in Spain until the 1970s, when critics reassessed the figurative and poetic strands of his painting outside the dominant frameworks of informalism and social realism.

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Common works and media

Collectors most frequently encounter Borès through oil paintings on canvas or panel, watercolors, etchings, and drawings. His subjects span landscapes, still lifes, and figurative compositions rendered in a luminous, color-driven style. Original prints — especially etchings — appear with some regularity in the print-and-multiples market. Signed works on paper from his mature Paris period (1930s–1960s) represent a common entry point for collectors.

Market and appraisal context

Francisco Borés has a documented but narrow auction footprint concentrated almost entirely at Christie's between 2007 and 2008, with single-lot appearances at Bruun Rasmussen (2011) and Im Kinsky (2023). Appraisily records 14 lots with 10 carrying realized prices, spanning June 2007 through November 2023. The priced lots show wide dispersion — from approximately €5,250 (Le clocher, Christie's 2008) up to €312,250 (La femme blonde, Christie's 2007) — with a median near €33,600 and an interquartile range of roughly €22,500–€49,000. Oil paintings such as La femme blonde and Composition au vase de fleurs anchor the high end, while smaller works on paper and watercolors cluster at the lower end. Crucially, no lots have appeared in the most recent 24 months, indicating thin current liquidity. The market is dominated by a single house (Christie's accounts for 12 of 14 lots), which limits comparability and suggests that collectors should interpret price benchmarks cautiously.

Auction categories and appraisal factors

Common auction categories

  • oil painting
  • watercolor
  • drawing
  • print
  • mixed media

Value drivers

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Appraisal caveats

  • Borés received limited recognition in Spain during his lifetime, and the auction market for his work is less well-documented than for some of his contemporaries
  • Attribution should reference his full name Francisco Borès López to avoid confusion with similarly named artists
  • Only 10 of 14 recorded lots have realized prices; four lots (including the most recent, Im Kinsky 2023) show no price, which may indicate unsold lots, withdrawals, or data gaps.
  • Prices span four currencies (EUR, GBP, USD, DKK). The min/median/max figures reported by the Appraisily API may normalize across currencies; direct currency conversion was not applied here.

Evidence

Sources for artist context

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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.

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Artist value FAQ

How much is Francisco Borés 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 Francisco Borés artwork?

Yes. Appraisily can review photos, dimensions, signatures, condition, provenance, and comparable market data to prepare a current valuation.