Francisco Corzas Auction Prices and Value Guide

Francisco Corzas auction prices are tracked in Appraisily's artist market index, with source-directory coverage of 613 records. Use this page to review sold-lot activity, market context, and valuation factors before requesting a formal appraisal.

Francisco Corzas auction prices: quick answer

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

Artist
Francisco Corzas
Source records
613
Market update
2026-02-06

Artist context

About Francisco Corzas

Francisco Corzas Chávez (1936–1983) was a Mexican painter, printmaker, and draftsman associated with the Generación de la Ruptura, a generation of artists who broke from the dominant Mexican muralism tradition to explore personal and figurative expression. Born into a modest family in Mexico City, Corzas studied art in Mexico before continuing his training in Italy, where his professional career took hold. He returned to Mexico in the 1960s while maintaining exhibition and commission ties across Europe. Despite a prolific output, his early death at age 47 limited the surviving body of work to an estimated 1,500 pieces. His paintings, prints, and drawings are held in museum and private collections in both Mexico and Europe, including the Museum of Modern Art in New York.

Generación de la Rupturapaintingprintmakingdrawinggraphic artsfigurative composition

Common works and media

Corzas worked primarily in oil on canvas, but his output also includes prints (etchings and lithographs), drawings in ink and wash, and works on paper. His subjects often center on the human figure, rendered with expressive distortion and gestural brushwork characteristic of mid-century figurative modernism. Collectors may encounter individual paintings, editioned prints, and preparatory drawings at auction. Works bearing gallery or exhibition labels from his European or Mexican showings provide useful provenance markers.

Market and appraisal context

Francisco Corzas has a well-documented secondary-market footprint spanning 185 auction lots recorded by Appraisily, with 97 carrying realized prices. Works have appeared at major international houses—Christie's, Sotheby's, and Bonhams—as well as leading Mexican houses such as Morton Subastas, confirming sustained institutional-level demand. Price dispersion is wide: the recorded range runs from $150 USD (small prints and lithographs at regional houses) to $1,900,000 USD (large-scale oil paintings at top-tier sales). The interquartile spread ($2,800–$25,000) and a median of $7,500 indicate that mid-market works—typically works on paper, editioned prints, and smaller paintings—constitute the bulk of turnover, while important oil paintings from the 1960s and early 1970s command significantly higher prices. A notable recent result is 'Derecho de propiedad' (1967), a large oil on canvas that realized $38,000 at Bonhams in November 2023. The highest individual-priced lot in the recent sample is 'Mujer con cabellera,' which achieved $125,000 at Christie's in November 2018. Recent liquidity is thin—only one priced lot per year in 2025 and 2024—suggesting that Corzas works do not appear frequently at auction and collectors may face limited comparable data in any given year.

Auction categories and appraisal factors

Common auction categories

  • painting
  • printmaking
  • drawing
  • graphic arts

Value drivers

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Appraisal caveats

  • The total surviving body of work is estimated at roughly 1,500 pieces; scarcity may influence availability but does not by itself determine value.
  • No major auction-house price records were available in the collected source pack; appraisal should reference current auction databases for comparable lots.
  • Attribution should be confirmed through provenance documentation, as Corzas worked across multiple mediums and his prints may circulate more widely than unique works.
  • The maximum recorded price of $1,900,000 represents a single outlier and should not be used as a typical benchmark; the interquartile range ($2,800–$25,000) better represents the typical market for priced lots.

Evidence

Sources for artist context

This source-grounded artist context passed Appraisily's promotion threshold: high confidence, strong sources.

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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 Corzas 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.

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