Francisco Sobrino Auction Prices and Value Guide
Francisco Sobrino auction prices are tracked in Appraisily's artist market index, with source-directory coverage of 248 records. Use this page to review sold-lot activity, market context, and valuation factors before requesting a formal appraisal.
Francisco Sobrino auction prices: quick answer
Francisco Sobrino auction prices depend on medium, size, date, condition, provenance, edition details, attribution confidence, and recent comparable auction sales.
- Artist
- Francisco Sobrino
- Source records
- 248
- Market update
- 2026-02-16
Francisco Sobrino market snapshot
Francisco Sobrino shows solid auction liquidity with 125 tracked lots. Median realized sale is around $1,900. Category concentration is still broad or sparse. Last 12 months recorded 13 sales. Latest recorded sale: 2025-12-12.
Realized price distribution
- Under $1,000 (26.4% · 23 sales)
- $1,000 to $10,000 (63.2% · 55 sales)
- $10,000+ (10.3% · 9 sales)
- Median sale (last 12 months)
- $700
- Sales recorded (last 12 months)
- 13
- Median shift vs prior year
- 0.0%
- Latest recorded sale
- 2025-12-12
Artist context
About Francisco Sobrino
Born
1932
Died
2014
Nationality
Spanish
Also known as
Francisco Sobrino Ochoa
Francisco Sobrino (1932–2014) was a Spanish artist and sculptor born in Guadalajara. After moving to Paris in 1959, he developed a career centered on sculpture, object-based work, and kinetic art. Biographical references identify him as a 1960 co-founder of Groupe de Recherche d’Art Visuel (GRAV), alongside Julio Le Parc, François Morellet, Horacio Garcia Rossi, Joël Stein, and Yvaral. This association places Sobrino within the collaborative visual-art environment of postwar Paris. Public references also describe his work as visible in cities including Tel Aviv, Guadalajara, Chicago, Madrid, New York, and Paris. Collectors may therefore encounter his name in modern and postwar sculpture, kinetic-art, and object-art catalogues, as well as in records connected with GRAV. Authority files standardize his identity as Francisco Sobrino or Francisco Sobrino Ochoa, helping distinguish his auction records from those of similarly named people.
Kinetic artSculptureObject art
Common works and media
Sobrino is most consistently described as a sculptor and kinetic or object artist. Auction and appraisal searches are therefore most likely to surface sculptures, kinetic constructions, and other object-based works. The collected evidence does not support a more specific list of materials, named series, editions, or recurring subjects, so those characteristics should be established from the individual work and its catalogue entry.
Market and appraisal context
For appraisal purposes, the first task is to establish whether an object is being presented as sculpture, object art, or kinetic art, the principal work types documented in the collected sources. Relevant public auction records should then be compared within the closest work category and by sale date and realized result. The source pack confirms that Appraisily maintains an auction-price page for Sobrino, but it does not provide lot-level descriptions, materials, dimensions, edition information, condition notes, or provenance. Those details should be verified from the individual work and its sale record before drawing a valuation conclusion. No price trend or forward-looking value claim is supported here.
Auction categories and appraisal factors
Common auction categories
- Sculpture
- Kinetic art
- Object art
Value drivers
- Classification of the work as sculpture, kinetic art, or object art
- Comparison with the closest documented public auction records by work category, sale date, and realized result
Appraisal caveats
- The collected source pack does not include lot-level materials, dimensions, edition information, condition reports, provenance, or realized-price details.
- No price trend, scarcity conclusion, or forward-looking valuation claim can be supported from the collected evidence alone.
Evidence
Sources for artist context
This source-grounded artist context is based on collected public records: medium confidence, adequate source quality.
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 Francisco Sobrino 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 Sobrino artwork?
Yes. Appraisily can review photos, dimensions, signatures, condition, provenance, and comparable market data to prepare a current valuation.