Guillermo Meza Auction Prices and Value Guide

Guillermo Meza auction prices are tracked in Appraisily's artist market index, with source-directory coverage of 729 records. Use this page to review sold-lot activity, market context, and valuation factors before requesting a formal appraisal.

Guillermo Meza auction prices: quick answer

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

Artist
Guillermo Meza
Source records
729
Market update
2026-02-06

Guillermo Meza market snapshot

Guillermo Meza shows solid auction liquidity with 122 tracked lots. Median realized sale is around $10,000. Category concentration is still broad or sparse. Last 12 months recorded 5 sales. Latest recorded sale: 2026-02-03.

Realized price distribution

  • Under $1,000 (13.0% · 9 sales)
  • $1,000 to $10,000 (36.2% · 25 sales)
  • $10,000+ (50.7% · 35 sales)
Median sale (last 12 months)
$780
Sales recorded (last 12 months)
5
Median shift vs prior year
+30.0%
Latest recorded sale
2026-02-03

Artist context

About Guillermo Meza

Born

1917

Died

1997

Nationality

Mexican

Also known as

Guillermo Meza Álvarez, Meza Alvarez, Guillermo

Guillermo Meza Álvarez (1917–1997) was a Mexican painter associated with Surrealism and the broader development of twentieth-century Mexican modern art. His work is especially recognized for oil paintings that place distorted human figures within imaginative, sometimes unsettling settings. The imagery often moves among mythological subjects, dreamlike invention, and social criticism. Museum and authority records identify him under both Guillermo Meza and Guillermo Meza Álvarez, although one authority-linked Getty record reports a conflicting 1919 birth year. Collectors may encounter paintings as well as graphic works and works on paper. MoMA's online artist record lists early-1940s works including Giantess, Polyphemus, Demonstration, and Inside a Café, together with the 1973 graphic work Leda from AGPA 73. This range helps explain why Meza appears in Latin American modern-art contexts and in broader painting, print, and works-on-paper sales.

SurrealismTwentieth-century Mexican modern artOil paintingGraphic art and works on paperFantastic or dreamlike settings with distorted human figuresSocial criticismMythological figures and themes

Common works and media

Collectors commonly encounter oil paintings with fantastic environments, distorted human figures, mythological references, and socially critical themes. Works on paper and graphic works also appear, including Meza's participation in the 1973 AGPA 73 Pan American Graphic Arts portfolio. Auction feeds additionally classify some records as sculpture, mixed media, decorative art, or editions; each classification and attribution should be checked against the individual object and its catalogue description.

Market and appraisal context

A Guillermo Meza appraisal should begin by matching like with like: paintings should be compared with works of similar medium, scale, date, subject, and condition, while graphic works require attention to technique, edition information, and impression quality. Provenance, exhibition history, catalogue references, signatures, inscriptions, restoration, surface condition, and attribution confidence can all affect comparability. Appraisily's matched index includes records categorized as paintings, works on paper and prints, sculpture or mixed media, and decorative art or editions, but those labels are broad. Public auction data may omit private sales, and reported totals may handle buyer's premiums differently. A final opinion should combine object-level examination with genuinely comparable, dated public sales.

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

  1. Medium, dimensions, date, and the work's place within the artist's career
  2. Condition, restoration history, and surface quality
  3. Signature, inscriptions, edition information, and attribution confidence
  4. Provenance, exhibition history, and catalogue references
  5. Comparable public auction sales with similar medium, size, date, condition, and subject matter
  6. Subject matter, rarity, and current market demand

Appraisal caveats

  • Public auction records are a starting point rather than a complete appraisal, and private transactions or incomplete auction feeds may not be represented. Source: https://appraisily.com/artist/guillermo-meza/
  • Reported auction totals may treat buyer's premiums and fees differently, so comparisons should use consistent price definitions. Source: https://appraisily.com/artist/guillermo-meza/
  • Authentication, condition, restoration, and changes in attribution can materially affect an object's appraisal context. Source: https://appraisily.com/artist/guillermo-meza/

Evidence

Sources for artist context

This source-grounded artist context is based on collected public records: medium confidence, adequate source quality.

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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.

LLM-readable Markdown summary for Guillermo Meza

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Artist value FAQ

How much is Guillermo Meza 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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