Juvenal Sanso Auction Prices and Value Guide
Juvenal Sanso auction prices are tracked in Appraisily's artist market index, with source-directory coverage of 626 records. Use this page to review sold-lot activity, market context, and valuation factors before requesting a formal appraisal.
Juvenal Sanso auction prices: quick answer
Juvenal Sanso auction prices depend on medium, size, date, condition, provenance, edition details, attribution confidence, and recent comparable auction sales.
- Artist
- Juvenal Sanso
- Source records
- 626
- Market update
- 2026-02-16
Artist context
About Juvenal Sanso
Juvenal Sansó (1929–2025) was a Spanish-born painter who became one of the most recognized figures in Philippine modern art. Born in Reus, Catalonia, he relocated to Manila with his family in 1934 and developed his artistic practice in the Philippines before pursuing formal training in Europe. Sansó is best known for his atmospheric landscapes, which balance stillness with rich chromatic depth, drawing on both European post-war sensibility and Southeast Asian visual traditions. Over a career spanning more than six decades, he exhibited widely across Asia, Europe, and the United States. His work is held in institutional collections including The Museum of Modern Art in New York. In the Philippines he is regarded as a major modernist, and his legacy is sustained through Fundacion Sansó and Museo Sansó, which maintain his archive and promote contemporary artistic practice.
Philippine Modernismoil on canvasprintmakinglandscapesfloral still life
Common works and media
Sansó commonly worked in oil on canvas and print media. His most recognized subjects include expansive landscapes, coastal and garden scenes, and figurative compositions. He also produced authorized limited-edition archival prints issued through Museo Sansó. Collectors may encounter both original paintings and prints in auction and gallery contexts.
Market and appraisal context
Juvenal Sansó maintains a deep and active secondary market with 208 auction lots recorded from September 2001 through March 2026, of which 194 carry a realized price. Trading is anchored in the Philippine auction circuit—Leon Gallery, Salcedo Auctions, and 33 Auction account for the bulk of turnover—while international exposure includes Bonhams, Sotheby's, Christie's, DuMouchelles, Rachel Davis Fine Arts, and Gray's Auctioneers. Price dispersion is very wide: the dataset minimum is 30 and the maximum is 6,000,000 (mixed currencies, predominantly PHP for paintings and USD/EUR for prints). The interquartile range spans 29,200 to 525,600, with a median of 170,000. Original oil-on-canvas paintings, especially mature-period landscapes and figurative works from the 1960s onward, command the highest prices at Philippine houses (e.g., "Harmonious Abundance" realized PHP 2,000,000 at Salcedo Auctions in September 2024; "A Journey Revealed (Brenton Series)" ca. 1980 realized PHP 635,000 at Leon Gallery in January 2020). Prints—etchings, aquatints, and lithographs—trade in a narrow band internationally, typically $210–$475 USD at US regional houses. Recent 12-month lot count (3) is below the prior 12-month count (7), suggesting a moderate slowdown in turnover, which may reflect the artist's death in 2025 and a wait-and-see posture among consignors.
Auction categories and appraisal factors
Common auction categories
- oil on canvas
- printmaking (etchings, aquatints, lithographs)
Value drivers
- [object Object]
Appraisal caveats
- Sansó's extensive output across six-plus decades means period, condition, and provenance must be verified case by case.
- Limited-edition archival prints should not be valued as original paintings; edition number and authorization documentation are essential.
- Specific auction price data was not available in this source pack; realized prices should be confirmed from auction records.
- Price statistics (min 30, median 170,000, max 6,000,000) span multiple currencies—predominantly PHP for paintings at Philippine houses and USD/EUR for prints at international houses. Direct comparison requires currency normalization at each sale date.
Evidence
Sources for artist context
This source-grounded artist context passed Appraisily's promotion threshold: high confidence, strong sources.
- Library of Congress library authority
- Wikidata library authority
- Getty Vocabulary Program library authority
- The Museum of Modern Art museum or university
- Juvenal Sanso / Fundacion Sansó artist official site
- VIAF 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
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