Martín Chirino Auction Prices and Value Guide
Martín Chirino auction prices are tracked in Appraisily's artist market index, with source-directory coverage of 182 records. Use this page to review sold-lot activity, market context, and valuation factors before requesting a formal appraisal.
Martín Chirino auction prices: quick answer
Martín Chirino auction prices depend on medium, size, date, condition, provenance, edition details, attribution confidence, and recent comparable auction sales.
- Artist
- Martín Chirino
- Source records
- 182
- Market update
- 2026-02-06
Martín Chirino market snapshot
Martín Chirino shows developing auction liquidity with 18 tracked lots. Median realized sale is around $46,850. Category concentration is still broad or sparse. Last 12 months recorded 2 sales. Latest recorded sale: 2025-12-16.
Realized price distribution
- Under $1,000 (7.1% · 1 sales)
- $1,000 to $10,000 (14.3% · 2 sales)
- $10,000+ (78.6% · 11 sales)
- Median sale (last 12 months)
- $82,550
- Sales recorded (last 12 months)
- 2
- Median shift vs prior year
- 0.0%
- Latest recorded sale
- 2025-12-16
Artist context
About Martín Chirino
Born
1925
Died
2019
Nationality
Spanish
Also known as
Martín Chirino López
Martín Chirino (1925–2019) was a Spanish sculptor associated with postwar abstraction. He co-founded the Spanish artists' group El Paso in 1957 and developed a practice centered principally on iron. Rather than using sculpture to tell a literal story, Chirino worked through abstract form, combining formal construction with symbolic resonance. These characteristics place him within the history of modern Spanish sculpture and help explain why collectors encounter his work in museum and auction contexts. His name appears both as Martín Chirino and in the fuller form Martín Chirino López. Collectors most commonly encounter him in connection with sculpture, especially iron works, and with discussions of El Paso and abstract art. Because the available source pack contains limited readable institutional biography, details beyond these core identity points should be checked against the Martín Chirino Foundation, museum records, and authority files before publication, authentication, or attribution.
Abstract artEl PasoIron sculpture
Common works and media
Auction and appraisal encounters are expected to center on abstract sculpture, particularly works in iron. The collected evidence does not establish specific series, recurring subjects, prints, drawings, ceramics, or edition practices, so those categories should not be attributed to Chirino without object-specific documentation.
Market and appraisal context
An appraisal should begin by documenting the object's medium, construction, dimensions, inscriptions, date, condition, and provenance. Iron is especially relevant because collected biographical sources identify it as Chirino's principal medium, but material or abstract form alone cannot establish authorship. A work should be compared with documented examples and with public auction lots of similar type and date. Edition information should be verified whenever an object may be a multiple, and unique and editioned works should be evaluated separately. The collected source pack does not provide readable major-auction-house commentary or individual sale results, so no price trend or value range is asserted. When available, comparable records should be assessed using attribution language, sale date, realized price, dimensions, condition, provenance, and work type.
Auction categories and appraisal factors
Common auction categories
- Sculpture
- Iron sculpture
Value drivers
- Work type and material, especially whether an object is an iron sculpture consistent with Chirino's documented practice
- Comparable public auction records for similar works, including sale dates and realized prices when available
Appraisal caveats
- The collected source pack contains no readable major-auction-house biography or individual sale records.
- No price trend, value range, edition practice, scarcity claim, or auction-record claim can be established from the collected excerpts alone.
- Material or stylistic similarity does not establish authorship; attribution requires object-specific evidence.
Evidence
Sources for artist context
This source-grounded artist context is based on collected public records: medium confidence, adequate source quality.
- Wikidata library authority
- Getty Vocabulary Program library authority
- VIAF library authority
- Library of Congress library authority
- The Museum of Modern Art museum or university
- Martín Chirino artist official site
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 Martín Chirino 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 Martín Chirino artwork?
Yes. Appraisily can review photos, dimensions, signatures, condition, provenance, and comparable market data to prepare a current valuation.