Pedro Figari Auction Prices and Value Guide

Pedro Figari auction prices are tracked in Appraisily's artist market index, with source-directory coverage of 251 records. Use this page to review sold-lot activity, market context, and valuation factors before requesting a formal appraisal.

Pedro Figari auction prices: quick answer

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

Artist
Pedro Figari
Source records
251
Market update
2026-02-06

Pedro Figari market snapshot

Pedro Figari shows deep auction liquidity with 214 tracked lots. Median realized sale is around $27,500. Category concentration is still broad or sparse. Last 12 months recorded 18 sales. Latest recorded sale: 2025-11-13.

Realized price distribution

  • Under $1,000 (10.0% · 10 sales)
  • $1,000 to $10,000 (18.0% · 18 sales)
  • $10,000+ (72.0% · 72 sales)
Median sale (last 12 months)
$1,000
Sales recorded (last 12 months)
18
Median shift vs prior year
0.0%
Latest recorded sale
2025-11-13

Artist context

About Pedro Figari

Pedro Figari (1861–1938) was a Uruguayan painter, lawyer, writer, and politician regarded as one of the most distinctive voices of early Latin American modernism. Born and based in Montevideo, Figari pursued law and public service for decades before devoting himself fully to painting in his later years. His work is celebrated for its vivid depictions of everyday Uruguayan life—candombe dances, carnival processions, rural gaucho scenes, and domestic interiors—drawn from childhood memory rather than direct observation. After a period working in Paris, Figari returned to Montevideo, where he continued painting until his death. His combination of loose brushwork, warm palette, and deeply local subject matter places him alongside other self-taught modernists who prioritized cultural identity over academic convention. Today his work is held by major institutions and remains central to Uruguayan national heritage.

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Common works and media

Figari is most associated with oil on canvas genre paintings depicting Afro-Uruguayan candombe celebrations, carnival scenes, rural gauchos, courtroom interiors, and domestic life in Montevideo. He also produced drawings and works on paper, many in a similarly loose, expressive style. His palette tends toward warm earth tones, ochres, and deep reds. Collectors may encounter both signed and unsigned works, as well as later prints or reproductions of his well-known compositions.

Market and appraisal context

Figari's oil paintings of Uruguayan genre scenes—especially candombe dances, gaucho life, and carnival subjects—appear regularly in Latin American art sales at international auction houses. Condition, provenance, subject matter, and size are the primary valuation factors. Works with strong narrative content, vivid color, and documented exhibition history tend to achieve the strongest results. Because Figari did not begin painting until mid-career and left no published catalogue raisonné, attribution should be confirmed through expert review or institutional records such as those at the Museo Figari in Montevideo. Drawings and works on paper surface less frequently and typically attract a narrower market.

Auction categories and appraisal factors

Value drivers

  1. Subject matter is a key factor: Candombe and Afro-Uruguayan scenes, gaucho subjects, and carnival imagery are among the most recognized Figari motifs.
  2. Medium and size matter: oil on canvas works command stronger auction results than works on paper or drawings.
  3. Provenance and exhibition history are important given Figari's historical significance in Uruguayan and Latin American modernism.

Appraisal caveats

  • No dedicated catalogue raisonné is referenced in the available source pack, making attribution verification especially important.
  • RKD lists 101 image records as creator, suggesting a substantial but not fully catalogued body of work.
  • Collectors should verify authenticity through recognized Figari experts or the Museo Figari in Montevideo when possible.

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

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Artist value FAQ

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