Romeo Tabuena Auction Prices and Value Guide

Romeo Tabuena auction prices are tracked in Appraisily's artist market index, with source-directory coverage of 808 records. Use this page to review sold-lot activity, market context, and valuation factors before requesting a formal appraisal.

Romeo Tabuena auction prices: quick answer

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

Artist
Romeo Tabuena
Source records
808
Market update
2026-02-16

Romeo Tabuena market snapshot

Romeo Tabuena shows deep auction liquidity with 475 tracked lots. Median realized sale is around $130,000. Category concentration is still broad or sparse. Last 12 months recorded 23 sales. Latest recorded sale: 2025-12-06.

Realized price distribution

  • Under $1,000 (6.0% · 22 sales)
  • $1,000 to $10,000 (21.2% · 78 sales)
  • $10,000+ (72.8% · 268 sales)
Median sale (last 12 months)
$3,250
Sales recorded (last 12 months)
23
Median shift vs prior year
0.0%
Latest recorded sale
2025-12-06

Artist context

About Romeo Tabuena

Born

1921

Died

2015

Nationality

Filipino

Also known as

Romeo Villalva Tabuena, Romeo V. Tabuena

Romeo Villalva Tabuena (1921–2015) was a Filipino painter and printmaker born in Iloilo City. Authority records identify him under several forms, including Romeo V. Tabuena, while Wikidata and VIAF also describe him as a Mexican artist. The available source pack does not explain that national designation, so it should not be treated as a settled replacement for his Filipino identity. His training included architecture at Mapúa Institute of Technology, painting at the University of the Philippines, and further study at the Art Students League of New York and the Académie de la Grande Chaumière in Paris. Collectors may encounter paintings, prints, and works on paper associated with his name. A reproduced work titled Carabao documents watercolor on paper as one medium in his practice. The current sources do not establish a specific movement, named series, or complete chronology, so those labels should be applied cautiously rather than inferred from style alone.

PaintingPrintmakingWatercolor on paperCarabao

Common works and media

Documented work types include paintings and prints, with watercolor on paper represented by Carabao. These categories are the most defensible starting points for matching an object to Tabuena’s practice. The collected sources do not support broader claims about recurring subjects, named series, sculpture, ceramics, poster production, or edition practices.

Market and appraisal context

Romeo Tabuena’s market should be approached by separating paintings, prints, and watercolor works on paper before selecting comparables. The collected Appraisily page establishes an auction-price and value-guide context, but its excerpt does not expose individual lots, sale dates, realized prices, dimensions, editions, condition, provenance, or attribution notes. This profile therefore cannot support a price trend or prediction. A defensible appraisal should match an object to public sales by work type and medium, then examine the available lot-level evidence for each comparison. The identity conflict in authority records—Filipino biographical description versus Mexican artist labeling—also warrants careful cataloguing when records are matched across databases. Any market conclusion should remain conditional on verified object details and relevant comparable sales.

Auction categories and appraisal factors

Common auction categories

  • Paintings
  • Prints
  • Watercolors and other works on paper

Value drivers

  1. Work type and medium, including distinctions among paintings, prints, and watercolor works on paper

Appraisal caveats

  • The collected source pack contains no major auction-house biography or lot-level auction evidence.
  • No supported price trend, market direction, scarcity claim, or price prediction can be derived from the collected excerpts.
  • Individual auction records should be checked for sale date, realized price, dimensions, condition, provenance, edition information, and attribution before they are used as comparables.

Evidence

Sources for artist context

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

Source-grounded artist Markdown

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 Romeo Tabuena

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Artist value FAQ

How much is Romeo Tabuena 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 Romeo Tabuena artwork?

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