Xavier Bueno Auction Prices and Value Guide

Xavier Bueno auction prices are tracked in Appraisily's artist market index, with source-directory coverage of 284 records. Use this page to review sold-lot activity, market context, and valuation factors before requesting a formal appraisal.

Xavier Bueno auction prices: quick answer

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

Artist
Xavier Bueno
Source records
284
Market update
2026-02-06

Xavier Bueno market snapshot

Xavier Bueno shows deep auction liquidity with 161 tracked lots. Median realized sale is around $8,000. Category concentration is still broad or sparse. Last 12 months recorded 9 sales. Latest recorded sale: 2025-12-15.

Realized price distribution

  • Under $1,000 (12.7% · 13 sales)
  • $1,000 to $10,000 (50.0% · 51 sales)
  • $10,000+ (37.3% · 38 sales)
Median sale (last 12 months)
$4,400
Sales recorded (last 12 months)
9
Median shift vs prior year
+10.0%
Latest recorded sale
2025-12-15

Artist context

About Xavier Bueno

Xavier Bueno (1915–1979) was a Spanish-born painter and graphic artist who became an Italian citizen around 1940 and spent most of his career in Fiesole, near Florence. Born in Bera, Spain, he trained at the Real Academia de Bellas Artes de San Fernando in Madrid before continuing his studies in Paris, Geneva, and Venice during the 1930s. He is recorded as the brother of Antonio Bueno, also a painter. Xavier Bueno's documented subjects include still lifes and figurative compositions. His work bridges Spanish academic training and mid-century Italian artistic life, and his paintings appear regularly at European auction. Collectors most often encounter his oil paintings and graphic works from the post-war decades he spent in Tuscany.

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Common works and media

Xavier Bueno commonly produced oil paintings and graphic works on paper. His recurring subjects are still lifes—often tabletop arrangements of everyday objects—and figurative compositions. Works are typically small to mid-scale and may be signed in Italian or Spanish variants of his name (Xavier, Javier, or Saverio Bueno). Collectors may also encounter prints and drawings from his earlier period in Paris and Geneva.

Market and appraisal context

Xavier Bueno's works appear with moderate frequency at European auctions, with over 280 recorded lots. Collectors considering an appraisal should note his dual Spanish-Italian identity, his training at the San Fernando academy, and the importance of distinguishing his output from that of his brother Antonio Bueno, a separately traded artist. Key valuation factors include medium (oil on canvas, works on paper, graphic prints), subject matter (still life versus figure composition), provenance to his Fiesole period, condition, and documented exhibition or publication history. No published catalogue raisonné is known, so authentication relies on stylistic comparison and expert opinion.

Auction categories and appraisal factors

Common auction categories

  • Post-War European painting
  • Works on paper

Value drivers

  1. Attribution and signature should be confirmed against documented works held by RKD or major Italian collections
  2. Works by his brother Antonio Bueno appear at auction separately; collector confusion between the two artists' output is possible
  3. Provenance tracing to the artist's Fiesole period or earlier training years may affect collector interest

Appraisal caveats

  • No major auction-house catalog essay or dedicated market analysis was available in the source pack; valuation factors are inferred from biographical context and the artist's 284 auction records rather than specialist price commentary.
  • No catalogue raisonné was identified in the collected sources, making comprehensive authentication difficult.

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

This page is built from Appraisily's public auction market index. Private transactions, incomplete sale feeds, and attribution changes may not be fully represented.

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Artist value FAQ

How much is Xavier Bueno worth?

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