# Alejandro Santiago artist context and auction value notes

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Profile generated: 2026-08-24T16:40:31.298Z
Quality: medium confidence, thin sources

## Artist identity

- Birth date: 1964-04-22
- Death date: 2013-07-22
- Nationality: Mexican
- Common media: Painting, Sculpture

## About Alejandro Santiago

Alejandro Santiago Ramírez (1964–2013), presented on this page as Alejandro Santiago, was a Mexican painter and sculptor. Public identity records distinguish him by his full name and connect him with several international authority identifiers. He is best known for 2501 Migrantes, described in the collected biographical source as a monumental artwork. That project gives migration a prominent place in the public understanding of his practice, while the available sources also establish that his work extended across painting and sculpture. Collectors may therefore encounter his name attached to objects in more than one medium and should confirm that a work refers to the correct artist, particularly when records use only the abbreviated name. This research does not assign Santiago to a named movement or school because the collected sources support his identity, nationality, occupations, lifespan, and best-known project but provide no institution-grade movement classification.

## Common works and media

The collected identity sources describe Alejandro Santiago Ramírez as both a painter and a sculptor. Paintings and sculptural works may therefore appear under his full name or the shortened Alejandro Santiago form. His best-known documented project is 2501 Migrantes, a monumental artwork associated by its title and public description with migration. The source pack does not establish additional recurring subjects, named series, print editions, or specific painting and sculpture materials, so those details should be verified object by object.

## Market and appraisal context

An appraisal should begin by establishing that the object is correctly attributed to Alejandro Santiago Ramírez. The distinction matters because auction and collection records may shorten his name to Alejandro Santiago. Object type is another relevant point: the sources document activity in both painting and sculpture, while 2501 Migrantes provides an important reference within his public identity. Comparable auction evidence should be evaluated through sufficiently documented lots with clear sale dates, realized prices, and object descriptions. The present source pack does not contain successfully fetched major-auction-house records or detailed lot histories, so it does not support conclusions about price direction, scarcity, or the relative market frequency of his paintings and sculptures.

## Appraisily data basis

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## Sources

- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q28811936
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alejandro_Santiago_Ram%C3%ADrez
- Wikipedia: https://ar.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%A3%D9%84%D9%8A%D8%AE%D8%A7%D9%86%D8%AF%D8%B1%D9%88_%D8%B3%D8%A7%D9%86%D8%AA%D9%8A%D8%A7%D8%BA%D9%88_%D8%B1%D8%A7%D9%85%D9%8A%D8%B1%D9%8A%D8%B2
- Appraisily: https://appraisily.com/artist/alejandro-santiago/