# Antonio Saura artist context and auction value notes

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Profile generated: 2026-08-19T07:39:01.850Z
Quality: high confidence, strong sources

## Artist identity

- Nationality: Spanish
- Movements: El Paso
- Common media: Painting, Drawing, Printmaking, Stage-set design

## About Antonio Saura

Antonio Saura (1930–1998) was a Spanish painter, draughtsman, printmaker, stage-set designer and writer born in Huesca. Museum records describe him as self-taught and document moves among Madrid, Valencia and Barcelona during the Spanish Civil War, followed by a return to Huesca and relocation to Madrid in 1939. He lived in Paris during 1954–1955 and co-founded the El Paso group in 1957, an important organizing context in his career. Saura’s practice extended beyond painting to drawing, printmaking and theatrical design, so collectors encounter his name across several object types rather than in one medium alone. Appraisily’s matched public auction data includes paintings, works on paper, prints, sculpture, mixed media and editions. Accurate identification should distinguish unique works from editioned material and record medium, dimensions, date, inscriptions, signature, provenance and catalogue or exhibition references. Museum profiles and international authority files provide stable identity anchors for matching his name and works.

## Common works and media

Common auction appearances include paintings and other fine art, drawings and works on paper, prints and editions, plus sculpture and mixed-media objects. The British Museum also records Saura as a stage-set designer, although theatrical design material should be identified by object type rather than assumed to be a conventional painting or print. For editioned works, record the technique, sheet and image dimensions, edition number, publisher or printer, signature and condition.

## Market and appraisal context

Antonio Saura’s public auction record spans multiple categories, so a broad artist-level median should not be treated as the value of every object. Appraisal should begin with closely comparable works in the same medium, format, size, date or career period. Condition, restoration history and surface quality can affect comparability, as can signatures, inscriptions, edition details and attribution confidence. Provenance, exhibition history and catalogue references may strengthen identification and market relevance. Subject matter, rarity and recent sales of similar works also matter, but public records can omit private transactions and may report fees inconsistently. Authentication and condition review remain necessary before drawing a valuation conclusion from auction data.

## Appraisily data basis

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## Sources

- British Museum: https://www.britishmuseum.org/collection/term/BIOG45066
- VIAF: https://viaf.org/viaf/111388128/
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q528511
- Tate: https://www.tate.org.uk/art/artists/antonio-saura-1900
- The Museum of Modern Art: https://www.moma.org/artists/5181
- Getty Vocabulary Program: https://vocab.getty.edu/page/ulan/500029593
- Appraisily: https://appraisily.com/artist/antonio-saura/