# Augusto Barros artist context and auction value notes

Canonical page: https://appraisily.com/artist/augusto-barros/
Profile generated: 2026-08-24T18:21:45.554Z
Quality: medium confidence, adequate sources

## Artist identity

- Birth date: 1929-08-07
- Death date: 1998-02-10
- Nationality: Portuguese
- Movements: Abstraction
- Common media: Painting

## Portrait

![Augusto Barros](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a9/Augusto_Barros_Ferreira.jpg/1280px-Augusto_Barros_Ferreira.jpg)
Philippe Ferreira · CC BY-SA 4.0
Source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Augusto_Barros_Ferreira.jpg

## About Augusto Barros

Augusto Barros (1929–1998), born Augusto Barros Ferreira, was a Portuguese painter associated with abstraction. Authority records identify him as a Portuguese artist, while biographical sources place his birth and death in Lisbon. He is also linked to the artistic life of Saint-Germain-des-Prés in Paris during the 1970s, although that detail in the available source pack rests primarily on Wikipedia-based biographies rather than an institutional monograph. Collectors may encounter his name as Augusto Barros, Augusto Barros Ferreira, or simply Barros, making careful identity matching important when reviewing signatures and catalogue entries. Appraisily's matched auction material groups works under paintings and fine art, works on paper and prints, sculpture and mixed media, and decorative art or editions. These are broad market classifications, not proof that every object attributed to Barros belongs to each medium. His work should therefore be assessed through both the documented identity of a Portuguese abstractionist painter and object-specific evidence.

## Common works and media

Painting is the best-supported central medium for Augusto Barros. Appraisily's auction taxonomy also places matched records in works on paper and prints, sculpture and mixed media, and decorative art or editions. Because the source pack does not provide work-level cataloguing sufficient to establish how frequently each medium appears, those additional categories should be treated as search and comparison leads rather than a definitive catalogue of his output.

## Market and appraisal context

An Augusto Barros appraisal should begin with comparable public sales for works that align in medium, size, date, period, condition, and attribution. Signature and inscription details, restoration history, surface quality, provenance, exhibition history, catalogue references, and, where applicable, edition information can materially affect comparability. Subject matter, rarity, and current demand may also matter, but the available sources do not support a broad price forecast. Appraisily's public page reports matched auction records while warning that private sales, incomplete feeds, changing attributions, and differences in fee reporting can limit direct comparisons. A final opinion should therefore verify the object itself and use recent like-for-like lots rather than relying on a page-wide median alone.

## Appraisily data basis

Appraisily artist pages combine artist-identity research with matched auction records, auction-house context, sale dates, realized prices, and comparable lots when those records are available. Public results are evidence inputs, not substitutes for object-specific authentication, condition review, provenance research, or a qualified appraisal.

## Sources

- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q27892470
- VIAF: https://viaf.org/viaf/206321809/
- RKD: https://rkd.nl/en/explore/artists/215730
- Bibliothèque nationale de France: https://catalogue.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/cb12648645v
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Augusto_Barros
- Wikipedia: https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Augusto_Barros_Ferreira
- Appraisily: https://appraisily.com/artist/augusto-barros/