# Gunther Gerzso artist context and auction value notes

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## Artist identity

- Birth date: 1915-06-17
- Death date: 2000-04-21
- Nationality: Mexican
- Common media: Oil painting, Printmaking

## About Gunther Gerzso

Gunther Gerzso (1915–2000) was a Mexican painter, printmaker, and stage designer whose career bridged the visual arts and cinema. Born in Mexico City on June 17, 1915, Gerzso studied stage design in the United States before joining the Mexican film industry in 1935, where he worked on numerous productions as a designer and director. Alongside his film and theatre work, he developed a sustained painting practice that earned him recognition in major museum collections, including The Museum of Modern Art in New York. Gerzso's dual identity as a visual artist and a cinematic designer gave his work a distinctive formal vocabulary. He remained active in Mexico City until his death on April 21, 2000. Collectors encounter his work primarily through the Latin American art market, where his paintings and prints appear regularly at international auction.

## Common works and media

Gerzso produced oil paintings, prints, and works on paper. He also created set and costume designs for film and theatre productions. Collectors may encounter abstract canvases, figurative compositions from earlier periods, lithographs and other editioned prints, as well as preparatory drawings and production designs related to his film career.

## Market and appraisal context

Gerzso's work appears at auction mainly within Latin American art sales and modern painting categories. With over 500 auction records tracked, his market presence is well established. Paintings from his mature period tend to attract the strongest interest, while works on paper, prints, and set-design drawings offer more accessible entry points. Collectors should consider provenance, exhibition history, medium, date of execution, and condition when evaluating a Gerzso work. Cataloguing and attribution benefit from comparison with documented museum holdings and published auction results.

## Appraisily data basis

This Appraisily artist page combines identity research from museum records, library authority files, and published references with auction-house context, sale dates, realized prices, and comparable lots when those records are available. Sources include the Library of Congress Name Authority File, Getty Union List of Artist Names, RKD Netherlands Institute for Art History, VIAF, and The Museum of Modern Art.

## Sources

- Library of Congress: https://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n83319449
- RKD Netherlands Institute for Art History: https://rkd.nl/en/explore/artists/122335
- The Museum of Modern Art: https://www.moma.org/artists/21497
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q352356
- Getty Vocabulary Program: https://vocab.getty.edu/page/ulan/500067779
- VIAF: https://viaf.org/viaf/169463736/
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gunther_Gerzso