# Rafael Canogar artist context and auction value notes Canonical page: https://appraisily.com/artist/rafael-canogar/ Profile generated: 2026-05-03T06:04:55.000Z Quality: high confidence, strong sources ## Artist identity - Birth date: 1935-05-17 - Nationality: Spanish - Movements: Spanish Abstract Art, Pop Art (international context) - Common media: Painting, Sculpture, Printmaking / Graphic works, Portraiture ## About Rafael Canogar Rafael Canogar (born Toledo, Spain, 1935) is a Spanish painter, sculptor, and printmaker recognized as one of the leading figures of abstract art in Spain. Active from the mid-twentieth century, Canogar has built a decades-long career across painting, sculpture, graphic works, and portraiture. His work has been acquired by major international institutions including the Museum of Modern Art in New York, and he has exhibited extensively in solo and group exhibitions worldwide. He lives and works in Madrid. The artist's official studio provides certificates of authenticity for his works. Born Raphael García Gómez, he works under the professional name Rafael Canogar and maintains an active practice spanning multiple media. ## Common works and media Canogar's body of work includes abstract and figurative paintings on canvas and panel, bronze and mixed-media sculptures, limited-edition prints and graphic series, and commissioned and self-directed portraits. His official catalogue organizes works into paintings, graphic works, sculptures, and portraits. Collectors most frequently encounter his mid-to-large-scale abstract paintings and his editioned graphic works at auction. ## Market and appraisal context Rafael Canogar has a well-established secondary-market footprint spanning over three decades, with 490 recorded auction lots and 283 with realized prices dating from December 1993 through March 2026. His market is concentrated in Spanish auction houses—Subastas Segre, Sala Retiro Subastas, Setdart, and Ansorena account for the majority of volume—with additional appearances at Christie's, Dorotheum, Artcurial, Millon & Associés, and Veritas Art Auctioneers, confirming broad European and selective international demand. The price distribution is wide: a median of €750 and a 75th percentile of €3,000 reflect the large share of editioned prints and smaller works, while the maximum recorded price of €144,000 and a recent Dorotheum result of €40,000 demonstrate that significant early paintings command five-figure and six-figure sums. A 1959 oil on canvas reproduced in the Catalogue Raisonné sold for €15,000 at Setdart in November 2025, illustrating the premium for documented early-period work. Liquidity is healthy and growing: 70 lots appeared in the most recent twelve-month window compared with 40 in the prior twelve months, signaling increased market activity. ## Auction-house-backed market evidence Rafael Canogar has a well-established secondary-market footprint spanning over three decades, with 490 recorded auction lots and 283 with realized prices dating from December 1993 through March 2026. His market is concentrated in Spanish auction houses—Subastas Segre, Sala Retiro Subastas, Setdart, and Ansorena account for the majority of volume—with additional appearances at Christie's, Dorotheum, Artcurial, Millon & Associés, and Veritas Art Auctioneers, confirming broad European and selective international demand. The price distribution is wide: a median of €750 and a 75th percentile of €3,000 reflect the large share of editioned prints and smaller works, while the maximum recorded price of €144,000 and a recent Dorotheum result of €40,000 demonstrate that significant early paintings command five-figure and six-figure sums. A 1959 oil on canvas reproduced in the Catalogue Raisonné sold for €15,000 at Setdart in November 2025, illustrating the premium for documented early-period work. Liquidity is healthy and growing: 70 lots appeared in the most recent twelve-month window compared with 40 in the prior twelve months, signaling increased market activity. ### Appraisal notes When appraising a Rafael Canogar work, Appraisily uses these auction records as a comparable-sales baseline, layered with the client's photos, exact dimensions, medium identification, signature and inscription details, condition report, and documented provenance. Key adjustments include: (1) whether the work is reproduced in the Catalogue Raisonné (e.g., lot 200587477, listed as No. 1959-061, sold at €15,000—a significant premium marker); (2) medium—original oil paintings on canvas from the 1950s–1960s trade at multiples of editioned prints or graphic works from the same period; (3) period within his stylistic evolution, from early abstract compositions through his later figurative and sculptural phases; (4) edition size and numbering for prints; and (5) a certificate of authenticity from the artist's studio, which is available upon request and meaningfully supports provenance. The wide price spread ($15–$144,000) means that a single price range cannot describe the market; comparables must be filtered by medium, date, scale, and catalogue-reference status. ### Valuation factors - [object Object] - [object Object] - [object Object] - [object Object] - [object Object] - [object Object] - [object Object] - [object Object] ### Collector notes ### Market caveats - Auction-record prices include buyer's premiums and may not reflect the net amount received by the seller. Private-sale prices are not captured in this dataset. - The price distribution spans $15–$144,000 across 283 priced lots; a single estimate cannot characterize the full range. Comparable selection must account for medium, period, scale, and catalogue status. - Of the 24 most recent lots reviewed, several carry no realized price (likely unsold or results not yet reported), which may skew the observed recent average downward. - Birth year is disputed: RKD records 1934-05-17 citing Bénézit, while the Library of Congress, Wikidata, and the artist's monograph record 1935-05-17. This does not affect attribution but should be noted in catalogue documentation. - Currency mix: recent lots are recorded in both EUR and USD. Cross-currency comparisons should account for exchange-rate timing. ### Market evidence sources - undefined: https://appraisily.com/api/scraper-search/artists/rafael-canogar/seo-profile?recentLimit=24&relatedLimit=0 - undefined: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-rafael-canogar-toledo-b-1935-composition-with-jacket-123-c-1f1a731054 - undefined: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-rafael-canogar-toledo-1935-guanche-head-1985-oil-on-canvas-signed-and-titled-on-the-back-provenance-private-collection-of-the-painter-juan-jose-gil-gran-canaria-1947-2023-50-c-a323080870 - undefined: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-rafael-canogar-toledo-1935-untitled-1959-oil-on-canvas-work-reproduced-in-the-catalogue-raisonne-no-1959-061-26-c-b9b9afee3c ## Appraisily data basis Appraisily artist pages combine artist identity research from museum records, library authority files, and the artist's official sources with auction records, sale dates, realized prices, and comparable lots when those records are available. For Rafael Canogar, identity data is grounded in the Library of Congress Name Authority File, VIAF, Wikidata, RKD, MoMA collection records, and the artist's official website. ## Sources - Library of Congress: https://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n84013985 - Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q719919 - VIAF: https://viaf.org/viaf/261965857/ - RKD — Netherlands Institute for Art History: https://rkd.nl/en/explore/artists/444398 - The Museum of Modern Art: https://www.moma.org/artists/952 - Rafael Canogar: http://www.rafaelcanogar.com/