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Roberto Montenegro #6,158Established

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personMexican, 1887–1968
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Selected Works49

Museum Acquisitions

Museum of Fine Arts, Houston
El Deseo de Volar
El Deseo de Volar, 1929
Acquired 2023
Watercolor with graphite on wove paper
Museum of Fine Arts, Houston
Untitled
Untitled, 1930
Acquired 1983
Halftone (offset lithograph) on wove paper, edition 260/500
Museum of Fine Arts, Houston
Untitled
Untitled, 1930
Acquired 1983
Halftone (offset lithograph) on wove paper, edition 260/500
Museum of Fine Arts, Houston
Untitled
Untitled, 1930
Acquired 1983
Halftone (offset lithograph) on wove paper, edition 260/500
Museum of Fine Arts, Houston
Untitled
Untitled, 1930
Acquired 1983
Halftone (offset lithograph) on wove paper, edition 260/500
Museum of Fine Arts, Houston
Untitled
Untitled, 1930
Acquired 1983
Halftone (offset lithograph) on wove paper, edition 260/500
Museum of Fine Arts, Houston
Untitled
Untitled, 1930
Acquired 1983
Halftone (offset lithograph) on wove paper, edition 260/500
Museum of Fine Arts, Houston
Untitled
Untitled, 1930
Acquired 1983
Halftone (offset lithograph) on wove paper, edition 260/500
Museum of Fine Arts, Houston
Untitled
Untitled, 1930
Acquired 1983
Halftone (offset lithograph) on wove paper, edition 260/500
Museum of Fine Arts, Houston
Untitled
Untitled, 1930
Acquired 1983
Halftone (offset lithograph) on wove paper, edition 260/500
Museum of Fine Arts, Houston
Untitled
Untitled, 1930
Acquired 1983
Halftone (offset lithograph) on wove paper, edition 260/500
Museum of Fine Arts, Houston
Untitled
Untitled, 1930
Acquired 1983
Halftone (offset lithograph) on wove paper, edition 260/500
Museum of Fine Arts, Houston
Untitled
Untitled, 1935
Acquired 1976
Lithograph on paper
Art Institute of Chicago
Seated Indian Woman with Two Flasks
Seated Indian Woman with Two Flasks
Acquired 1944
Lithograph in black on paper
MoMA
Maya Women
Maya Women, 1926
Acquired 1941
Oil on canvas
Museum of Fine Arts, Houston
De Patzcuaro
De Patzcuaro, 1929
Acquired 1939
Watercolor over graphite on wove paper
Museum of Fine Arts, Houston
Viva Cristo Rey
Viva Cristo Rey, 1939
Acquired 1939
Watercolor over graphite on wove paper
Museum of Fine Arts, Houston
Mascaras
Mascaras, 1929
Acquired 1939
Watercolor on wove paper
Museum of Fine Arts, Houston
De Mi Canton
De Mi Canton, 1929
Acquired 1939
Watercolor on wove paper
Museum of Fine Arts, Houston
La Tia Nina
La Tia Nina, 1938
Acquired 1939
Watercolor and gouache over graphite on wove paper
Museum of Fine Arts, Houston
El Nino Ciego (The Blind Boy)
El Nino Ciego (The Blind Boy), 1929
Acquired 1939
Graphite on paper
Museum of Fine Arts, Houston
Malos Noticios (Bad News)
Malos Noticios (Bad News), 1929
Acquired 1939
Graphite on wove paper
Museum of Fine Arts, Houston
La Olla (The Pot)
La Olla (The Pot), 1939
Acquired 1939
Ink on paper
Museum of Fine Arts, Houston
Maternidad (Motherhood)
Maternidad (Motherhood), 1930
Acquired 1932
Watercolor on paper
Museum of Fine Arts, Houston
Taxco
Taxco, 1920
Acquired 1932
Oil on canvas

Previous Sales

Sotheby's
Autorretrato con esfera
Autorretrato con esfera, 1959
$152,400
Nov 2025
Sotheby's
Naturaleza muerta
Naturaleza muerta, 1960
$19,050
Feb 2025
Bonhams
Recollections
Recollections, 1965
$17,812
Jul 2021
Christie's
Untitled (Tehuanas in Traditional Huipil Grande Headdresses)
Untitled (Tehuanas in Traditional Huipil Grande Headdresses)
$81,250
May 2019
Christie's
Self-Portrait
Self-Portrait
$187,500
Nov 2017
Christie's
Tehuanos
Tehuanos
$50,000
Nov 2017
Christie's
Untitled (Surreal Dancer)
Untitled (Surreal Dancer), 1954
$30,000
May 2016
Christie's
L'epicerie du bon poète
L'epicerie du bon poète, 1939
$149,000
Nov 2015
Christie's
Fábrica
Fábrica, 1965
$12,500
May 2014
Christie's
La Máscara de Oxidiana
La Máscara de Oxidiana, 1968
$1,750
Mar 2011
Christie's
Gato con máscara
Gato con máscara, 1943
$7,200
May 2005
Christie's
Figuras de barro
Figuras de barro, 1947
$17,250
Nov 1998
Capsule Gallery Auction · Artsy
Fruteros: A Pair
Fruteros: A Pair
Bidding closed
Oil on canvas
Christie's · Artsy
Portrait of Jean Cocteau
Portrait of Jean Cocteau, 1945
Bidding closed
Oil on masonite
Heritage Auctions · Artsy
Mexican Masks
Mexican Masks, 1954
Bidding closed
Oil on canvas
Rago/Wright/LAMA/Toomey & Co. · Artsy
Untitled (Set Design for Hamlet)
Untitled (Set Design for Hamlet), 1959
Bidding closed
Watercolor, gouache and graphite on paper

For Sale

G2 Gallery · Artsy
Seated Woman
Seated Woman, 1940
Sold
Oil on canvas
G2 Gallery · Artsy
Portrait of a Man
Portrait of a Man
Price on request
Oil on canvas
Stern Fine Art · Artsy
Untitled
Untitled, 1940
US$850
Lithograph
G2 Gallery · Artsy
Loteria Nacional
Loteria Nacional, 1960
US$6,000
Ink on paper
G2 Gallery · Artsy
Bodegón
Bodegón , 1960
Sold
Oil on canvas
Galería Divergente · Artsy
La evolución del transporte en México
La evolución del transporte en México, 1933
For sale
Oil on canvas
G2 Gallery · Artsy
El día y la noche
El día y la noche, 1968
US$25,000
Acrilic on canvas
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Other Museum Acquisitions12

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El Deseo de Volar
Museum of Fine Arts, Houston · Houston, United States · Acquired 2023 · Accession 2023.456 · Watercolor with graphite on wove paper
Gift of Andrew Feldman
Untitled
Museum of Fine Arts, Houston · Houston, United States · Acquired 1983 · Accession 83.30.1 · Halftone (offset lithograph) on wove paper, edition 260/500
Gift of the estate of Miss Ima Hogg
Untitled
Museum of Fine Arts, Houston · Houston, United States · Acquired 1983 · Accession 83.30.2 · Halftone (offset lithograph) on wove paper, edition 260/500
Gift of the estate of Miss Ima Hogg
Untitled
Museum of Fine Arts, Houston · Houston, United States · Acquired 1983 · Accession 83.30.3 · Halftone (offset lithograph) on wove paper, edition 260/500
Gift of the estate of Miss Ima Hogg
Untitled
Museum of Fine Arts, Houston · Houston, United States · Acquired 1983 · Accession 83.30.4 · Halftone (offset lithograph) on wove paper, edition 260/500
Gift of the estate of Miss Ima Hogg
Untitled
Museum of Fine Arts, Houston · Houston, United States · Acquired 1983 · Accession 83.30.5 · Halftone (offset lithograph) on wove paper, edition 260/500
Gift of the estate of Miss Ima Hogg
Untitled
Museum of Fine Arts, Houston · Houston, United States · Acquired 1983 · Accession 83.30.6 · Halftone (offset lithograph) on wove paper, edition 260/500
Gift of the estate of Miss Ima Hogg
Untitled
Museum of Fine Arts, Houston · Houston, United States · Acquired 1983 · Accession 83.30.7 · Halftone (offset lithograph) on wove paper, edition 260/500
Gift of the estate of Miss Ima Hogg
Untitled
Museum of Fine Arts, Houston · Houston, United States · Acquired 1983 · Accession 83.30.8 · Halftone (offset lithograph) on wove paper, edition 260/500
Gift of the estate of Miss Ima Hogg
Untitled
Museum of Fine Arts, Houston · Houston, United States · Acquired 1983 · Accession 83.30.9 · Halftone (offset lithograph) on wove paper, edition 260/500
Gift of the estate of Miss Ima Hogg
Untitled
Museum of Fine Arts, Houston · Houston, United States · Acquired 1983 · Accession 83.30.10 · Halftone (offset lithograph) on wove paper, edition 260/500
Gift of the estate of Miss Ima Hogg
Untitled
Museum of Fine Arts, Houston · Houston, United States · Acquired 1983 · Accession 83.30.11 · Halftone (offset lithograph) on wove paper, edition 260/500
Gift of the estate of Miss Ima Hogg
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Biennial Selections1

Venice Biennale — Venice
2024 · Foreigners Everywhere · curated by Adriano Pedrosa
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Publications1

Exhibition Catalog 1

The First Homosexuals: The Birth of a New Identity, 1869-1939
Phaidon Press · 2024
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Current Exhibitions0

No current exhibitions found.

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Past Exhibitions0

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No past exhibitions on record.

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Recent Activity4

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Art Fair
Venice Biennale 2024
Apr 20, 2024
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biennial
Venice Biennale 2024
Apr 20, 2024
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death
Roberto Montenegro dies
Jan 1, 1968
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birth
Roberto Montenegro born
Jan 1, 1887