Juan Genovés Paintings & Artwork for Sale | Juan Genovés Art Value Price Guide

Jul. 14, 2026
La Fila
Est: $15,000 - $20,000
Juan Genovés 1930 - 2020 La Fila signed and dated 65 (lower right); signed, titled and dated 1965 (on the reverse) oil on canvas 32 ¼ by 32 ¼ in. 81.9 by 81.9 cm. Executed in 1965.
Sotheby's
Jul. 14, 2026
Testigos
Est: $12,000 - $18,000
Juan Genovés 1930 - 2020 Testigos signed and date 69 (lower right); titled (on the stretcher) oil and acrylic on canvas 78 ¾ by 39 ⅜ in. 200 by 100 cm. Executed in 1969.
Sotheby's
Jul. 14, 2026
JUAN GENOVÉS (Valencia, 1930 – Madrid, 2020). “Yellow Circle,” 2003. Silkscreen on paper. Edition 98/99. With dry stamp from the studio. Signed, dated, and numbered by hand.
Est: €1,800 - €2,000
JUAN GENOVÉS (Valencia, 1930 – Madrid, 2020). “Yellow Circle,” 2003. Silkscreen print on paper. Edition 98/99. With the studio’s dry stamp. Signed, dated, and numbered by hand. Measurements: 80 x 80 cm. True to his characteristic artistic language, Genovés employs a bird’s-eye view in this composition, allowing the viewer to observe the scene from an elevated position—a technique he uses to reflect on the complex relationships between the individual and the collective. In this scene, a multitude of anonymous figures is captured in full motion, advancing with a sense of urgency that accentuates the image’s dynamism. The small, barely distinguishable silhouettes cast dark shadows that reinforce the spatial depth and lend a dramatic dimension to the scene. The entire composition is contained within an intense yellow circle that dominates the surface of the work, acting as a powerful visual focal point. The contrast between this vibrant chromatic element and the neutral tones of the background not only structures the composition but also intensifies its symbolic significance, transforming the depicted space into a setting of tension, encounter, and reflection on the contemporary human condition. Juan Genovés (Valencia, 1930 – Madrid, 2020) was one of the most prominent figures of Spanish critical and social realism in the second half of the 20th century. Trained at the Valencia School of Fine Arts and a founding member of groups such as Los Siete, Parpalló, and Hondo, he developed an artistic language deeply committed to freedom and reflection on the human condition.Internationally recognized, he participated in major biennials and exhibitions held in Europe, the Americas, and Asia. His work is part of prestigious collections and institutions such as the Reina Sofía National Art Museum, the IVAM, the Juan March Foundation, and the Museum of Modern Art, cementing his position as one of the most significant Spanish artists of his generation.
Setdart Auction House
Jul. 14, 2026
JUAN GENOVÉS (Valencia, 1930 – Madrid, 2020). “Eclipse,” 2003. Silkscreen on Montval paper. Edition 41/75. Hand-signed and dated.
Est: €1,800 - €2,000
JUAN GENOVÉS (Valencia, 1930 – Madrid, 2020). “Eclipse,” 2003. Silkscreen print on Montval paper. Edition 41/75. Signed and dated by hand. Measurements: 70.5 x 96 cm. The work is distinguished by the artist’s unmistakable visual language, marked by a distinctly cinematic and realistic style. Against a monochromatic background, a multitude of small figures in constant motion unfolds like a collective choreography, while an intense yellow sun bursts into the composition, providing a powerful beam of light and a striking chromatic contrast. One of the leading exponents of critical-social realism in the 1950s, Juan Genovés trained at the School of Fine Arts in Valencia and made his first trip to Paris in 1955. Over time, his art would evolve along the lines of existentialism. A founding member of several groups, such as Los Siete, Parpalló, and Hondo, his so-called “political realism”—which emerged following his 1965 exhibition at the National Library—made him a committed defender of freedom. His vision makes him truly unique; the human figure is always the protagonist—whether present or absent, and even in its shadows, where the full dreamlike weight of existential anguish resides. Genovés begins with a photographic approach, seeking the constant transformation of the subject’s perspective and point of view. Through this shift in perspective, the artist brings us closer to or distances us from the scene, capturing the movement of the masses guided by the collective, working-class intelligence that gives meaning to the meaninglessness of individual experience and highlights the loneliness, manipulation, and injustice to which human beings are exposed. The artist critiques mass culture, which fosters competitiveness, consumerism, individualism, and the loss of social values. Expressive in his use of pictorial formats and materials—which are hallmarks of his approach—Genovés employs a symbolist approach to composition and rhythm. In his work, he constantly questions human freedom in today’s society, as well as his own freedom within his artistic practice. Better known abroad than in his home country, he has participated in numerous biennials, such as the Hispano-American Biennials in Havana and Barcelona, the Paris Biennale, and the New York World’s Fair. In 1994, the IVAM dedicated a major retrospective exhibition to him. He has held solo exhibitions throughout Spain, as well as in Puerto Rico, Rio de Janeiro, Lisbon, Rome, New York, Tokyo, Turin, Berlin, Montreal, Zurich, Bogotá, and Paris. Juan Genovés’s work is represented in the IVAM in Valencia, the Reina Sofía National Art Museum, the Juan March Foundation, the National Center for Contemporary Art in Paris, the MoMA in New York, and the La Caixa, Argentaria, and Thyssen-Bornemisza collections.
Setdart Auction House
Jul. 14, 2026
JUAN GENOVÉS (Valencia, 1930 – Madrid, 2020). “Eclipse,” 2003. Silkscreen on Montval paper, edition 7/75. With dry stamp of the artist’s studio. Signed in marker and dated. Out-of-series print....
Est: €2,600 - €2,800
JUAN GENOVÉS (Valencia, 1930 – Madrid, 2020). “Eclipse,” 2003. Silkscreen print on Montval paper, edition 7/75. With dry stamp of the artist’s studio. Signed in marker and dated. Out-of-series print. Work registered in the artist’s digital catalog. Measurements: 70.5 x 96 cm; 81 x 106 cm (frame). One of the leading exponents of critical-social realism in the 1950s, Juan Genovés trained at the School of Fine Arts in Valencia and made his first trip to Paris in 1955. Over time, his art would evolve along the lines of existentialism. A founding member of several groups, such as Los Siete, Parpalló, and Hondo, his so-called “political realism”—which emerged following his 1965 exhibition at the National Library—made him a committed defender of freedom. His vision makes him truly unique; the human figure is always the protagonist—whether present or absent, and even in its shadows, where the full dreamlike weight of existential anguish resides. Genovés begins with a photographic approach, seeking the constant transformation of the subject’s perspective and point of view. Through this shift in perspective, the artist brings us closer to or distances us from the scene, capturing the movement of the masses guided by collective, working-class intelligence—an intelligence that gives meaning to the meaninglessness of individual experience and highlights the loneliness, manipulation, and injustice to which human beings are exposed. The artist critiques mass culture, which fosters competitiveness, consumerism, individualism, and the loss of social values. Expressive in his use of pictorial formats and materials—which are hallmarks of his approach—Genovés employs a symbolist approach to composition and rhythm. In his work, he constantly questions human freedom in today’s society, as well as his own freedom within his artistic practice. Better known abroad than in his home country, he has participated in numerous biennials, such as the Hispano-American Biennials in Havana and Barcelona, the Paris Biennale, and the New York World’s Fair. In 1994, the IVAM dedicated a major retrospective exhibition to him. He has held solo exhibitions throughout Spain, as well as in Puerto Rico, Rio de Janeiro, Lisbon, Rome, New York, Tokyo, Turin, Berlin, Montreal, Zurich, Bogotá, and Paris. Juan Genovés’s work is represented in the IVAM in Valencia, the Reina Sofía National Art Museum, the Juan March Foundation, the National Center for Contemporary Art in Paris, the MoMA in New York, and the La Caixa, Argentaria, and Thyssen-Bornemisza collections.
Setdart Auction House
Jul. 14, 2026
JUAN GENOVÉS (Valencia, 1930 – Madrid, 2020) "Contiguo," 2019. Acrylic on giclée. Signed and dated in the lower right corner. Titled on the reverse. Provenance: Marlborough Gallery.
Est: €22,000 - €24,000
JUAN GENOVÉS (Valencia, 1930 – Madrid, 2020) "Contiguo," 2019. Acrylic on giclée print. Signed and dated in the lower right corner. Titled on the reverse. Provenance: Marlborough Gallery. Measurements: 60 x 74 cm; 77 x 91 cm (with frame). In this work, Juan Genovés distills, with the clarity of his later years, some of the essential elements of his visual language: the bird’s-eye view, the fragmented crowd, the shadow as a dramatic extension of the body, and the presence of a dominant form that structures the space. The large red mass that fills the composition functions not only as a visual element of extraordinary power but also as a field of tension against which the figures establish relationships of proximity, movement, and proportion. “Contiguo” belongs to Genovés’s final period, in which the artist refined his celebrated language of crowds to an extreme degree. Since the 1960s, the human figure viewed from above has become one of his most recognizable hallmarks: individuals who run, gather, separate, or seem to obey invisible forces. In recent decades, however, that iconography, which has political roots, has become more open and metaphysical. We are no longer necessarily faced with a specific scene of repression, flight, or surveillance, but rather with a choreography of the contemporary condition: minuscule bodies alongside colossal structures, beings moving on the threshold of something greater than themselves. The title reinforces this interpretation. “The Adjacent” refers to proximity, to possible contact, to that which borders without necessarily merging. In the composition, the figures seem to orbit around a monumental red presence, at once close and inaccessible. Genovés thus transforms the space into a scene of relationships: between the individual and the crowd, between emptiness and mass, between movement and suspension, between human fragility and the almost abstract forcefulness of form. Genovés never abandons the ethical dimension of the image, but in works like this one, he imbues it with extraordinary compositional sophistication: the clear void, the elongated shadows, the almost musical rhythm of the figures, and the deep, resounding red make *Contiguo* a work that fully represents his late maturity. Juan Genovés achieved notable international recognition beginning in the 1960s. Among other honors, he was awarded the Honorable Mention at the 33rd Venice Biennale in 1966, the Gold Medal at the 6th San Marino International Biennale in 1967, the National Prize for Plastic Arts in 1984, and the Gold Medal for Merit in Fine Arts in 2005. His famous painting *El abrazo*, housed in the Reina Sofía Museum, became one of the great visual icons of the Spanish Transition. Genovés is represented in prominent national and international collections. His work is held by institutions such as the Museo Nacional Centro de Arte Reina Sofía in Madrid; the IVAM in Valencia; The Museum of Modern Art in New York; the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum in New York; the Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden in Washington, D.C.; The Art Institute of Chicago; the Montreal Museum of Fine Arts; the Musées Royaux des Beaux-Arts de Belgique in Brussels; the Nationalgalerie, Staatliche Museen zu Berlin; The Israel Museum in Jerusalem; and the Rufino Tamayo Museum in Mexico City, among many others.
Setdart Auction House
Jul. 07, 2026
Los Gritos
Est: €20,000 - €30,000
Juan Genovés 1930 - 2020 Los Gritos signed and dated 67 (lower right); titled, dated 1967 and inscribed (on the reverse) oil on canvas 91.5 x 120.5 cm; 36 x 47 ½ in. Executed in 1967.
Sotheby's
Jun. 30, 2026
JUAN GENOVÉS - Untitled
Est: -
JUAN GENOVÉS Valencia 1930-Madrid 2020 Untitled. 2003 Etching and Manner Nera on Arches paper Signed in pencil and dated 2003 Numbered 48/100 Dimensions 40 x 34.5 cm (image); 76 x 57 cm (paper)
Subastas Segre
Jun. 23, 2026
Juan Genovés. People and airplanes
Est: -
Etching and resins in three inks on Arches paper, 300 gsm. Signed and dated (07) in the lower right corner. Numbered (79/100) in the lower left corner.
Duran Arte y Subastas
Jun. 17, 2026
JUAN GENOVÉS (Valencia, 1930 - Madrid, 2020). "Under arrest", 1973. Acrylic on canvas. Signed, dated and titled on the back. With Marlborough gallery label on the back. Exhibitions: Menton, Palais...
Est: €40,000 - €45,000
JUAN GENOVÉS (Valencia, 1930 - Madrid, 2020). "Under arrest", 1973. Acrylic on canvas. Signed, dated and titled on the back. With Marlborough gallery label on the back. Exhibitions: Menton, Palais de l'Europe, Xe biennale internationale d'art, July - September 1974, no. 294, p. 167 (text) ; Madrid, Galería Marlborough, Juan Genovés , 2011, no. 50 Provenance: Estate of the artist Measurements: 115 x 135 cm. In "Under Arrest", Juan Genovés achieves one of the most forceful formulations of his political imagery: the instant in which the individual is subjected to the anonymous force of power. The scene, reduced to three isolated figures on a dark and almost stripped field, possesses an immediate intensity. Two agents lead the detainee, whose leaning body concentrates all the vulnerability of the image, while the projected shadows lengthen the action and turn it into an almost threatening presence. The work belongs to a particularly significant moment in Genovés' career, when his painting is affirmed as one of the most incisive voices of Spanish critical realism. The artist avoids any accessory detail and constructs the scene from a distance, as if it were an image captured from a vantage point. This distance intensifies its dramatic charge: the arrest becomes a symbol of repression, fear and collective memory. The palette, limited to blacks and grays, concentrates all the tension in the gesture, the displacement and the relationship between body and shadow. In this extreme economy lies much of its strength: Genovés converts a minimal scene into an image of enormous moral and visual power, capable of condensing the climate of surveillance and violence under a totalitarian regime. At the same time, the image transcends its immediate historical context (late Francoism) to become a universal allegory of the individual in the face of any form of coercive power. Because of its date, theme, format and compositional quality, "Under Arrest" is a work of special relevance within Genovés' production. It brings together the elements that have made his language recognizable and valued -figures seen from a distance, narrative tension and an extraordinary capacity for synthesis-, placing it among his most emphatic formulations of the individual stripped of humanity. Juan Genovés was a key figure of Spanish critical realism in the second half of the 20th century. He exhibited widely in Spain, Europe and the United States, received the National Plastic Arts Award in 1984, and his work is represented in institutions such as the Reina Sofia Museum, the IVAM, the MACBA, the MoMA in New York and the Guggenheim Museum.
Setdart Auction House
Jun. 16, 2026
JUAN GENOVES CANDEL Valencia (1930) / (2020) "Untitled", 1970
Est: €400 - €600
Etching Signed, dated and artist's proof in pencil at the bottom. Measurements: Image: 32 x 42.5 cm
Ansorena
Jun. 04, 2026
JUAN GENOVÉS (1930-2020) Núcleos 1993
Est: €15,000 - €25,000
JUAN GENOVÉS (1930-2020) Núcleos 1993 signé et daté 93 acrylique, collage et résine sur toile marouflée sur panneau signed and dated 93 acrylic, collage and resin on canvas laid on panel 123.4 x 145.2 cm. 48 9/16 x 57 3/16 in.
Bonhams
Jun. 04, 2026
JUAN GENOVÉS (1930-2020) La Calle 1969
Est: €12,000 - €18,000
JUAN GENOVÉS (1930-2020) La Calle 1969 signé et daté 69 ; signé, titré, daté 1969 et inscrit Roma au revers huile sur toile signed and dated 69 ; signed, titled, dated 1969 and inscribed Roma on the reverse oil on canvas 55 x 100 cm. 21 5/8 x 39 3/8 in.
Bonhams
May. 30, 2026
Juan GENOVES: "El Lugar y El Tiempo (The Time and The Place)".
Est: $2,000 - $3,000
Juan GENOVES (Spanish, 1930-2020): "El Lugar y El Tiempo (The Time and The Place)". The complete set of 10 aquatints on Arches wove paper, 1970-71. Edition of 92, plus 8 proofs numbered in Roman numerals. Each print signed, numbered (one in Roman numerals), and dated in pencil. Plate size, each, approximately: 12 1/2 x 17 1/4 inches. Sheet size, each, appoximately: 20 x 26 inches.
Armstrong Fine Art
May. 30, 2026
Juan GENOVES: "Plate 8, Cinco Minutos (Five Minutes)".
Est: $300 - $500
Juan GENOVES (Spanish, 1930-2020): "Plate 8, Cinco Minutos (Five Minutes)". Aquatint on Arches wove paper with a deckled edge, 1970. Signed, numbered and dated in pencil. Edition of 92. From the portfolio "Silencio (Silence)". Published by Marlborough Graphics. Plate size: 12 1/4 x 17 1/4 inches. Sheet size: 19 3/4 x 26 inches.
Armstrong Fine Art
May. 30, 2026
Juan GENOVES: "Plate 7, Triangulo (Triangle)".
Est: $300 - $500
Juan GENOVES (Spanish, 1930-2020): "Plate 7, Triangulo (Triangle)". Aquatint on Arches wove paper with a deckled edge, 1970. Signed, numbered and dated in pencil. Edition of 92. From the portfolio "Silencio (Silence)". Published by Marlborough Graphics. Plate size: 12 x 17 1/8 inches. Sheet size: 19 3/4 x 26 inches.
Armstrong Fine Art
May. 26, 2026
Juan Genovés. Personas y Aviones
Est: -
Aguafuerte y resinas a tres tintas sobre papel Arches, 300 gr. Firmado y fechado (07) en el ángulo inferior derecho. Numerado (40/100) en el ángulo inferior izquierdo. Adjunta certificado de autenticidad expedido por el artista.
Duran Arte y Subastas
May. 20, 2026
JUAN GENOVÉS (Valencia, 1930-Madrid, 2020). "Divided space", 2006. Acrylic on canvas. Signed and dated. Provenance: Marlborough Gallery.
Est: €130,000 - €140,000
JUAN GENOVÉS (Valencia, 1930-Madrid, 2020). "Divided space", 2006. Acrylic on canvas. Signed and dated. Provenance: Marlborough Gallery. Size: 85 x 120 cm. In Juan Genovés' painting, the human figure always occupies a central place, either explicitly or insinuated, even when it is diluted in shadows or becomes a minimal presence in the crowd. From the aesthetic point of view, his production in his significant last stage (the period to which the work in tender belongs) shows a remarkable purification, clearly visible in this canvas. The crowds, previously dense and compact, begin to disperse on clearer and more open backgrounds. The small figures, observed from their usual zenithal perspective, acquire greater dynamism and form compositions in which space takes on an unprecedented protagonism. The tension between the individual and the collective, constant throughout his career, evolves towards a less dramatic and more reflective reading. Instead of focusing on repression or direct conflict, Genovés now explores the ways in which people group, interact, flow or approach each other. On a technical level, the use of cleaner surfaces, a more nuanced chromatic palette and the increasing relevance of emptiness favor an almost abstract interpretation of these crowds. Thus, since the nineties, his work is situated in a territory where the social dimension coexists with a formal research on rhythm, visual density and the poetics of movement. This significant period represents, in short, the transition towards a more introspective Genovés who, without renouncing the collective body, turns it into an autonomous plastic sign capable of evoking the human condition in its broadest sense. One of the main exponents of the critical-social realism of the fifties, Juan Genovés studied at the School of Fine Arts in Valencia, and in 1955 he made his first trip to Paris. Over time, his art would evolve along the lines of existentialism. A founding member of several groups, such as Los Siete, Parpalló and Hondo, after his 1965 exhibition at the National Library, his so-called "political realism" made him a committed defender of freedom. His vision makes him truly particular; the human figure is always the protagonist, both in its presence and absence and even in its shadows, in which resides all the dreamlike charge of existential anguish. Genovés starts from a photographic approach, seeking the constant transformation of the motif's perspective, of the point of view. With this change of perspective the author brings us closer or further away from the scene, looking for the movement of the masses guided by the collective, working class intelligence, which gives transcendence to the meaninglessness of the individual experience and makes evident the loneliness, manipulation and injustice to which the human being is exposed. The artist criticizes the mass culture that promotes competitiveness, consumerism, individuality and the loss of social values. Expressive in the use of formats and pictorial materials in contrast to the forcefulness of the subject, Genovés is symbolist in composition and rhythms. In his work he constantly questions the freedom of man in today's society, as well as his own in his production. More recognized abroad than in our country, he has participated in numerous biennials, such as the Hispano-American Biennials in Havana and Barcelona, the Paris Biennial and the World's Fair in New York. In 1994 the IVAM dedicated an important retrospective exhibition to him. He has had solo exhibitions throughout Spain, as well as in Puerto Rico, Rio de Janeiro, Lisbon, Rome, New York, Tokyo, Turin, Berlin, Montreal, Zurich, Bogota and Paris. Juan Genovés is present in the IVAM in Valencia, the Museo Nacional Centro de Arte Reina Sofía, the Juan March Foundation, the Centro Nacional de Arte Contemporáneo in Paris, the MOMA in New York and the La Caixa, Argentaria and Thyssen-Bornemisza collections.
Setdart Auction House
May. 20, 2026
JUAN GENOVÉS (Valencia, 1930-Madrid, 2020). "Acronía", 2017. Giclée intervened by hand by the artist, copy 10/10. Edition limited to 10, being each copy unique. Signed and justified by hand. With label on the back of the Marlborough Gallery.
Est: €16,000 - €18,000
JUAN GENOVÉS (Valencia, 1930-Madrid, 2020). "Acronía", 2017. Giclée intervened by hand by the artist, copy 10/10. Edition limited to 10, being each copy unique. Signed and justified by hand. With label on the back of the Marlborough Gallery. Measurements: 74 x 60 cm; 91 x 77 cm (frame) A late work by Juan Genovés that synthesizes in an exemplary way his unmistakable visual language centered on the representation of the multitude as a collective subject. In Acronía, the artist unfolds an apparently open and unhierarchical scene, where small dispersed figures move over a wide chromatic field, generating a tension between the individual and the mass, order and chaos. The use of giclée intervened by hand reinforces the hybrid character of the work, halfway between the serial and the unique, allowing Genovés to reintroduce the pictorial gesture in each piece. The figures, treated with a very refined formal synthesis, nevertheless retain a strong narrative charge, suggesting displacements, encounters and social dynamics typical of contemporary life. The background, resolved in gradations of greens and yellows, acts as an almost abstract space that enhances the sensation of isolation and temporal simultaneity - alluding to the very concept of "acronyms" - where there is no clear vanishing point or linear narrative. It is a very representative work of Genovés' last period, highly valued by collectors for its ability to condense the central concerns of his entire career. Juan Genovés, a key figure in Spanish social-critical realism, developed a body of work centered on the representation of the multitude as a metaphor for contemporary tensions. Trained in Valencia and with an international projection since the sixties, his work is present in institutions such as the IVAM, the Reina Sofia Museum, the MoMA in New York and the National Center of Contemporary Art in Paris.
Setdart Auction House
May. 13, 2026
JUAN GENOVES CANDEL Valencia (1930) / (2020) "Untitled", 1985
Est: €900 - €1,800
Mezzotint and etching Justified 5/25, signed and dated in pencil at the bottom Dimensions: Image: 32 x 50 cm; paper: 56 x 76 cm
Ansorena
May. 12, 2026
JUAN GENOVÉS - Untitled
Est: -
JUAN GENOVÉS Valencia 1930-Madrid 2020 Untitled. 1971 Etching and resin on paper Signed in pencil and dated 1971 Numbered 15/92 Dimensions 31.5 x 44 cm (image); 50.5 x 66 cm (paper)
Subastas Segre
May. 12, 2026
JUAN GENOVÉS - White Light
Est: -
JUAN GENOVÉS Valencia 1930-Madrid 2020 White Light. 1982 Acrylic on canvas Signed and dated Signed, dated, and titled on the back Dimensions: 90 x 74 cm EXHIBITIONS 1982 (September 9-October 7), "Juan Genovés", Palacio de la Lonja, Zaragoza 1982 (October-November), "Juan Genovés: Paintings 1974-1982", Exhibition Hall of the College of Architects, Murcia; 1983 (February 5-29), Provincial Museum, Vitoria BIBLIOGRAPHY "Genovés. Paintings", Ed. Publications Service of the City Council of Córdoba, Córdoba 1982, p. 20 Juan Genovés, "Juan Genovés", Ed. Excmo. Ayuntamiento de Zaragoza, Zaragoza 1982, p. 41, cit. no. 33 Juan Genovés, "Juan Genovés: Paintings 1974-1982", Ed. Excmo. Ayuntamiento de Murcia and Ed. Diputación Foral de Álava 1982, p. 16, cit., p. 40
Subastas Segre
Apr. 28, 2026
Juan Genovés. People and airplanes
Est: -
Etching and resins in three inks on Arches paper, 300 gsm. Signed and dated (07) in the lower right corner. Numbered (79/100) in the lower left corner. Accompanied by a certificate of authenticity issued by the artist.
Duran Arte y Subastas
Mar. 24, 2026
Juan Genovés. People and Airplanes
Est: -
Etching and resins in three inks on Arches paper, 300 gsm. Signed and dated (07) in the lower right corner. Numbered (39/100) in the lower left corner. Accompanied by a certificate of authenticity issued by the artist.
Duran Arte y Subastas
Mar. 24, 2026
JUAN GENOVÉS - Waste
Est: -
JUAN GENOVÉS Valencia 1930-Madrid 2020 Waste. 1993 Oil on panel Signed and dated 1993 Signed, dated, and titled on the back Dimensions: 126 x 111 cm PROVENANCE (label on back) Galería Barcelona, Barcelona Private collection EXHIBITIONS 1994, ARCO'94, Madrid 1994 (June), "Juan Genovés", Marcelino Botín Foundation, Santander 1995 (October-November), "Juan Genovés. Recent Work", Galería Barcelona, Barcelona 1996 (February 8-13), ARCO'96, Punto Valencia Gallery, Madrid BIBLIOGRAPHY "Juan Genovés", Ed. Marcelino Botín Foundation, Santander 1994, p. 61
Subastas Segre
Feb. 27, 2026
143
Est: $8,000 - $12,000
Juan Genovés 1930 - 2020 143 signed, titled and dated 1971 (on the reverse) acrylic on canvas 59 by 82 ¾ in. 149.9 by 210.1 cm. Executed in 1971.
Sotheby's
Feb. 27, 2026
Conforme a lo ordenado [According to orders]
Est: $20,000 - $30,000
Juan Genovés 1930 - 2020 Conforme a lo ordenado [According to orders] signed and dated 66 (lower right) acrylic on canvas 45 ½ by 34 ⅞ in. 115.6 by 88.6 cm. Executed in 1966.
Sotheby's
Feb. 25, 2026
JUAN GENOVÉS CANDEL Valencia (1930) / (2020) "The Monument", 1985
Est: €525 - €700
Etching in the mezzotint style. Signed, dated, and justified 22/75 in pencil at the bottom. Shows signs of damp staining. Work belonging to the 1985 National Visual Arts Awards Collection. Printed by Taller Mayor 28. Dimensions: Image: 31.5 x 49 cm; paper: 56 x 76 cm
Ansorena
Feb. 24, 2026
Juan Genovés. People and airplanes
Est: -
Etching and resins in three inks on Arches paper, 300 gsm. Signed and dated (07) in the lower right corner. Numbered (46/100) in the lower left corner. Accompanied by a certificate of authenticity issued by the artist.
Duran Arte y Subastas
Feb. 12, 2026
Un hombre solo
Est: €30,000 - €50,000
Juan Genovés 1930 - 2020 Un hombre solo signed and dated 67 (lower right); signed, titled, inscribed and dated 1967 (on the reverse) acrylic on canvas 129 x 119 cm; 50 ¾ x 46 ¾ in. Executed in 1967. ___________________________________ Juan Genovés 1930 - 2020 Un hombre solo signé et daté 67 (en bas à droite); signé, titré, inscrit et daté 1967 (au dos) acrylique sur toile 129 x 119 cm; 50 ¾ x 46 ¾ in. Exécuté en 1967.
Sotheby's
Feb. 12, 2026
Hoy Como Ayer
Est: €20,000 - €30,000
Juan Genovés 1930 - 2020 Hoy Como Ayer signed, titled, located and dated 1973 (on the reverse) acrylic on canvas 57,5 x 161 cm; 22 ½ x 63 ¼ in. Executed in 1973. _______________________ Juan Genovés 1930 - 2020 Hoy Como Ayer signé, titré, localisé et daté 1973 (au dos) acrylique sur toile 57,5 x 161 cm; 22 ½ x 63 ¼ in. Exécuté en 1973.
Sotheby's
Jan. 27, 2026
Juan Genovés. Eclipse
Est: -
Serigraph on Montval paper. Numbered (7/75) in the lower left corner. Signed and dated (03) in the lower right corner.
Duran Arte y Subastas
Jan. 21, 2026
JUAN GENOVES CANDEL Valencia (1930) / (2020) "Untitled"
Est: €675 - €900
Serigraph on paper Justified 29/120, signed and dated in pencil at the bottom. Part of a portfolio accompanied by the text by Miguel Hernandez "Sitting on the Dead" made to finance the Tribute of the Peoples of Spain to Miguel Hernandez in 1976. Dimensions: 62 x 46 cm
Ansorena
Dec. 16, 2025
Juan Genoves. Untitled
Est: -
Lithograph on paper. Numbered (Pd'a - Artist's Proof 6/14) in the lower left corner. Signed and dated (75) in the lower right corner. Edizioni Estampe D'Arte stamp. Damage to the support.
Duran Arte y Subastas
Dec. 16, 2025
JUAN GENOVÉS (19302-2020). Transversal. acrylic on canvas stretched over bo
Est: $50,000 - $70,000
JUAN GENOVÉS (19302-2020). Transversal. acrylic on canvas stretched over board56 x 49 ½ in. (142.2 x 125.7 cm.).
Christie's
Dec. 16, 2025
JUAN GENOVÉS CANDEL (Valencia, 1930 - Madrid, 2020). Untitled, c. 1950. Oil on canvas. Signed in the lower right corner.
Est: €7,000 - €8,000
JUAN GENOVÉS CANDEL (Valencia, 1930 - Madrid, 2020). Untitled, c. 1950. Oil on canvas. Signed in the lower right corner. Measurements: 54 x 64 cm; 56 x 66 cm (frame). Provenance: Collection Paco Candel. One of the main exponents of the critical-social realism of the fifties, Juan Genovés was formed in the School of Fine Arts of Valencia, and in 1955 he made his first trip to Paris. Over time, his art would evolve along the lines of existentialism. A founding member of several groups, such as Los Siete, Parpalló and Hondo, after his 1965 exhibition at the National Library, his so-called "political realism" made him a committed defender of freedom. His vision makes him truly particular; the human figure is always the protagonist, both in its presence and absence and even in its shadows, in which resides all the dreamlike charge of existential anguish. Genovés starts from a photographic approach, seeking the constant transformation of the motif's perspective, of the point of view. With this change of perspective the author brings us closer or further away from the scene, looking for the movement of the masses guided by the collective, working class intelligence, which gives transcendence to the meaninglessness of the individual experience and makes evident the loneliness, manipulation and injustice to which the human being is exposed. The artist criticizes the mass culture that promotes competitiveness, consumerism, individuality and the loss of social values. Expressive in the use of formats and pictorial materials in contrast to the forcefulness of the subject, Genovés is symbolist in composition and rhythms. In his work he constantly questions the freedom of man in today's society, as well as his own in his production. More recognized abroad than in our country, he has participated in numerous biennials, such as the Hispano-American Biennials in Havana and Barcelona, the Paris Biennial and the World's Fair in New York. In 1994 the IVAM dedicated an important retrospective exhibition to him. He has had solo exhibitions throughout Spain, as well as in Puerto Rico, Rio de Janeiro, Lisbon, Rome, New York, Tokyo, Turin, Berlin, Montreal, Zurich, Bogota and Paris. Juan Genovés is present in the IVAM in Valencia, the Museo Nacional Centro de Arte Reina Sofía, the Juan March Foundation, the Centro Nacional de Arte Contemporáneo in Paris, the MOMA in New York and the La Caixa, Argentaria and Thyssen-Bornemisza collections.
Setdart Auction House
Dec. 16, 2025
JUAN GENOVÉS (Valencia, 1930-Madrid, 2020). Untitled, 1990. Acrylic, oil and spray on cardboard. Framed in museum glass. Signed and dated in the lower right corner.
Est: €20,000 - €22,000
JUAN GENOVÉS (Valencia, 1930-Madrid, 2020). Untitled, 1990. Acrylic, oil and spray on cardboard. Framed in museum glass. Signed and dated in the lower right corner. Measurements: 50 x 65 cm; 70 x 84 cm (frame). At the beginning of the nineties, Juan Genovés was in a stage of full artistic maturity, consolidated both nationally and internationally. After having been a key figure in the Spanish plastic renovation of the sixties and seventies, and a symbolic referent of the democratic transition, in the nineties his career was oriented towards a reaffirmation of his own language, at the same time that he expanded his presence in galleries, fairs and museums in Spain and abroad. It is a moment in which Genovés leaves behind the immediate political urgency - though never its ethical background - and focuses on exploring the universal dimension of his themes: the multitude, coexistence and human fragility. Aesthetically, his work undergoes a significant purification, as can be seen in this work. The crowds, which had been dense and compact in previous decades, begin to disperse on more luminous and open backgrounds. The tiny bodies, seen from their characteristic zenithal perspective, become more dynamic, configuring compositions where space acquires greater prominence than ever. The tension between the individual and the collective, always present in his production, shifts towards a less dramatic and more reflective reading: instead of representing repression or direct confrontation, Genovés investigates how people group together, dialogue, flow or approach each other. Technically, the introduction of cleaner surfaces, the more nuanced use of color and the growing importance of emptiness allow for an almost abstract reading of his crowds. Thus, at the beginning of the nineties, his work is situated in a terrain where the social dimension is combined with a formal concern for rhythm, visual density and the poetics of movement. This period represents, in short, a transition towards a more introspective Genovés, who, without abandoning the reference to the collective body, transforms it into an autonomous plastic sign capable of evoking the human condition in its broadest sense. One of the main exponents of the critical-social realism of the fifties, Juan Genovés studied at the School of Fine Arts in Valencia, and in 1955 he made his first trip to Paris. Over time, his art would evolve along the lines of existentialism. A founding member of several groups, such as Los Siete, Parpalló and Hondo, after his 1965 exhibition at the National Library, his so-called "political realism" made him a committed defender of freedom. His vision makes him truly particular; the human figure is always the protagonist, both in its presence and absence and even in its shadows, in which resides all the dreamlike charge of existential anguish. Genovés starts from a photographic approach, seeking the constant transformation of the motif's perspective, of the point of view. With this change of perspective the author brings us closer or further away from the scene, looking for the movement of the masses guided by the collective, working class intelligence, which gives transcendence to the meaninglessness of the individual experience and makes evident the loneliness, manipulation and injustice to which the human being is exposed. The artist criticizes the mass culture that promotes competitiveness, consumerism, individuality and the loss of social values. Expressive in the use of formats and pictorial materials in contrast to the forcefulness of the subject, Genovés is symbolist in composition and rhythms. In his work he constantly questions the freedom of man in today's society, as well as his own in his production. More recognized abroad than in our country, he has participated in numerous biennials, such as the Hispano-American Biennials in Havana and Barcelona, the Paris Biennial and the World's Fair in New York. In 1994 the IVAM dedicated an important retrospective exhibition to him. He has had solo exhibitions throughout Spain, as well as in Puerto Rico, Rio de Janeiro, Lisbon, Rome, New York, Tokyo, Turin, Berlin, Montreal, Zurich, Bogota and Paris. Juan Genovés is present in the IVAM in Valencia, the Museo Nacional Centro de Arte Reina Sofía, the Juan March Foundation, the Centro Nacional de Arte Contemporáneo in Paris, the MOMA in New York and the La Caixa, Argentaria and Thyssen-Bornemisza collections.
Setdart Auction House
Dec. 03, 2025
Sobre la Represion Politica
Est: €20,000 - €30,000
Juan Genovés 1930 - 2020 Sobre la Represión Politica signed, titled, inscribed, located Madrid and dated 1973 (on the reverse) acrylic on canvas 145 x 160 cm; 57 ⅛ x 63 in. Executed in 1973.
Sotheby's
Dec. 03, 2025
Cumbre
Est: €80,000 - €120,000
Juan Genovés 1930 - 2020 Cumbre signed and dated 14 (lower right); signed, titled, inscribed and dated 2014 (on the reverse) acrylic and mixed media on canvas laid down on board 180,5 x 250,5 cm; 71 x 98 ⅝ in. Executed in 2014.
Sotheby's
Nov. 20, 2025
JUAN GENOVÉS (1930-2020) Lineal 59 x 70 7/8 in (150 x 180 cm) (Painted in 2008)
Est: $60,000 - $80,000
JUAN GENOVÉS (1930-2020) Lineal signed and dated 'Genovés 08' (lower right); signed, inscribed and dated 'Genovés 'Lineal' 2008' (on the reverse) acrylic and canvas collage on canvas laid on board 59 x 70 7/8 in (150 x 180 cm) Painted in 2008
Bonhams
Nov. 05, 2025
JUAN GENOVES CANDEL Valencia (1930) / (2020) "The Crossing", 1981
Est: €15,000 - €20,000
Acrylic on canvas Signed and dated lower right. On the back of the canvas signed, titled and dated; on the frame with IVAM label, Valencia from the Juan Genoves Exhibition of 1991 Exhibitions: -"Genoves". IVAM Centre Julio Gonzalez, Valencia, November 26, 1992-January 24, 1993 Provenance: -Private collection, Madrid -Marlborough Gallery, Madrid Measurements: 91 x 73 cm
Ansorena
Nov. 05, 2025
JUAN GENOVES CANDEL Valencia (1930) / (2020) "Untitled", 1975
Est: €450 - €600
Aquatint on paper Justified 87/300, signed and dated in pencil at the bottom Measurements: Paper: 56 x 76.5 cm; print: 32.5 x 42.5 cm
Ansorena
Oct. 28, 2025
JUAN GENOVÉS - Acronía
Est: -
JUAN GENOVÉS Valencia 1930-Madrid 2020 Acronía. 2017 Giclée intervenido a mano por el artista sobre papel Hahnemühle Firmado y fechado 2017 Numerado 7/10, siendo distintos cada uno de los ejemplares Medidas 74 x 60 cm Editado en el Estudio del artista, Madrid 2017 Se adjunta Certificado de autenticidad Firmado y Sellado por Galería Hispánica, Madrid PROCEDENCIA (etiqueta al dorso) Galería Marlborough, Madrid Galería Hispánica, Madrid Colección particular
Subastas Segre
Oct. 28, 2025
JUAN GENOVÉS - Panorama en blanco V
Est: -
JUAN GENOVÉS Valencia 1930-Madrid 2020 Panorama en blanco V. 1989 Óleo, acrílico y ceras sobre papel Firmado y fechado 1989 Medidas 50 x 64 cm
Subastas Segre
Oct. 28, 2025
Juan Genovés - People and Planes
Est: -
Etching and resins in three colors on Arches paper, 300 gsm. Signed and dated (07) in the lower right corner. Numbered (38/100) in the lower left corner. A certificate of authenticity issued by the artist is included.
Duran Arte y Subastas
Oct. 01, 2025
El Muro
Est: $30,000 - $50,000
Juan Genovés 1930 - 2020 El Muro (Wall) signed and dated 67 (lower right); signed, dated 1967 and titled (on the reverse) acrylic on canvas 55 ¼ by 59 in. 140.3 by 149.8 cm. Executed in 1967.
Sotheby's
Sep. 26, 2025
Izquierda derecha
Est: $20,000 - $30,000
Juan Genovés 1930 - 2020 Izquierda derecha signed and dated 67 (lower right); signed, titled and dated 1967 (on the reverse) oil on canvas 39 ¼ by 39 ¼ in. 100 by 100 cm. Executed in 1967.
Sotheby's
Sep. 23, 2025
Javier Genovés. People and Planes
Est: -
Etching and resins in three colors on Arches paper, 300 gsm. Signed and dated (07) in the lower right corner. Numbered (46/100) in the lower left corner. A certificate of authenticity issued by the artist is included.
Duran Arte y Subastas