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# Diego Velasquez

Diego Velasquez is a Spanish artist with 14 auction lots recorded since 1998, median price $294. Some sold prices are hammer-only and exclude the buyer's premium; they are marked on this page. Some sold prices are not yet verified as premium-inclusive or hammer, and are marked on this page.

A work by Diego Velasquez sold in 2024 for a hammer price of $400 (buyer's premium not included), according to OpeningBid's index of auction results.

## What is a Diego Velasquez work worth?

Across 10 sold lots tracked by OpeningBid, the median price of a Diego Velasquez work is $294.

The median Diego Velasquez painting sells for $347 across 9 lots.

The median Diego Velasquez print sells for $137 across 1 lots.

Prices are premium-inclusive where the house records them; hammer-only prices exclude the buyer's premium, and some prices are not yet basis-verified.

## Price breakdown by category

| Category | Lots tracked | Median price | Record price | Sell-through | Last sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Prints & Editions | 1 | $137‡ | $137‡ | — | 2017-02-11 |
| Paintings | 13 | $347†‡ | $7,475 | 69.2% | 2024-10-29 |

† hammer price — buyer's premium not included.

‡ reported price — whether it includes the buyer's premium is not yet verified.

Diego Velasquez's market splits by medium. Prints & Editions (1 lots) median $137. Paintings (13 lots) median $347, record $7,475. A typical Diego Velasquez painting sells for around 2.5× the price of a typical print.

## Notable results

| Medium | Year | Price |
|---|---|---|
| Paintings | 2004 | $7,475 |
| Paintings | 2007 | $2,773‡ |
| Prints & Editions | 2017 | $137‡ |

‡ reported price — whether it includes the buyer's premium is not yet verified.

The highest recorded result in each medium. The full sale history is in the OpeningBid app (free sign-up).

## Frequently asked questions

### What is a Diego Velasquez worth?

Across 10 sold lots tracked by OpeningBid, the median price of a Diego Velasquez work is $294. The median Diego Velasquez painting sells for $347 across 9 lots. The median Diego Velasquez print sells for $137 across 1 lots. Prices are premium-inclusive where the house records them; hammer-only prices exclude the buyer's premium, and some prices are not yet basis-verified.

### What is the average price of a Diego Velasquez painting?

Based on 9 sold lots tracked by OpeningBid, the median auction price of a Diego Velasquez painting is $347. Prices are premium-inclusive where the house records them; hammer-only prices exclude the buyer's premium, and some prices are not yet basis-verified.

### What is Diego Velasquez's most expensive painting?

The highest price recorded at auction for a Diego Velasquez painting is $7,475.

### What is Diego Velasquez's auction record?

Diego Velasquez's auction record is $7,475, set in 2004.

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Data last updated 2026-11-01. OpeningBid tracks 15,222,099 auction lots from 571 auction houses, refreshed nightly.

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Historical auction data, not investment advice. Prices are premium-inclusive USD where the buyer's premium is recorded. Figures marked † are hammer prices (buyer's premium not included); ‡ marks a price whose basis is not yet verified. Non-USD results are converted at the sale month's rate.