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Works
41 oil paintings
Years
2014 to 2025
Exhibited
Never
Letters
212 to his sister
About the body of work
Tomás painted the same wheat fields on the high plains every season for eleven years, traded canvases for rent and food, and sold none. Every painting is described in letters to his sister, which form the catalogue.
Cover art · The Ochrevane Cycle, Tomás Arriaga · Taller Arriaga
Bill of materials · The Ochrevane Cycle
Example figures
ItemQtyUnit costLine total
Canvas and stretchers41$45$1,845
Oil paint and medium, years11$380$4,180
Archival photography per work41$60$2,460
Conservation check per work41$40$1,640
Letter scanning and transcription1$1,200$1,200
Total$11,325
Marketplace  ›  Americas  ›  Central America  ›  Mexico
BoostedExample data
The Ochrevane Cycle
Tomás Arriaga · Painter
Brand · Taller Arriaga
Forty one oil paintings made over eleven years, never exhibited and never sold.
89
Potential
Merit of the idea
71
Confidence
Deliverability: Solid
Minimum price
$35,000
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Package contents
✓  41 paintings, photographed and measured
✓  Catalogue raisonné draft
✓  212 letters, scanned and transcribed
✓  Sketchbooks, 9 volumes
✓  Condition reports
✓  Reproduction rights
How these scores work
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Valuation history
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Release tiers
Gatekeeper active
Released only post-life or on incapacity, in this order.
1
Tier 1 · Sister and heir
Paintings and letters
2
Tier 2 · Gallery partner
Catalogue and sketchbooks
3
Tier 3 · Marketplace
Full package at the minimum price
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