Esther Ferrer

Spanish | 1937

Esther Ferrer is a Spanish Postwar & Contemporary artist who was born in 1937.

How much does an Esther Ferrer cost?

Esther Ferrer's work has been offered at auction multiple times, with realized prices of up to 1,406 USD for photographys, and 1,080 USD for prints & graphic arts.

What is Esther Ferrer's most expensive photography?

Since 2020 the record price for this artist at auction is 1,406 USD for Autoritratto in due parti, 1984/1989, sold at Cambi Auction House, Milan in 2026.

Where can I see Esther Ferrer's works?

Their work is currently being shown at multiple venues like MACBA, Museu d'Art Contemporani de Barcelona. Numerous key galleries and museums such as IVAM Centre Julio González have featured Esther Ferrer's work in the past.

Esther Ferrer in the news

Esther Ferrer has been featured in articles for Art Viewer, ArtDaily and e-flux. The most recent article is Esther Ferrer written for ARTFORUM in May 2026.

At Auction

Notable Lots

Pisazapatos , 1975

By Esther Ferrer

Eva en rojo , 1980–2011

By Esther Ferrer

A vintage poster featuring two identical black-and-white photographs of a nude figure standing side by side, framed by bold typography and event details.

Cartel Segreto a squarciagola (performance) , 1977

By Esther Ferrer

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Recent Auction Results

La manos de la artista

By Esther Ferrer

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Aguttes, Neuilly

A black-and-white portrait of a person with dark hair, split vertically down the face to reveal two different expressions.

Autoritratto in due parti, 1984/1989 , 1984–89

By Esther Ferrer

+701%

above mid-estimate

Cambi Auction House, Milan

A French-language worksheet featuring a central white column flanked by blue and red panels, displaying provocative questions in bold text.

Questions aux français , 1988

By Esther Ferrer

Fernando Duran

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Current Exhibitions

Black & White

Galerie Lara Vincy

6e | Paris | France

Jun 26, 2026 - Jul 31, 2026

The Cult of Beauty

Centre de Cultura Contemporània de Barcelona

Barcelona | Spain

May 21, 2026 - Nov 08, 2026

Like a Dance of Starlings. MACBA Collection — Thirty Years and Infinite Ways of Being

MACBA, Museu d'Art Contemporani de Barcelona

Barcelona | Spain

Nov 28, 2025 - Sep 28, 2026

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Articles

Esther Ferrer

ARTFORUM May 02, 2026

PROFESSION: ARTIST. SEX: WOMAN. WHEN SHE DECIDED TO PURSUE ART, SHE STARTED WITH DRAWING AND PAINTING.

Collection Contemporary Art: 1975–Present at Museo Nacional Centro de Arte Reina Sofía, Madrid

Art Viewer Feb 28, 2026

The new exhibition narrative spans fifty years of art history, from the Spanish Transition to democracy to the present day, by way of more than four hundred works by 224 artists.

The Museo Reina Sofía presents its new Collection. Contemporary Art: 1975 - Present

ArtDaily Feb 18, 2026

Spain’s minister of Culture, Ernest Urtasun, the president of the Museo Reina Sofía’s Board of Trustees, Ángeles González-Sinde, Museo Reina Sofía director, Manuel Segade.

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Coverage

“ ..Although her primary purpose lies elsewhere, from the beginning, Ferrer’s art has been both social and political – before being an artist, she is a feminist, an anarchist, and a political activist... ”
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MAC/VAL, Musée d’art contemporain du Val-de-Marne

“ ..Ferrer gives repetition and chance the capacity to enhance her work, generating manifold variations which lead on to otherness and unpredictability... ”
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Museo Nacional Centro de Arte Reina Sofía

“ .. Without imagining that she will change the world, Ferrer seeks to encourage new manners of perception and awareness among its members... ”
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MAC/VAL, Musée d’art contemporain du Val-de-Marne

“ .. Bringing together installations, videos and over a hundred photographs, the present exhibition reveals how aspects of the body and its transformations have nourished Ferrer’s art from its earliest days... ”
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MAC/VAL, Musée d’art contemporain du Val-de-Marne