Martin Wong's auction record broken by $1.3m sale
3 min read · 15 May 2024
Portrait of Mikey Piñero at Ridge Street and Stanton. Image courtesy of Christie's
Martin Wong, Portrait of Mikey Piñero at Ridge Street and Stanton (1985) sold for $1.3m, more than the low estimate at Christie's in New York on May 14. The acrylic on canvas work has been traded once in the past.
The sale beat the artist’s previous auction record by $39,600, a 3% rise.
Quong Yuen Shing & Co.. Image courtesy of Bonhams
The previous record was set by Quong Yuen Shing & Co. (1992), which sold for $1.26m at Bonhams on May 19, 2022. The work had not been traded before.
| Sale Date | Title | Price | Record Increase | Venue | City |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-05-14 | Portrait of Mikey Piñero at Ridge Street and Stanton | $1.3m | 3 % | Christie's | New York |
| 2022-05-19 | Quong Yuen Shing & Co. | $1.26m | 15 % | Bonhams | New York |
| 2021-09-28 | Persuit (El Que Gane Pierde - He Who Wins Looses) | $1.1m | 24 % | Leslie Hindman Auctioneers | Chicago |
| 2019-09-26 | Ten Brooklyn Storefronts | $884,000 | 444 % | Sotheby's | New York |
| 2017-11-16 | The Flood | $162,500 | 1 % | Christie's | New York |
| 2015-05-12 | Liberty Mourning the Death of Her Sister - Beijing | $161,000 | 18 % | Doyle New York | New York |
| 2014-11-11 | Liberty Mourning the Death of Her Sister - Beijing | $137,000 | 169 % | Doyle New York | New York |
| 2013-04-25 | Silence. Voices. Money. Danger | $51,000 | 7 % | Grogan & Company | Dedham |
| 2013-02-09 | Inri | $47,500 | - | Ivey | St. Louis |