Enrique Martinez Celaya
Cuban · b. 1964 · Painter, Sculptor
Enrique Martínez Celaya is a Cuban-born American painter, sculptor, and author whose work examines the conditions of individual experience, particularly the nature of memory,… (Wikipedia)
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Record prices
BoyLos Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) · $13,750≈ £9,495≈ €12,256Sign up to see
UntitledPalm Beach Modern Auctions · $9,100≈ £7,012≈ €8,035Sign up to see
Head with Hand and FlowersLos Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) · $8,750≈ £6,720≈ €7,827Sign up to see
Enrique Martinez Celaya’s highest prices recorded at auction, ranked in US dollars at each sale-date exchange rate and shown in the currency of the sale (with the buyer’s premium where the house publishes it).
ArtSell has recorded 45 auction results for Enrique Martinez Celaya between 2010 and 2024, of which 43 sold (96%). Recorded sale prices range from $441Sign up free to see to $13.8kSign up free to see. The highest price recorded is $13.8kSign up free to see for Boy at Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) in May 2016. Most results come from Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) (34), Palm Beach Modern Auctions (4) and Wright (4).
45 results · page 1 of 2
- The Shore, 2000$2,772≈ £2,229≈ €2,594Sign up free to see
- For a Father, 1998$756≈ £608≈ €707Sign up free to see
- Untitled, 2002$756≈ £608≈ €707Sign up free to see
- $2,520≈ £1,996≈ €2,331Sign up free to see
- Snow, 2000$2,520≈ £1,996≈ €2,331Sign up free to see
- $1,764≈ £1,397≈ €1,632Sign up free to see
- Quickness of Breath, 1997$441≈ £347≈ €403Sign up free to see
- Mystery, 1997$5,040≈ £3,982≈ €4,611Sign up free to see
- Untitled, 2002$1,764≈ £1,394≈ €1,614Sign up free to see
- $1,179≈ £932≈ €1,079Sign up free to see
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Enrique Martinez Celaya: quick facts
What is the highest price paid for a work by Enrique Martinez Celaya at auction?
$13,750Sign up free to see, for Boy at Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) (May 2016) — the highest price in ArtSell’s records.
What is a typical auction price for Enrique Martinez Celaya?
The median sale price is $2.3kSign up free to see across 43 priced sales. Prices vary by medium, size and date — see the price chart & statistics.
How many works by Enrique Martinez Celaya have sold at auction?
43 of 45 recorded lots sold between 2010 and 2024.
Which auction houses sell Enrique Martinez Celaya?
Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA), Palm Beach Modern Auctions and Wright account for the most recorded results. Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) · Palm Beach Modern Auctions · Wright
About Enrique Martinez Celaya
Enrique Martínez Celaya is a Cuban-born American painter, sculptor, and author whose work examines the conditions of individual experience, particularly the nature of memory, exile, and the relationship between consciousness and the passage of time. Working across painting, sculpture, immersive installation, and writing, his practice resists the boundaries between disciplines, posing questions of authenticity, attachment, and loss without proposing answers. Before devoting himself to art, Martinez Celaya trained as a laser physicist at Cornell University and the University of California, Berkeley, and patented several devices before leaving science to pursue painting full-time. His work is held in the permanent collections of the Metropolitan Museum of Art, the Whitney Museum of American Art, the State Hermitage Museum, and more than sixty institutions worldwide.
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