John Matos
American · b. 1961 · Painter
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Record prices
8:45... TOO LATE FOR DINNER!Rago Auctions · $22,680≈ £18,304≈ €21,041Sign up to see
An Underqualified Gleam (diptych)Wright · $12,500≈ £7,706≈ €8,868Sign up to see
Malibu BabyWright · $8,890≈ £6,597≈ €7,855Sign up to see
John Matos’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).
Lots sold
72
of 80 offered · 2009–2026
Sell-through
90%
sold ÷ offered
Price trend
4 lot(s) offered at auction whose result the house did not publish are listed under “Also offered” on the results tab and excluded from these statistics.
By medium
| Medium | Offered | Sold | Sell-through | Average | Median | High |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paintings | 43 | 36 | 84% | $3.9kSign up | $3kSign up | $22.7kSign up |
| Oil | 1 | 1 | 100% | $12.5kSign up | $12.5kSign up | $12.5kSign up |
| Acrylic | 31 | 27 | 87% | $3.6kSign up | $3kSign up | $22.7kSign up |
| Mixed media | 3 | 3 | 100% | $2.4kSign up | $2.2kSign up | $3.3kSign up |
| Works on paper | 16 | 16 | 100% | $1.8kSign up | $1.9kSign up | $3.3kSign up |
| Watercolor | 9 | 9 | 100% | $2kSign up | $1.9kSign up | $3.3kSign up |
| Gouache | 3 | 3 | 100% | $2kSign up | $2.1kSign up | $2.4kSign up |
| Drawing | 2 | 2 | 100% | $847Sign up | $847Sign up | $875Sign up |
| Prints & multiples | 19 | 18 | 95% | $801Sign up | $483Sign up | $3.1kSign up |
| Lithograph | 9 | 8 | 89% | $426Sign up | $377Sign up | $780Sign up |
| Screenprint | 10 | 10 | 100% | $1.1kSign up | $599Sign up | $3.1kSign up |
| Sculpture | 1 | 1 | 100% | $1.4kSign up | $1.4kSign up | $1.4kSign up |
| Other | 1 | 1 | 100% | $5.6kSign up | $5.6kSign up | $5.6kSign up |
Medium classes are derived from the medium text as published by each house; “Other” includes lots whose medium wasn’t stated.
By year
| Year | Offered | Sold | Median |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 2 | 2 | $832Sign up |
| 2025 | 25 | 20 | $2.5kSign up |
| 2024 | 8 | 7 | $693Sign up |
| 2023 | 6 | 6 | $851Sign up |
| 2022 | 10 | 9 | $1.5kSign up |
| 2021 | 4 | 3 | $313Sign up |
| 2019 | 1 | 1 | $875Sign up |
| 2018 | 1 | 1 | $2.1kSign up |
| 2017 | 2 | 2 | $2.6kSign up |
| 2016 | 3 | 3 | $3kSign up |
| 2015 | 2 | 2 | $1.9kSign up |
| 2014 | 2 | 2 | $2.5kSign up |
| 2013 | 4 | 4 | $3.1kSign up |
| 2012 | 4 | 4 | $2.5kSign up |
| 2011 | 2 | 2 | $2.3kSign up |
| 2010 | 3 | 3 | $2kSign up |
| 2009 | 1 | 1 | $12.5kSign up |