Kehinde Wiley
American · b. 1977
Kehinde Wiley is an American portrait painter based in New York City. He is known for his naturalistic paintings of Black subjects that reference the work of Old Master… (Wikipedia)
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Record prices
Christian Martyr TarcisiusPhillips · £660,400≈ $842,076≈ €772,901Sign up to see
Rumors of WarPhillips · $403,200≈ £290,114≈ €337,802Sign up to see
Portrait of Mickalene Thomas, the CoyotePhillips · $378,000≈ £284,296≈ €311,675Sign up to see
Kehinde Wiley’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).
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- Check II, 2006$100,000≈ £79,942≈ €88,605Sign up free to see
- $60,000≈ £46,842≈ €53,933Sign up free to see
- $137,500≈ £107,146≈ €124,932Sign up free to see
- Mugshot Profile, NYPD, 2006$100,000≈ £77,924≈ €90,860Sign up free to see
- Cameroon Study, 2010$50,000≈ £38,962≈ €45,430Sign up free to see
- $56,250≈ £43,832≈ €51,108Sign up free to see
- Louis XVI, the Sun King, 2006€5,547≈ $6,188≈ £4,894Sign up free to see
- $162,500≈ £126,155≈ €145,310Sign up free to see
- £100,000≈ $131,240≈ €116,440Sign up free to see
- $150,000≈ £112,646≈ €131,741Sign up free to see
Also offered, result not published (3)
Lots by Kehinde Wiley that were offered at auction where the house did not publish whether they sold. Not counted in any statistics.
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Kehinde Wiley signature
77 catalogued lots by Kehinde Wiley record a signature line. The most common placement is on the reverse (69% of lots that state a placement). Most often: signed.
Placement
Form
Signed and dated “Kehinde Wiley 06” lower right
— Untitled, Phillips, Sep 26, 2026Signed and dated "Kehinde Wiley 2010" on the reverse
— The Desert, Phillips, Jul 16, 2026Incised with the artist's signature, number and date "Kehinde Wiley 1/3 2015" on the reverse of the neck
— Kanye West, Phillips, May 21, 2026
About Kehinde Wiley
Kehinde Wiley is an American portrait painter based in New York City. He is known for his naturalistic paintings of Black subjects that reference the work of Old Master paintings. In 2017, Wiley was commissioned to paint former U.S. President Barack Obama's portrait for the National Portrait Gallery of the Smithsonian Institution. The Columbus Museum of Art hosted an exhibition of his work in 2007 and describes his paintings as "heroic portraits which address the image and status of young African-American men in contemporary culture."
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