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).
Lots sold
113
of 124 offered · 2009–2026
Sell-through
91%
sold ÷ offered
Price trend
3 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 | 40 | 34 | 85% | $161kSign up | $119kSign up | $842kSign up |
| Oil | 38 | 32 | 84% | $170kSign up | $131kSign up | $842kSign up |
| Acrylic | 2 | 2 | 100% | $33.1kSign up | $33.1kSign up | $51.6kSign up |
| Works on paper | 15 | 14 | 93% | $46kSign up | $30kSign up | $181kSign up |
| Watercolor | 4 | 4 | 100% | $35.9kSign up | $30kSign up | $56.3kSign up |
| Gouache | 2 | 2 | 100% | $22.5kSign up | $22.5kSign up | $23.8kSign up |
| Drawing | 2 | 1 | 50% | $8.8kSign up | $8.8kSign up | $8.8kSign up |
| Prints & multiples | 12 | 11 | 92% | $2.1kSign up | $504Sign up | $6.3kSign up |
| Lithograph | 3 | 3 | 100% | $3.7kSign up | $4.4kSign up | $6.3kSign up |
| Print (other) | 9 | 8 | 89% | $1.5kSign up | $441Sign up | $5kSign up |
| Photography | 14 | 13 | 93% | $14.1kSign up | $12.6kSign up | $47.9kSign up |
| Photograph | 14 | 13 | 93% | $14.1kSign up | $12.6kSign up | $47.9kSign up |
| Sculpture | 35 | 34 | 97% | $36.6kSign up | $16.3kSign up | $403kSign up |
| Other | 8 | 7 | 88% | $31.6kSign up | $40.3kSign up | $50kSign 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 | 11 | 9 | $6.2kSign up |
| 2025 | 6 | 6 | $16.5kSign up |
| 2024 | 19 | 17 | $8.7kSign up |
| 2023 | 13 | 12 | $22.9kSign up |
| 2022 | 11 | 10 | $11.7kSign up |
| 2021 | 19 | 19 | $27.5kSign up |
| 2020 | 9 | 9 | $60kSign up |
| 2019 | 10 | 9 | $131kSign up |
| 2018 | 3 | 3 | $23.8kSign up |
| 2017 | 5 | 5 | $27.5kSign up |
| 2016 | 4 | 3 | $32.5kSign up |
| 2015 | 5 | 5 | $21.3kSign up |
| 2014 | 4 | 3 | $60kSign up |
| 2013 | 4 | 2 | $20kSign up |
| 2009 | 1 | 1 | $12.5kSign up |