50. Matthew Wong

50. Matthew Wong

The artists who power the $1m+ market
The artists who power the $1m+ market

50. Matthew Wong (1984–2019)

YOUNG CONTEMPORARY, b. Toronto, Canada

Matthew Wong, The Night Watcher (2018) © 2023 Matthew Wong Foundation / ARS

Power Rank: 105

Value and supply

Auction totals

Price confidencePrice momentumAverage lot Price
100%11.9%$3.1m
Percentage of lots sold above low estimateChange in average lot value 2022 to 2023 (H1)Average lot value over the period 2018–23

Sotheby’s private sales

(2018 to H1 2023)
$7m2$3.5m
Private sales valueSold lotsAverage price

Bidders by region

Bidders by age

Top 10 artworks sold at auction

(2018 to H1 2023)
RANKTITLEDATEWHEREWHENSOLD FOR
1Sister Cities – For Tokyo2018Sotheby's Hong Kong5 Apr 2023$6.7m
2The Night Watcher2018Sotheby's New York19 May 2022$5.9m
3Green Room2017Christie's New York10 May 2022$4.9m
4River at Dusk2018Phillips Hong Kong3 Dec 2020$4.9m
5Night Crossing2018Sotheby's New York18 Nov 2021$4.7m
6Figure in a Night Landscape2017Phillips Hong Kong8 Jun 2021$4.7m
7The Road2018Phillips Hong Kong30 Mar 2023$4.6m
8Shangri-La2017Christie's New York7 Oct 2020$4.5m
9NIGHT 22018Christie's Hong Kong24 May 2021$3.9m
10Untitled2017Christie's London23 May 2021$3.8m

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