Auction lot
Matthew Wong, The Reader
Matthew Wong, The Reader sold for $2,329,000 at Phillips on June 23, 2021 as lot 5 against an estimate of $600,000 to $800,000. See sale price, estimate, source link, and related auction records.
What is the auction result for Matthew Wong, The Reader?
Matthew Wong, The Reader sold for $2,329,000 at Phillips on June 23, 2021 as lot 5 against an estimate of $600,000 to $800,000. See sale price, estimate, source link, and related auction records.
- Matthew Wong, The Reader sold at Phillips on June 23, 2021 for $2,329,000.
- The work appeared as lot 5 in 20th Century & Contemporary Art Evening Sale. Wassily records the published estimate range as $600,000 to $800,000.
- This record is structured for research citation: it links the object, auction house, sale context, estimate, result, and source attribution in one page.
Auction result
Auction house
Phillips
Sale date
June 23, 2021
Estimate
$600,000 to $800,000
Sale price
$2,329,000
Status
Sold
Lot number
5
Object details
Maker
Matthew Wong
Title
The Reader
Currency
USD
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Data coverage and methodology
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Last updated from indexed records: May 14, 2026
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