Sasha Gordon
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Market position
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Auction record
Sold for more than 2.5x low estimate, 114% above mid-estimate
Auction highlights
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| Work | Result | Venue and date |
|---|---|---|
| Gone Fishing | $214,200 | Christie's New York, November 21, 2024 |
| Empath | SOLD - Set auction record (part of same series) | Christie's New York, November 22, 2024 |
| Drive Through | £116,100 | Phillips |
Pricing
Price trajectory analysis
- 2021
- Entry-level: $38,000 for secondary market work
- 2024
- Established: $116,100-$214,200 for works from 2019-2021
Trend
Rapid price escalation following David Zwirner representation and major institutional exhibitions. Market validation through blue-chip auction house placement.
Comparables
Referenced alongside Jadé Fadojutimi, Louis Fratino, Michaela Yearwood-Dan (other ultra-contemporary figurative painters with auction market presence). Market positioning similar to emerging artists moving from mid-tier to blue-chip galleries.
Primary market
Availability
Works available through David Zwirner (New York, Los Angeles, Hong Kong, Paris, London) and Matthew Brown (New York, Los Angeles). High demand; likely waitlists for major works.
Print market
- Example
- Mirror (2021) - Silkscreen print, edition of 45, 18 × 14 in, listed at $6,500 USD
- Gallery pricing
- Contact David Zwirner or Matthew Brown for current pricing. Gallery-controlled market with limited public price disclosure.
Auction history
Record price
- Work
- Gone Fishing
- Sale date
- November 21, 2024
- Amount USD
- $214,200
- Performance
- Sold for more than 2.5x low estimate, 114% above mid-estimate
- Estimate low
- 80000
- Year created
- 2019
- Auction house
- Christie's New York
- Estimate high
- 120000
Collector base
Ultra-contemporary collectors, young collectors, collectors focused on identity and representation in figurative painting, collectors of emerging blue-chip artists
- Market segment
- Ultra-contemporary figurative painting
Previous record
- Work
- Untitled
- Venue
- Artsy
- Sale date
- June 30, 2021
- Amount USD
- $38,000
- Year created
- 2021
- Total lots tracked
- 3
Price range current
Note
Very limited auction history with rapid price escalation. Recent Christie's result establishes $200K+ range for significant early works (2019). Primary market pricing controlled by David Zwirner and Matthew Brown galleries.
- Historical range 2021
- $38,000
- Auction range 2024 2025
- $116,100-$214,200
Five year trajectory
Explosive growth 2021-2024: from $38,000 to $214,200 (463% increase). Artist introduced to auction market during pandemic (2021). Limited secondary market activity indicates gallery-controlled primary market. Auction debut at Christie's November 2024 marked major market validation.
Liquidity assessment
Extremely low auction volume (3 tracked results) indicates tight gallery control. Works rarely appear at auction. Strong collector demand evidenced by Christie's result beating estimate. Primary market acquisition through galleries is standard path.
Market position
Exceptional upward trajectory. David Zwirner representation (2024) represents major career acceleration. Auction record 400% increase signals strong collector confidence. Gallery describes opening crowds comparable to Yayoi Kusama. Featured in Artsy's 2025 retrospective on 'artists with meteoric growth.'
Institutional presence
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Museum collections
Curatorial interest
Extremely high. Major museum acquisitions across tier-1 and tier-2 institutions (Whitney, LACMA, Hammer, Dallas Museum of Art). First solo museum show at age 25. Acquired by museums before age 25, indicating exceptional early institutional validation.
Awards and recognition
- Honor
- Featured in Artsy Vanguard 2022
- Significance
- Annual list of 10 most promising artists working today
My Friend Will Be Me
- Honor
- New American Paintings #1 'Painting We Just Can't Stop Thinking About' 2022
- Year
- 2022
- Honor
- Cultured Magazine profile
- Significance
- One of publication's ten 'Most Read' stories in 2022
- Year
- 2023
- Honor
- Met Gala invitation
- Details
- Guest of Balenciaga, wore outfit designed by Elena Velez
- Year
- 2024
- Honor
- The New York Times recognition
- Description
- Called one of the 'artists redefining portraits of the human body for a more inclusive age'
Career & Biography
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Career
- Career breakthrough
- First solo show with Matthew Brown in 2021 while still at RISD, first museum acquisition by ICA Miami
Identity
- Artistic focus
- Hyperrealistic self-portraits exploring identity as queer Asian American woman, mental health, and social alienation
- Current location
- New York City (lives and works in Brooklyn)
- Family background
- Polish American Jewish father and Korean mother
- Artistic development
- Began art at age 4, painted master copies at 10, shifted to self-portraiture during sophomore year at RISD
Artistic Profile
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- Style
- Hyperrealistic painting with surreal narrative elements
- Evolution
- From hyperrealistic portraiture to surreal self-transformation narratives
- Influences
- Liu Wei, Kerry James Marshall, Nicole Eisenman, Dana Schutz, Lisa Yuskavage, Botticelli, Caravaggio
- Visual language
- Large-scale works (typical 60x48 to 84x60 inches)
Themes and subjects
Self-portraits in various manifestations, anthropomorphic transformations Identity, sexuality, mental illness, racial prejudice, male gaze, intimacy
Techniques and mediums
- Signature techniques
- Translucent layers of oils in electric hues, technical precision
Critical Reception
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Critical reception
- Curatorial interest
- High - first solo museum show at 25, major museum acquisitions
- Art historical context
- Positioned within contemporary figurative painting, self-portraiture tradition
Publications and media
Major publications
- ArtNet - described career as 'head-spinning'
- New York Times - 'artists redefining portraits of the human body'
- Art Basel Stories publication feature
- Cultured Magazine - top 10 most read stories 2022
- Artforum exhibition listings
- Juxtapoz Magazine reviews
Gallery & Representation
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Fair presence
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| Fair | Year | Details | Years |
|---|---|---|---|
| Frieze London | 2024 | David Zwirner debuted new painting by Gordon at booth following representation announcement | Not supplied |
| Art Basel Miami Beach | Not supplied | ICA Miami solo show opened during Art Basel Miami Beach 2023; continued presence in Miami art scene | 2023, 2024, 2025 |
Representation
Market positioning
Positioned as leading voice in contemporary figurative painting focusing on identity, psychology, and representation. Targeted to collectors seeking emerging blue-chip artists with institutional validation and strong critical reception.
Gallery tier analysis
Major career acceleration: moved from emerging gallery (Matthew Brown) to co-representation with mega-gallery (David Zwirner) while maintaining original dealer relationship. This 'Collective Impact' model (pioneered by Hauser & Wirth) signals both galleries' commitment to long-term career development. David Zwirner representation places Gordon among blue-chip contemporary artists.
Previous representation
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| Gallery | Location | Relationship |
|---|---|---|
| Stephen Friedman Gallery | London, UK | Solo exhibition 2023, unclear if ongoing representation |
| Jeffrey Deitch | New York | Solo exhibition 2022, likely project-based |
Geographic reach
Global: Primary markets in New York and Los Angeles; international presence through David Zwirner (London, Paris, Hong Kong); European exhibition history (London, Copenhagen, Portugal museum collection)
Sources & research notes
Egon’s artist research combines historical auction records, recent sales, institutional history, critical reception and gallery information. Researched auction records and auction highlights are identified separately.
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Reference: Egon, “Sasha Gordon: Market Intelligence & Investment Profile.”
Research updates by section
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