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Singaporean, 1917–1983

Cheong Soo Pieng

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436results on record
88%sell-through
$61,186median result (USD, incl. premium; 100% observed, 0% estimated from hammer)
$1,475,847record in our coverage

Drawn from 436 recorded results (419 sold · 17 passed) across 6 auction houses, 1998–2026. 4 upcoming lots on the ledger. What we cover

Median sold price by year typical estimate range median result USD, incl. premium; 100% observed, 0% estimated from hammer method · log scale

$35K$70K$105K1998: $22K median, 3 sold1999: $8.0K median, 1 sold2001: $5.3K median, 2 sold2002: $31K median, 1 sold2003: $40K median, 3 sold2004: $12K median, 1 sold2005: $3.7K median, 4 sold2006: $15K median, 3 sold2007: $25K median, 3 sold2008: $21K median, 7 sold2010: $31K median, 2 sold2011: $64K median, 15 sold2012: $60K median, 18 sold2013: $73K median, 27 sold2014: $75K median, 40 sold2015: $77K median, 57 sold2016: $72K median, 33 sold2017: $56K median, 28 sold2018: $61K median, 33 sold2019: $64K median, 31 sold2020: $61K median, 21 sold2021: $73K median, 16 sold2022: $55K median, 18 sold2023: $129K median, 13 sold2024: $49K median, 17 sold2025: $56K median, 14 sold2026: $61K median, 8 sold19982005201220192026

Where does a value land in this market?

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The same figure also answers the seller's question: which house clears a work like this, and for how much — expected proceeds by house, from the sell-through the rest of this page is built on.

$61K$3.2K$1.5M

Every sold result for this market, low to high (log scale) — the dashed line is the median. Enter a value to see where it lands.

By medium where medium is recorded or stated in the catalog line

MediumResultsSell-throughMedian result (USD)
painting 141 92% $87,852
works on paper 76 100% $30,473
other 4 n/a $88,598
ceramics & design 4 100% $11,240

Medium is recorded for 225 of 436 results (52%) — rows above cover that subset; the rest of the record is in the full ledger below.

Compared with Le Pho Cheong Soo Pieng Le Pho

$51K$102K$153K1998: $8.1K median1999: $13K median2000: $2.0K median2001: $12K median2002: $11K median2003: $16K median2004: $17K median2005: $18K median2006: $37K median2007: $25K median2008: $30K median2009: $8.1K median2010: $17K median2011: $29K median2012: $26K median2013: $26K median2014: $23K median2015: $24K median2016: $29K median2017: $35K median2018: $49K median2019: $56K median2020: $113K median2021: $120K median2022: $142K median2023: $86K median2024: $111K median2025: $81K median2026: $189K median1998: $22K median1999: $8.0K median2001: $5.3K median2002: $31K median2003: $40K median2004: $12K median2005: $3.7K median2006: $15K median2007: $25K median2008: $21K median2010: $31K median2011: $64K median2012: $60K median2013: $73K median2014: $75K median2015: $77K median2016: $72K median2017: $56K median2018: $61K median2019: $64K median2020: $61K median2021: $73K median2022: $55K median2023: $129K median2024: $49K median2025: $56K median2026: $61K median19982005201220192026
MetricCheong Soo PiengLe Pho
Median result$61,186$45,879
Record price $1,475,847 $2,369,482
Results on record4361,115
Years active at auction 1998–2026 1998–2026

Related artists: Le PhoAffandiHendra GunawanChen Wen Hsi

Market strength liquidity score, 0–100 · method

89/ 100
  • Sell-through88%
  • Meets estimate84%
  • Market depth436 results

How readily and near-estimate this market clears — sell-through, estimate reliability, and depth, blended into one score. "Meets estimate" is the share of sold lots hammering at or above the low estimate, over catalogs that print a real appraisal: a house whose printed low is a starting bid would meet its estimate on every lot, so those lots are excluded from this term only — their prices and outcomes still count in the other two. Method →

Where this artist sells best

HouseResultsSell-throughMedianvs. estimate
Christie's 221 94% $62,863 —
Sotheby's 188 92% $61,023 1.17×
Bonhams 30 70% $30,861 1.09×
Phillips 1 100% $207,650 —
Aurora & Athena 1 100% $28,888 1.14×
Bertolami Fine Art 1 100% $15,279 1.11×

The same artist across every house we cover — hammer-vs-estimate side by side. A dash in the estimate column can mean withheld rather than unpublished: the house publishes no hammer price, or its printed low is a starting bid rather than an appraisal. Method →

Prices realized 446 recorded lots — sold, passed, and upcoming — results in USD incl. premium; est. marks a premium estimated from the house's schedule ✓ Includes 17 passed lots

DateLotMediumvs. estimateEstimate USDResult USD, incl. premiumHouse
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2020·12 still life | 靜物 $15,483–$23,224 Sotheby's
2020·12 seated malay woman | 坐著的馬來女士 $19,353–$32,256 Sotheby's
2020·12 Motion and Motionless oil and mixed media on canvas $51,603–$77,405 Christie's
2020·12 Sunset mixed media on paper $12,901–$25,802 Christie's
2020·12 Scene oil and mixed media on canvas $33,542–$46,443 Christie's
2020·12 Goats oil on masonite board $20,641–$33,542 Christie's
2020·12 Blue Expression oil on canvas $90,300–$180,600 Christie's
2020·10 mangroves 紅樹林 $28,387–$45,161 Sotheby's
2020·10 abstract landscape 抽象風景 $51,612–$77,419 Sotheby's
2020·10 abstract landscape 抽象風景 $30,967–$41,290 Sotheby's
2020·10 Toy Store $500,009–$500,009 Bonhams
2020·10 going to market 去市集 $38,709–$64,515 Sotheby's
2020·07 Kenyali Orchestra, Sarawak oil on canvas $51,609–$77,413 Christie's
2020·07 Landscape ink on paper $20,644–$33,546 Christie's
2020·07 Dayak Musicians mixed media on canvas $51,609–$77,413 Christie's
2020·07 Red Abstract oil on canvas $33,546–$46,448 Christie's
2020·07 Exploit in Black oil on canvas $49,028–$61,931 Christie's
2020·07 Seated Lady oil on canvas $77,413–$103,218 Christie's
2020·07 blue abstract $18,064–$28,387 Sotheby's
2020·07 mountain landscape $15,484–$23,226 Sotheby's
2020·07 midnight sun $51,612–$77,418 Sotheby's
2020·06 Malay Village, 1965 $6,902–$10,354 Bonhams
2020·06 riverside $15,484–$23,226 Sotheby's
2020·05 evening scenery $61,888–$100,568 Sotheby's
2020·04 Kampong Scene $12,897–$18,056 Bonhams
2019·12 ik20 $6,387–$8,941 Sotheby's
2019·11 鍾泗賓 Fishing Village $11,498–$15,331 Bonhams
2019·11 Gold Abstract oil on canvas $33,228–$48,564 Christie's
2019·11 Two Women mixed media on board $33,228–$46,008 Christie's
2019·11 Bali Girl ink and colour on paper $25,560–$51,120 Christie's
2019·11 Abstract oil on canvas $76,681–$102,241 Christie's
2019·11 My Studio, 1975 oil on canvas $115,021–$191,702 Christie's
2019·11 Garuda Dance mixed media on wood $153,361–$255,602 Christie's
2019·10 sarawak life $57,382–$86,711 Sotheby's
2019·10 woman holding flowers $19,127–$31,879 Sotheby's
2019·10 goats $51,006–$76,510 Sotheby's
2019·10 sunflowers $63,758–$89,261 Sotheby's
2019·10 long house inhabitants $153,019–$229,529 Sotheby's
2019·10 鐘泗賓 Gathering $8,926–$11,476 Bonhams
2019·09 Kampong Scene, 1960 $15,000–$20,000 Bonhams
2019·05 Untitled six ink on paper $10,192–$15,289 Christie's
2019·05 Blue Landscape oil on canvas $35,674–$48,414 Christie's
2019·05 River Life oil on jute canvas $63,703–$89,184 Christie's
2019·05 Kampong Scene with Goats ink and colour on paper $20,385–$28,029 Christie's
2019·05 Seated Lady mixed media on board $38,222–$50,962 Christie's
2019·05 Sisters oil on silk laid on board $44,592–$57,333 Christie's
2019·05 Design mixed media on canvas $89,184–$114,665 Christie's
2019·05 Sarawak Life oil on canvas $127,406–$229,331 Christie's
2019·05 Sarawak Sisters oil on board $191,109–$318,515 Christie's
2019·05 A Chinese Vermillion Tone oil on canvas $63,703–$89,184 Christie's
2019·04 padi fields $22,930–$35,669 Sotheby's
2019·04 kampung $7,643–$12,739 Sotheby's
2019·04 singapore scene $17,835–$25,478 Sotheby's
2019·04 progress $57,326–$86,626 Sotheby's
2019·04 lobster on plate $6,370–$8,917 Sotheby's
2019·03 abstract 1963 $152,866–$229,299 Sotheby's
2019·03 The Red Tone, 1962 $48,408–$99,363 Bonhams
2018·11 鐘泗濱 Void $102,247–$153,371 Bonhams
2018·11 Abstract landscape oil on board $33,224–$44,725 Christie's
2018·11 Scene oil on canvas $19,168–$31,946 Christie's
2018·11 Vermilien Abstract oil on canvas $38,335–$51,114 Christie's
2018·11 Landscape oil on canvas $76,671–$102,228 Christie's
2018·11 Green Construction oil on canvas $127,785–$230,012 Christie's
2018·11 Sisters mixed media on board $38,335–$51,114 Christie's
2018·11 Two Ladies oil on board $51,114–$76,671 Christie's
2018·11 Nature’s Expression $191,677–$255,569 Phillips
2018·11 untitled (diptych) $44,725–$70,282 Sotheby's
2018·11 Bali Girl oil on canvas $102,228–$127,785 Christie's
2018·10 sarawak girls $17,885–$28,105 Sotheby's
2018·10 villagers by the river $22,995–$31,938 Sotheby's
2018·10 resting $30,660–$44,713 Sotheby's
2018·10 sisters $28,105–$40,881 Sotheby's
2018·10 river landscape $15,330–$22,995 Sotheby's
2018·10 fishing village $38,326–$63,876 Sotheby's
2018·09 untitled $153,360–$230,040 Sotheby's
2018·05 Untitled ink and colour on paper $25,494–$38,241 Christie's
2018·05 Untitled ink and colour on paper $25,494–$38,241 Christie's
2018·05 Vision mixed media and gold leaf on canvas $57,362–$82,857 Christie's
2018·05 Fishing Village ink and colour on paper $17,846–$28,044 Christie's
2018·05 Kelong Scene ink and colour on paper $22,945–$35,692 Christie's
2018·05 Durian Seller oil on canvas $152,966–$229,449 Christie's
2018·05 Balinese Lady oil on canvas $127,472–$229,449 Christie's
2018·04 fishing villages $30,581–$44,597 Sotheby's
2018·04 untitled (fishing village) $22,936–$31,855 Sotheby's
2018·04 kampong life $38,226–$50,968 Sotheby's
2018·04 quayside $20,387–$28,032 Sotheby's
2018·04 kelong (houses on stilts) $30,581–$44,597 Sotheby's
2018·04 untitled (buffaloes) $20,387–$28,032 Sotheby's
2018·03 nature $178,388–$280,324 Sotheby's
2018·03 (i) untitled (chinese woman)(ii) untitled $127,420–$229,356 Sotheby's
2018·03 by the seaside $191,130–$280,324 Sotheby's
2018·03 Winnowing $31,855–$44,597 Bonhams
2017·11 Lady ink, colour, and gold leaf on paper $35,857–$48,664 Christie's
2017·11 Abstract oil and gold leaf on canvas $51,225–$76,837 Christie's
2017·11 Balinese Girls ink and colour on paper $35,857–$48,664 Christie's
2017·11 Harvesting oil on canvas $64,031–$89,644 Christie's
2017·11 Ploughing oil on canvas $153,675–$230,512 Christie's
2017·10 sister $17,924–$32,007 Sotheby's
2017·10 Guilin $25,606–$38,408 Sotheby's
2017·10 Kampong Life $20,485–$32,007 Sotheby's

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