Jin Ma Auction Prices and Value Guide
Jin Ma auction prices are tracked in Appraisily's artist market index, with source-directory coverage of 325 records. Use this page to review sold-lot activity, market context, and valuation factors before requesting a formal appraisal.
Jin Ma auction prices: quick answer
Jin Ma auction prices depend on medium, size, date, condition, provenance, edition details, attribution confidence, and recent comparable auction sales.
- Artist
- Jin Ma
- Source records
- 325
- Market update
- 2026-02-06
Jin Ma market snapshot
Jin Ma shows deep auction liquidity with 150 tracked lots. Median realized sale is around $50,000. Category concentration is still broad or sparse. Last 12 months recorded 5 sales. Latest recorded sale: 2025-09-15.
Realized price distribution
- Under $1,000 (13.9% · 14 sales)
- $1,000 to $10,000 (20.8% · 21 sales)
- $10,000+ (65.3% · 66 sales)
- Median sale (last 12 months)
- $1,900
- Sales recorded (last 12 months)
- 5
- Median shift vs prior year
- 0.0%
- Latest recorded sale
- 2025-09-15
Artist context
About Jin Ma
Jin Ma is the name associated with a substantial set of public auction records, but the collected sources do not yet establish a reliable biography for a single artist. The available Wikidata entry describes a person with a University of Minnesota doctorate, while the similarly titled Wikipedia page concerns a Chinese badminton player. Neither source securely identifies the maker represented by the auction results. The Appraisily index also matches both “Jin Ma” and “Ma Jin,” increasing the risk that records belonging to different people have been grouped together. Until an institution-grade biography, authority record, artist estate, signed-work reference, or well-documented auction-house profile resolves the identity, birth and death dates, nationality, artistic movement, and career history should remain unspecified. Collectors may encounter the name across auction listings, but each work requires object-level attribution research.
Common works and media
The current auction index applies broad labels that include paintings, works on paper and prints, sculpture and mixed media, decorative art, and editions. These categories should be treated as record-set classifications rather than a verified description of one artist’s oeuvre. Before presenting an object as characteristic of Jin Ma, confirm that its maker, medium, date, signature, inscriptions, and provenance connect it to a securely identified artist. Prints and editions also require verification of technique, edition size, impression number, publisher, and condition, while paintings and unique works require close attention to support, dimensions, surface condition, restoration, and attribution history.
Market and appraisal context
Appraisily currently reports 151 matched auction records, 102 of them priced, over a 2002–2026 sale-date range. Because the underlying name match is unresolved, aggregate prices should not be treated as a dependable market benchmark for one artist. A useful appraisal starts by confirming the maker through signatures, inscriptions, provenance, catalogue references, and reputable auction-house attribution. The closest comparables should then align in medium, dimensions, date, subject, condition, restoration history, and edition status where applicable. Reported results may use different treatments of buyer premiums and fees, while private sales, incomplete feeds, and attribution revisions may be absent. Identity resolution is therefore a necessary step before interpreting the apparent price range or median.
Auction categories and appraisal factors
Common auction categories
- Fine art and paintings
- Works on paper and prints
- Sculpture and mixed media
- Decorative art and editions
Value drivers
- Compare medium, dimensions, date, and the work’s place within the artist’s career.
- Assess condition, restoration history, and surface quality.
- Review signatures, inscriptions, edition details, and attribution confidence.
- Consider provenance, exhibition history, and catalogue references.
- Use recent public auction results only when the artist identity and the comparable work’s medium, size, date, condition, and attribution are sufficiently similar.
Appraisal caveats
- The current name-based record set may combine works by different people or artists.
- Public auction records are a starting point rather than a final appraisal.
- Private sales, incomplete auction feeds, buyer-premium reporting, and later attribution changes may not be represented consistently.
- Authentication, condition, and a secure identity match can materially affect any appraisal conclusion.
Evidence
Sources for artist context
This source-grounded artist context is based on collected public records: low confidence, insufficient source quality.
- Appraisily appraisily artist page
- Wikidata library authority
- Wikipedia wikipedia
Data basis
This page is built from Appraisily's public auction market index. Private transactions, incomplete sale feeds, and attribution changes may not be fully represented.
Artist value FAQ
How much is Jin Ma worth?
Comparable public auction sales are the best starting point, but final value depends on the specific artwork, condition, size, medium, provenance, and attribution confidence.
Can Appraisily value my Jin Ma artwork?
Yes. Appraisily can review photos, dimensions, signatures, condition, provenance, and comparable market data to prepare a current valuation.