{"slug":"martin-luther-king-3","artist_id":"d895984f-a735-412f-b999-ba5afc012409","canonical_slug":"martin-luther-king","name":"Martin Luther King","built_at":"2026-11-01","categories":[{"bucket":"Other","lots_n":11,"sold_n":11,"median_price_usd_minor":400000,"record_price_usd_minor":18500000,"record_basis":"premium","priced_lots_hammer_only":0,"priced_lots_unverified":0,"sell_through_pct":null,"last_sale_date":"2026-01-27","first_sale_year":2008},{"bucket":"Prints & Editions","lots_n":1,"sold_n":1,"median_price_usd_minor":53100,"record_price_usd_minor":53100,"record_basis":"premium","priced_lots_hammer_only":0,"priced_lots_unverified":0,"sell_through_pct":null,"last_sale_date":"2015-03-26","first_sale_year":2015}],"sizes":[],"notable":[{"bucket":"Prints & Editions","year":"2015","total_price_usd":53100,"priced_basis":"premium"}],"last_sold":{"year":"2026","total_price_usd":635000,"priced_basis":"premium"},"upcoming_count":0,"content_modified":"2026-11-01","value_block_hash":"bd93fcb3e985f66ffc847e3a193c554187314bca","value":{"slug":"martin-luther-king-3","name":"Martin Luther King","as_of":"2026-11-02","newest_result_date":"2026-01-27","results_total":12,"houses_total":2,"first_year":2008,"median_24m":{"usd_minor":375000,"p25_usd_minor":300000,"p75_usd_minor":450000,"n":5,"basis":"premium"},"record":{"title":"Letter from Birmingham Jail","work_year":"1963","usd_minor":18500000,"basis":"premium","sale_year":2021,"sale_month":"2021-03","house_name":"Swann Auction Galleries","lot_id":"40f68dd0-8c80-4ee4-aa03-56443126e9f6"},"by_medium":[{"medium":"Other","n":10,"median_usd_minor":425000}],"by_size":[{"band":"Small (under 50 cm)","n":10,"median_usd_minor":387500}],"methodology_url":"https://www.openingbid.art/methodology/price-data","top10":{"originals":[{"rank":1,"title":"Letter from Birmingham Jail","work_year":"1963","medium":"11 period Xeroxed pages, staple-bound in upper left corner; electrostatically duplicated","usd_minor":18500000,"basis":"premium","house_name":"Swann Auction Galleries","sale_month":"2021-03","lot_id":"40f68dd0-8c80-4ee4-aa03-56443126e9f6"},{"rank":2,"title":"Statement by the President of the Montgomery Improvement Association, The Rev. 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Over the last 24 months the median price was $3,750 including buyer’s premium (middle half $3,000–$4,500, n=5). The auction record is $185,000 for Letter from Birmingham Jail (2021, Swann Auction Galleries). Source: OpeningBid, an independent auction-results database.","title":"Martin Luther King value: auction records & prices (updated Nov 2026)"}}