Market Data/Artists

Artist Auction Statistics

Market statistics for 395 of the most actively traded artists at auction — sold lots, total volume, average and record prices, and yearly performance — computed from the Art Market API auction database. Updated 2026-09-29. Ranked by total hammer-price volume.

ArtistSold lotsTotal volumeAvg priceRecord
Andy Warholamerican2,934$2.0B$689,148$195.0M
Pablo Picasso3,172$1.6B$520,082$67.5M
Jean-Michel Basquiatamerican410$1.4B$3.4M$85.0M
Gerhard Richtergerman752$1.2B$1.7M$34.0M
Claude Monet99$1.2B$12.5M$76.0M
Francis Bacon194$925.4M$4.8M$86.3M
Cy Twombly234$753.8M$3.2M$58.9M
Roy Lichtenstein1,035$716.6M$692,409$95.4M
David Hockney1,035$692.7M$669,263$51.3M
Zao Wou-ki471$545.7M$1.2M$35.8M
Yayoi Kusamajapanese917$544.7M$593,986$10.5M
Willem De Kooning364$531.3M$1.5M$30.9M
Ed Ruscha633$511.0M$807,204$68.3M
René Magrittebelgian147$467.1M$3.2M$76.9M
Joan Mitchell230$464.6M$2.0M$29.2M
Alexander Calder1,028$457.3M$444,810$18.2M
Alberto Giacomettiswiss188$425.1M$2.3M$78.4M
Yoshitomo Nara696$403.8M$580,107$25.2M
Lucio Fontana425$373.5M$878,831$23.0M
Jean Dubuffet703$367.2M$522,394$7.9M
Jeff Koons442$325.0M$735,390$91.1M
Hugo McCloud887$294.9M$332,436$20.9M
Banksy892$288.1M$322,979$23.8M
Jasper Johns518$281.7M$543,903$55.4M
Marc Chagall1,036$281.2M$271,443$15.6M
Christopher Wool236$280.6M$1.2M$14.0M
George Condoamerican635$267.0M$420,463$6.8M
Damien Hirst1,499$260.9M$174,060$13.4M
Yves Klein237$260.2M$1.1M$35.2M
Joan Miróspanish1,077$259.7M$241,165$30.0M
Richard Prince511$241.4M$472,469$12.1M
Robert Rauschenberg557$232.9M$418,060$88.8M
Keith Haring795$230.8M$290,257$6.5M
Henri Matisse473$212.5M$449,195$28.6M
Frank Stella484$211.3M$436,468$28.1M
Philip Guston143$210.4M$1.5M$24.4M
Lucian Freud167$210.1M$1.3M$86.3M
Sanyuchinese-french172$209.4M$1.2M$39.1M
Pierre-Auguste Renoir402$207.0M$514,888$24.4M
Louise Bourgeoisfrench323$204.3M$632,595$32.8M
Wayne Thiebaud276$190.6M$690,446$14.7M
Fernand Léger275$176.4M$641,385$17.6M
Georg Baselitz234$171.3M$732,091$11.2M
Richard Diebenkornamerican191$166.1M$869,553$46.4M
Donald Judd277$165.3M$596,903$9.8M
Peter Doig161$164.2M$1.0M$19.7M
Cecily Brown153$163.8M$1.1M$6.7M
Adrian Ghenie94$157.3M$1.7M$10.4M
Agnes Martin146$153.5M$1.1M$18.7M
Robert Ryman73$149.7M$2.1M$20.1M
Chu Teh-Chun208$148.7M$714,825$29.5M
Brice Marden133$148.6M$1.1M$30.9M
Sigmar Polke207$147.6M$712,914$21.5M
Kawsamerican865$140.9M$162,852$14.9M
Helen Frankenthaler282$135.8M$481,569$7.9M
Paul Signac146$131.6M$901,258$39.3M
Pierre Soulages174$130.4M$749,604$7.0M
Edgar Degas155$122.4M$789,685$41.6M
Mark Bradford87$121.7M$1.4M$11.1M
Sam Francis777$119.8M$154,154$13.6M
Mark Grotjahn142$117.3M$825,808$9.8M
Camille PissarroDanish-French166$113.2M$682,018$13.3M
Kazuo Shiraga98$112.2M$1.1M$11.8M
Fernando Botero264$109.7M$415,351$5.1M
Paul Gauguin93$108.9M$1.2M$31.0M
Liu YeChinese128$104.8M$818,945$6.7M
Tom Wesselmann516$98.6M$191,085$10.7M
Takashi Murakami656$96.0M$146,345$15.2M
Rudolf Stingelitalian135$95.7M$709,138$7.3M
Ellsworth Kelly333$95.6M$287,082$9.8M
Zeng Fanzhi121$93.8M$775,226$17.8M
Albert Oehlen145$88.7M$611,510$7.7M
Frank Auerbach106$86.7M$817,661$7.1M
Max Ernstgerman208$83.9M$403,205$24.4M
Franz Kline78$83.3M$1.1M$20.0M
François-Xavier Lalannefrench140$82.9M$592,424$7.8M
Zhang Xiaogangchinese111$80.9M$728,735$12.6M
Alex Katzamerican561$76.6M$136,585$4.4M
Wassily Kandinskyrussian76$76.2M$1.0M$23.3M
Alighiero Boetti357$73.7M$206,336$6.1M
Henry Moore353$72.5M$205,410$3.9M
Robert Motherwell520$72.5M$139,441$10.3M
Antony Gormleybritish235$70.9M$301,783$6.8M
Egon Schieleaustrian71$70.4M$991,516$11.0M
Auguste Rodin169$67.1M$396,923$11.8M
Anselm Kiefer183$67.1M$366,422$2.9M
Pierre Bonnard137$66.5M$485,708$8.0M
Jonas Wood300$65.0M$216,595$4.3M
Bridget Riley204$64.0M$313,848$5.6M
Hans Hofmann180$63.8M$354,572$8.9M
Francis Picabia151$63.4M$419,726$10.0M
Nicolas Partyswiss160$63.2M$395,079$6.7M
Josef Albersgerman355$62.5M$176,093$3.0M
Martin Kippenberger155$62.3M$401,636$10.9M
Kenneth Noland193$59.6M$308,768$4.3M
Robert Indiana329$59.1M$179,554$3.6M
Dana Schutz95$57.7M$607,702$20.5M
Salvador Dalí642$57.6M$89,685$5.7M
Sean Scullyamerican182$57.3M$314,626$2.0M
David Smith86$53.6M$623,228$9.2M
Günther Förg240$52.9M$220,360$1.7M
Cindy Sherman328$50.3M$153,320$3.9M
Anish Kapoor180$49.3M$273,626$2.4M
Julie Mehretu78$47.3M$605,839$10.7M
Andreas Gurskygerman115$43.6M$379,325$2.2M
Claude Lalanne132$43.0M$326,111$2.2M
Rashid Johnson180$43.0M$238,809$2.7M
Marlene Dumas129$42.5M$329,087$5.9M
Elizabeth Peyton151$41.5M$274,619$2.5M
Kees van Dongendutch102$41.3M$405,129$4.0M
John Chamberlain164$41.2M$251,350$2.2M
Adolph Gottlieb150$41.0M$273,046$4.1M
Shara Hughes160$40.8M$255,034$2.9M
André Derainfrench162$38.8M$239,263$20.8M
Glenn Ligon126$37.2M$295,592$4.0M
Vija Celmins80$37.1M$463,163$7.7M
Wifredo Lam172$37.0M$214,915$9.6M
Giorgio De Chiricoitalian123$36.2M$294,396$15.9M
Milton Avery148$36.2M$244,391$6.1M
Bernard Buffetfrench329$35.3M$107,405$988,291
Eddie Martinezamerican197$34.0M$172,724$2.0M
Wade Guyton117$32.5M$277,583$6.0M
Richard Serra182$32.3M$177,208$2.0M
Léonard Tsuguharu Foujitajapanese-french238$32.3M$135,508$4.8M
Raoul Dufy344$32.2M$93,638$1.6M
Georges Braque158$32.2M$203,593$10.2M
Lee Ufan100$31.7M$316,838$2.2M
Jean Arp144$31.0M$215,296$3.4M
Stanley Whitney114$30.7M$269,485$2.3M
Paul Kleeswiss103$30.7M$297,847$4.9M
Bruce Nauman128$30.5M$237,980$9.0M
Rufino TamayoMexican184$30.4M$165,202$5.9M
Le Pho154$29.6M$192,036$2.3M
John Currin81$29.3M$362,262$5.5M
Christo355$29.3M$82,472$1.7M
Henri De Toulouse-Lautrec167$29.3M$175,178$12.5M
Manolo Valdésspanish158$28.4M$179,661$591,000
Georges Mathieufrench219$28.2M$128,957$2.2M
Hans Hartung224$28.0M$125,122$2.9M
Thomas Schütte97$27.6M$285,019$5.3M
Lyonel Feiningeramerican93$27.6M$296,353$7.4M
Maurizio Cattelan91$27.3M$299,460$7.9M
James Rosenquist305$27.2M$89,324$3.3M
Sam Gilliam198$27.1M$136,992$1.9M
Sol LeWitt601$25.7M$42,825$749,000
Urs Fischer82$25.7M$313,637$3.6M
Howard Hodgkinbritish220$24.7M$112,380$2.2M
Serge Poliakoff176$24.6M$139,681$980,334
Jean-Paul Riopelle125$24.5M$195,671$4.7M
John Baldessariamerican245$24.3M$99,137$2.5M
Dan Flavin79$24.1M$304,543$3.1M
Man Rayamerican387$23.9M$61,686$5.8M
Lynne Drexler109$23.6M$216,897$1.5M
Joseph CornellAmerican108$23.5M$217,190$4.2M
Lynn Chadwick128$23.4M$182,869$3.3M
Louise Nevelson282$23.4M$83,001$1.4M
Simon Hantaï116$23.3M$200,530$3.3M
Victor Vasarely437$23.2M$53,032$731,086
Javier Calleja131$22.9M$174,913$1.6M
Jean Fautrierfrench172$21.5M$124,957$5.8M
Jesús Rafael Soto142$21.4M$150,790$952,500
Eugène Boudin177$20.5M$116,066$2.9M
Robert Longo295$19.6M$66,418$1.1M
Aristide Maillol109$19.5M$178,571$6.5M
César394$19.4M$49,349$1.5M
Wolfgang Tillmans322$19.4M$60,199$660,500
Tracey Eminbritish276$19.0M$68,890$3.0M
Ayako Rokkakujapanese144$18.8M$130,887$1.3M
Claes Oldenburg269$18.8M$70,047$8.4M
Ugo Rondinone178$18.6M$104,216$1.1M
Kenny Scharf199$18.5M$93,132$870,000
Mike Kelley105$18.3M$174,755$2.2M
Aboudiaivorian217$18.3M$84,330$717,200
Raymond Pettibon286$18.2M$63,804$2.7M
Julian Schnabel128$18.1M$141,408$1.2M
Gilbert & George133$18.1M$136,072$1.5M
Pat Steir105$18.0M$171,404$1.4M
Harland Miller130$18.0M$138,142$12.0M
Ai Weiwei201$17.9M$89,151$2.8M
Michelangelo Pistolettoitalian79$17.9M$226,330$3.4M
Barbara Kruger105$17.4M$165,799$1.2M
Tony Cragg116$17.3M$148,944$1.1M
Marcel Duchamp73$17.2M$235,384$3.1M
Antoni Tàpies168$17.2M$102,181$1.5M
Mr.124$16.9M$136,428$1.3M
Franz Westaustrian176$16.9M$95,993$592,200
Robert Gober78$16.2M$208,049$4.9M
Maurice Utrillofrench191$16.0M$83,793$894,544
George Groszgerman102$15.7M$154,017$12.5M
Emil Noldegerman55$15.7M$284,900$7.3M
Carlos Cruz-diez118$15.5M$131,280$879,000
Edouard Vuillardfrench107$15.2M$142,344$3.7M
Roberto MattaChilean225$15.0M$66,747$904,672
Peter Halley155$15.0M$96,559$663,507
Karel Appeldutch256$15.0M$58,430$746,500
Harold Ancart98$14.9M$151,638$1.0M
Hernan Bas100$14.8M$148,409$1.4M
Thomas Hart Bentonamerican61$14.7M$240,887$5.6M
Yue Minjun120$14.5M$120,868$1.2M
Caroline Walkerscottish99$14.0M$141,782$1.2M
Maurice De Vlaminckfrench192$14.0M$72,759$3.7M
Robert Mangold168$13.9M$82,754$937,217
Niki De Saint Phallefrench253$13.8M$54,465$1.0M
Ansel Adams394$13.3M$33,825$988,000
Genieve Figgis117$13.0M$111,341$567,367
Salvoitalian92$12.7M$137,554$1.1M
Mario Schifanoitalian92$12.4M$135,250$1.1M
Sterling Rubyamerican174$12.3M$70,473$704,895
Arman508$12.2M$24,021$400,934
Chris Ofili92$12.1M$131,808$1.6M
A. R. Penck143$12.1M$84,292$567,000
Joe Bradleyamerican76$11.9M$157,142$1.0M
Maximilien Luce187$11.8M$63,086$4.5M
Jenny Holzer151$11.5M$75,945$1.6M
Hiroshi Sugimoto269$11.2M$41,797$629,000
Marino Mariniitalian93$11.1M$119,829$1.4M
Eric Fischl83$11.1M$134,240$4.1M
Katherine Bernhardtamerican174$11.1M$63,987$1.1M
Kehinde Wileyamerican103$11.0M$106,935$846,411
David Salle118$10.9M$92,769$784,780
Invaderfrench257$10.9M$42,420$1.2M
Odilon Redonfrench73$10.9M$148,756$2.8M
Helmut Newton227$10.8M$47,766$2.3M
Arnaldo PomodoroItalian139$10.8M$77,837$833,910
Jim Dine398$10.7M$26,864$478,800
William Kentridge147$10.7M$72,580$602,500
Léonor Finiargentine84$10.7M$126,823$2.3M
Vik Muniz287$10.6M$36,822$266,500
Edgar Plansspanish122$10.5M$86,052$608,184
Tomoo Gokitajapanese117$10.5M$89,596$748,296
Marc Quinn126$10.3M$81,856$914,147
Henri Martinfrench76$10.2M$134,323$807,000
Maria Helena Vieira Da Silvaportuguese84$9.8M$116,288$1.6M
Moïse Kislingfrench-polish126$9.7M$76,627$609,131
Julian Opie396$9.6M$24,146$214,358
Robert Combas251$9.5M$38,004$344,435
Gustave Loiseaufrench104$9.4M$90,813$647,663
Sherrie Levine100$9.2M$91,771$632,465
Bernar Venetfrench165$9.1M$55,095$420,500
Romare Beardenamerican152$9.1M$59,540$1.1M
Etel Adnan96$8.9M$92,449$573,035
Joel Shapiro112$8.7M$77,961$625,000
John Wesley87$8.4M$96,285$409,500
André Masson147$8.4M$56,876$1.4M
Oscar Murillocolumbian85$8.0M$94,398$315,693
André Brasilierfrench121$7.9M$65,667$486,289
Richard Hambleton97$7.9M$81,884$511,197
Grayson Perrybritish126$7.8M$62,008$571,423
Piero Dorazio113$7.7M$68,257$809,387
Victor Braunerromanian95$7.6M$80,014$559,507
Louis Valtatfrench226$7.6M$33,518$247,619
Larry Riversamerican144$7.5M$52,322$2.1M
Irving Penn175$7.5M$42,901$252,000
Richard Estes142$7.5M$52,790$860,000
Gabriel Orozco111$7.3M$65,936$795,000
François Morelletfrench115$7.0M$60,946$356,528
Walasse Ting137$7.0M$50,880$804,273
Roni Horn93$7.0M$74,887$1.8M
Thomas Struth107$6.9M$64,034$529,200
Richard Pettibone179$6.8M$37,953$272,278
Bernard Frize93$6.8M$72,759$1.4M
Anselm Reyle115$6.7M$58,248$403,148
Mr. Doodleenglish128$6.7M$52,329$810,708
Dan Colen97$6.7M$68,621$965,000
George Rickey123$6.6M$53,984$254,500
André Lhotefrench126$6.6M$52,694$2.5M
Mel Ramos92$6.6M$72,145$710,653
Robert Mapplethorpeamerican202$6.6M$32,537$383,234
Francesco Clementeitalian112$6.6M$58,589$1.9M
André Lanskoyrussian201$6.4M$31,993$171,478
Jean Tinguelyswiss99$6.3M$63,448$523,498
Jules Olitski104$6.3M$60,193$774,000
Richard Artschwageramerican126$6.2M$49,560$713,000
Pierre Alechinskybelgian132$6.2M$47,007$398,243
Jordy Kerwick107$6.2M$57,602$277,200
Imi Knoebelgerman129$6.2M$47,722$322,206
Diane Arbusamerican112$6.1M$54,362$1.2M
Auguste Herbinbelgian96$6.1M$63,398$369,589
Harry Bertoiaitalian-american236$5.8M$24,629$275,000
Richard Avedon90$5.7M$63,654$951,636
Stik112$5.7M$50,681$316,982
Georges Rouault130$5.7M$43,583$578,500
Nate Lowman80$5.6M$70,591$646,000
Peter Beard153$5.4M$35,425$327,600
Joseph Beuys138$5.4M$39,059$1.0M
Friedel Dzubasgerman86$5.4M$62,414$325,000
Olafur Eliasson105$5.4M$51,102$289,922
Theodoros Stamos77$5.3M$69,478$325,000
Fausto Melottiitalian135$5.3M$39,565$341,023
Josh Smith184$5.3M$28,777$276,006
William Eggleston91$5.3M$58,007$1.4M
Thomas Houseago70$5.2M$74,559$485,019
Armand Guillauminfrench129$5.2M$39,975$137,500
Chuck Close116$5.1M$44,290$2.4M
Thomas Ruffgerman171$5.1M$30,000$98,500
Francis Alÿs65$5.1M$78,224$365,000
Carroll Dunham91$5.0M$55,415$591,000
Shepard Fairey382$5.0M$13,066$600,800
Mark TobeyAmerican83$4.9M$59,185$809,923
Philippe Hiquilyfrench114$4.9M$42,608$237,049
Richard Tuttle65$4.7M$72,832$1.8M
Jean Dufyfrench141$4.7M$33,501$118,750
Henri Cartier-bresson306$4.5M$14,864$169,036
Ken Priceamerican89$4.5M$50,413$300,000
Jean Hélionfrench112$4.5M$39,909$1.2M
Wolf Kahnamerican136$4.4M$32,713$252,000
Matthew Barneyamerican64$4.4M$68,861$1.2M
Henri Lebasquefrench92$4.4M$47,837$384,373
Paul Jenkins251$4.3M$17,102$81,875
Toshiko Takaezu287$4.2M$14,554$541,800
Mel Bochner133$4.1M$31,202$187,500
Dale Chihuly382$4.1M$10,841$200,000
Olivier Debré142$4.0M$28,413$353,181
Kara Walkeramerican93$3.9M$41,885$529,200
Ross Bleckneramerican118$3.8M$32,323$277,200
Marie Laurencinfrench96$3.7M$38,875$329,103
Gaston Chaissacfrench109$3.6M$33,292$322,825
Gio Ponti106$3.4M$31,841$336,383
Larry Bell69$3.3M$47,716$605,000
Léopold Survage139$3.3M$23,632$289,653
Louise Lawleramerican107$3.1M$29,346$162,500
Edward Westonamerican92$3.1M$33,352$1.1M
Mimmo RotellaItalian79$3.0M$38,277$370,215
Futura 2000108$3.0M$27,754$302,400
Kiki Smithamerican138$3.0M$21,392$254,500
Albert Gleizesfrench143$3.0M$20,630$323,058
JonOneamerican178$2.9M$16,476$86,925
Adam McEwenbritish76$2.9M$38,460$437,000
Thierry Noir163$2.9M$17,893$139,461
Wim Delvoyebelgian63$2.9M$45,752$229,250
Sonia Delaunayukranian180$2.9M$15,868$315,000
Daniel Arshamamerican174$2.8M$16,054$297,449
Gene Davisamerican77$2.8M$35,829$201,600
Robert Frankswiss71$2.7M$38,607$403,200
Mimmo Paladino80$2.7M$33,608$233,759
Katherine Bradford81$2.6M$31,936$163,800
Gregory Crewdsonamerican106$2.6M$24,378$101,600
Rembrandt Harmensz. Van Rijn39$2.6M$65,981$1.9M
Zhang Huan70$2.5M$36,399$266,457
Lucien SmithAmerican 83$2.5M$30,465$250,973
Jonathan MeeseGerman84$2.5M$29,276$157,081
Arthur Boydaustralian90$2.4M$26,957$130,000
Jennifer Bartlett86$2.4M$27,780$262,500
Erró136$2.4M$17,530$192,186
Donald Baechler155$2.4M$15,303$138,600
Candida Höfergerman91$2.3M$25,545$104,500
Richard Anuszkiewicz131$2.3M$17,516$87,500
John Armleder67$2.2M$33,438$125,642
Nobuyoshi ArakiJapanese130$2.2M$17,145$191,000
Gérard Schneiderswiss96$2.1M$22,286$296,776
David Lachapelle109$2.1M$19,161$110,261
Lino Tagliapietra119$2.1M$17,467$118,750
Wilhelm Sasnal55$2.1M$37,670$295,813
Peter Voulkos88$2.0M$23,269$400,000
André Kertészhungarian163$1.9M$11,850$567,000
Jack Piersonamerican51$1.7M$33,754$151,200
Albrecht Dürergerman86$1.7M$19,986$352,800
Serge Férat105$1.7M$16,048$428,162
Walead Beshtybritish68$1.7M$24,778$106,250
Nan Goldinamerican148$1.6M$11,074$115,920
Peter Blake90$1.6M$17,945$568,523
Jean Cocteau270$1.6M$5,837$142,359
Sidney Nolanaustralia58$1.6M$26,825$460,000
Sebastião Salgadobrazilian97$1.5M$15,641$126,000
Yaacov Agam91$1.5M$16,337$384,000
Henri Michauxbelgian122$1.5M$12,119$94,131
Various Artists204$1.4M$6,997$75,600
Barry McGee46$1.4M$29,590$279,400
David Shrigley271$1.3M$4,832$44,100
Jules Pascinbulgarian102$1.3M$12,273$88,489
Marcel Gromairefrench130$1.2M$9,476$150,000
Terry Winters70$1.2M$17,029$163,800
Richard Hamiltonbritish87$1.1M$12,759$291,012
Saul Steinbergamerican85$1.1M$12,903$113,400
Horst P. Horst90$1.1M$12,038$47,500
Donald Sultanamerican180$1.1M$5,913$37,500
Edward Burtynsky65$1.0M$15,978$68,750
Bernard Aubertinfrench99$995,587$10,056$50,473
Philip-lorca Dicorcia61$986,384$16,170$125,000
Jacques Germainfrench142$979,828$6,900$67,944
Jim Lambie45$976,697$21,704$118,138
The Connor BrothersBritish111$947,014$8,532$61,927
Walker Evans82$908,495$11,079$69,300
Mr. Brainwash107$830,614$7,763$97,500
Fritz Scholder60$810,490$13,508$330,200
William Kleinamerican85$754,952$8,882$63,000
Jim Shaw76$581,265$7,648$43,750
Aaron Siskindamerican49$571,706$11,667$375,000
Lee Friedlander81$569,603$7,032$43,750
Bill Brandt70$535,284$7,647$40,000
Richard Marquis95$524,553$5,522$63,000
Marcel Dzama99$465,104$4,698$39,246
Vanessa Beecroftitalian38$454,181$11,952$56,250
Elliott Erwitt67$402,126$6,002$20,000
Josef Zenk93$139,959$1,505$9,450

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