Market Data/2012
The Art Auction Market in 2012
In 2012, 2,458 lots sold at auction for a combined $252.6M in hammer prices, down 72% from 2011. The average sold lot fetched $102,766; the year's top result reached $29.2M.
Lots sold
2,458
Total volume
$252.6M
-72% vs 2011
Average price
$102,766
Top sale
$29.2M
Top artists by auction volume, 2012
| # | Artist | Volume | Lots sold |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pablo Picasso | $50.0M | 80 |
| 2 | Joan Miró | $19.9M | 7 |
| 3 | Paul Gauguin | $8.5M | 1 |
| 4 | Max Ernst | $8.3M | 3 |
| 5 | René Magritte | $8.2M | 7 |
| 6 | Marc Chagall | $7.6M | 9 |
| 7 | Jean-Michel Basquiat | $6.4M | 8 |
| 8 | Cy Twombly | $6.3M | 2 |
| 9 | Pierre-Auguste Renoir | $6.1M | 3 |
| 10 | Auguste Rodin | $6.0M | 8 |
Query this data programmatically
Every figure on this page is computed from the Art Market API's auction database.Lot-level 2012 auction results is available as structured JSON, filterable by date, price, category, and more.
curl "https://api.artmarketapi.com/api/v1/auction_records?start_date=2012-01-01&end_date=2012-12-31&limit=10" \
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