Market Data/2025
The Art Auction Market in 2025
In 2025, 8,063 lots sold at auction for a combined $1.4B in hammer prices, down 61% from 2024. The average sold lot fetched $171,796; the year's top result reached $47.6M.
Lots sold
8,063
Total volume
$1.4B
-61% vs 2024
Average price
$171,796
Top sale
$47.6M
Top artists by auction volume, 2025
| # | Artist | Volume | Lots sold |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pablo Picasso | $73.9M | 277 |
| 2 | Jean-Michel Basquiat | $72.0M | 20 |
| 3 | Alberto Giacometti | $41.2M | 4 |
| 4 | Andy Warhol | $30.9M | 155 |
| 5 | Lucio Fontana | $30.3M | 25 |
| 6 | Yoshitomo Nara | $25.6M | 35 |
| 7 | Yayoi Kusama | $24.8M | 37 |
| 8 | Zao Wou-ki | $24.4M | 34 |
| 9 | Gerhard Richter | $21.1M | 38 |
| 10 | René Magritte | $21.0M | 6 |
Query this data programmatically
Every figure on this page is computed from the Art Market API's auction database.Lot-level 2025 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=2025-01-01&end_date=2025-12-31&limit=10" \
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