Market Data/2026
The Art Auction Market in 2026
In 2026, 3,128 lots sold at auction for a combined $179.0M in hammer prices, down 87% from 2025. The average sold lot fetched $57,214; the year's top result reached $5.8M.
Lots sold
3,128
Total volume
$179.0M
-87% vs 2025
Average price
$57,214
Top sale
$5.8M
Top artists by auction volume, 2026
| # | Artist | Volume | Lots sold |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Roy Lichtenstein | $13.7M | 50 |
| 2 | Pierre-Auguste Renoir | $8.5M | 21 |
| 3 | Andy Warhol | $7.4M | 66 |
| 4 | Pablo Picasso | $4.9M | 131 |
| 5 | Helen Frankenthaler | $4.7M | 7 |
| 6 | Keith Haring | $4.0M | 48 |
| 7 | Jean Dubuffet | $3.4M | 7 |
| 8 | Alexander Calder | $3.3M | 20 |
| 9 | Willem De Kooning | $2.5M | 10 |
| 10 | Joan Miró | $2.4M | 45 |
Query this data programmatically
Every figure on this page is computed from the Art Market API's auction database.Lot-level 2026 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=2026-01-01&end_date=2026-12-31&limit=10" \
-H "Authorization: Bearer amapi_live_your_key_here"Create a free account — 100 free credits, no card required — or read the API documentation.