The statistic shows the highest hammer prices at art auctions worldwide in 2012. Edvard Munch's "The Scream" was sold for 107 million U.S. dollars at an auction of Sotheby's.
Art auctions worldwide - artworks by highest hammer prices in 2012 (in million U.S. dollars)
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ArtPrice.com. (March 7, 2013). Art auctions worldwide - artworks by highest hammer prices in 2012 (in million U.S. dollars) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved June 01, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/245155/top-art-auction-results-by-hammer-price/
ArtPrice.com. "Art auctions worldwide - artworks by highest hammer prices in 2012 (in million U.S. dollars)." Chart. March 7, 2013. Statista. Accessed June 01, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/245155/top-art-auction-results-by-hammer-price/
ArtPrice.com. (2013). Art auctions worldwide - artworks by highest hammer prices in 2012 (in million U.S. dollars). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: June 01, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/245155/top-art-auction-results-by-hammer-price/
ArtPrice.com. "Art Auctions Worldwide - Artworks by Highest Hammer Prices in 2012 (in Million U.S. Dollars)." Statista, Statista Inc., 7 Mar 2013, https://www.statista.com/statistics/245155/top-art-auction-results-by-hammer-price/
ArtPrice.com, Art auctions worldwide - artworks by highest hammer prices in 2012 (in million U.S. dollars) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/245155/top-art-auction-results-by-hammer-price/ (last visited June 01, 2024)
Art auctions worldwide - artworks by highest hammer prices in 2012 (in million U.S. dollars) [Graph], ArtPrice.com, March 7, 2013. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/245155/top-art-auction-results-by-hammer-price/