This statistic shows the contemporary artworks with the highest auction price worldwide in 2019. Jeff Koons had the highest hammer price with his piece 'Rabbit' in 2019 at over 91 million U.S. dollars.
Contemporary artworks with the highest auction price worldwide between July 2018 and June 2019 (in million U.S. dollars)*
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ArtPrice.com. (October 17, 2019). Contemporary artworks with the highest auction price worldwide between July 2018 and June 2019 (in million U.S. dollars)* [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved April 19, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/245115/top-10-hammer-prices-for-contemporary-artists/
ArtPrice.com. "Contemporary artworks with the highest auction price worldwide between July 2018 and June 2019 (in million U.S. dollars)*." Chart. October 17, 2019. Statista. Accessed April 19, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/245115/top-10-hammer-prices-for-contemporary-artists/
ArtPrice.com. (2019). Contemporary artworks with the highest auction price worldwide between July 2018 and June 2019 (in million U.S. dollars)*. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: April 19, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/245115/top-10-hammer-prices-for-contemporary-artists/
ArtPrice.com. "Contemporary Artworks with The Highest Auction Price Worldwide between July 2018 and June 2019 (in Million U.S. Dollars)*." Statista, Statista Inc., 17 Oct 2019, https://www.statista.com/statistics/245115/top-10-hammer-prices-for-contemporary-artists/
ArtPrice.com, Contemporary artworks with the highest auction price worldwide between July 2018 and June 2019 (in million U.S. dollars)* Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/245115/top-10-hammer-prices-for-contemporary-artists/ (last visited April 19, 2024)
Contemporary artworks with the highest auction price worldwide between July 2018 and June 2019 (in million U.S. dollars)* [Graph], ArtPrice.com, October 17, 2019. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/245115/top-10-hammer-prices-for-contemporary-artists/