Pablo Picasso was the most valuable artist at auction in 2021. That year, the combined revenue of Picasso's works sold at fine art auctions worldwide amounted to roughly 671.5 million U.S. dollars. Jean-Michel Basquiat and Andy Warhol followed behind in 2021, with a total auction revenue of around 439 million and 348 million U.S. dollars, respectively.
Leading artists worldwide in 2021, by auction revenue (in million U.S. dollars)
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ArtPrice.com. (March 15, 2022). Leading artists worldwide in 2021, by auction revenue (in million U.S. dollars) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 19, 2022, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/245173/artists-with-the-highest-art-auction-sales/
ArtPrice.com. "Leading artists worldwide in 2021, by auction revenue (in million U.S. dollars)." Chart. March 15, 2022. Statista. Accessed May 19, 2022. https://www.statista.com/statistics/245173/artists-with-the-highest-art-auction-sales/
ArtPrice.com. (2022). Leading artists worldwide in 2021, by auction revenue (in million U.S. dollars). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: May 19, 2022. https://www.statista.com/statistics/245173/artists-with-the-highest-art-auction-sales/
ArtPrice.com. "Leading Artists Worldwide in 2021, by Auction Revenue (in Million U.S. Dollars)." Statista, Statista Inc., 15 Mar 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/245173/artists-with-the-highest-art-auction-sales/
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