The United States accounted for the highest share of Post-War and Contemporary art auction revenue worldwide in 2021. That year, the U.S. alone generated 47 percent of the global auction sales value in this art segment. China was the second leading market in 2021, representing 24 percent of auction sales. The Post-War and Contemporary art market focuses on artists born after 1910.
Geographical distribution of Post-War and Contemporary art auction revenue worldwide in 2021
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Statistics on Auction market worldwide
Overview
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- Premium Statistic Sales value at public auctions of art and antiques worldwide 2011-2021
- Premium Statistic Public auction market share worldwide 2021, by country
- Premium Statistic Sales value at public auctions of art and antiques in the U.S. 2010-2021
- Premium Statistic Leading channels used by HNW art collectors to purchase art worldwide 2021
Leading auction houses
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- Premium Statistic Leading auction houses worldwide 2021, by sales value
- Premium Statistic Leading auction houses worldwide 2021, by fine art auction revenue
- Premium Statistic Global sales of Sotheby's 2004-2021
- Premium Statistic Global sales of Christie's 2006-2022
- Premium Statistic Global sales of Phillips auction house 2016-2022
- Premium Statistic Total sales of selected leading auction houses worldwide 2020-2021, by category
- Premium Statistic Total sales of selected leading auction houses worldwide 2020-2021, by location
- Premium Statistic Global sales of Heritage Auctions 2017-2022
Online auction sales
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- Premium Statistic Online & offline sales volume share at art auctions in selected global countries 2021
- Premium Statistic Online & offline sales share value of art auctions in selected global countries 2021
- Premium Statistic Number of online-only auctions by Christie's, Sotheby's, and Phillips 2018-2021
- Premium Statistic Global online-only auction sales of Christie's, Sotheby's, and Phillips 2018-2021
- Premium Statistic Online sales of Sotheby's worldwide 2014-2021
- Premium Statistic Online sales of Christie's worldwide 2017-2022
- Premium Statistic Total sales made online through Heritage Auctions 2019-2021
- Premium Statistic Share of Heritage Auctions sales made online vs. offline 2017-2021
NFT auction sales
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Auction house websites
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- Premium Statistic Total visits to auction house website sothebys.com worldwide 2021-2023
- Premium Statistic Share of visits to auction house website sothebys.com worldwide 2023, by country
- Premium Statistic Total visits to auction house website christies.com worldwide 2021-2023
- Premium Statistic Share of visits to auction house website christies.com worldwide 2023, by country
- Basic Statistic Total visits to auction house website phillips.com worldwide 2021-2023
- Basic Statistic Share of visits to auction house website phillips.com worldwide 2023, by country
Fine art auctions
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- Premium Statistic Number of fine art lots sold at leading auction houses worldwide 2020
- Premium Statistic Market share of fine art auction revenue worldwide 2021, by country
- Premium Statistic Global fine art auction revenue distribution 2021, by sector
- Basic Statistic Global distribution of Post-War and Contemporary art auction revenue 2021
- Premium Statistic Auction revenue distribution of contemporary art worldwide 2000-2020, by medium
Leading artists at auction sales
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- Basic Statistic Leading artists worldwide 2021, by auction revenue
- Basic Statistic Global contemporary artists with the highest auction sales 2021-2022, by gender
- Premium Statistic Leading artists born after 1980 globally 2020-2021, by auction revenue
- Premium Statistic Leading Old Masters artists worldwide 2021, by auction revenue
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- Leading cities in contemporary art auction sales worldwide in 2015/2016
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- Leading auction houses worldwide as of July 2014, by contemporary art auction revenue
- Contemporary art lots sold by the leading auction houses worldwide in 2013/2014
- Distribution of contemporary art auction turnover worldwide in 2014/2015, by category
- Leading Canadian artists 2021, by auction revenue
- Type of contemporary visual arts bought in the Netherlands 2017
- Purchase places of contemporary visual arts in the Netherlands 2017
- Modern and contemporary art sales at auction in Russia from 2011 to 2018
- Online expenditure on contemporary visual arts in the Netherlands 2017
- Latin America: modern and contemporary art sales at auction 2013-2018
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- Contemporary artworks with the highest auction price worldwide July 2018 to June 2019
- Distribution of contemporary art auction turnover in 2015/2016, by artist nationality
- Market share of contemporary art sales across India from 2014-2016
- Number of private art galleries in China 2018, by city
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- Distribution of contemporary art sales by price range 2011
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Art Basel & UBS, Geographical distribution of Post-War and Contemporary art auction revenue worldwide in 2021 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/269072/contemporary-art-top-countries-auction-revenue/ (last visited March 28, 2023)
Geographical distribution of Post-War and Contemporary art auction revenue worldwide in 2021 [Graph], Art Basel, & UBS, March 29, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/269072/contemporary-art-top-countries-auction-revenue/