On May 13, 2021, auction house Christie's sold Pablo Picasso's artwork "Femme assise près d'une fenêtre (Marie-Thérèse)" for roughly 103.4 million U.S. dollars. That was the highest price realized recorded at a fine art auction sales that year. Jean-Michel Basquiat's work "In This Case", sold by Christie's on May 11, 2021, recorded the second-highest figure, fetching roughly 93 million U.S. dollars. The price realized is the final auction price, including both the hammer price and the buyer's premium.
Leading fine art auction sales worldwide in 2021, by price realized (in million U.S. dollars)
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Statistics on Art market worldwide
Overview
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- Premium Statistic Volume of transactions in the art market worldwide 2007-2021
- Premium Statistic Global art market value 2007-2021
- Premium Statistic Global art market share 2021, by country
- Premium Statistic Global art market share in the UK and EU 27 2016-2021
- Premium Statistic Online & offline sales share value of art auctions in selected global countries 2021
Online art market
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- Premium Statistic Global online sales of the art and antiques market 2013-2021
- Premium Statistic Sales value of art and collectibles NFTs worldwide 2019-2021
- Premium Statistic NFT sales in the art segment worldwide in the last 30 days March 2023, by type
- Premium Statistic NFT sales value in the art segment worldwide in the last 30 days March 2023
- Premium Statistic Monthly sales of NFTs on Nifty Gateway worldwide 2020-2021
- Premium Statistic Online art platforms accepting cryptocurrencies for art sales worldwide 2019-2021
- Premium Statistic Online art platforms planning to adopt blockchain technology worldwide 2019-2021
Auctions
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- Premium Statistic Sales value at public auctions of art and antiques worldwide 2011-2021
- 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 Leading artists worldwide 2021, by auction revenue
- Premium Statistic Leading Post-War artists worldwide 2021, by auction revenue
- Premium Statistic Leading Old Masters artists worldwide 2021, by auction revenue
- Premium Statistic Leading fine art auction sales worldwide 2021, by price realized
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 Heritage Auctions 2017-2022
- Premium Statistic Global sales of Phillips auction house 2016-2022
Art dealers
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- Premium Statistic Share of art dealer sales value worldwide 2020-2021, by channel
- Premium Statistic Share of global art dealer sales 2021, by buyer type
- Premium Statistic Leading business priorities for art dealers worldwide 2021
- Premium Statistic Businesses in the art dealer industry in the U.S. 2011-2021
Art collectors
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- Premium Statistic Value of the art and collectible wealth of UHNW individuals worldwide 2020-2025
- Premium Statistic Value of global UHNWI art and collectible wealth 2020-2025, by region
- Premium Statistic Leading channels used by HNW art collectors to purchase art worldwide 2021
- Premium Statistic Art collectors' main motivations for buying art worldwide 2021
- Premium Statistic Art collectors' opinions on most interesting art investment products worldwide 2021
- Premium Statistic Art collectors' opinions on threats to the art market's reputation globally June 2021
Further related statistics
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- Most expensive sales at auction by female artists worldwide as of 2014
- Most expensive sales at auction by living artists worldwide between 2011 and 2014
- Leading Canadian artists 2021, by auction revenue
- Leading living female artists worldwide between 2005 and 2015, by auction sales
- Best-selling female artists worldwide between 1985 and 2014
- Leading artists born after 1970 worldwide as of September 2013, by sales
- Leading artists born after 1980 worldwide as of September 2013, by sales
- Modern and contemporary art sales at auction in the Middle East from 2007 to 2016
- Most collectible living artists worldwide from 2011 to 2016, by value of sales
- Modern and contemporary art sales at auction in Russia from 2011 to 2018
- Latin America: modern and contemporary art sales at auction 2013-2018
- Modern and contemporary art sales at auction in India from 2006 to 2015
- Leading countries in fine art auction sales worldwide 2014
- Best-selling fine artists worldwide in 2014
- Most commonly exhibited artists worldwide in 2017, by number of artworks
- Distribution of art dealers' sales value worldwide 2021, by medium
- Estimated total earnings of U.S. creators on digital platforms 2016-2017
- Industry revenue of “musical groups and artists“ in Florida 2012-2024
- Industry revenue of “musical groups and artists“ in California 2012-2024
- Industry revenue of “musical groups and artists“ in Washington 2012-2024
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- Most expensive sales at auction by female artists worldwide as of 2014
- Most expensive sales at auction by living artists worldwide between 2011 and 2014
- Leading Canadian artists 2021, by auction revenue
- Leading living female artists worldwide between 2005 and 2015, by auction sales
- Best-selling female artists worldwide between 1985 and 2014
- Leading artists born after 1970 worldwide as of September 2013, by sales
- Leading artists born after 1980 worldwide as of September 2013, by sales
- Modern and contemporary art sales at auction in the Middle East from 2007 to 2016
- Most collectible living artists worldwide from 2011 to 2016, by value of sales
- Modern and contemporary art sales at auction in Russia from 2011 to 2018
- Latin America: modern and contemporary art sales at auction 2013-2018
- Modern and contemporary art sales at auction in India from 2006 to 2015
- Leading countries in fine art auction sales worldwide 2014
- Best-selling fine artists worldwide in 2014
- Most commonly exhibited artists worldwide in 2017, by number of artworks
- Distribution of art dealers' sales value worldwide 2021, by medium
- Estimated total earnings of U.S. creators on digital platforms 2016-2017
- Industry revenue of “musical groups and artists“ in Florida 2012-2024
- Industry revenue of “musical groups and artists“ in California 2012-2024
- Industry revenue of “musical groups and artists“ in Washington 2012-2024
ArtPrice.com. (March 15, 2022). Leading fine art auction sales worldwide in 2021, by price realized (in million U.S. dollars) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved March 23, 2023, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/296283/top-art-auction-results-by-hammer-price/
ArtPrice.com. "Leading fine art auction sales worldwide in 2021, by price realized (in million U.S. dollars)." Chart. March 15, 2022. Statista. Accessed March 23, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/296283/top-art-auction-results-by-hammer-price/
ArtPrice.com. (2022). Leading fine art auction sales worldwide in 2021, by price realized (in million U.S. dollars). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: March 23, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/296283/top-art-auction-results-by-hammer-price/
ArtPrice.com. "Leading Fine Art Auction Sales Worldwide in 2021, by Price Realized (in Million U.S. Dollars)." Statista, Statista Inc., 15 Mar 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/296283/top-art-auction-results-by-hammer-price/
ArtPrice.com, Leading fine art auction sales worldwide in 2021, by price realized (in million U.S. dollars) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/296283/top-art-auction-results-by-hammer-price/ (last visited March 23, 2023)
Leading fine art auction sales worldwide in 2021, by price realized (in million U.S. dollars) [Graph], ArtPrice.com, March 15, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/296283/top-art-auction-results-by-hammer-price/