This statistic shows the leading art auction performances worldwide in 2018, by hammer price. The top two ranking artworks both accounted for over 100 million U.S. dollars. The best performance at auction in 2018 was Amedeo Modigliani's 'Nu couché (sur le côté gauche)' which sold for 157.16 million U.S. dollars.
Leading art auction performances worldwide in 2018, by hammer price
(in million U.S. dollars)
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ArtPrice.com. (March 11, 2019). Leading art auction performances worldwide in 2018, by hammer price (in million U.S. dollars) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 29, 2020, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/296283/top-art-auction-results-by-hammer-price/
ArtPrice.com. "Leading art auction performances worldwide in 2018, by hammer price (in million U.S. dollars)." Chart. March 11, 2019. Statista. Accessed May 29, 2020. https://www.statista.com/statistics/296283/top-art-auction-results-by-hammer-price/
ArtPrice.com. (2019). Leading art auction performances worldwide in 2018, by hammer price (in million U.S. dollars). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: May 29, 2020. https://www.statista.com/statistics/296283/top-art-auction-results-by-hammer-price/
ArtPrice.com. "Leading Art Auction Performances Worldwide in 2018, by Hammer Price (in Million U.S. Dollars)." Statista, Statista Inc., 11 Mar 2019, https://www.statista.com/statistics/296283/top-art-auction-results-by-hammer-price/
ArtPrice.com, Leading art auction performances worldwide in 2018, by hammer price (in million U.S. dollars) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/296283/top-art-auction-results-by-hammer-price/ (last visited May 29, 2020)
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