This statistic illustrates the Christie's and Sotheby's auction sales worldwide from 2000 to 2017, broken down by category. In 2017, auction sales of Contemporary art amounted to 3.28 billion U.S. dollars, up from 2.3 billion the previous year.
Christie's and Sotheby's auction sales worldwide from 2000 to 2017, by category (in billion U.S. dollars)
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TEFAF Maastricht. (May 8, 2018). Christie's and Sotheby's auction sales worldwide from 2000 to 2017, by category (in billion U.S. dollars) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved August 08, 2022, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/325747/distribution-of-christies-and-sothebys-auction-sales-by-category/
TEFAF Maastricht. "Christie's and Sotheby's auction sales worldwide from 2000 to 2017, by category (in billion U.S. dollars)." Chart. May 8, 2018. Statista. Accessed August 08, 2022. https://www.statista.com/statistics/325747/distribution-of-christies-and-sothebys-auction-sales-by-category/
TEFAF Maastricht. (2018). Christie's and Sotheby's auction sales worldwide from 2000 to 2017, by category (in billion U.S. dollars). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: August 08, 2022. https://www.statista.com/statistics/325747/distribution-of-christies-and-sothebys-auction-sales-by-category/
TEFAF Maastricht. "Christie's and Sotheby's Auction Sales Worldwide from 2000 to 2017, by Category (in Billion U.S. Dollars)." Statista, Statista Inc., 8 May 2018, https://www.statista.com/statistics/325747/distribution-of-christies-and-sothebys-auction-sales-by-category/
TEFAF Maastricht, Christie's and Sotheby's auction sales worldwide from 2000 to 2017, by category (in billion U.S. dollars) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/325747/distribution-of-christies-and-sothebys-auction-sales-by-category/ (last visited August 08, 2022)