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Christie's and Sotheby's auction sales worldwide, by category 2000-2017
Christie's and Sotheby's auction sales worldwide, by category 2000-2017
Christie's and Sotheby's auction sales worldwide from 2000 to 2017, by category (in billion U.S. dollars)
by S. Lock,
last edited
Jul 31, 2018
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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| Contemporary | Impressionist and Modern | Chinese Art | Old Masters | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.27 | 0.51 | 0.21 | 0.28 |
| 2001 | 0.31 | 0.58 | 0.18 | 0.2 |
| 2002 | 0.44 | 0.65 | 0.17 | 0.25 |
| 2003 | 0.4 | 0.62 | 0.2 | 0.18 |
| 2004 | 0.62 | 1.17 | 0.37 | 0.23 |
| 2005 | 0.87 | 1.06 | 0.56 | 0.33 |
| 2006 | 1.26 | 1.5 | 0.69 | 0.52 |
| 2007 | 2.19 | 2.21 | 0.6 | 0.62 |
| 2008 | 2.57 | 2.3 | 0.62 | 0.41 |
| 2009 | 0.79 | 0.05 | 0.73 | 0.41 |
| 2010 | 1.69 | 2.19 | 1.58 | 0.36 |
| 2011 | 2.06 | 1.74 | 2.16 | 0.31 |
| 2012 | 2.73 | 1.89 | 1.53 | 0.49 |
| 2013 | 3.39 | 2.07 | 1.8 | 0.42 |
| 2014 | 3.98 | 2.4 | 1.63 | 0.77 |
| 2015 | 3.74 | 2.74 | 1.46 | 0.33 |
| 2016 | 2.3 | 1.54 | 1.13 | 0.34 |
| 2017 | 3.28 | 2.41 | 1.74 | 0.8 |
| Contemporary | Impressionist and Modern | Chinese Art | Old Masters | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.27 | 0.51 | 0.21 | 0.28 |
| 2001 | 0.31 | 0.58 | 0.18 | 0.2 |
| 2002 | 0.44 | 0.65 | 0.17 | 0.25 |
| 2003 | 0.4 | 0.62 | 0.2 | 0.18 |
| 2004 | 0.62 | 1.17 | 0.37 | 0.23 |
| 2005 | 0.87 | 1.06 | 0.56 | 0.33 |
| 2006 | 1.26 | 1.5 | 0.69 | 0.52 |
| 2007 | 2.19 | 2.21 | 0.6 | 0.62 |
| 2008 | 2.57 | 2.3 | 0.62 | 0.41 |
| 2009 | 0.79 | 0.05 | 0.73 | 0.41 |
| 2010 | 1.69 | 2.19 | 1.58 | 0.36 |
| 2011 | 2.06 | 1.74 | 2.16 | 0.31 |
| 2012 | 2.73 | 1.89 | 1.53 | 0.49 |
| 2013 | 3.39 | 2.07 | 1.8 | 0.42 |
| 2014 | 3.98 | 2.4 | 1.63 | 0.77 |
| 2015 | 3.74 | 2.74 | 1.46 | 0.33 |
| 2016 | 2.3 | 1.54 | 1.13 | 0.34 |
| 2017 | 3.28 | 2.41 | 1.74 | 0.8 |
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by S. Lock,
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Jul 31, 2018
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.
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