The statistic illustrates the most expensive sales at auction by female artists (living or dead) worldwide as of 2014. In 2014, Georgia O' Keeffe broke records when her painting 'Jimson Weed/White Flower No. 1' sold at Sotheby's New York on November 20, for 44.41 million U.S. dollars, making it the most expensive work by a female artists sold at auction.
Most expensive sales at auction by female artists worldwide as of December 2014 (in million U.S. dollars)
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Artnet. (December 11, 2014). Most expensive sales at auction by female artists worldwide as of December 2014 (in million U.S. dollars) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved September 24, 2023, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/374618/most-expensive-sales-at-auction-by-female-artists-worldwide/
Artnet. "Most expensive sales at auction by female artists worldwide as of December 2014 (in million U.S. dollars)." Chart. December 11, 2014. Statista. Accessed September 24, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/374618/most-expensive-sales-at-auction-by-female-artists-worldwide/
Artnet. (2014). Most expensive sales at auction by female artists worldwide as of December 2014 (in million U.S. dollars). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: September 24, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/374618/most-expensive-sales-at-auction-by-female-artists-worldwide/
Artnet. "Most Expensive Sales at Auction by Female Artists Worldwide as of December 2014 (in Million U.S. Dollars)." Statista, Statista Inc., 11 Dec 2014, https://www.statista.com/statistics/374618/most-expensive-sales-at-auction-by-female-artists-worldwide/
Artnet, Most expensive sales at auction by female artists worldwide as of December 2014 (in million U.S. dollars) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/374618/most-expensive-sales-at-auction-by-female-artists-worldwide/ (last visited September 24, 2023)
Most expensive sales at auction by female artists worldwide as of December 2014 (in million U.S. dollars) [Graph], Artnet, December 11, 2014. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/374618/most-expensive-sales-at-auction-by-female-artists-worldwide/