This statistic shows the most expensive modern artworks sold at auction worldwide in 2015. Pablo Picasso's "Les Femmes d'Alger (Version 'O')" sold for approximately 179.4 million U.S. dollars at Christie's New York in 2015.
Most expensive modern artworks sold at auction worldwide in 2015 (in million U.S. dollars)
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Statistics on Auction market worldwide
Overview
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- Premium Statistic Sales value at public auctions of art and antiques worldwide 2011-2021
- Premium Statistic Public auction market share worldwide 2021, by country
- Premium Statistic Sales value at public auctions of art and antiques in the U.S. 2010-2021
- Premium Statistic Leading channels used by HNW art collectors to purchase art worldwide 2021
Leading 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 Phillips auction house 2016-2022
- Premium Statistic Total sales of selected leading auction houses worldwide 2020-2021, by category
- Premium Statistic Total sales of selected leading auction houses worldwide 2020-2021, by location
- Premium Statistic Global sales of Heritage Auctions 2017-2022
Online auction sales
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- Premium Statistic Online & offline sales volume share at art auctions in selected global countries 2021
- Premium Statistic Online & offline sales share value of art auctions in selected global countries 2021
- Premium Statistic Number of online-only auctions by Christie's, Sotheby's, and Phillips 2018-2021
- Premium Statistic Global online-only auction sales of Christie's, Sotheby's, and Phillips 2018-2021
- Premium Statistic Online sales of Sotheby's worldwide 2014-2021
- Premium Statistic Online sales of Christie's worldwide 2017-2022
- Premium Statistic Total sales made online through Heritage Auctions 2019-2021
- Premium Statistic Share of Heritage Auctions sales made online vs. offline 2017-2021
NFT auction sales
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Auction house websites
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- Premium Statistic Total visits to auction house website sothebys.com worldwide 2021-2022
- Premium Statistic Share of visits to auction house website sothebys.com worldwide 2022, by country
- Premium Statistic Total visits to auction house website christies.com worldwide 2021-2022
- Premium Statistic Share of visits to auction house website christies.com worldwide 2022, by country
- Basic Statistic Total visits to auction house website phillips.com worldwide 2021-2022
- Basic Statistic Share of visits to auction house website phillips.com worldwide 2022, by country
Fine art auctions
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- Premium Statistic Number of fine art lots sold at leading auction houses worldwide 2020
- 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 Global distribution of Post-War and Contemporary art auction revenue 2021
- Premium Statistic Auction revenue distribution of contemporary art worldwide 2000-2020, by medium
Leading artists at auction sales
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- Basic Statistic Leading artists worldwide 2021, by auction revenue
- Basic Statistic Global contemporary artists with the highest auction sales 2021-2022, by gender
- Premium Statistic Leading artists born after 1980 globally 2020-2021, by auction revenue
- Premium Statistic Leading Old Masters artists worldwide 2021, by auction revenue
Other auction categories
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- Premium Statistic Sales value at Sotheby's auctions of wines and spirits worldwide 2013-2021
- Premium Statistic Sales value at Christie's auctions of wine and spirits worldwide 2019-2021
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- Most expensive 20th/21st century design artworks sold at auction 2014
- Most expensive impressionist and post-impressionist artworks sold at auction 2015
- Distribution of modern art auction sales value 2015, by country
- Distribution of modern art auction sales volume 2015, by country
- Art fair sales worldwide 2010-2015
- Sales structure of works of art and antiques in Poland 2021
- Modern art: artworks sold by auction
- Contemporary art - art work sold through auctions
- Leading contemporary artists in China 2021, by auction turnover
- Proceeds from art auctions by period 2010
- Average auction price of modern art in selected countries 2015
- Leading contemporary artists in the U.S. in 2015/2016, by auction turnover
- Leading Post-War artists worldwide 2021, by auction revenue
- Leading cities in contemporary art auction sales worldwide in 2015/2016
- New contemporary artists by hammer price
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- Distribution of modern art auction sales value 2015, by country
- Distribution of modern art auction sales volume 2015, by country
- Art fair sales worldwide 2010-2015
- Sales structure of works of art and antiques in Poland 2021
- Modern art: artworks sold by auction
- Contemporary art - art work sold through auctions
- Leading contemporary artists in China 2021, by auction turnover
- Proceeds from art auctions by period 2010
- Average auction price of modern art in selected countries 2015
- Leading contemporary artists in the U.S. in 2015/2016, by auction turnover
- Leading Post-War artists worldwide 2021, by auction revenue
- Leading cities in contemporary art auction sales worldwide in 2015/2016
- New contemporary artists by hammer price
TEFAF Maastricht. (March 11, 2016). Most expensive modern artworks sold at auction worldwide in 2015 (in million U.S. dollars) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved February 05, 2023, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/430001/most-expensive-modern-artworks-sold-at-auction-worldwide/
TEFAF Maastricht. "Most expensive modern artworks sold at auction worldwide in 2015 (in million U.S. dollars)." Chart. March 11, 2016. Statista. Accessed February 05, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/430001/most-expensive-modern-artworks-sold-at-auction-worldwide/
TEFAF Maastricht. (2016). Most expensive modern artworks sold at auction worldwide in 2015 (in million U.S. dollars). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: February 05, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/430001/most-expensive-modern-artworks-sold-at-auction-worldwide/
TEFAF Maastricht. "Most Expensive Modern Artworks Sold at Auction Worldwide in 2015 (in Million U.S. Dollars)." Statista, Statista Inc., 11 Mar 2016, https://www.statista.com/statistics/430001/most-expensive-modern-artworks-sold-at-auction-worldwide/
TEFAF Maastricht, Most expensive modern artworks sold at auction worldwide in 2015 (in million U.S. dollars) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/430001/most-expensive-modern-artworks-sold-at-auction-worldwide/ (last visited February 05, 2023)
Most expensive modern artworks sold at auction worldwide in 2015 (in million U.S. dollars) [Graph], TEFAF Maastricht, March 11, 2016. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/430001/most-expensive-modern-artworks-sold-at-auction-worldwide/