Between July 2020 and June 2021, Banksy was the contemporary British artist recording the highest auction revenue. As of the period considered, public fine art auctions sold over 1,500 Banksy lots, generating roughly 181 million U.S. dollars overall. Peter Doig and Damien Hirst followed in the ranking with action revenues of nearly 33 million and 28 million U.S. dollars, respectively.
Leading contemporary artists from the United Kingdom (UK) between July 2020 and June 2021, by auction revenue
(in million U.S. dollars)
figures refer to fine art public auctions; auction results include buyer's premium
Supplementary notes
Figures have been rounded.
The source specifies that figures cover "exclusively paintings, sculptures, drawings, photographs, prints, NFTs, videos, and installations by contemporary artists - herein defined as artists born after 1945, and excludes antiques, anonymous cultural goods, and furniture".
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ArtPrice.com. (October 13, 2021). Leading contemporary artists from the United Kingdom (UK) between July 2020 and June 2021, by auction revenue (in million U.S. dollars) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 18, 2022, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/473350/contemporary-artists-auction-turnover-united-kingdom-uk/
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ArtPrice.com. (2021). Leading contemporary artists from the United Kingdom (UK) between July 2020 and June 2021, by auction revenue (in million U.S. dollars). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: May 18, 2022. https://www.statista.com/statistics/473350/contemporary-artists-auction-turnover-united-kingdom-uk/
ArtPrice.com. "Leading Contemporary Artists from The United Kingdom (Uk) between July 2020 and June 2021, by Auction Revenue (in Million U.S. Dollars)." Statista, Statista Inc., 13 Oct 2021, https://www.statista.com/statistics/473350/contemporary-artists-auction-turnover-united-kingdom-uk/
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