Sandro Botticelli was the most valuable Old Master artist at fine art auctions in 2021. That year, Botticelli's "Portrait of a young man holding a roundel" was sold for roughly 92 million U.S. dollars. Xu Yang and Zhu Da followed behind that year, with a total auction revenue of around 65 million and 27.5 million U.S. dollars, respectively.
Leading Old Masters artists worldwide in 2021, by auction revenue
(in million U.S. dollars)
Old Masters indicates works by artists born before 1760
Supplementary notes
The source specifies that figures refer to Fine Art auctions that occurred between January 1 and December 31, 2021. Data on Fine Art and NFT include paintings, sculptures, drawings, photographs, prints, videos, installations, tapestries, but exclude antiques, anonymous cultural goods, and furniture.
Auction revenue figures include the buyer's premium. Figures have been rounded.
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