Art and auctions
December 21, 2023
Mark Bradford is one of the top 50 artists whose work sold for more than $1 million earlier this year in auctions. Image: Sotheby's
By Luxury Roundtable Intelligence
Pablo Picasso, Claude Monet, Andy Warhol, Jean-Michel Basquiat and Gerhard Richter topped the list of the most popular artists at auction – those with an average of five $1 million-plus artworks sold per year between 2018 and 2022.
{"ct":"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","iv":"6344c4fcb0838b412e0d1307a9e91fb2","s":"d14334e753eed8f1"}
Share your thoughts. Click here