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The Art Market in 2026

All the relevant data surrounding the Fine Art & Decorative Art markets
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Global Snapshot

Past Year
+26%
YOY Change
The difference in total sold art for the same period year-to-date.
Sell-Through Rate
How many of offered lots were sold.
Below $100K
$100K — $1M
Above $1 Million
Sold Lots
The percentage of all sold lots by price segment.
USA
10,670,000,000 USD
Total aggregated auction sales.
Top Lot Top Artist Top Outperformer Top Newcomer

Bildnis Elisabeth Lederer (Portrait of Elisabeth Lederer, 1914-1916

Gustav Klimt

Realized Price:
236,360,000 USD
Auction Venue/Sale
Leonard A. Lauder, Collector | Evening Auction  – 
Pablo Picasso

Spanish | 1881 - 1973

Total sales
past 12 months (USD): $503,171,709
VS Previous Year: 100%
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Genaro Pérez Villaamil

Spanish | 1807 - 1854

Total sales
past 12 months (USD): $290,182
VS Mid-Estimate: 99%
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Liu Dan

Chinese | 1953

Total sales
past 12 months (USD): $2,687,322
VS Previous Year: 99%
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Breakdown

Past Year

Total Auction Sales

By Category By Artist Nationality By Medium By Location
Category USD Vs Last Year
Post-War & Contemporary 4.6B +24%
Impressionist & Modern Art 3.4B +51%
Asian Modern & Contemporary 1.1B -9%
Old Masters 600.4M +14%
19th Century 574.2M +46%
Asian Antiquities 172.6M -28%
Region USD Vs Last Year
Europe 6.6B +29%
United States & Canada 3.1B +37%
Asia 1.4B -9%
Mexico, Central & South America 210.5M +31%
Middle East & Africa 115.2M -9%
Australia & Pacific 95.2M -4%
Medium USD Vs Last Year
Painting 7.8B +37%
Sculpture 1.6B +29%
Works on Paper 1.3B -9%
Prints & Graphic Art 464.6M -10%
Decorative Art 427.9M +91%
Architecture & Design 382.7M +2%
Location USD Vs Last Year
United States & Canada 6.5B +50%
Europe 2.1B -5%
UK 1.8B +26%
Rest of World 1.4B +21%
China 178.9M -53%
Australia & Pacific 105.5M -3%

Top Auction Houses

Auction House:
Christie's New York
Midtown | New York | USA
Top Lot:
Jackson Pollock
Number 7A
Offered Lots: 2775
Sell-Through Rate: 87%
Total Sold Value: 1,585,000,000 USD
Auction House:
Sotheby's New York
Upper East Side | New York | USA
Top Lot:
Gustav Klimt
Bildnis Elisabeth Lederer (Portrait of Elisabeth Lederer
Offered Lots: 2600
Sell-Through Rate: 77%
Total Sold Value: 1,101,000,000 USD
Auction House:
Christie's Hong Kong
Hong Kong | Hong Kong
Top Lot:
Pablo Picasso
Buste de femme
Offered Lots: 808
Sell-Through Rate: 81%
Total Sold Value: 226,800,000 USD
Auction House:
Sotheby's Hong Kong
Hong Kong | Hong Kong
Top Lot:
Giuseppe Castiglione
Gathering of Two Auspicious Signs
Offered Lots: 1229
Sell-Through Rate: 81%
Total Sold Value: 184,500,000 USD
Auction House:
Christie's Paris
Paris | France
Top Lot:
Yves Klein
California, (IKB 71
Offered Lots: 1947
Sell-Through Rate: 82%
Total Sold Value: 170,900,000 USD

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Artist Performance

Andy Warhol

American | 1928 - 1987

Andy Warhol was an American Postwar & Contemporary artist who was born in 1928.

How much does an Andy Warhol cost?

Andy Warhol's work has been offered at auction multiple times, with realized prices of up to 195,040,000 USD for paintings, and 16,322,500 USD for prints & graphic arts.In the past 12 months, his paintings have averaged 1,209,390 USD, while his prints & graphic art have sold for an average of 26,731 USD.

What is Andy Warhol's most expensive painting?

Since 1998 the record price for this artist at auction is 195,040,000 USD for Shot Sage Blue Marilyn, sold at Christie's New York in 2022.

Where can I see Andy Warhol's works?

His work is currently being shown at multiple venues like National Portrait Gallery, London and will be on exhibit at Sofie Van de Velde in Antwerp on June 27, 2026. Numerous key galleries and museums such as Fondation Beyeler, Basel have featured Andy Warhol's work in the past.

Andy Warhol in the news

Andy Warhol has been featured in articles for Art Basel Stories, Juliet Art Magazine and Aesthetica. The most recent article is Major Andy Warhol retrospective opens at Fonds Hélène & Édouard Leclerc in Landerneau written for ArtDaily in June 2026. The artist died in 1987.

Artist's alternative names: Warhol

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