Artprice and its CEO thierry Ehrmann are proud to present the 50 greatest artworks sold at auction last year. In the first half, Modern Art returned to 'auction leader' position with two results above the $100 million threshold. Photo: https://mma.prnewswire.com/media/841603/Artprice_Van_Gogh.jpg The Art Market's principal motivation has always been to seek the exceptional and the rare. The quest for strong sensations is an inherent characteristic of its history and its market: by acquiring an artwork, the collector also acquires an extraordinary history. Collectors are naturally on the lookout for the right work by the right artist at the right time and at the right price, but they are also looking for a story that they relates to. In spite of these 'search criteria', the Art Market posts a global average 30% to 35% unsold rate, a key indicator of the Market's health. The inescapable processes of selection - indispensable to the Market's refinement - are at the heart of the Museum Industry, the growth of which represents a genuine revolution in Art History. Museums have in effect become the Temples of our 21st century: the number of visitors has multiplied by at least ten over the last 20 years. This represents an outstanding growth rate and it has been accompanied by the development of an entertainment market offering all manner of interactivity, derivatives, virtual visits, etc. In sum, with the museums, the galleries and the auction houses, art has become a vast domain for leisure, discovery, education and curiosity. Rank; Artist; Artwork; Price ($) 1; Amedeo MODIGLIANI (1884-1920) [https://www.artprice.com/artist/19969/amedeo-modigliani]; Nu couche (sur le cote gauche) (1917) [https://www.artprice.com/artist/19969/amedeo-modigliani/painting/15810060/nu%20 couche%20 (sur%20le%20cote%20gauche) ]; 157,159,000 2; Pablo PICASSO (1881-1973) [https://www.artprice.com/artist/22796/pablo-picasso]; Fillette la corbeille fleurie (1905) [https://www.artprice.com/artist/22796/pablo-picasso/painting/15639912/fillette% 20a%20la%20corbeille%20fleurie ]; 115,000,000 3; Edward HOPPER (1882-1967) [https://www.artprice.com/artist/13846/edward-hopper]; Chop Suey (1929) [https://www.artprice.com/artist/13846/edward-hopper/painting/17134023/chop%20su ey ]; 91,875,000 4; David HOCKNEY (b. 1937) [https://www.artprice.com/artist/13619/david-hockney]; Portrait of an Artist (Pool with Two Figures) (1972) [https://www.artprice.com/artist/13619/david-hockney/painting/17185119/portrait% 20of%20an%20artist%20 (pool%20with%20two%20figures)%20 ]; 90,312,500 5; Kasimir MALEVICH (1878-1935) [https://www.artprice.com/artist/18536/kasimir-sevrinovitch-malevich]; Suprematist Composition (1916) [https://www.artprice.com/artist/18536/kasimir-sevrinovitch-malevich/painting/15 811683/suprematist%20composition%20 ]; 85,812,500 6; Claude MONET (1840-1926) [https://www.artprice.com/artist/20093/claude-monet]; Nympheas en fleur (c.1914-1917) [https://www.artprice.com/artist/20093/claude-monet/painting/15639897/nympheas%2 0en%20fleur%20 ]; 84,687,500 7; Henri MATISSE (1869-1954) [https://www.artprice.com/artist/19177/henri-matisse]; Odalisque couchee aux magnolias (1923) [https://www.artprice.com/artist/19177/henri-matisse/painting/15639891/odalisque %20couchee%20aux%20magnolias%20 ]; 80,750,000 8; Constantin BRANCUSI (1876-1957) [https://www.artprice.com/artist/3702/constantin-brancusi]; La jeune fille sophistiquee (1928) [https://www.artprice.com/artist/3702/constantin-brancusi/sculpture-volume/15811 704/la%20jeune%20fille%20sophistiquee%20 (portrait%20de%20nancy%20cunard)%20 * ]; 71,000,000 9; Willem DE KOONING (1904-1997) [https://www.artprice.com/artist/15725/willem-kooning-de]; Woman as Landscape (1954-1955) [https://www.artprice.com/artist/15725/willem-kooning-de/painting/17134008/woman %20as%20landscape%20 ]; 68,937,500 10; Pablo PICASSO (1881-1973) [https://www.artprice.com/artist/22796/pablo-picasso]; Femme au beret et a la robe quadrillee (1937) [https://www.artprice.com/artist/22796/pablo-picasso/painting/15271545/femme%20a u%20beret%20et%20a%20la%20robe%20quadrillee%20 (marie-therese%20walter) * * ]; 68,702,214 11; ZAO Wou-Ki (1921-2013) [https://www.artprice.com/artist/31245/wou-ki-zao]; Juin-Octobre 1985 (1985) [https://www.artprice.com/artist/31245/wou-ki-zao/painting/16860528/juin-octobre %201985%20 (1985 6 10 )]; 65,204,489 12; SU Shi (1037-1101) [https://www.artprice.com/artist/458151/shi-su]; Wood and rock [https://www.artprice.com/artist/458151/shi-su/drawing-watercolor/17300127/wood% 20and%20rock%20 ( )]; 59,206,820 13; Pablo PICASSO (1881-1973) [https://www.artprice.com/artist/22796/pablo-picasso]; La Dormeuse (1932) [https://www.artprice.com/artist/22796/pablo-picasso/painting/15334500/la%20dorm euse]; 57,829,046 14; Jackson POLLOCK (1912-1956) [https://www.artprice.com/artist/23185/jackson-pollock]; Composition with Red Strokes (1950) [https://www.artprice.com/artist/23185/jackson-pollock/painting/17134038/composi tion%20with%20red%20strokes ]; 55,437,500 15; Francis BACON (1909-1992) [https://www.artprice.com/artist/1148/francis-bacon]; Study for Portrait (1977) [https://www.artprice.com/artist/1148/francis-bacon/painting/15844812/]; 49,812,500 16; Jean-Michel BASQUIAT (1960-1988) [https://www.artprice.com/artist/1608/jean-michel-basquiat]; Flexible (1984) [https://www.artprice.com/artist/1608/jean-michel-basquiat/painting/15852912/fle xible]; 45,315,000 17; PAN Tianshou (1897-1971) [https://www.artprice.com/artist/22020/tianshou-pan]; View From the Peek (1963) [https://www.artprice.com/artist/22020/tianshou-pan/drawing-watercolor/17317602/ view%20from%20the%20peek%20 ( )]; 41,392,525 18; Vincent VAN GOGH (1853-1890) [https://www.artprice.com/artist/11598/vincent-gogh-van]; Vue de l'asile et de la Chapelle Saint-Paul de Mausole (1889) [https://www.artprice.com/artist/11598/vincent-gogh-van/painting/15811722/vue%25 20de%2520l%27asile%2520et%2520de%2520la%2520chapelle%2520saint-paul%2520de%2520m ausole%2520%28saint-remy%29%E3%80%8A%EF%BC%88%E5%9C%A3%E9%9B%B7%E7%B1%B3%EF%BC%8 9%E8%8E%AB%E5%B0%94%E7%B4%A2%E7%9A%84%E5%9C%A3%E4%BF%9D%E7%BD%97%E6%95%99%E5%A0% 82%E5%92%8C%E7%96%97%E5%85%BB%E9%99%A2%E3%80%8B]; 39,687,500 19; Andy WARHOL (1928-1987) [https://www.artprice.com/artist/30269/andy-warhol]; Double Elvis [Ferus Type] (1963) [https://www.artprice.com/artist/30269/andy-warhol/painting/15844818/double%20el vis%20%5Bferus%20type%5D]; 37,000,000 20; Pablo PICASSO (1881-1973) [https://www.artprice.com/artist/22796/pablo-picasso]; Le repos (1932) [https://www.artprice.com/artist/22796/pablo-picasso/painting/15809583/le%20repo s ]; 36,920,500 21; Pablo PICASSO (1881-1973) [https://www.artprice.com/artist/22796/pablo-picasso]; Buste de femme de profil (Femme ecrivant) (1932) [https://www.artprice.com/artist/22796/pablo-picasso/painting/16166400/buste%20d e%20femme%20de%20profil%20 (femme%20ecrivant) ]; 35,974,916 22; Mark ROTHKO (1903-1970) [https://www.artprice.com/artist/25021/mark-rothko]; Untitled (Rust, Blacks on Plum) (1962) [https://www.artprice.com/artist/25021/mark-rothko/painting/17185146/untitled%20 (rust,%20blacks%20on%20plum)]; 35,712,500 23; Paul GAUGUIN (1848-1903) [https://www.artprice.com/artist/10904/paul-gauguin]; La Vague (1888) [https://www.artprice.com/artist/10904/paul-gauguin/painting/15639885/la%20vague ]; 35,187,500 24; Jackson POLLOCK (1912-1956) [https://www.artprice.com/artist/23185/jackson-pollock]; Number 32, 1949 (1949) [https://www.artprice.com/artist/23185/jackson-pollock/painting/15860430/number% 2032,%201949 32 1949 ]; 34,098,000 25; Georges Pierre SEURAT (1859-1891) [https://www.artprice.com/artist/26469/georges-seurat]; La rade de Grandcamp (Le port de Grandcamp) (1885) [https://www.artprice.com/artist/26469/georges-seurat/painting/15639921/la%20rad e%20de%20grandcamp%20 (le%20port%20de%20grandcamp) ]; 34,062,500 26; Claude MONET (1840-1926) [https://www.artprice.com/artist/20093/claude-monet]; La Gare Saint-Lazare, vue exterieure (1877) [https://www.artprice.com/artist/20093/claude-monet/painting/16144248/la%20gare% 20saint-lazare,%20vue%20exterieure]; 32,960,961 27; Claude MONET (1840-1926) [https://www.artprice.com/artist/20093/claude-monet]; Exterieur de la gare Saint-Lazare, effet de soleil (1877) [https://www.artprice.com/artist/20093/claude-monet/painting/15639945/exterieur% 20de%20la%20gare%20saint-lazare,%20effet%20de%20soleil ]; 32,937,500 28; Gerhard RICHTER (b. 1932) [https://www.artprice.com/artist/24376/gerhard-richter]; Abstraktes Bild (1987) [https://www.artprice.com/artist/24376/gerhard-richter/painting/17206359/abstrak tes%20bild ]; 32,000,000 29; Juan GRIS (1887-1927) [https://www.artprice.com/artist/12022/juan-gris]; La table de musicien (1914) [https://www.artprice.com/artist/12022/juan-gris/painting/15639873/la%20table%20 de%20musicien ]; 31,812,500 30; Claude MONET (1840-1926) [https://www.artprice.com/artist/20093/claude-monet]; Le bassin aux nympheas (1917-1919) [https://www.artprice.com/artist/20093/claude-monet/painting/17160522/le%20bassi n%20aux%20nympheas]; 31,812,500 31; Andy WARHOL (1928-1987) [https://www.artprice.com/artist/30269/andy-warhol]; Six Self Portraits (1986) [https://www.artprice.com/artist/30269/andy-warhol/painting/15291357/six%20self% 20portraits]; 31,414,491 32; Jean-Michel BASQUIAT (1960-1988) [https://www.artprice.com/artist/1608/jean-michel-basquiat]; Flesh And Spirit (1982/83) [https://www.artprice.com/artist/1608/jean-michel-basquiat/painting/15860460/fle sh%20and%20spirit ]; 30,711,000 33; Mark ROTHKO (1903-1970) [https://www.artprice.com/artist/25021/mark-rothko]; No. 7 (Dark Over Light) (1954) [https://www.artprice.com/artist/25021/mark-rothko/painting/15844893/no%207%20 (dark%20over%20light)]; 30,687,500 34; Lucian FREUD (1922-2011) [https://www.artprice.com/artist/10385/lucian-freud]; Portrait on a White Cover (2002/03) [https://www.artprice.com/artist/10385/lucian-freud/painting/16229874/portrait%2 0on%20a%20white%20cover ]; 29,732,780 35; Pablo PICASSO (1881-1973) [https://www.artprice.com/artist/22796/pablo-picasso]; La Lampe (1931) [https://www.artprice.com/artist/22796/pablo-picasso/painting/17160492/la%20lamp e]; 29,562,500 36; David HOCKNEY (b. 1937) [https://www.artprice.com/artist/13619/david-hockney]; Pacific Coast Highway and Santa Monica (1990) [https://www.artprice.com/artist/13619/david-hockney/painting/15860451/]; 28,453,000 37; Andy WARHOL (1928-1987) [https://www.artprice.com/artist/30269/andy-warhol]; Most Wanted Men No. 11, John Joseph H., Jr (1964) [https://www.artprice.com/artist/30269/andy-warhol/painting/15844836/most%20want ed%20men%20no%2011,%20john%20joseph%20h,%20jr]; 28,437,500 38; Ren MAGRITTE (1898-1967) [https://www.artprice.com/artist/18384/rene-magritte]; Le principe du plaisir (1937) [https://www.artprice.com/artist/18384/rene-magritte/painting/17166501/]; 26,830,500 39; Francis BACON (1909-1992) [https://www.artprice.com/artist/1148/francis-bacon]; Figure in Movement (1972) [https://www.artprice.com/artist/1148/francis-bacon/painting/16837506/]; 25,918,362 40; Jean-Michel BASQUIAT (1960-1988) [https://www.artprice.com/artist/1608/jean-michel-basquiat]; Untitled (Pollo Frito) (1982) [https://www.artprice.com/artist/1608/jean-michel-basquiat/painting/17206398/unt itled%20 (pollo%20frito) ]; 25,701,500 41; Pablo PICASSO (1881-1973) [https://www.artprice.com/artist/22796/pablo-picasso]; Femme dans un fauteuil (Dora Maar) (1942) [https://www.artprice.com/artist/22796/pablo-picasso/painting/16144233/femme%20d ans%20un%20fauteuil%20 (dora%20maar)]; 25,539,921 42; Egon SCHIELE (1890-1918) [https://www.artprice.com/artist/25911/egon-schiele]; Dammernde stadt (Die kleine stadt ii) (1913) [https://www.artprice.com/artist/25911/egon-schiele/painting/17166453/dammernde% 20stadt%20 (die%20kleine%20stadt%20ii)%20(city%20in%20twilight%20(the%20small%20city%20ii)) ]; 24,572,500 43; Wassily KANDINSKY (1866-1944) [https://www.artprice.com/artist/15079/wassily-kandinsky]; Improvisation auf mahagoni (1910) [https://www.artprice.com/artist/15079/wassily-kandinsky/painting/17166414/impro visation%20auf%20mahagoni%20 (improvisation%20on%20mahogany) ]; 24,233,800 44; Richard DIEBENKORN (1922-1993) [https://www.artprice.com/artist/7696/richard-diebenkorn]; Ocean Park #126 (1984) [https://www.artprice.com/artist/7696/richard-diebenkorn/painting/15844869/ocean %20park%20#126]; 23,937,500 45; ZAO Wou-Ki (1921-2013) [https://www.artprice.com/artist/31245/wou-ki-zao]; Et la terre etait sans forme (1956-1957) [https://www.artprice.com/artist/31245/wou-ki-zao/painting/15515940/et%20la%20te rre%20etait%20sans%20forme ]; 23,305,301 46; Wassily KANDINSKY (1866-1944) [https://www.artprice.com/artist/15079/wassily-kandinsky]; Zum thema jngstes gericht (1913) [https://www.artprice.com/artist/15079/wassily-kandinsky/painting/17166420/zum%2 0thema%20jungstes%20gericht%20 (on%20the%20theme%20of%20the%20last%20judgement) ]; 22,879,000 47; Jeff KOONS (b. 1955) [https://www.artprice.com/artist/43452/jeff-koons]; Play-Doh (1994-2014) [https://www.artprice.com/artist/43452/jeff-koons/sculpture-volume/15844827/play -doh]; 22,812,500 48; Pablo PICASSO (1881-1973) [https://www.artprice.com/artist/22796/pablo-picasso]; Le matador (1970) [https://www.artprice.com/artist/22796/pablo-picasso/painting/15271638/le%20mata dor ]; 22,780,091 49; Joan MIRO (1893-1983) [https://www.artprice.com/artist/19928/joan-miro]; Femme dans la nuit (1945) [https://www.artprice.com/artist/19928/joan-miro/painting/17227206/femme%20dans% 20la%20nuit]; 22,590,000 50; Richard DIEBENKORN (1922-1993) [https://www.artprice.com/artist/7696/richard-diebenkorn]; Ocean Park #137 (1985) [https://www.artprice.com/artist/7696/richard-diebenkorn/painting/17185185/]; 22,587,500 Copyright (C)2019 thierry Ehrmann - www.artprice.com [http://www.artprice.com/] Try our services (free demo): https://www.artprice.com/artist/23640/baishi-qi [https://www.artprice.com/artist/23640/baishi-qi] Subscribe to our services: https://www.artprice.com/subscription [https://www.artprice.com/subscription] About Artprice: Artprice is listed on the Eurolist by Euronext Paris, SRD long only and Euroclear: 7478 - Bloomberg: PRC - Reuters: ARTF. 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