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Contemporary artists with the highest auction sales worldwide between July 2023 and June 2024, by gender

A Statista chart published in October 2024 ranks the top ten contemporary artists by auction sales from July 2023 to June 2024, broken down by gender. Jean-Michel Basquiat leads all artists with $516.2 million in sales, followed by Yoshitomo Nara ($70.6 million), George Condo ($47.4 million), and Keith Haring ($36.2 million). Julie Mehretu is the only female artist in the top ten, with $36.0 million in sales. The data covers public auctions of paintings, drawings, sculptures, prints, photographs, videos, tapestries, installations, and NFTs, excluding antiques, furniture, and anonymous cultural goods.

Global share of contemporary art auction revenue 2024

A Statista chart published in April 2025 shows the geographical distribution of post-war and contemporary art auction revenue worldwide in 2024. The United States dominated with 48% of the combined post-war and contemporary market, followed by China (17%), the United Kingdom (15%), France (6%), Germany (2%), and other countries (11%). When broken down, the U.S. held 50% of post-war and 45% of contemporary revenue, while China captured 13% of post-war and 25% of contemporary revenue, reflecting its stronger position in the contemporary segment.

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Sotheby's will open its first auction season in the Breuer building this fall with the Pritzker collection, a private cache of paintings never before seen outside a Chicago living room. The collection, built by Cindy and Jay Pritzker, carries an overall estimate north of $120 million, with the lead lot being Vincent van Gogh's 1887 still life *Romans Parisiens (Les Livres jaunes)*, estimated at close to $40 million. Other highlights include works by Paul Gauguin, Henri Matisse, Max Beckmann, Ernst Ludwig Kirchner, Joan Miró, Camille Pissarro, and a 15th-century sea chart by Petrus Roselli.