The statistic illustrates the most collectible living artists at auction worldwide from January 1, 2011 to May 19, 2016, by total value of secondary market sales. Between 2011 and 2016, German born Gerhard Richter was the most collectible living artist worldwide with secondary market sales at auction reaching 1.21 billion U.S. dollars.
Most collectible living artists at auction worldwide from 2011 to 2016, by value of sales (in million U.S. dollars)
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Artnet. (May 26, 2016). Most collectible living artists at auction worldwide from 2011 to 2016, by value of sales (in million U.S. dollars) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved June 10, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/325172/most-collectible-living-artists-by-value-of-sales-worldwide/
Artnet. "Most collectible living artists at auction worldwide from 2011 to 2016, by value of sales (in million U.S. dollars)." Chart. May 26, 2016. Statista. Accessed June 10, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/325172/most-collectible-living-artists-by-value-of-sales-worldwide/
Artnet. (2016). Most collectible living artists at auction worldwide from 2011 to 2016, by value of sales (in million U.S. dollars). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: June 10, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/325172/most-collectible-living-artists-by-value-of-sales-worldwide/
Artnet. "Most Collectible Living Artists at Auction Worldwide from 2011 to 2016, by Value of Sales (in Million U.S. Dollars)." Statista, Statista Inc., 26 May 2016, https://www.statista.com/statistics/325172/most-collectible-living-artists-by-value-of-sales-worldwide/
Artnet, Most collectible living artists at auction worldwide from 2011 to 2016, by value of sales (in million U.S. dollars) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/325172/most-collectible-living-artists-by-value-of-sales-worldwide/ (last visited June 10, 2024)
Most collectible living artists at auction worldwide from 2011 to 2016, by value of sales (in million U.S. dollars) [Graph], Artnet, May 26, 2016. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/325172/most-collectible-living-artists-by-value-of-sales-worldwide/