Leading fine art auction sales worldwide 2023, by price realized

Published by Statista Research Department, Mar 20, 2024

On November 8, 2023, auction house Sotheby's sold Pablo Picasso's artwork "Femme à la montre" for roughly 139 million U.S. dollars. That was the highest price realized reported at fine art auction sales that year. Gustav Klimt's work "Dame mit Fächer (Lady with a Fan)", sold by Sotheby's on June 27, 2023, recorded the second-highest figure, fetching nearly 109 million U.S. dollars. The price realized is the final auction price, including both the hammer price and the buyer's premium.

Leading fine art auction sales worldwide in 2023, by price realized (in million U.S. dollars)

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March 2024

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Worldwide

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2023

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The source specifies that figures refer to fine art auctions that occurred between January 1 and December 31, 2022. Data on fine art include paintings, sculptures, drawings, photographs, prints, videos, installations, tapestries, and NFTs but exclude antiques, anonymous cultural goods, and furniture.

Price realized refers to the final auction prize, including the hammer price and buyer's premium. Figures have been rounded.

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