The rating is compiled on the basis of data provided by agency Skate's Art Market Research on Top-5000 most expensive works of visual art sold at open auctions before 2013 (data on closed private sales were ignored).
The
rating is headed by Gerhard Richter. Top-5000 includes
110 of his paintings with total value of $ 746,083 million. The
average price of Richter's works is $ 6,782 million. The
highest average price of traditional Chinese-style works by Chinese artist Cui
Ruzhuo amounts to $ 8,139 million.
Gerhard Richter followed by Jeff Koons, Jasper Johns, and Damien Hirst represent Top-50 world's most expensive artists of 2013.
Gerhard Richter followed by Jeff Koons, Jasper Johns, and Damien Hirst represent Top-50 world's most expensive artists of 2013.
The presented rating is
remarkable for three women (Marlene Dumas, Cindy Sherman, Bridget Riley) and
14(!) Chinese artists being included.
The
33-th line in the rating is occupied by the only one of Russian artists - Ilya
Kabakov. Top-5000 includes 3 of his paintings with total value of $ 12,322 million.
Artists'
years of birth, as well as art styles and movements to which the most of their
sold paintings refer, are indicated in the table.
| RANK |
ARTIST
|
QUANTITY OF
WORKS IN ТОP-5000 |
AVERAGE PRICE
(USD million) |
TOTAL VALUE
(USD million) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Gerhard Richter (1932), Avant-garde
|
110
|
6,782
|
746,083
|
| 2 |
Jeff Koons (1955), Neo-pop
|
44
|
6,854
|
301,582
|
| 3 |
Jasper Johns (1932), Pop-art
|
32
|
6,470
|
207,049
|
| 4 |
Damien Hirst (1965), Conceptual Art
|
32
|
5,091
|
162,905
|
| 5 |
Zao Wou-Ki (1921), Abstract Expressionism
|
35
|
3,645
|
127,607
|
| 6 |
Richard Prince (1949), Abstract art
|
21
|
4,433
|
93,094
|
| 7 |
Zhang Xiaogang (1958), Symbolism, Surrealism
|
17
|
4,787
|
81,395
|
| 8 |
Zeng Fanzhi (1964), Expressionism
|
17
|
4,298
|
73,075
|
| 9 |
Peter Doig (1959), Magic Realism
|
13
|
5,218 |
67,834
|
10
|
Wayne Thiebaud (1920), Pop Art, Neo-realism
|
13
|
3,272
|
42,539
|
11
|
Ed Ruscha (1937), Pop Art
|
11
|
3,742
|
41,167
|
12
|
Takashi Murakami (1963), Neo-pop
|
8
|
5,072
|
40,583
|
13
|
Yue Minjun (1962), Cynical Realism
|
9
|
3,872
|
34,848
|
14
|
Chu Teh-Chun (Zhu Dequn) (1920), Abstract Expressionism
|
10
|
3,384
|
33,846
|
15
|
Frank Stella (1936), Minimalism
|
10
|
3,306
|
33,060
|
16
|
David Hockney (1937), Pop Art
|
7
|
4,585
|
32,098
|
17
|
Ellsworth Kelly (1923), Color Field painting, Minimalism
|
8
|
3,737
|
29,901
|
18
|
Christopher Wool (1955), Abstract art
|
6
|
4,779
|
28,674
|
19
|
Cui Ruzhuo (1944), Guchua
|
3
|
8,139
|
24,418
|
20
|
Robert Ryman (1930), Minimalism
|
5
|
4,729
|
23,645
|
21
|
Liu Xiaodong (1963), Realism
|
5
|
4,543
|
22,716
|
22
|
Maurizio Cattelan (1960), Conceptual Art
|
6
|
3,613
|
21,681
|
23
|
Brice Marden (1938), Minimalism
|
4
|
4,838
|
19,355
|
24
|
Miquel Barceló (1957), Art Brut
|
5
|
3,684
|
18,423
|
25
|
Frank Auerbach (1931), Expressionism
|
5
|
3,306
|
16,531
|
26
|
Georg Baselitz (1938), Neo-expressionism
|
4
|
4,116
|
16,464
|
27
|
Glenn Brown (1966), Neorealism, Surrealism
|
3
|
4,878
|
14,635
|
28
|
Cai Guo Qiang (1957), Conceptual Art
|
3
|
4,860
|
14,581
|
29
|
Mark Tansey, (1949), Postmodernism
|
4
|
3,594
|
14,376
|
30
|
Bruce Nauman (1941), Conceptual art
|
2
|
6,954
|
13,909
|
31
|
Chuck Close (1940), Hyperrealism
|
4
|
3,472
|
13,888
|
32
|
Fang Lijun (1963), Cynical Realism
|
4
|
3,247
|
12,989
|
33
|
Ilya Kabakov (1933), Conceptual art
|
3
|
4,107
|
12,322
|
34
|
Shen Yaoyi (1943), Realism
|
2
|
5,623
|
11,245
|
35
|
John Currin (1962), Postmodernism
|
3
|
3,648
|
10,944
|
36
|
Andreas Gursky (1955), Photo
|
3
|
3,529
|
10,587
|
37
|
Robert Indiana (1928), Pop-art
|
3
|
3,349
|
10,469
|
38
|
Antony Gormley (1950), New British Sculpture
|
2
|
4,949
|
9,898
|
39
|
Marlene Dumas (1953), Neo-expressionism
|
2
|
4,836
|
9,672
|
40
|
Cindy Sherman (1954), Photo
|
3
|
3,181
|
9,544
|
41
|
Anish Kapoor (1954), New British Sculpture
|
3
|
3,051
|
9,153
|
42
|
Yayoi Kusama (1929), Minimalism
|
2
|
4,563
|
9,125
|
43
|
Martial Raysse (1936), New-realism, Pop-art
|
2
|
4,527
|
9,054
|
44
|
Yang Feiyun (1954), Realism
|
2
|
4,093
|
8,185
|
45
|
Bridget Riley (1931), Op-art
|
2
|
4,007
|
8,015
|
46
|
Leng Jun (1963), Realism
|
2
|
3,851
|
7,629
|
47
|
2
|
3,563
|
7,126
| |
48
|
Robert Gober (1954), Sculpture, Conceptual art
|
2
|
3,506
|
7,012
|
49
|
Chen Danqing (1953), Realism
|
2
|
3,433
|
6,865
|
50
|
Urs Fischer (1973), Conceptual art
|
1
|
6,803
|
6,803
|