Artists ranked by auction record
326 artists, scored from verifiable museum, gallery, press and market credentials. Showing ranks 1–50 (page 1 of 7).
| # | Artist | Nationality | Cofactor | Score | Auction record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gerhard Richter | German | 215.65 | 7962.0 | $46,300,000 |
| 2 | Peter Doig | British | 112.89 | 2154.0 | $39,858,000 |
| 3 | Yoshitomo Nara | Japanese | 128.75 | 2811.0 | $24,900,000 |
| 4 | Kerry James Marshall | American | 89.34 | 1339.5 | $21,100,000 |
| 5 | Maurizio Cattelan | Italian | 124.31 | 2618.5 | $17,189,000 |
| 6 | Takashi Murakami | Japanese | 144.23 | 3537.0 | $15,165,000 |
| 7 | Zhang Xiaogang | Chinese | 92.07 | 1424.0 | $12,100,000 |
| 8 | Mark Bradford | American | 91.84 | 1417.0 | $11,986,400 |
| 9 | Liu Xiaodong | Chinese | 79.93 | 1068.0 | $11,800,000 |
| 10 | Tarsila do Amaral | Brazilian | 93.88 | 1481.5 | $11,250,000 |
| 11 | Yayoi Kusama | Japanese | 191.80 | 6287.0 | $10,900,000 |
| 12 | Julie Mehretu | Ethiopian, American | 121.82 | 2513.5 | $10,700,000 |
| 13 | Cai Guo-Qiang | Chinese | 124.79 | 2639.0 | $9,500,000 |
| 14 | David Hammons | American | 102.50 | 1771.0 | $8,000,000 |
| 15 | Félix González-Torres | Cuban | 115.08 | 2239.5 | $7,669,000 |
| 16 | Cecily Brown | British | 101.08 | 1721.5 | $6,776,200 |
| 17 | Antony Gormley | British | 136.92 | 3184.0 | $6,662,500 |
| 18 | Xu Bing | Chinese | 127.47 | 2755.0 | $6,600,000 |
| 19 | Marlene Dumas | South African | 105.19 | 1866.5 | $6,340,000 |
| 20 | Raqib Shaw | Indian | 64.93 | 698.5 | $5,488,000 |
| 21 | Ai Weiwei | Chinese | 152.55 | 3961.0 | $5,400,000 |
| 22 | Thomas Schütte | German | 118.26 | 2367.0 | $5,300,000 |
| 23 | Rosemarie Trockel | German | 121.09 | 2483.0 | $4,980,000 |
| 24 | Tracey Emin | British | 107.43 | 1948.0 | $4,350,000 |
| 25 | Paula Rego | Portuguese | 133.86 | 3041.5 | $4,300,000 |
| 26 | Glenn Ligon | American | 111.97 | 2118.5 | $3,970,000 |
| 27 | Anselm Kiefer | German | 154.93 | 4087.0 | $3,950,000 |
| 28 | Anish Kapoor | British | 147.51 | 3701.0 | $3,870,000 |
| 29 | Jeff Wall | Canadian | 111.08 | 2084.5 | $3,600,000 |
| 30 | Lynette Yiadom-Boakye | British | 83.77 | 1175.0 | $3,600,000 |
| 31 | Amoako Boafo | Ghanaian | 65.00 | 700.0 | $3,400,000 |
| 32 | Njideka Akunyili Crosby | Nigerian | 73.10 | 890.0 | $3,375,000 |
| 33 | Martin Puryear | American | 76.31 | 971.5 | $3,000,000 |
| 34 | Rashid Johnson | American | 81.66 | 1115.5 | $3,000,000 |
| 35 | Luc Tuymans | Belgian | 139.31 | 3297.0 | $2,704,000 |
| 36 | El Anatsui | Ghanaian | 121.33 | 2493.0 | $2,228,000 |
| 37 | Lee Ufan | South Korean | 120.58 | 2462.0 | $2,200,000 |
| 38 | Ron Mueck | Australian | 80.19 | 1075.0 | $2,200,000 |
| 39 | Toyin Ojih Odutola | Nigerian | 67.47 | 755.5 | $2,150,000 |
| 40 | Olafur Eliasson | Icelandic, Danish | 155.98 | 4143.0 | $2,100,000 |
| 41 | Beatriz Milhazes | Brazilian | 90.51 | 1375.5 | $2,098,500 |
| 42 | Wangechi Mutu | Kenyan | 94.34 | 1496.5 | $1,981,000 |
| 43 | Hiroshi Sugimoto | Japanese | 134.78 | 3084.0 | $1,888,000 |
| 44 | Xu Zhen | Chinese | 81.94 | 1123.5 | $1,800,000 |
| 45 | Mickalene Thomas | American | 92.42 | 1435.0 | $1,800,000 |
| 46 | Alberto da Veiga Guignard | Brazilian | 96.23 | 1558.0 | $1,800,000 |
| 47 | Adriana Varejão | Brazilian | 83.14 | 1157.0 | $1,770,000 |
| 48 | Shirin Neshat | Iranian | 126.51 | 2713.0 | $1,700,000 |
| 49 | Emily Kame Kngwarreye | Australian | 84.43 | 1194.0 | $1,600,000 |
| 50 | William Kentridge | South African | 146.14 | 3632.0 | $1,538,500 |
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