A remarkable number of the most expensive pieces sold at auction in 2019 were created after the year 1960, indicating a strong market for contemporary work.
Below, we have the 10 most expensive pieces of art sold at auction this year. As Artsy reports, the pieces exclusively sold from Christie’s and Sotheby’s, and almost entirely out of their New York salesrooms.
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$110,747,000
Claude Monet, Meules, 1890
Sotheby’s New York, May 14, 2019
$91,075,000
Jeff Koons, Rabbit, 1986
Christie’s New York, May 15, 2019
$88,805,000
Robert Rauschenberg, Buffalo II, 1964
Christie’s New York, May 15, 2019
$59,295,000
Paul Cezanne, Bouilloire et fruits, 1888–90
Christie’s New York, May 13, 2019
$54,936,000
Pablo Picasso, Femme Au Chien, 1962
Sotheby’s New York, May 14, 2019
$53,000,000
Andy Warhol, Double Elvis [Ferus Type], 1963
Christie’s New York, May 15, 2019
$52,485,000
Ed Ruscha, Hurting the Word Radio #2, 1964
Christie’s New York, November 13, 2019
$50,380,000
Francis Bacon, Study for a Head, 1952
Sotheby’s New York, May 16, 2019
$50,095,250
Mark Rothko, Untitled, 1960
Sotheby’s New York, May 16, 2019
$49,557,100
David Hockney, Henry Geldzahler and Christopher Scott, 1969
Christie’s London, March 6, 2019
