Works by artists living at the time of sale, ranked by hammer price at public auction in millions of USD. Jeff Koons's stainless steel "Rabbit" (1986) became the most expensive work by a living artist ever sold at auction when it achieved $...
About: Most Expensive Artworks by Living Artists (All Time)
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Works by artists living at the time of sale, ranked by hammer price at public auction in millions of USD. Jeff Koons's stainless steel "Rabbit" (1986) became the most expensive work by a living artist ever sold at auction when it achieved $91.1 million at Christie's New York in May 2019 — surpassing David Hockney's record set just six months earlier.
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Hurting the Word Radio No.2 (Ed Ruscha) leads with 53 in 2023.
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Average value in 2023: 53 · median: 53.
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2019 recorded the highest combined total across all categories.
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Data Points
8
8 categories
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8 years
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Top Value
91
Rabbit (Jeff Koons)
Auction Price (Million USD) · 2019
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Metrics
1
Auction Price (Million USD)
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Period
2006 – 2023
8 years of data
Statistical Summary — 2023
53
Maximum
53
Minimum
53
Average
53
Median
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