The only sure thing is that the art market has survived Covid-19. It might not be thriving, but it’s certainly here to stay.
Francis Bacon’s Triptych Inspired by the Oresteia of Aeschylus, $84.6 million
Painted in 1981 and sold at Sotheby’s.
Roy Lichtenstein’s Nude with Joyous Painting, $46.2 million
Painted in 1994 and sold at Christie’s.
David Hockney’s Nichols Canyon, $41 million
Painted in 1980 and sold at Phillips.
Ren Renfa’s Five Drunken Princes Returning on Horseback, $39.4 million
Painted circa the late 13th century or early 14th century and sold at Sotheby’s.
Cy Twombly’s Untitled [Bolsena], $38.7 million
Painted in 1969 and sold at Christie’s.
Sanyu’s Quatre Nus, $33.3 million
Painted in the 1950s and sold at Sotheby’s.
Tyrannosaurus Rex, $31.9 million
Died about 67 million years ago and sold at Christie’s.
Mark Rothko’s Untitled, $31.3 million
Painted in 1967 and sold at Christie’s.
Barnett Newman’s Onement V, $30.9 million
Painted in 1952 and sold at Christie’s.
Brice Marden’s Complements, $30.9 million
Painted from 2004 to 2007 and sold at Christie’s.
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