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Meet the Art Market’s Most Bankable Artists

This article is part of the Artnet Intelligence Report, The Year Ahead 2025. Our analysis of the second half of the year’s market trends provides a data-driven overview of the current state of the art world, highlighting auction results and trends, and spotlights the evolving tastes in a turbulent market.

European Old Masters

Jean-Siméon Chardin,

Jean-Siméon Chardin, Le Melon entamé (1760) the highest-priced artist at auction in the European Old Masters category.

Top 10 European Old Masters auction results in 2024 featuring Jean-Siméon Chardin, Titian, Rembrandt, and Botticelli with total sales, sell-through rates, and artist rankings.

Impressionist and Modern

A stylized painting of a woman sculptor sitting beside a bust on a wooden easel, rendered in Picasso’s signature Cubist style.

La Statuaire (1925) by Pablo Picasso, the third-highest-priced artist at auction in the Impressionist and Modern category.

Top-selling modern artists at auction in 2024 including René Magritte, Claude Monet, Pablo Picasso, and Vincent van Gogh with total sales, sell-through rates, and rankings.

Postwar

A vibrant painting by David Hockney depicting a neatly trimmed green lawn being watered by multiple sprinklers in a suburban backyard setting.

David Hockney, A Lawn Being Sprinkled (1967) the third-highest-priced artist at auction in the postwar category.

Top-selling postwar and contemporary artists at auction in 2024 including Andy Warhol, Yayoi Kusama, David Hockney, and Leonora Carrington with total sales, lots sold, and sell-through rates.

Contemporary

Yoshitomo Nara painting of wide-eyed child with long brown hair on yellow background, contemporary Japanese art portrait style.

Yoshitomo Nara, I Want to See the Bright Lights Tonight (2017), the second-highest selling artist at auction in the contemporary category

Chart of top ultra-contemporary artists by auction sales in 2024 including Lynette Yiadom-Boakye, Huang Yuxing, Rashid Johnson, with total sales and sell-through rates.

Ultra-Contemporary

Contemporary artwork by Jonas Wood featuring a tropical plant, black cat, and fruit arrangement including bananas and pineapples on a tiled floor with a brick wall background.

Jonas Wood, Still Life with Cat and Fruit (2020), the fifth-highest-priced artist at auction in the ultra-contemporary category.

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