Top 20 Best Selling Artists* 1) Pablo Picasso sold a total of 1,269 lots out of 1,709 offered for a total of $405,708,629 (over $319,000 per lot)2) Andy Warhol sold a total of 764 lots out of 1,082 offered for a total of $355,732,348 (over $465,000 per lot)3) Alberto Giacometti sold a total of 75 lots out of 101 offered for a total of $238,049,966 (over $3.17 million per lot)4) Henri Matisse sold a total of 203 lots out of 291 offered for a total of $196,189,286 (over $966,000 per lot)5) Amedeo Modigliani sold a total of 17 lots out of 29 offered for a total of $156,661,240 (over $9.21 million per lot)6) Roy Lichtenstein sold a total of 245 lots out of 308 offered for a total of $124,393,190 (over $507,000 per lot)7) Claude Monet sold a total of 27 lots out of 30 offered for a total of $89,726,464 (over $3.32 million per lot)8) Gustav Klimt sold a total of 37 lots out of 60 offered for a total of $76,534,403 (over $2 million per lot)9) Gerhard Richter sold a total of 121 lots out of 177 offered for a total of $75,687,768 (over $625,000 per lot)10) Jean Michel Basquiat sold a total of 58 lots out of 70 offered for a total of $73,897,940 (over $1.27 million per lot)11) Mark Rothko sold a total of 8 lots out of 9 offered for a total of $72,137,804 (over $9 million per lot)12) Lucio Fontana sold a total of 100 lots out of 150 offered for a total of $62,948,801 (over $629,000 per lot)13) Zhang Daqian sold a total of 124 lots out of 133 offered for a total of $60,481,886 (over $487,000 per lot)14) Yves Klein sold a total of 42 lots out of 52 offered for a total of $53,261,592 (over $1.26 million per lot)15) Alexander Calder sold a total of 176 lots out of 246 offered for a total of $52,090,908 (over $295,000 per lot)16) Fernand Léger sold a total of 122 lots out of 174 offered for a total of $51,729,465 (over $424,000 per lot)17) Auguste Renoir sold a total of 152 lots out of 216 offered for a total of $49,988,171 (over $328,000 per lot)18) J.M.W Turner sold a total of 18 lots out of 24 offered for a total of $48,850,401 (over $2.71 million per lot)19) Joan Miró sold a total of 518 lots out of 707 offered for a total of $48,105,908 (over $92,000 per lot)20) Marc Chagall sold a total of 488 lots out of 690 offered for a total of $46,309,364 (over $94,000 per lot)The top 20 selling artists' 2010 total: $2,338,485,534* As of Dec. 19, 2010, includes results from all major and mid-level auction housesTop 10 Best Selling Lots1) $106,482,500 - Pablo Picasso, Nude, Green Leaves and Bust, oil on canvas, painted on 9 March 1932. World auction record for any artwork sold at auction, World auction record for the artist (Christie's New York, May 4).2) $103,452,609 - Alberto Giacometti, L'Homme Qui Marche I, bronze, cast, 1961. World auction record for the artist (Sotheby's London, February 3).3) $68,962,500 - Amedeo Modigliani, Nu assis sur un divan (La Belle Romaine), 1917, Oil on canvas. World auction record for the artist (Sotheby's New York, November 2).4) $63,362,500 - Andy Warhol, Men in Her Life, 1962, silkscreen and pencil on primed canvas. Second highest auction result for the artist (Phillips de Pury & Co., Upper East Side, November 8).5) $53,282,500 - Alberto Giacometti, Grande tête mince, bronze, conceived in 1954 (Christie's New York, May 4).6) $53,023,131 - Amedeo Modigliani, Tête, sculpture, executed between 1911-12. Highest price achieved for a work of art ever sold in France. World auction record for the artist (until Nov. 2). Sold for over 7 times the high estimate (Christie's Paris, June 14).7) $51,585,695 - Pablo Picasso, Portrait d'Angel Fernández de Soto, oil on canvas, 1903 (Christie's London, June 23).8) $48,802,500 - Henri Matisse, Nu de dos, 4 état (Back IV), conceived circa 1930 and cast in 1978, bronze with dark brown patina. World auction record for the artist (Christie's New York, November 3).9) $45,101,503 - J.M.W Turner, Modern Rome - Campo Vaccino, oil on canvas, 1839. World auction record for the artist (Sotheby's London, July 7).10) $42,846,461 - Gustav Klimt, Church in Cassone - Landscape with Cypresses, oil on canvas, 1913. World auction record for the artist (Sotheby's London, February 3).MutualArt.com is a personalized art information service covering thousands of sources across the web.
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Top 20 Best Selling Artists* 1) Pablo Picasso sold a total of 1,269 lots out of 1,709 offered for a total of $405,708,629 (over $319,000 per lot)2) Andy Warhol sold a total of 764 lots out of 1,082 offered for a total of $355,732,348 (over $465,000 per lot)3) Alberto Giacometti sold a total of 75 lots out of 101 offered for a total of $238,049,966 (over $3.17 million per lot)4) Henri Matisse sold a total of 203 lots out of 291 offered for a total of $196,189,286 (over $966,000 per lot)5) Amedeo Modigliani sold a total of 17 lots out of 29 offered for a total of $156,661,240 (over $9.21 million per lot)6) Roy Lichtenstein sold a total of 245 lots out of 308 offered for a total of $124,393,190 (over $507,000 per lot)7) Claude Monet sold a total of 27 lots out of 30 offered for a total of $89,726,464 (over $3.32 million per lot)8) Gustav Klimt sold a total of 37 lots out of 60 offered for a total of $76,534,403 (over $2 million per lot)9) Gerhard Richter sold a total of 121 lots out of 177 offered for a total of $75,687,768 (over $625,000 per lot)10) Jean Michel Basquiat sold a total of 58 lots out of 70 offered for a total of $73,897,940 (over $1.27 million per lot)11) Mark Rothko sold a total of 8 lots out of 9 offered for a total of $72,137,804 (over $9 million per lot)12) Lucio Fontana sold a total of 100 lots out of 150 offered for a total of $62,948,801 (over $629,000 per lot)13) Zhang Daqian sold a total of 124 lots out of 133 offered for a total of $60,481,886 (over $487,000 per lot)14) Yves Klein sold a total of 42 lots out of 52 offered for a total of $53,261,592 (over $1.26 million per lot)15) Alexander Calder sold a total of 176 lots out of 246 offered for a total of $52,090,908 (over $295,000 per lot)16) Fernand Léger sold a total of 122 lots out of 174 offered for a total of $51,729,465 (over $424,000 per lot)17) Auguste Renoir sold a total of 152 lots out of 216 offered for a total of $49,988,171 (over $328,000 per lot)18) J.M.W Turner sold a total of 18 lots out of 24 offered for a total of $48,850,401 (over $2.71 million per lot)19) Joan Miró sold a total of 518 lots out of 707 offered for a total of $48,105,908 (over $92,000 per lot)20) Marc Chagall sold a total of 488 lots out of 690 offered for a total of $46,309,364 (over $94,000 per lot)The top 20 selling artists' 2010 total: $2,338,485,534* As of Dec. 19, 2010, includes results from all major and mid-level auction housesTop 10 Best Selling Lots1) $106,482,500 - Pablo Picasso, Nude, Green Leaves and Bust, oil on canvas, painted on 9 March 1932. World auction record for any artwork sold at auction, World auction record for the artist (Christie's New York, May 4).2) $103,452,609 - Alberto Giacometti, L'Homme Qui Marche I, bronze, cast, 1961. World auction record for the artist (Sotheby's London, February 3).3) $68,962,500 - Amedeo Modigliani, Nu assis sur un divan (La Belle Romaine), 1917, Oil on canvas. World auction record for the artist (Sotheby's New York, November 2).4) $63,362,500 - Andy Warhol, Men in Her Life, 1962, silkscreen and pencil on primed canvas. Second highest auction result for the artist (Phillips de Pury & Co., Upper East Side, November 8).5) $53,282,500 - Alberto Giacometti, Grande tête mince, bronze, conceived in 1954 (Christie's New York, May 4).6) $53,023,131 - Amedeo Modigliani, Tête, sculpture, executed between 1911-12. Highest price achieved for a work of art ever sold in France. World auction record for the artist (until Nov. 2). Sold for over 7 times the high estimate (Christie's Paris, June 14).7) $51,585,695 - Pablo Picasso, Portrait d'Angel Fernández de Soto, oil on canvas, 1903 (Christie's London, June 23).8) $48,802,500 - Henri Matisse, Nu de dos, 4 état (Back IV), conceived circa 1930 and cast in 1978, bronze with dark brown patina. World auction record for the artist (Christie's New York, November 3).9) $45,101,503 - J.M.W Turner, Modern Rome - Campo Vaccino, oil on canvas, 1839. World auction record for the artist (Sotheby's London, July 7).10) $42,846,461 - Gustav Klimt, Church in Cassone - Landscape with Cypresses, oil on canvas, 1913. World auction record for the artist (Sotheby's London, February 3).MutualArt.com is a personalized art information service covering thousands of sources across the web.