TOP 10 Most Expensive Artworks of 2016
Although 2016 has been devastating to most of the artistic contexts, with immeasurable loss of personalities, not everything that happened is bad news. Despite the slowdown in the art market during 2015, this year the online art market sector registers an increase of 24%, a favorable position also accompanied by the traditional auction houses. Discover the values transacted throughout this year, in this TOP of the most expensive artworks sold in 2016.
10. Richard Prince – “Runaway Nurse” (2006)
9. Sam Francis – “Summer #1” (1957)
8. Agnes Martin – “Orange Grove” (1965)
7. Maurizio Cattelan – “Him” (2001)
6. Auguste Rodin – “L’Eternal Printemps” (1901-03)
5. Claude Monet – “Le bassin aux nympheas” (1919)
4. Mark Rothko – “No. 17” (1957)
3. Jean-Michel Basquiat – “Untitled” (1982)
2. Peter Paul Rubens – “Lot and His Daughters” (1613-14)
1. Pablo Picasso – “Femme Assise” (1909)