The Top 100 auction results in 2019
| Rank | Artist | Country of birth | Artwork | Price ($) | Auction date | Auction house | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Claude MONET (1840-1926) | FR | Meules (1890) | 110,747,000 | 14 May. 2019 | Sotheby’s, New York | * |
| 2 | Jeff KOONS (b. 1955) | US | Rabbit (1986) | 91,075,000 | 15 May. 2019 | Christie’s, New York | * |
| 3 | Robert RAUSCHENBERG (1925-2008) | US | Buffalo II (1964) | 88,805,000 | 15 May. 2019 | Christie’s, New York | * |
| 4 | Paul CÉZANNE (1839-1906) | FR | Bouilloire et fruits (1888-1890) | 59,295,000 | 13 May. 2019 | Christie’s, New York | |
| 5 | Pablo PICASSO (1881-1973) | ES | Femme au chien (1962) | 54,936,000 | 14 May. 2019 | Sotheby’s, New York | * |
| 6 | Andy WARHOL (1928-1987) | US | Double Elvis [Ferus Type] (1963) | 53,000,000 | 15 May. 2019 | Christie’s, New York | |
| 7 | Ed RUSCHA (b. 1937) | US | Hurting the Word Radio #2 (1964) | 52,485,000 | 13 Nov. 2019 | Christie’s, New York | * |
| 8 | Francis BACON (1909-1992) | IE | Study for a Head (1952) | 50,380,000 | 16 May. 2019 | Sotheby’s, New York | |
| 9 | Mark ROTHKO (1903-1970) | LV | Untitled | 50,095,250 | 16 May. 2019 | Sotheby’s, New York | |
| 10 | David HOCKNEY (b. 1937) | UK | Henry Geldzahler and Christopher Scott (1969) | 49,561,791 | 6 Mar. 2019 | Christie’s, London | |
| 11 | Vincent VAN GOGH (1853-1890) | NL | Arbres dans le jardin de l’asile (1889) | 40,000,000 | 13 May. 2019 | Christie’s, New York | |
| 12 | SAN Yu (1901-1966) | CN | Five nudes (五裸女) (1950′) | 38,851,107 | 23 Nov. 2019 | Christie’s, Hong Kong | * |
| 13 | ZHAO Mengfu (1254-1322) | CN | Letters (致郭右之二帖卷) | 38,046,393 | 19 Nov. 2019 | China Guardian, Beijing | * |
| 14 | Claude MONET (1840-1926) | FR | Le Palais Ducal (1908) | 36,473,712 | 26 Feb. 2019 | Sotheby’s, London | |
| 15 | Amedeo MODIGLIANI (1884-1920) | IT | Tête (c.1911-1912) | 34,325,000 | 13 May. 2019 | Christie’s, New York | * |
| 16 | Louise BOURGEOIS (1911-2010) | FR | Spider (1997) | 32,055,000 | 15 May. 2019 | Christie’s, New York | * |
| 17 | Roy LICHTENSTEIN (1923-1997) | US | Kiss III (1952) | 31,135,000 | 15 May. 2019 | Christie’s, New York | |
| 18 | Willem DE KOONING (1904-1997) | NL | Untitled XXII (1977) | 30,105,800 | 14 Nov. 2019 | Sotheby’s, New York | |
| 19 | Claude MONET (1840-1926) | FR | Nymphéas (1908) | 29,967,582 | 19 Jun. 2019 | Sotheby’s, London | |
| 20 | David HOCKNEY (b. 1937) | UK | Sur la Terrasse (1971) | 29,501,250 | 13 Nov. 2019 | Christie’s, New York | |
| 21 | LI Keran (1907-1989) | CN | A long and arduous journey (万水千山图) (1964) | 29,406,006 | 2 Dec. 2019 | Poly International, Beijing | |
| 22 | PAN Tianshou (1897-1971) | CN | Pine after rain (初晴) (1958) | 29,298,219 | 18 Nov. 2019 | China Guardian, Beijing | |
| 23 | Paul CÉZANNE (1839-1906) | FR | Nature morte de pêches et poires (1885-1887) | 28,198,358 | 27 Feb. 2019 | Christie’s, London | |
| 24 | Frank STELLA (b. 1936) | US | Point of Pines (1959) | 28,082,500 | 15 May. 2019 | Christie’s, New York | * |
| 25 | Claude MONET (1840-1926) | FR | Charing cross bridge (1903) | 27,600,000 | 12 Nov. 2019 | Sotheby’s, New York | * |
| 26 | CIMABUE (c.1240/50-c.1302) | IT | Le Christ moqué | 26,777,269 | 27 Oct. 2019 | Hotel des Ventes de Senlis | * |
| 27 | Mark ROTHKO (1903-1970) | LV | Blue Over Red (1953) | 26,461,000 | 14 Nov. 2019 | Sotheby’s, New York | |
| 28 | Paul SIGNAC (1863-1935) | FR | Le Port au soleil couchant, Opus 236 (Saint-Tropez) (1892) | 25,934,244 | 27 Feb. 2019 | Christie’s, London | * |
| 29 | Amedeo MODIGLIANI (1884-1920) | IT | Lunia Czechowska (à la robe noire) (1919) | 25,245,000 | 13 May. 2019 | Christie’s, New York | |
| 30 | Pablo PICASSO (1881-1973) | ES | La Lettre (La Réponse) (1923) | 25,245,000 | 13 May. 2019 | Christie’s, New York | |
| 31 | SAN Yu (1901-1966) | CN | Nu (曲腿裸女) (1965) | 25,240,101 | 5 Oct. 2019 | Sotheby’s, Hong Kong | |
| 32 | Yoshitomo NARA (b. 1959) | JP | Knife Behind Back (背後藏刀) (2000) | 24,949,674 | 6 Oct. 2019 | Sotheby’s, Hong Kong | * |
| 33 | René MAGRITTE (1898-1967) | BE | Le lieu commun (1964) | 24,424,835 | 27 Feb. 2019 | Christie’s, London | |
| 34 | Clyfford STILL (1904-1980) | US | Ph-399 (1946) | 24,296,900 | 14 Nov. 2019 | Sotheby’s, New York | |
| 35 | Amedeo MODIGLIANI (1884-1920) | IT | Jeune homme assis, les mains croisées sur les genoux (1918) | 23,262,749 | 19 Jun. 2019 | Sotheby’s, London | * |
| 36 | ZAO Wou-Ki (1921-2013) | CN | Triptyque 1987-1988 (1987-1988) | 22,677,377 | 25 May. 2019 | Christie’s, Hong Kong | |
| 37 | Nicolas DE STAËL (1914-1955) | RU | Parc des Princes (Les grands footballeurs) (1952) | 22,253,639 | 17 Oct. 2019 | Christie’s, Paris | * |
| 38 | Gustave CAILLEBOTTE (1848-1894) | FR | Chemin montant (1881) | 22,160,721 | 27 Feb. 2019 | Christie’s, London | * |
| 39 | Claude MONET (1840-1926) | FR | Coin du bassin aux nymphéas (c.1918/19) | 21,840,000 | 13 May. 2019 | Christie’s, New York | |
| 40 | Francis BACON (1909-1992) | IE | Self-Portrait (1975) | 20,998,147 | 26 Jun. 2019 | Sotheby’s, London | |
| 41 | WU Guanzhong (1919-2010) | CN | Lion grove garden (狮子林) | 20,818,019 | 2 Jun. 2019 | China Guardian, Beijing | |
| 42 | Pablo PICASSO (1881-1973) | ES | Mousquetaire à la pipe (1968) | 20,766,000 | 14 May. 2019 | Sotheby’s, New York | |
| 43 | ZHANG Daqian (1899-1983) | CN | Manchurian Mountains (1969) | 20,722,220 | 2 Apr. 2019 | Sotheby’s, Hong Kong | |
| 44 | WANG Meng (1308-1385) | CN | Landscape (芝兰室图) | 20,683,455 | 3 Dec. 2019 | Poly International, Beijing | |
| 45 | Gerhard RICHTER (b. 1932) | DE | Vogelfluglinie (1967) | 20,478,000 | 13 Nov. 2019 | Christie’s, New York | * |
| 46 | Gerhard RICHTER (b. 1932) | DE | Dϋsenjäger (1963) | 20,408,042 | 7 Mar. 2019 | Phillips, London | |
| 47 | Gustave CAILLEBOTTE (1848-1894) | FR | Richard Gallo et son chien Dick, au Petit-Gennevilliers (1884) | 19,686,000 | 12 Nov. 2019 | Sotheby’s, New York | |
| 48 | LI Keran (1907-1989) | CN | Jinggang Mountain (井冈山) (1976) | 19,641,264 | 18 Nov. 2019 | China Guardian, Beijing | |
| 49 | CUI Ruzhuo (b. 1944) | CN | Lotus pond in autumn(冷碧清秋水 秀色空绝世) (2019) | 19,604,004 | 2 Dec. 2019 | Poly International, Beijing | |
| 50 | Pierre BONNARD (1867-1947) | FR | La Terrasse ou Une terrasse à Grasse (1912) | 19,570,000 | 13 May. 2019 | Christie’s, New York | * |
| 51 | René MAGRITTE (1898-1967) | BE | Le seize septembre (1957) | 19,570,000 | 11 Nov. 2019 | Christie’s, New York | |
| 52 | Andy WARHOL (1928-1987) | US | Liz [Early Colored Liz] (1962) | 19,343,000 | 15 May. 2019 | Christie’s, New York | |
| 53 | BALTHUS (1908-2001) | FR | Thérèse sur une banquette (1939) | 19,002,500 | 13 May. 2019 | Christie’s, New York | * |
| 54 | Andy WARHOL (1928-1987) | US | Big Electric Chair (1967-1968) | 19,000,000 | 13 Nov. 2019 | Christie’s, New York | |
| 55 | Kerry James MARSHALL (b. 1955) | US | Vignette 19 (2014) | 18,488,000 | 14 Nov. 2019 | Sotheby’s, New York | * |
| 56 | Alexander CALDER (1898-1976) | US | Fish (c.1952) | 17,527,000 | 15 May. 2019 | Christie’s, New York | |
| 57 | Pierre-Auguste RENOIR (1841-1919) | FR | Sentier dans le bois (c.1874-1877) | 16,877,789 | 27 Feb. 2019 | Christie’s, London | |
| 58 | WU Guanzhong (1919-2010) | CN | Lotus Flowers (I) 荷花 (1974) | 16,659,042 | 31 Mar. 2019 | Sotheby’s, Hong Kong | |
| 59 | Paul SIGNAC (1863-1935) | FR | La corne d’or (Constantinople) (1907) | 16,210,000 | 12 Nov. 2019 | Sotheby’s, New York | |
| 60 | Umberto BOCCIONI (1882-1916) | IT | Forme uniche della continuità nello spazio (Unique Forms of Continuity in Space) (1913) | 16,165,000 | 11 Nov. 2019 | Christie’s, New York | * |
| 61 | Pablo PICASSO (1881-1973) | ES | Homme et femme nus (1968) | 15,642,484 | 18 Jun. 2019 | Christie’s, London | |
| 62 | Yves KLEIN (1928-1962) | FR | Barbara (ANT 113) (1960) | 15,597,500 | 13 Nov. 2019 | Christie’s, New York | |
| 63 | Joan MIRO (1893-1983) | ES | Peinture (L’Air) (1938) | 15,153,240 | 19 Jun. 2019 | Sotheby’s, London | |
| 64 | Jean-Michel BASQUIAT (1960-1988) | US | The Ring (1981) | 14,945,000 | 14 Nov. 2019 | Phillips, New York | |
| 65 | ZAO Wou-Ki (1921-2013) | CN | Untitled 無題 (1958) | 14,772,793 | 31 Mar. 2019 | Sotheby’s, Hong Kong | * |
| 66 | KAWS (b. 1974) | US | The Kaws Album (2005) | 14,772,677 | 1 Apr. 2019 | Sotheby’s, Hong Kong | * |
| 67 | Francis BACON (1909-1992) | IE | Study for Portrait | 14,501,500 | 16 May. 2019 | Sotheby’s, New York | |
| 68 | Alberto GIACOMETTI (1901-1966) | CH | Buste d’homme (Diego au blouson) (c.1953) | 14,273,700 | 12 Nov. 2019 | Sotheby’s, New York | |
| 69 | Egon SCHIELE (1890-1918) | AT | Triestiner Fischerboot (Trieste Fishing Boat) (1912) | 14,143,332 | 26 Feb. 2019 | Sotheby’s, London | |
| 70 | Christopher WOOL (b. 1955) | US | Untitled (无题) | 14,000,000 | 16 May. 2019 | Sotheby’s, New York | |
| 71 | Gustave CAILLEBOTTE (1848-1894) | FR | La rue Halévy, vue du sixième étage (1878) | 13,932,000 | 14 May. 2019 | Sotheby’s, New York | |
| 72 | Tamara DE LEMPICKA (1898-1980) | PL | La tunique rose (1927) | 13,362,500 | 12 Nov. 2019 | Sotheby’s, New York | * |
| 73 | ZAO Wou-Ki (1921-2013) | CN | 21.04.59 (1959) | 13,332,603 | 5 Oct. 2019 | Sotheby’s, Hong Kong | |
| 74 | Joan MITCHELL (1926-1992) | US | Plowed Field (1971) | 13,327,500 | 13 Nov. 2019 | Christie’s, New York | |
| 75 | Pablo PICASSO (1881-1973) | ES | Femme dans un fauteuil (Françoise) (1948-1949) | 13,327,500 | 11 Nov. 2019 | Christie’s, New York | * |
| 76 | ZAO Wou-Ki (1921-2013) | CN | 15.02.65 (1965) | 13,031,640 | 31 Mar. 2019 | Sotheby’s, Hong Kong | |
| 77 | Whan-Ki KIM (1913-1974) | KR | 05-IV-71 #200 (Universe) (05-IV-71 #200 (宇宙)) | 13,030,461 | 23 Nov. 2019 | Christie’s, Hong Kong | * |
| 78 | Claude MONET (1840-1926) | FR | Le pont japonais (c.1918-1924) | 12,760,000 | 13 May. 2019 | Christie’s, New York | |
| 79 | Willem DE KOONING (1904-1997) | NL | Untitled X (1975) | 12,565,200 | 16 May. 2019 | Sotheby’s, New York | |
| 80 | ZAO Wou-Ki (1921-2013) | CN | 17/01/66 (1966) | 12,555,367 | 25 May. 2019 | Christie’s, Hong Kong | |
| 81 | ZHANG Daqian (1899-1983) | CN | La Beauté Antique (驚才絕豔) (1953) | 12,327,030 | 27 May. 2019 | Holly International, Hong Kong | |
| 82 | LI Keran (1907-1989) | CN | Landscape (漓江天下景) (1972) | 12,264,319 | 1 Dec. 2019 | RomBon Auction, Beijing | |
| 83 | Jean-Michel BASQUIAT (1960-1988) | US | Pyro (1984) | 12,230,208 | 3 Oct. 2019 | Sotheby’s, London | |
| 84 | BANKSY (b. 1974) | UK | Devolved Parliament (2009) | 12,230,208 | 3 Oct. 2019 | Sotheby’s, London | * |
| 85 | Joan MITCHELL (1926-1992) | US | Hans (1981) | 12,192,500 | 15 May. 2019 | Christie’s, New York | |
| 86 | Yoshitomo NARA (b. 1959) | JP | Can’t Wait ’til the Night Comes (2012) | 11,869,982 | 23 Nov. 2019 | Christie’s, Hong Kong | |
| 87 | Kuzma Sergievitch PETROV-VODKIN (1878-1939) | RU | Still life with lilac (1928) | 11,735,433 | 3 Jun. 2019 | Christie’s, London | * |
| 88 | Lee KRASNER (1908-1984) | US | The Eye Is the First Circle | 11,654,000 | 16 May. 2019 | Sotheby’s, New York | * |
| 89 | ZAO Wou-Ki (1921-2013) | CN | 24.12.59 (1959) | 11,144,683 | 23 Nov. 2019 | Christie’s, Hong Kong | |
| 90 | Jean DUBUFFET (1901-1985) | FR | Cérémonie (Ceremony) (1961) | 11,067,006 | 25 Jun. 2019 | Christie’s, London | |
| 91 | Chaïm SOUTINE (1894-1943) | RU | La Femme en rouge (c.1923/24) | 10,970,600 | 14 May. 2019 | Sotheby’s, New York | |
| 92 | Brice MARDEN (b. 1938) | US | Number Two (1983/84) | 10,920,600 | 14 Nov. 2019 | Sotheby’s, New York | * |
| 93 | SAN Yu (1901-1966) | CN | Potted chrysanthemum (聚瑞盈香) (1950′) | 10,911,744 | 3 Dec. 2019 | Poly International, Beijing | |
| 94 | Jean-Michel BASQUIAT (1960-1988) | US | Apex (1986) | 10,814,998 | 5 Mar. 2019 | Sotheby’s, London | |
| 95 | DONG Gao (1740-1818) | CN | Album of Jinling’s ten places of interest | 10,707,587 | 24 Nov. 2019 | Holly International, Hong Kong | * |
| 96 | QIAN Weicheng (1720-1772) | CN | Yizhou pavilion (苏轼舣舟亭图) | 10,636,626 | 19 Nov. 2019 | China Guardian, Beijing | |
| 97 | Jean-Michel BASQUIAT (1960-1988) | US | Sabado por la Noche (Saturday Night) (周六晚上) (1984) | 10,634,797 | 25 Jun. 2019 | Christie’s, London | * |
| 98 | Jean-Michel BASQUIAT (1960-1988) | US | Four Big (1982) | 10,611,891 | 4 Oct. 2019 | Christie’s, London | |
| 99 | WEN Zhengming (1470-1559) | CN | Poems in Large Running Script (1553) | 10,603,017 | 27 May. 2019 | Christie’s, Hong Kong | |
| 100 | Paul GAUGUIN (1848-1903) | FR | « Te Bourao (II) » (1897/98) | 10,594,307 | 3 Dec. 2019 | Artcurial, Paris | |
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The Top 100 auction results in 2019
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