Without a doubt, painting remains the most popular segment of the art market, even if it comes to contemporary art. Number of units sold in 2010, works of modern art ahead of schedule by 3 times, a photograph - in 4,5 times, and sculpture - in 5,7 times. In the period from July 2009 to June 2010 total revenue from the sale of paintings made up 67.4 percent of total revenue, segment Contemporary (296,4 million euros).
35,5 per cent of income from the sale of modern art in the past year was obtained as a result of transactions with the works of artists belonging to the tor-10 by auction turnover of money. The most in demand by Jean-Michel Basquiat (Jean-Michel Basquiat), 18 works had been brought over a million dollars.
worth noting that no eight-auction results in 2010 were not registered ( in contrast to such segments as "Modernism" and "Old Masters"). Last date picture of the ten millionth overcome the threshold in 2008, when work Baska "Untitled (Boxer)" bought at Christie's for 12 million.
Top-10 most expensive contemporary paintings work in 2010
Chen Yifei ( Chen Yifei ). String Quartet. 6.9 million dollars. Christie's, Hong Kong, May 29, 2010.
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