Top 100 Lots by Living Artists 2011—2014
RANK ARTIST SALE AUCTION HOUSE PRICE YEAR
1 Jeff Koons (b. 1955) 2013 Christie's New York US$58,405,000
2 Gerhard Richter (b. 1932) 2013 Sotheby's New York US$37,125,000
3 Gerhard Richter (b. 1932) 2012 Sotheby's London US$34,273,027
4 Jeff Koons (b. 1955) 2014 Christie's New York US$33,765,000
5 Jeff Koons (b. 1955) 2012 Christie's New York US$33,682,500
6 Gerhard Richter (b. 1932) 2014 Christie's London US$32,563,228
7 Gerhard Richter (b. 1932) 2014 Christie's New York US$29,285,000
8 Gerhard Richter (b. 1932) 2014 Sotheby's London US$28,911,818
9 Gerhard Richter (b. 1932) 2014 Sotheby's New York US$28,725,000
10 Jeff Koons (b. 1955) 2014 Sotheby's New York US$28,165,000
11 Gerhard Richter (b. 1932) 2013 Sotheby's New York US$26,485,000
12 Christopher Wool (b. 1955) 2013 Christie's New York US$26,485,000
13 Cui Ruzhuo (b. 1944) 2014 Poly Auction (Hong Kong) US$23,725,710
14 Christopher Wool (b. 1955) 2014 Christie's New York US$23,685,000
15 Jeff Koons (b. 1955) 2014 Christie's London US$23,431,780
16 Zeng Fanzhi (b. 1964) 2013 Sotheby's Hong Kong US$23,269,070
17 Gerhard Richter (b. 1932) 2013 Christie's New York US$21,963,750
18 Gerhard Richter (b. 1932) 2012 Christie's New York US$21,810,500
19 Gerhard Richter (b. 1932) 2013 Christie's New York US$20,885,000
20 Gerhard Richter (b. 1932) 2011 Sotheby's New York US$20,802,500
21 Gerhard Richter (b. 1932) 2012 Christie's London US$19,743,819
22 Gerhard Richter (b. 1932) 2012 Christie's New York US$19,346,500
23 Gerhard Richter (b. 1932) 2011 Sotheby's New York US$18,002,500
24 Gerhard Richter (b. 1932) 2012 Sotheby's New York US$17,442,500
25 Jeff Koons (b. 1955) 2011 Sotheby's New York US$16,882,500
26 Gerhard Richter (b. 1932) 2012 Sotheby's New York US$16,882,500
27 Gerhard Richter (b. 1932) 2011 Christie's London US$16,530,588
28 Cui Ruzhuo (b. 1944) 2011 Christie's Hong Kong US$15,894,363
29 Gerhard Richter (b. 1932) 2012 Christie's London US$15,527,534
30 Gerhard Richter (b. 1932) 2012 Christie's New York US$15,314,500
31 Zeng Fanzhi (b. 1964) 2013 Christie's Hong Kong US$14,605,771
32 Gerhard Richter (b. 1932) 2011 Sotheby's New York US$14,082,500
33 Jin Shangyi (b. 1934) 2013 China Guardian Auctions Co., Ltd. US$13,967,306
34 Gerhard Richter (b. 1932) 2013 Christie's London US$13,117,716
35 Gerhard Richter (b. 1932) 2013 Sotheby's London US$12,775,908
36 Gerhard Richter (b. 1932) 2012 Phillips de Pury & Company New York US$12,402,500
37 Zhang Xiaogang (b. 1958) 2014 Sotheby's Hong Kong US$12,144,809
38 Peter Doig (b. 1959) 2014 Christie's New York US$11,925,000
39 Peter Doig (b. 1959) 2013 Christie's London US$11,899,378
40 Gerhard Richter (b. 1932) 2013 Sotheby's London US$11,899,264
41 Gerhard Richter (b. 1932) 2011 Sotheby's London US$11,625,947
42 Jeff Koons (b. 1955) 2014 Christie's New York US$11,589,000
43 Peter Doig (b. 1959) 2013 Christie's London US$11,317,828
44 Brice Marden (b. 1938) 2013 Sotheby's New York US$10,917,000
45 Cui Ruzhuo (b. 1944) 2013 Christie's Hong Kong US$9,937,272
46 Peter Doig (b. 1959) 2011 Christie's London US$9,931,534
47 Jeff Koons (b. 1955) 2013 Sotheby's New York US$9,405,000
48 Richard Prince (b. 1949) 2014 Christie's New York US$8,565,000
49 Zhang Xiaogang (b. 1958) 2011 Sotheby's Hong Kong US$8,425,134
50 Glenn Brown (b. 1966) 2012 Sotheby's London US$8,110,651
51 Gerhard Richter (b. 1932) 2014 Phillips New York US$8,005,000
52 David Hammons (b. 1943) 2013 Phillips New York US$8,005,000
53 Christopher Wool (b. 1955) 2012 Christie's London US$7,708,268
54 Gerhard Richter (b. 1932) 2012 Sotheby's London US$7,631,186
55 Zhang Xiaogang (b. 1958) 2011 Sotheby's Hong Kong US$7,291,023
56 Cui Ruzhuo (b. 1944) 2011 Beijing Hanhai Auction Co., Ltd. US$7,241,928
57 Zeng Fanzhi (b. 1964) 2011 Poly International Auction Co., Ltd. US$7,051,641
58 Gerhard Richter (b. 1932) 2011 Sotheby's London US$6,905,431
59 Robert Ryman (b. 1930) 2013 Sotheby's New York US$6,885,000
60 Robert Ryman (b. 1930) 2014 Christie's New York US$6,885,000
61 Jeff Koons (b. 1955) 2014 Christie's New York US$6,885,000
62 Richard Prince (b. 1949) 2011 Phillips de Pury & Company New York US$6,802,500
63 Jasper Johns (b. 1930) 2012 Christie's New York US$6,802,500
64 Urs Fischer (b. 1973) 2011 Christie's New York US$6,802,500
65 Gerhard Richter (b. 1932) 2012 Sotheby's London US$6,751,375
66 Zhang Xiaogang (b. 1958) 2012 Sotheby's Hong Kong US$6,719,291
67 Pierre Soulages (b. 1919) 2013 Sotheby's London US$6,651,081
68 Gerhard Richter (b. 1932) 2014 Sotheby's London US$6,634,344
69 Gerhard Richter (b. 1932) 2012 Sotheby's London US$6,623,848
70 Cady Noland (b. 1956) 2011 Sotheby's New York US$6,578,500
71 Gerhard Richter (b. 1932) 2011 Sotheby's London US$6,545,476
72 Martial Raysse (b. 1936) 2011 Christie's London US$6,542,323
73 Mark Grotjahn (b. 1968) 2013 Christie's New York US$6,510,000
74 Gerhard Richter (b. 1932) 2012 Sotheby's London US$6,399,450
75 Jin Shangyi (b. 1934) 2013 Poly International Auction Co., Ltd. US$6,372,957
76 Luo Zhongli (b. 1948) 2013 Christie's Hong Kong US$6,371,645
77 Shen Yaoyi (b. 1943) 2012 China Guardian Auctions Co., Ltd. US$6,368,369
78 Gerhard Richter (b. 1932) 2011 Sotheby's New York US$6,354,500
79 Miquel Barceló (b. 1957) 2011 Christie's London US$6,344,090
80 Wayne Thiebaud (b. 1920) 2013 Christie's New York US$6,325,000
81 Jeff Koons (b. 1955) 2013 Sotheby's New York US$6,325,000
82 Gerhard Richter (b. 1932) 2011 Sotheby's New York US$6,242,500
83 Jeff Koons (b. 1955) 2011 Christie's New York US$6,242,500
84 Pierre Soulages (b. 1919) 2014 Christie's London US$6,100,666
85 Mark Grotjahn (b. 1968) 2014 Christie's New York US$6,045,000
86 Wade Guyton (b. 1972) 2014 Sotheby's New York US$5,989,000
87 Brice Marden (b. 1938) 2014 Christie's New York US$5,765,000
88 Glenn Brown (b. 1966) 2013 Sotheby's London US$5,746,039
89 Gerhard Richter (b. 1932) 2011 Christie's London US$5,730,715
90 Gerhard Richter (b. 1932) 2012 Sotheby's New York US$5,682,500
91 Shang Yang (b. 1969) 2011 Poly International Auction Co., Ltd. US$5,562,003
92 Liu Ye (b. 1964) 2013 Sotheby's Hong Kong US$5,503,901
93 David Hockney (b. 1937) 2013 Christie's London US$5,459,596
94 Yang Feiyun (b. 1954) 2012 Poly International Auction Co., Ltd. US$5,415,417
95 Antony Gormley (b. 1950) 2011 Christie's London US$5,376,620
96 Thomas Schütte (b. 1954) 2014 Christie's New York US$5,317,000
97 David Hockney (b. 1937) 2013 Sotheby's London US$5,277,480
98 Zeng Fanzhi (b. 1964) 2011 Christie's Hong Kong US$5,266,743
99 Gerhard Richter (b. 1932) 2011 Sotheby's London US$5,195,645
100 Georg Baselitz (b. 1938) 2011 Sotheby's London US$5,195,645
*Measured from January 1, 2011 through May 31, 2014. Arrows indicate a change in rank from the previous month.
Data courtesy of artnet Analytics.