Top 100 Lots by Living Artists 2011—2014
RANK ARTIST SALE YEAR AUCTION HOUSE PRICE
1 Jeff Koons (b. 1955) 2013 Christie's New York $58,405,000
2 Gerhard Richter (b. 1932) 2013 Sotheby's New York $37,125,000
3 Gerhard Richter (b. 1932) 2012 Sotheby's London $34,273,027
4 Jeff Koons (b. 1955) 2012 Christie's New York $33,682,500
5 Gerhard Richter (b. 1932) 2014 Christie's London $32,563,228
6 Gerhard Richter (b. 1932) 2014 Sotheby's London $28,911,818
7 Gerhard Richter (b. 1932) 2013 Sotheby's New York $26,485,000
8 Christopher Wool (b. 1955) 2013 Christie's New York $26,485,000
9 Cui Ruzhuo (b. 1944) 2014 Poly Auction (Hong Kong) $23,725,710
10 Jeff Koons (b. 1955) 2014 Christie's London $23,431,780
11 6 Zeng Fanzhi (b. 1964) 2013 Sotheby's Hong Kong $23,269,070
12 6 Gerhard Richter (b. 1932) 2013 Christie's New York $21,963,750
13 6 Gerhard Richter (b. 1932) 2012 Christie's New York $21,810,500
14 6 Gerhard Richter (b. 1932) 2013 Christie's New York $20,885,000
15 6 Gerhard Richter (b. 1932) 2011 Sotheby's New York $20,802,500
16 6 Gerhard Richter (b. 1932) 2012 Christie's London $19,743,819
17 6 Gerhard Richter (b. 1932) 2012 Christie's New York $19,346,500
18 6 Gerhard Richter (b. 1932) 2011 Sotheby's New York $18,002,500
19 6 Gerhard Richter (b. 1932) 2012 Sotheby's New York $17,442,500
20 Jeff Koons (b. 1955) 2011 Sotheby's New York $16,882,500
21 6 Gerhard Richter (b. 1932) 2012 Sotheby's New York $16,882,500
22 6 Gerhard Richter (b. 1932) 2011 Christie's London $16,530,588
23 6 Cui Ruzhuo (b. 1944) 2011 Christie's Hong Kong $15,894,363
24 6 Gerhard Richter (b. 1932) 2012 Christie's London $15,527,534
25 6 Gerhard Richter (b. 1932) 2012 Christie's New York $15,314,500
26 6 Zeng Fanzhi (b. 1964) 2013 Christie's Hong Kong $14,605,771
27 6 Gerhard Richter (b. 1932) 2011 Sotheby's New York $14,082,500
28 6 Jin Shangyi (b. 1934) 2013 China Guardian Auctions Co., Ltd. $13,967,306
29 6 Gerhard Richter (b. 1932) 2013 Christie's London $13,117,716
30 6 Gerhard Richter (b. 1932) 2013 Sotheby's London $12,775,908
31 6 Gerhard Richter (b. 1932) 2012 Phillips de Pury & Company New York $12,402,500
32 Zhang Xiaogang (b. 1958) 2014 Sotheby's Hong Kong $12,144,809
33 6 Peter Doig (b. 1959) 2013 Christie's London $11,899,378
34 6 Gerhard Richter (b. 1932) 2013 Sotheby's London $11,899,264
35 6 Gerhard Richter (b. 1932) 2011 Sotheby's London $11,625,947
36 6 Peter Doig (b. 1959) 2013 Christie's London $11,317,828
37 6 Brice Marden (b. 1938) 2013 Sotheby's New York $10,917,000
38 6 Cui Ruzhuo (b. 1944) 2013 Christie's Hong Kong $9,937,272
39 6 Peter Doig (b. 1959) 2011 Christie's London $9,931,534
40 6 Jeff Koons (b. 1955) 2013 Sotheby's New York $9,405,000
41 6 Zhang Xiaogang (b. 1958) 2011 Sotheby's Hong Kong $8,425,134
42 6 Glenn Brown (b. 1966) 2012 Sotheby's London $8,110,651
43 6 David Hammons (b. 1943) 2013 Phillips New York $8,005,000
44 6 Christopher Wool (b. 1955) 2012 Christie's London $7,708,268
45 6 Gerhard Richter (b. 1932) 2012 Sotheby's London $7,631,186
46 6 Zhang Xiaogang (b. 1958) 2011 Sotheby's Hong Kong $7,291,023
47 6 Cui Ruzhuo (b. 1944) 2011 Beijing Hanhai Auction Co., Ltd. $7,241,928
48 6 Zeng Fanzhi (b. 1964) 2011 Poly International Auction Co., Ltd. $7,051,641
49 6 Gerhard Richter (b. 1932) 2011 Sotheby's London $6,905,431
50 6 Robert Ryman (b. 1930) 2013 Sotheby's New York $6,885,000
51 6 Jasper Johns (b. 1930) 2012 Christie's New York $6,802,500
52 6 Richard Prince (b. 1949) 2011 Phillips de Pury & Company New York $6,802,500
53 6 Urs Fischer (b. 1973) 2011 Christie's New York $6,802,500
54 6 Gerhard Richter (b. 1932) 2012 Sotheby's London $6,751,375
55 6 Zhang Xiaogang (b. 1958) 2012 Sotheby's Hong Kong $6,719,291
56 6 Pierre Soulages (b. 1919) 2013 Sotheby's London $6,651,081
57 6 Gerhard Richter (b. 1932) 2014 Sotheby's London $6,634,344
58 6 Gerhard Richter (b. 1932) 2012 Sotheby's London $6,623,848
59 6 Cady Noland (b. 1956) 2011 Sotheby's New York $6,578,500
60 6 Gerhard Richter (b. 1932) 2011 Sotheby's London $6,545,476
61 6 Martial Raysse (b. 1936) 2011 Christie's London $6,542,323
62 6 Mark Grotjahn (b. 1968) 2013 Christie's New York $6,510,000
63 6 Gerhard Richter (b. 1932) 2012 Sotheby's London $6,399,450
64 6 Jin Shangyi (b. 1934) 2013 Poly International Auction Co., Ltd. $6,372,957
65 6 Luo Zhongli (b. 1948) 2013 Christie's Hong Kong $6,371,645
66 6 Shen Yaoyi (b. 1943) 2012 China Guardian Auctions Co., Ltd. $6,368,369
67 6 Gerhard Richter (b. 1932) 2011 Sotheby's New York $6,354,500
68 6 Miquel Barceló (b. 1957) 2011 Christie's London $6,344,090
69 6 Jeff Koons (b. 1955) 2013 Sotheby's New York $6,325,000
70 6 Wayne Thiebaud (b. 1920) 2013 Christie's New York $6,325,000
71 6 Jeff Koons (b. 1955) 2011 Christie's New York $6,242,500
72 6 Gerhard Richter (b. 1932) 2011 Sotheby's New York $6,242,500
73 6 Pierre Soulages (b. 1919) 2014 Christie's London $6,100,666
74 6 Glenn Brown (b. 1966) 2013 Sotheby's London $5,746,039
75 6 Gerhard Richter (b. 1932) 2011 Christie's London $5,730,715
76 6 Gerhard Richter (b. 1932) 2012 Sotheby's New York $5,682,500
77 6 Shang Yang (b. 1969) 2011 Poly International Auction Co., Ltd. $5,562,003
78 6 Liu Ye (b. 1964) 2013 Sotheby's Hong Kong $5,503,901
79 6 David Hockney (b. 1937) 2013 Christie's London $5,459,596
80 6 Yang Feiyun (b. 1954) 2012 Poly International Auction Co., Ltd. $5,415,417
81 6 Antony Gormley (b. 1950) 2011 Christie's London $5,376,620
82 6 David Hockney (b. 1937) 2013 Sotheby's London $5,277,480
83 6 Zeng Fanzhi (b. 1964) 2011 Christie's Hong Kong $5,266,743
84 6 Georg Baselitz (b. 1938) 2011 Sotheby's London $5,195,645
85 6 Gerhard Richter (b. 1932) 2011 Sotheby's London $5,195,645
86 6 Zeng Fanzhi (b. 1964) 2012 Christie's Hong Kong $5,134,282
87 6 Christopher Wool (b. 1955) 2012 Sotheby's New York $5,122,500
88 6 Pierre Soulages (b. 1919) 2013 Christie's London $5,111,500
89 6 Gerhard Richter (b. 1932) 2011 Christie's London $5,103,196
90 6 Zeng Fanzhi (b. 1964) 2013 Christie's New York $5,040,000
91 6 Gerhard Richter (b. 1932) 2011 Christie's New York $5,010,500
92 6 Gerhard Richter (b. 1932) 2012 Sotheby's New York $4,954,500
93 6 Shi Qi (b. 1939) 2011 Beijing Hanhai Auction Co., Ltd. $4,946,996
94 6 Zeng Fanzhi (b. 1964) 2011 Christie's Hong Kong $4,834,916
95 6 Ed Ruscha (b. 1937) 2013 Christie's New York $4,827,750
96 6 Gerhard Richter (b. 1932) 2012 Sotheby's London $4,815,789
97 6 Zhou Chunya (b. 1955) 2012 Beijing Council International Auction $4,799,974 Co., Ltd.
98 6 Zhou Chunya (b. 1955) 2011 China Guardian Auctions Co., Ltd. $4,799,591
99 6 Bridget Riley (b. 1931) 2014 Christie's London $4,796,173
100 6 Richard Prince (b. 1949) 2011 Christie's New York $4,786,500
*Measured from January 1, 2011 through April 30, 2014. Arrows indicate a change in rank from the previous month.
Data courtesy of artnet Analytics.