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..