The 20 Top-Selling Artists in 2009
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Do you want to know which were the best-selling paintings and the most successful artists last year? With our up-to-date results, Arcadja can satisfy this curiosity and has drawn up a classification of the most successful artists on the market in 2009. This classification changes from year to year and can show how the appreciation of an artist can vary according to different parameters: according to trends, to events connected to artists or their works in a specific year, but even the importance of their pieces put up for auction and their provenance. Therefore, from the classification of artists contained in this top 20 list you can deduce the current market trends and find out which artists meet constant and long-lasting approval over the years and which, instead, are the object of short-lived desires and appreciation. |
PABLO PICASSO |
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Mousquetaire À La Pipe (1968) Oil / canvas Estimate: € 6.990.561,62 - € 9.320.748,83 |
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It was the top lot of the auction, followed by another Picasso dated 1971,"Femme au chapeau". |
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ANDY WARHOL |
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200
One
Dollar
Bills
(1962) Pencil / ink Sotheby's - New Yorkus 11th November 2009 Estimate: € 5.410.889,41 - € 8.116.334,12 Price: € 29.102.062,50 |
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Sold in November 2009, for a much higher value than its presale estimate. Second best-selling work in 2009 straight after Matisse and second among Warhol’s works sold for record prices. The record is still held by Green Car Crash (green Burning Car I), sold in 2007 for $ 71,910,716.51. |
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MARC CHAGALL |
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L'événement
(1978) Oil / canvas Christie's - New York 6th May 2009 Estimate: € 2.251.914,13 - € 3.002.552,17 Price: € 2.752.074,90 |
JUAN MIRÒ |
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Peinture
(femme
Se
Poudrant)
(1949) Oil / watercolour / gouache Christie's - London 23rd June 2009 Estimate: € 2.531.937,00 - € 3.222.465,27 Price: € 4.620.402,00 |
REMBRANDT VAN RIJN |
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Portrait
Of
A
Man
With
Arms
Akimbo
(1658) Oil / canvas Christie's - London 8th December 2009 Estimate: € 20.115.099,23 - € 27.937.637,82 Price: € 22.271.878,13 |
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In 2009, new world record for Rembrandt! With this work a new record was set for the Dutch master, who thus beat his previous world record, also set at Christie’s London in December 2009, held by “Portrait of sixty-two-year-old woman” (sold for 19.8 million pounds). |
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HENRI MATISSE |
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Les
Coucous,
Tapis
Bleu
Et
Rose
(1911)
Oil / canvas Christie's - Parisfr 23rd February 2009 Estimate: € 12.000.000,00 - € 18.000.000,00 Price: € 35.905.000,00 |
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The golden painting of 2009, the absolute best-seller for almost double its estimate, as well as the new world record for Henri Matisse. |
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ALEXANDER CALDER |
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A
Cinq
Morceaux
De
Bois
(1934)
Sculpture / wood Sotheby's - London 25th June 2009 Estimate: € 1.405.481,58 - € 2.108.222,37 Price: € 3.055.115,92 |
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Starring artist of a great retrospective held at Palazzo delle Esposizioni in Rome from 23rd October 2009 to 14th February 2010. |
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FERNAND LÉGER |
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La
Tasse
De
Thé
(1921) Oil / canvas Christie's - Paris 23rd February 2009 Estimate: € 10.000.000,00 - € 15.000.000,00 Price: € 11.489.000,00 |
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It is the sixth most expensive of 2009 |
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GIORGIO DE CHIRICO |
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Il
Ritornante
(1918) Oil / canvas Christie's - Paris 23rd February 2009 Estimate: € 7.000.000,00 - € 10.000.000,00 Price: € 11.041.000,00 |
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Absolute record for Giorgio De Chirico, artist who in 2009 met great
approval resulting as the best-selling Italian artist at home. |
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ZAO WOU-KI |
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Nous
Deux
(we
Two)
(1957) Oil / canvas Christie's - Hong Kong 24th May 2009 Estimate: € 947.111,50 - € 1.420.667,25 Price: € 3.265.574,00 |
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Work which has set the world record for the artist. |
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CAMILLE PISSARRO |
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Le
Pont
Boieldieu
Et
La
Gare
D'orléans,
Rouen,
Soleil
(1898) Oil / canvas Sotheby's - New York 4th November 2009 Estimate: € 1.345.080,37 - € 2.017.620,55 Price: € 4.793.478,30 |
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The work belonged to the family of Paul Durand-Ruel, one of the most famous art dealers from Paris, convinced supporter and intermediary of the impressionist painters. |
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KEES VAN DONGEN |
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Jeune
Arabe
(1911) Oil / canvas Sotheby's - New York 4th November 2009 Estimate: € 4.707.781,29 - € 6.725.401,84 Price: € 9.416.065,50 |
| Absolute record for the artist, sold for 2 and a half million dollars more than the previous record and 4 million dollars more than its initial top estimate. |
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ALBERTO GIACOMETTI |
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L'homme
Qui
Chavire
(1950) Bronze Sotheby's - New Yorkus 4th November 2009 Estimate: € 5.380.321,47 - € 8.070.482,21 Price: € 13.198.182,30 |
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The work sold for a much higher amount than its estimated value anticipating Giacometti’s success and record in 2010. |
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EDGAR DEGAS |
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Petite
Danseuse
De
Quatorze
Ans
(1879) Bronze Sotheby's - London 3rd February 2009 Estimate: € 9.967.879,99 - € 13.290.506,65 Price: € 14.675.651,07 |
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One of Edgar Degas’s most famous works, it was unlikely to be ignored or left unsold.
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JEFF KOONS |
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Baroque
Egg
With
Bow
(turquoise/magenta) Steel Sotheby's - New York 12th May 2009 Estimate: € 4.385.003,29 - € 5.846.671,05 Price: € 3.989.071,80 |
RAFFAELLO SANZIO |
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Head
Of
A
Muse drawing Christie's - London 8th December 2009 Estimate: € 13.410.066,15 - € 17.880.088,21 Price: € 32.150.278,13 |
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World best-selling work for the great Italian master. |
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CLAUDE MONET |
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Dans
La
Prairie
(1876) Oil / canvas Christie's - London 4th February 2009 Estimate: Non Divulgato Price: € 12.450.158,99 |
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A marvellous painting realised by Monet during the happy period he spent in Argenteuil. |
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TAMARA DE LEMPICKA |
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Portrait
De
Madame
M.
(1932) Oil / canvas Christie's - New York 6th May 2009 Estimate: € 4.503.828,25 - € 6.005.104,34 Price: € 4.601.553,30 |
| Record for the artist’s work which bypassed the previous record realised in 2004 also at Christie’s New York. |
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PIET MONDRIAN |
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Composition
Avec
Bleu,
Rouge,
Jaune
Et
Noir
Oil / canvas Christie's - Paris 23rd February 2009 Estimate: € 7.000.000,00 - € 10.000.000,00 Price: € 21.569.000,00 |
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Absolute record for Mondrian. It is one of three works by the artist which come from the Yves Saint Laurent-Pierre Bergé collection. |
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CONSTANTIN BRANCUSI |
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Portrait
De
Mme
L.r
(1914) painted wood Christie's - Paris 23rd February 2009 Estimate: € 15.000.000,00 - € 20.000.000,00 Price: € 29.185.000,00 |
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World record and third best-selling work in 2009. |
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