' var a = this.serializeArray(); The Female Triumphant, a cornerstone event highlighting women artists of the premodern era has led Masters Week in New York. In 2018, the Top 5 artists (by auction turnover) born after 1978 include three women. With the help of the artnet Analytics team, we crunched the numbers to assemble a definitive list of the world’s top-selling female artists at auction. Her most expensive work ever sold is Interminable Net #4 from 1959, sold for $6,751,634 at Sotheby's Hong Kong in 2019; followed by the $6,064,460 No. + 'Signup failed. var c = ca[i]; Female artists, who have historically been overlooked in favor of their male counterparts, are becoming increasingly prominent in the market as private collectors and institutions alike attempt to round out their collections. LONDON — Works by female artists of African origin created the highest-energy moments in Phillips’s summer sale in London Thursday. + '
' document.body.appendChild(script); link.href = fileName; + ' @media (max-width: 575px){ #ouibounce-modal {display:none !important;} }' + 'Thank you for subscribing!' + '<\/form>' 1 (1932) sold at Sotheby's last week for $44.4 million, tripling its high estimate of $15 million, it became the most expensive painting by a female artist sold at auction. bottom: 0 The peak for her works was in 2016 when 23 artworks were sold in auctions, while in 2019, there were 12 sold. } }); A versatile South African artist, Marlene Dumas is known for her characteristic visual aesthetic that relies on unique forms and washed up colors. Top 10 most expensive female artists at auction. Auction turnover: $10,317,602 American-born painter Mary Cassatt spent most of her life in France, where she was amongst the only female artists to exhibit with the Impressionists. For more information about these artists, including their top-selling lots, comparable sales, or overall market trends, we invite you to visit the artnet Price Database or artnet Analytics at artnet.com. $10m-$15m). }); }) }; The list shows the top female artists as ranked by total value of secondary market sales, and displays overall sales volume by value and quantity. + '<\/div>' Moreover, there is a significant gap between male and female artists in the art market sales and value. callback: function() { clearInterval(initOuibounce); She sold the biggest number of works in 2017 - 11, while in 2019, she sold 7 works. Her most expensive artworks are Propped from 1992, a painting that broke an auction record for women artists by selling for $10,961,942 at Sotheby's London in 2018 and earned her the title of the most expensive living female artist; Shift from 1997, which went for $7,869,290 at Sotheby's London in 2016; and Juncture from 1994, which sold for $6,006,211 at Sotheby's London in 2019; among others. See our Privacy Policy for more information about cookies. Yayoi KUSAMA (1929) Auction turnover: $102,532,176. // Add animation css function daysToMinutes(numDays) { 1”. if (jQuery(window).width() > 619) { CHECK OUT OUR EAST AFRICAN WOMEN ARTISTS AUCTION ON OUR SITE AT CALA... BARGALLERY.COM Work Shown: Corners of Sea for Me to Drown in Peace by Florin Iki Mmaka, 2020, 107.5 × 75 cm Florin Iki Mmaka is a Kenyan/Italian visual artist based in Nairobi. setTimeout(function() { // Submit the form if (o[this.name]) { } // Does the email match our regex? $.fn.serializeFormJSON = function () { List of Most Expensive Women Artists Work at Auction Earlier this month, we gave readers a peek at the 10 top selling female artists by lot; see “Who Are the Most Expensive Women Artists at Auction?”. Within the total turnover of $35,426,029 in auction, she sold the majority of her paintings in the price range of between $10k and $50k (a total of 19), while 5 works went for over $1m. (function defernl() { The total turnover for her works is $438,135,417, with the majority being sold for between $100 and $500, a total of 136, 85 selling for between $1m and $5m, and 18 selling for over $5m. expiration_days: 5 Interested in more of our stories about top female artists? d.setTime(d.getTime() + (expMinutes*60*1000)); See: “O’Keeffe Painting Sells for $44 Million at Sotheby’s, Sets Record for Work by Female Artist”, “Joan Mitchell Leads the Pack at Bonhams Sale”, “Once Again… Where Are All the Women Artists?”, “Beatriz Milhazes and Mario Garcia Torres Show Boldly at the Pérez Art Museum“. She sold the biggest number of works in 2018 - 27, while in 2019, she sold 13. Her most expensive pieces are a painting La Tunique Rose from 1927, sold for $11,500,000 at Sotheby's New York in 2019; La Musicienne from 1929, sold for $7,800,000 at Christie's New York in 2018; Femme A La Colombe from 1931, sold for $4,500,000 at Christie's New York in 2018; and Les Jeunes Filles from 1930, sold for $4,400,000 at Christie's New York in 2019; among others. Women artists made up 8.39% of their sample, and they calculated the average gender price gap to be 17%. }); Inspired by the arid landscape of New Mexico and Zen Buddhism and Taoism, she sought to capture the innocence and simplicity of everyday life. + '<\/div>' timeout: 10000 The auction house unveils a selection of 21 works by female artists from the 16th through the 19th centuries. The market for art by women is not only smaller, but it is also disproportionately concentrated on a few artists. }) }); // ------------------------------------------------------------------- The artist Georgia O’Keeffe holds the auction record for the most expensive work by a female artist, with Jimson weed/White flower NO.1 (1932) which sold at Sotheby’s New York in 2014 for $44.4m (est. © 2013-2021 Widewalls | } Jenny Saville broke a record in 2018 when her painting sold for $10,9 million in auction at Sotheby's London, earning her the title of the most expensive living female artist. ‘Women Artists to Watch’ will pay homage to Alex Strada’s ‘Artist Contract’, which is an artwork sales agreement that requires any collector to reinvest all accrued value in new artwork by an emerging female-identifying artist. Female artists outperform males when their work returns to auction, report finds A data study by Sotheby's Mei Moses reveals a 73% increase for work by … There are still many significant female artists who are underperforming at auction despite great critical acclaim, which presents an opportunity for savvy collectors. Within her total turnover of $81,689,643 in auction, the artist sold the majority of her works in the price range between $10 and $50k (a total of 139), with 23 going for over $1m (of which one went for over $5m). There also needs to be a larger representation of female artists in galleries and art fairs as this has an impact on the long-term prospects of women’s markets: if they sell fewer works on the primary market, then their secondary markets will necessarily be inhibited. // Show signup failure error and hide other errors Who Are the Most Expensive Women Artists at Auction? } Red B from 1960, sold at Sotheby's Hong Kong in 2015; Pumpkin (Twpot) from 2010, sold for $5,859,909 at Sotheby's Hong Kong in 2019; and Untitled from 1972, which went for $4,608,432 at Sotheby's Hong Kong in 2017. //show automatically after delay Featured image: Jenny Saville - Propped (detail), 1992. The Ethiopian-born and US-based artist, Julie Mehretu is famous for her works with a strong note of abstraction. ); $form.find('.invalid-email').show().siblings().hide(); Featuring 36 prime lots, the auction opened with a beautiful, honey-toned portrait by Yiadom-Boakye, the British painter, and another work by Self. var $form = $(formElement); if(valid){ if (!expirationMinutes) { + ' @media (max-width: 767px){ .close-signup {top:0 !important;} }' Featured image: Yayoi Kusama - Interminable Net #4, 1959. + '
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' addCss('https://cdnjs.cloudflare.com/ajax/libs/animate.css/3.5.2/animate.min.css'); In 2018, she sold only Popped, after which she sold 6 artworks in 2019. } The top selling female artist in the global Art Market – all periods of creation combined – is none other than an 89-year-old Japanese woman who has spent 40 years living in a psychiatric hospital. pagetypeforce = pagetypeurl.substr(pagetypeurl.length - 3); var settings = cookieSettings[cookieName]; } function addCss(fileName) { Featured image: Julie Mehretu - Black Ground (Deep Light), 2006. slideInModal('Up'); var d = new Date(); c = c.substring(1); prefix = 'artnet_newsletter_'; function setNewsletterCookie(cookieName, value) { The gender trap. + '<\/div>' loadFontAwesome: false // Signup validation } }); .fail(function(jqXHR, textStatus){ A British contemporary artist, Cecily Brown embraces both representational and abstract elements, creating sensual depictions of figures and nudes. var i = cookieNames.length, The total turnover for Kusama's works is $194,977,508, with the majority being sold between $100k and $500k, a total of 174, while 40 sold for between $1m and $5m and 3 sold for over $5m. function setCookie(cname, cvalue, expMinutes, prefix) { } function checkCookies() { //after successful signup, hide the signup bar after 5 seconds 'slideOutDown': 'slideOutUp' ); $form.find('.errors').children().hide(); $('body').on( 'click', '.close-signup', function(){ validate: function( $form, $email ){ Attaching it … script.crossorigin = "anonymous"; + 'Please enter a valid email address' $modal.find('.newsletter-signup-thank-you').fadeIn('fast'); } else { With the help of the artnet Analytics team, we crunched the numbers to assemble a definitive list of the world’s top-selling female artists at auction. // =================================================================== However, the list of the most expensive artists at auction is still heavily dominated by males, as female artists represent just 2% of the market. Taking her subjects out of their contexts, she places them within a new aesthetic reality. }, var cookieSettings = { An essential proponent of the American Abstract Expressionist movement, Joan Mitchell was one of the first female painters of the era to gain critical and public acclaim. The contract also serves as a piece of conceptual art itself. setNewsletterCookie('closedSignupBar', 1); ouibounceAPIaccess = ouibounce( Modern & Contemporary Art Resource, the list of the most expensive artists at auction, which broke the record for a living male artist at auction in 2019, a joint investigation by In Other Words and artnet News. return ctx.regex.email.test( $email.val() ); Her most expensive pieces sold in auctions are Orange Grove from 1965, sold for $9,400,000 at Christie's New York in 2016; Untitled #13 from 1980, sold for $7,000,000 at Sotheby's New York in 2017; Untitled #6 from 1983, sold for $5,800,000 at Christie's New York in 2016; Happy Valley from 1967, sold for $5,500,000 at Christie's New York in 2015; among others. Most buyers of Modern British art are men – it is still an incredibly male-dominated market. } var generalSettings = { if (generalSettings.loadFontAwesome) { Featured image: Agnes Martin - Orange Grove, 1965. )+([a-zA-Z0-9]{2,4})+$/ addCss('https://maxcdn.bootstrapcdn.com/font-awesome/4.7.0/css/font-awesome.min.css'); var $email = $form.find('.signup-email'); closeSignupBar(); type: $form.attr('method'), * Generic setCookie() method, used by setNewsletterCookie(). function slideInModal(upOrDown) { Male artists have dominated auction results for as long as auctions have existed, but according to a new report, women are winning out in the field in at least one respect. if (prefix == undefined) { closedSignupBar: { function loadJQuery() { }, Jenny Saville broke a record in 2018 when her painting sold for $10,9 million in auction at Sotheby's London, earning her the title of the most expensive living female artist. With a total of 12 paintings sold, she has a total turnover of $33,875,157, with 3 works selling for between $100k and $500k and 3 selling for over $1m. var $modal = $('#ouibounce-modal'); }, 5000); Considered as one of the most significant British sculptors of the 20th century, Barbara Hepworth is known for her biomorphic forms. submit: function($form, onSuccess) { var expirationMinutes = settings.expiration_minutes; if (!o[this.name].push) { + ' @media (max-width: 1199px){ #ouibounce-modal .description {font-size:13px !important;} }' + '
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' }, 100); + '<\/div>' A world-famous icon of contemporary art, Yayoi Kusama has been combining ideas of pop art, minimalism, and psychedelia throughout her work in paintings, performances, room-size presentations, outdoor sculptural installations, literary works, films, design, and architectural interventions during her long and influential career. var ouibounceScript = '