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Fine Art

Fine Art

Fine art, a traditionally opaque and fragmented market, is now more transparent and democratic than ever before. As fine art sales soar, buyers and sellers are also becoming more familiar and comfortable with art sales' slow but steady digital migration.

The Global Fine Art Market

And the global fine art market is undoubtedly growing. According to the recent Art Basel and UBS Art Market Report, it reached a total of over $64 billion in 2019. Art auctioneers and sellers in the US, China, and Europe were the major players in these fine art sales, and postwar and contemporary art drove a large portion of the market.

Record Breaking Art Auction Prices

Recent record-breaking prices for works by artists like Claude Monet, Jeff Koons, and Andy Warhol have bolstered the fine art market as a whole. But works by lesser known artists continue to drive the market as well, with more than 90% of fine art at auction selling for less than $50,000.

At the high end, postwar, contemporary, and modern art continue to dominate the art market today. Among budding collectors, works on paper by European and American artists of the 1950s and '60s have become increasingly popular, including drawings, paintings, and prints by the Abstract Expressionists and Pop Artists of the era.

Learn more from the Invaluable Guide to Buying Fine Art.

Recommended Items at Auction

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Digby (R. David, b.1936) Red Kite, 600 x 475 mm, c.1988; Green Satyr – Head Studies
Oct 31, 6:30 PM EDT
Digby (R. David, b.1936) Red Kite, 600 x 475 mm, c.1988; Green Satyr – Head Studies
by Stout Auctions Toy and Train Specialists
Est: ¥400- ¥600
¥184,00037 Bids
Harrison (J. C.) Mallards Taking Off, original watercolour & gouache with pencil.
Oct 31, 6:30 PM EDT
Harrison (J. C.) Mallards Taking Off, original watercolour & gouache with pencil.
by Stout Auctions Toy and Train Specialists
Est: ¥600- ¥800
¥19,50028 Bids
Green (Roland, 1890-1972) Kentish Plover and Young, original watercolour.
Oct 31, 6:30 PM EDT
Green (Roland, 1890-1972) Kentish Plover and Young, original watercolour.
by Stout Auctions Toy and Train Specialists
Est: ¥200- ¥300
¥92522 Bids
D’Silva (Carl, d. 2015) Lesser Florican, original oil on board, signed & dated lower right, framed, 650 x 890 mm, 1989.
Oct 31, 6:30 PM EDT
D’Silva (Carl, d. 2015) Lesser Florican, original oil on board, signed & dated lower right, framed, 650 x 890 mm, 1989.
by Stout Auctions Toy and Train Specialists
Est: ¥200- ¥300
¥5,70020 Bids
Oil painting of marina signed
Nov 01, 1:00 AM EDT
Oil painting of marina signed
by DP Test House
Est: $0- $0
$10,4006 Bids
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Panneau sculpté en relief de Sainte Barbe tenant une branche,
Dec 21, 10:00 AM EST
Panneau sculpté en relief de Sainte Barbe tenant une branche,
by Eldred's
Est: $4,000- $5,000
$4,0005 Bids
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A fine oval portrait of a heroic gentleman, late 17thC, 58 x 72 cm
Dec 31, 10:00 AM CET
A fine oval portrait of a heroic gentleman, late 17thC, 58 x 72 cm
by Carlo Bonte Auctions
Est: €5,000- €8,000
€2,8003 Bids
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Panneau sculpté en relief de Sainte Barbe tenant une branche,
Dec 21, 10:00 AM EST
Panneau sculpté en relief de Sainte Barbe tenant une branche,
by Eldred's
Est: $4,000- $5,000
$3,2502 Bids
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Saint Antoine barbu,
Dec 21, 10:00 AM EST
Saint Antoine barbu,
by Eldred's
Est: $6,000- $8,000
$3,7502 Bids
Kamil Kubik, Plaza Hotel, Signed Serigraph passed flip
Oct 31, 2:00 AM EDT
Kamil Kubik, Plaza Hotel, Signed Serigraph passed flip
by Asté Maison de ventes
Est: $800- $900
$6002 Bids
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Saint Antoine barbu,
Dec 21, 10:00 AM EST
Saint Antoine barbu,
by Eldred's
Est: $6,000- $8,000
$3,5001 Bid
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Saint ou roi couronné en armure.
Dec 21, 10:00 AM EST
Saint ou roi couronné en armure.
by Eldred's
Est: $7,000- $10,000
$5,0001 Bid
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Panneau sculpté en relief de Sainte Barbe tenant une branche,
Dec 21, 10:00 AM EST
Panneau sculpté en relief de Sainte Barbe tenant une branche,
by Eldred's
Est: $4,000- $5,000
$3,0001 Bid
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Saint ou roi couronné en armure.
Dec 21, 10:00 AM EST
Saint ou roi couronné en armure.
by Eldred's
Est: $7,000- $10,000
$5,0001 Bid
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Saint Antoine barbu,
Dec 21, 10:00 AM EST
Saint Antoine barbu,
by Eldred's
Est: $6,000- $8,000
$3,5001 Bid

Sellers Who Sell Fine Art


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