At auction · 2026
The top of the market
The five highest prices paid at auction so far this year, with buyer’s premium. Hover a sale to see the work.
- 01Jackson PollockNumber 7A, 1948Christie’s New York, MayArtist record$181.2 million
- 02Constantin BrâncușiDanaïde, 1913Christie’s New York, MayArtist record$107.6 million
- 03Mark RothkoNo. 15 (Two Greens and Red Stripe), 1964Christie’s New York, MayArtist record$98.4 million
- 04Mark RothkoBrown and Blacks in RedSotheby’s New York, May$85.8 million
- 05Claude MonetIris, 1924–25Sotheby’s Paris, OctoberRecord for France$56.2 million
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