US and UK art auction records

The highest sold prices at sales held in the United States and the United Kingdom, from the results recorded in ArtSell. Prices are in US dollars at the sale-date exchange rate, with the buyer’s premium where the house publishes it. Results catalogued “attributed to”, “after” and similar are left out. Jump to 2026 top sales, artist records or records by category. Download as CSV.

What this covers. Christie’s and Sotheby’s do not allow automated collection, so their sales are mostly not in our data. Only a small number of publicly reported records from them are included, and those fill the top of the all-time list. Their other results, and the world’s biggest evening-sale prices, are under-represented here. The category and artist rankings below mostly reflect the auction houses ArtSell collects from, including Bonhams, Phillips and many smaller American and British houses.

Highest prices at US and UK auctions, all time

1. 1
   Salvator Mundi

   Leonardo da Vinci · Christie's (US) · Nov 15, 2017
   $450,312,500
2. 2
   Portrait of Elisabeth Lederer

   Gustav Klimt · Sotheby's (US) · Nov 18, 2025
   $236,400,000
3. 3
   Shot Sage Blue Marilyn

   Andy Warhol · Christie's (US) · May 9, 2022
   $195,000,000
4. 4
   Number 7A

   Jackson Pollock · Christie's (US) · May 18, 2026
   $181,200,000
5. 5
   Les Femmes d'Alger ("Version O")

   Pablo Picasso · Christie's (US) · May 11, 2015
   $179,365,000
6. 6
   Nu couché

   Amedeo Modigliani · Christie's (US) · Nov 9, 2015
   $170,405,000
7. 7
   Nu couché (sur le côté gauche)

   Amedeo Modigliani · Sotheby's (US) · May 15, 2018
   $157,159,000
8. 8
   Les Poseuses, Ensemble (Petite version)

   Georges Seurat · Christie's (US) · Nov 9, 2022
   $149,240,000
9. 9
   Three Studies of Lucian Freud

   Francis Bacon · Christie's (US) · Nov 12, 2013
   $142,405,000
10. 10
    Femme à la montre

    Pablo Picasso · Sotheby's (US) · Nov 9, 2023
    $139,300,000
11. 11
    La Montagne Sainte-Victoire

    Paul Cézanne · Christie's (US) · Nov 9, 2022
    $137,700,000
12. 12
    The Empire of Light

    René Magritte · Christie's (US) · Nov 19, 2024
    $121,160,000
13. 13
    The Scream

    Edvard Munch · Sotheby's (US) · May 2, 2012
    $119,922,500
14. 14
    Verger avec cyprès

    Vincent van Gogh · Christie's (US) · Nov 9, 2022
    $117,100,000
15. 15
    Young Girl with a Flower Basket

    Pablo Picasso · Christie's (US) · May 8, 2018
    $115,000,000
16. 16
    Meules

    Claude Monet · Sotheby's (US) · May 14, 2019
    $110,700,000
17. 17
    Untitled

    Jean-Michel Basquiat · Sotheby's (US) · May 18, 2017
    $110,500,000
18. 18
    Lady with a Fan

    Gustav Klimt · Sotheby's (UK) · Jun 27, 2023
    $108,636,936
19. 19
    Danaïde

    Constantin Brancusi · Christie's (US) · May 18, 2026
    $107,600,000
20. 20
    Nude, Green Leaves and Bust

    Pablo Picasso · Christie's (US) · May 4, 2010
    $106,482,500
21. 21
    Maternité II

    Paul Gauguin · Christie's (US) · Nov 9, 2022
    $105,700,000
22. 22
    Silver Car Crash (Double Disaster)

    Andy Warhol · Sotheby's (US) · Nov 13, 2013
    $105,445,000
23. 23
    Birch Forest

    Gustav Klimt · Christie's (US) · Nov 9, 2022
    $104,500,000
24. 24
    L'Homme qui marche I

    Alberto Giacometti · Sotheby's (UK) · Feb 3, 2010
    $104,300,000
25. 25
    Garçon à la pipe

    Pablo Picasso · Sotheby's (US) · May 5, 2004
    $104,168,000
26. 26
    Femme assise près d’une fenêtre (Marie-Thérèse)

    Pablo Picasso · Christie's (US) · May 13, 2021
    $103,400,000
27. 27
    Chariot

    Alberto Giacometti · Sotheby's (US) · Nov 4, 2014
    $101,000,000
28. 28
    No. 15

    Mark Rothko · Christie's (US) · May 18, 2026
    $98,400,000
29. 29
    Nurse

    Roy Lichtenstein · Christie's (US) · Nov 9, 2015
    $95,365,000
30. 30
    Dora Maar au Chat

    Pablo Picasso · Sotheby's (US) · May 3, 2006
    $95,216,000
31. 31
    In This Case

    Jean-Michel Basquiat · Christie's (US) · May 11, 2021
    $93,100,000
32. 32
    Portrait of a Young Man holding a Roundel

    Sandro Botticelli · Sotheby's (US) · Jan 21, 2021
    $92,200,000
33. 33
    Chop Suey

    Edward Hopper · Christie's (US) · Nov 13, 2018
    $91,900,000
34. 34
    Rabbit

    Jeff Koons · Christie's (US) · May 15, 2019
    $91,075,000
35. 35
    Portrait of an Artist (Pool with Two Figures)

    David Hockney · Christie's (US) · Nov 15, 2018
    $90,300,000
36. 36
    Buffalo II

    Robert Rauschenberg · Christie's (US) · May 15, 2019
    $88,800,000
37. 37
    Orange, Red, Yellow

    Mark Rothko · Christie's (US) · May 8, 2012
    $86,882,500
38. 38
    Large Interior, W11 (after Watteau)

    Lucian Freud · Christie's (US) · Nov 9, 2022
    $86,300,000
39. 39
    Triptych, 1976

    Francis Bacon · Sotheby's (US) · May 14, 2008
    $86,281,000
40. 40
    Blossoming Meadow

    Gustav Klimt · Sotheby's (US) · Nov 18, 2025
    $86,000,000
41. 41
    Suprematist Composition

    Kazimir Malevich · Christie's (US) · May 15, 2018
    $85,812,500
42. 42
    Brown and Blacks in Reds

    Mark Rothko · Sotheby's (US) · May 15, 2026
    $85,800,000
43. 43
    White Disaster (White Car Crash 19 Times)

    Andy Warhol · Sotheby's (US) · Nov 17, 2022
    $85,400,000
44. 44
    Untitled

    Jean-Michel Basquiat · Phillips (US) · May 18, 2022
    $85,000,000
45. 45
    Nymphéas en fleur

    Claude Monet · Christie's (US) · May 8, 2018
    $84,687,500
46. 46
    Triptych Inspired by the Oresteia of Aeschylus

    Francis Bacon · Sotheby's (US) · Jun 30, 2020
    $84,550,000
47. 47
    Black Fire I

    Barnett Newman · Christie's (US) · May 13, 2014
    $84,165,000
48. 48
    Portrait of Dr. Gachet

    Vincent van Gogh · Christie's (US) · May 15, 1990
    $82,500,000
49. 49
    No. 10

    Mark Rothko · Christie's (US) · May 13, 2015
    $81,925,000
50. 50
    Triple Elvis

    Andy Warhol · Christie's (US) · Nov 12, 2014
    $81,925,000

Highest prices of 2026

1. 1
   Number 7A

   Jackson Pollock · Christie's (US) · May 18, 2026
   $181,200,000
2. 2
   Danaïde

   Constantin Brancusi · Christie's (US) · May 18, 2026
   $107,600,000
3. 3
   No. 15

   Mark Rothko · Christie's (US) · May 18, 2026
   $98,400,000
4. 4
   Brown and Blacks in Reds

   Mark Rothko · Sotheby's (US) · May 15, 2026
   $85,800,000
5. 5
   Portrait de Madame K

   Joan Miró · Christie's (US) · May 18, 2026
   $53,500,000
6. 6
   Museum Security (Broadway Meltdown)

   Jean-Michel Basquiat · Sotheby's (US) · May 15, 2026
   $52,700,000
7. 7
   Tête de femme (Fernande)

   Pablo Picasso · Christie's (US) · May 18, 2026
   $48,300,000
8. 8
   Anxious Girl

   Roy Lichtenstein · Christie's (US) · May 18, 2026
   $46,000,000
9. 9
   Untitled

   Cy Twombly · Christie's (US) · May 18, 2026
   $45,400,000
10. 10
    Homme à la guitare

    Pablo Picasso · Christie's (US) · May 18, 2026
    $40,800,000
11. 11
    Composition with Large Red Plane, Blue, Gray, Black and Yellow

    Piet Mondrian · Christie's (US) · May 18, 2026
    $39,700,000
12. 12
    Robe noire et robe violette

    Henri Matisse · Christie's (US) · May 18, 2026
    $34,500,000
13. 13
    Gray Target

    Jasper Johns · Christie's (US) · May 18, 2026
    $28,800,000
14. 14
    La femme aux lilas (portrait de Nini Lopez)

    Pierre-Auguste Renoir · Christie's (US) · May 18, 2026
    $28,200,000
15. 15
    Double Elvis (Ferus Type)

    Andy Warhol · Christie's (US) · May 18, 2026
    $27,000,000
16. 16
    Untitled III

    Willem de Kooning · Sotheby's (US) · May 15, 2026
    $26,000,000
17. 17
    Do it Yourself (Violin)

    Andy Warhol · Christie's (US) · May 18, 2026
    $25,900,000
18. 18
    Brigitte Bardot

    Andy Warhol · Sotheby's (US) · May 15, 2026
    $24,800,000
19. 19
    Concetto Spaziale, Il Cielo di Venezia

    Lucio Fontana · Sotheby's (US) · May 15, 2026
    $16,400,000
20. 20
    Sixteen Jackies

    Andy Warhol · Phillips (US) · May 19, 2026
    $16,225,000
21. 21
    Harleman

    Franz Kline · Sotheby's (US) · May 15, 2026
    $14,400,000
22. 22
    Half Face with Collar

    Roy Lichtenstein · Sotheby's (US) · May 15, 2026
    $12,900,000
23. 23
    Untitled XLII

    Willem de Kooning · Sotheby's (US) · May 15, 2026
    $12,400,000
24. 24
    Untitled

    Willem de Kooning · Sotheby's (US) · May 15, 2026
    $10,800,000
25. 25
    La Route de Vétheuil, effet de neige

    Claude Monet · Phillips (US) · May 19, 2026
    $9,290,000
26. 26
    The Desert

    Agnes Martin · Christie's (US) · May 18, 2026
    $9,200,000
27. 27
    Untitled

    Jackson Pollock · Phillips (US) · May 19, 2026
    $9,168,000
28. 28
    Besen

    Gerhard Richter · Phillips (US) · May 19, 2026
    $8,070,000
29. 29
    Mathis

    Gerhard Richter · Phillips (UK) · Oct 15, 2026
    $7,734,923
30. 30
    Chair de poule rhinocérontique

    Salvador Dalí · Christie's (US) · May 18, 2026
    $7,270,000
31. 31
    Cape Orange

    Helen Frankenthaler · Sotheby's (US) · May 15, 2026
    $7,200,000
32. 32
    Plain

    Joan Mitchell · Phillips (US) · May 19, 2026
    $6,850,000
33. 33
    Mother and Child (Nancy and Olivia)

    Alice Neel · Christie's (US) · May 18, 2026
    $5,700,000
34. 34
    4 Colored Marilyns (Reversal Series)

    Andy Warhol · Phillips (US) · May 19, 2026
    $5,630,000
35. 35
    ...Words Mean Nothing at All

    Yoshitomo Nara · Bonhams (US) · May 20, 2026
    $4,900,500
36. 36
    Self-Portrait

    Andy Warhol · Phillips (US) · May 19, 2026
    $4,776,000
37. 37
    Untitled

    Lee Bontecou · Phillips (US) · May 19, 2026
    $4,227,000
38. 38
    Untitled #1

    Agnes Martin · Phillips (US) · May 19, 2026
    $4,044,000
39. 39
    Interior with Windsor Chair at Strandgade 25 (Interiør med windsorstol. Strandgade 25)

    Vilhelm Hammershøi · Phillips (US) · May 19, 2026
    $3,495,000
40. 40
    The Only One with Waves

    David Hockney · Phillips (UK) · Jun 26, 2026
    $3,202,721
41. 41
    Impossible

    Maria Martins · Rago Auctions (US) · May 14, 2026
    $3,170,000
42. 42
    La Muse endormie II

    Constantin Brancusi · Bonhams (US) · May 20, 2026
    $3,085,500
43. 43
    Femme debout (Poseuse I)

    Alberto Giacometti · Phillips (US) · May 19, 2026
    $3,068,000
44. 44
    Courtyard Interior at Strandgade 30 (Gårdinteriør. Strandgade 30)

    Vilhelm Hammershøi · Phillips (US) · May 19, 2026
    $2,946,000
45. 45
    The Less Common Royalness

    Mark Bradford · Phillips (US) · May 19, 2026
    $2,824,000
46. 46
    Double America 2

    Glenn Ligon · Phillips (US) · May 19, 2026
    $2,702,000
47. 47
    The Spada Triptych: The Last Judgment; The Resurrection with Passion Scenes; "In Thee Rejoiceth"; View of the Monastery of Saint Catherine on Mount Sinai with Scenes from Exodus,

    Georgios Klontzas · Bonhams (UK) · Jul 2, 2026
    $2,479,440
48. 48
    Untitled (Grace Jones Mask)

    Keith Haring · Phillips (US) · May 19, 2026
    $2,322,000
49. 49
    Barbe des rites

    Jean Dubuffet · Phillips (US) · May 19, 2026
    $2,322,000
50. 50
    Natura morta

    Giorgio Morandi · Phillips (US) · May 19, 2026
    $2,322,000

Artist records at US and UK auctions

Each artist’s highest result at a US or UK sale, one per artist. Open an artist for their full price history, or the price guide.

1. 1.Leonardo da Vinci · $450,312,500 · Salvator Mundi · Christie's (US) 2017
2. 2.Gustav Klimt · $236,400,000 · Portrait of Elisabeth Lederer · Sotheby's (US) 2025
3. 3.Andy Warhol · $195,000,000 · Shot Sage Blue Marilyn · Christie's (US) 2022
4. 4.Jackson Pollock · $181,200,000 · Number 7A · Christie's (US) 2026
5. 5.Pablo Picasso · $179,365,000 · Les Femmes d'Alger ("Version O") · Christie's (US) 2015
6. 6.Amedeo Modigliani · $170,405,000 · Nu couché · Christie's (US) 2015
7. 7.Georges Seurat · $149,240,000 · Les Poseuses, Ensemble (Petite version) · Christie's (US) 2022
8. 8.Francis Bacon · $142,405,000 · Three Studies of Lucian Freud · Christie's (US) 2013
9. 9.Paul Cézanne · $137,700,000 · La Montagne Sainte-Victoire · Christie's (US) 2022
10. 10.René Magritte · $121,160,000 · The Empire of Light · Christie's (US) 2024
11. 11.Edvard Munch · $119,922,500 · The Scream · Sotheby's (US) 2012
12. 12.Vincent van Gogh · $117,100,000 · Verger avec cyprès · Christie's (US) 2022
13. 13.Claude Monet · $110,700,000 · Meules · Sotheby's (US) 2019
14. 14.Jean-Michel Basquiat · $110,500,000 · Untitled · Sotheby's (US) 2017
15. 15.Constantin Brancusi · $107,600,000 · Danaïde · Christie's (US) 2026
16. 16.Paul Gauguin · $105,700,000 · Maternité II · Christie's (US) 2022
17. 17.Alberto Giacometti · $104,300,000 · L'Homme qui marche I · Sotheby's (UK) 2010
18. 18.Mark Rothko · $98,400,000 · No. 15 · Christie's (US) 2026
19. 19.Roy Lichtenstein · $95,365,000 · Nurse · Christie's (US) 2015
20. 20.Sandro Botticelli · $92,200,000 · Portrait of a Young Man holding a Roundel · Sotheby's (US) 2021
21. 21.Edward Hopper · $91,900,000 · Chop Suey · Christie's (US) 2018
22. 22.Jeff Koons · $91,075,000 · Rabbit · Christie's (US) 2019
23. 23.David Hockney · $90,300,000 · Portrait of an Artist (Pool with Two Figures) · Christie's (US) 2018
24. 24.Robert Rauschenberg · $88,800,000 · Buffalo II · Christie's (US) 2019
25. 25.Lucian Freud · $86,300,000 · Large Interior, W11 (after Watteau) · Christie's (US) 2022
26. 26.Kazimir Malevich · $85,812,500 · Suprematist Composition · Christie's (US) 2018
27. 27.Barnett Newman · $84,165,000 · Black Fire I · Christie's (US) 2014
28. 28.Henri Matisse · $80,750,000 · Odalisque couchée aux magnolias · Christie's (US) 2018
29. 29.Pierre-Auguste Renoir · $78,100,000 · Bal du moulin de la Galette · Sotheby's (US) 1990
30. 30.Peter Paul Rubens · $76,611,541 · Massacre of the Innocents · Sotheby's (UK) 2002

Records by category

To cite this page: “US and UK art auction records”, ArtSell, https://artsell.art/reports/us-uk-auction-records, accessed October 18, 2026. Prices are results published by the auction houses; each row links to its lot page and source. Please credit ArtSell with a link when you reuse the numbers. See also the all-time top 100, 2026 top 50, the most valuable artists and the monthly market reports.