Artprice by Artmarket.com publishes its 26th annual report. "The Art Market in 2022" reveals a 16% increase in Western art auction turnover as the United States regained its first place and the world posted a record number of art auction transactions
Artcurial ($92 million in 2022 vs. $91 million in 2021) was the leading fine art auctioneer in France.
- Artcurial ($92 million in 2022 vs. $91 million in 2021) was the leading fine art auctioneer in France.
- In France, a still life by Jean-Baptiste Siméon Chardin and a drawing by Michelangelo sold for $27 million and $24 million respectively.
- Zhang Daqian's Landscape after Wang Ximeng (1947) fetched the Chinese art auction market's best result in 2022 at $47 million.
- Neither the war on European soil nor fears of an economic recession have not got the better of the art market.