In 2020, auction houses worldwide focused on the sale of art online as a response to restrictions caused by the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. As a result, global online auction revenue from contemporary art skyrocketed in the first half of 2020, reaching 81.9 million U.S. dollars and roughly doubling the revenue recorded in 2019.
Online auction revenue from contemporary art sales worldwide from 2013 to 2020 (in million U.S. dollars)
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Statista. (December 16, 2020). Online auction revenue from contemporary art sales worldwide from 2013 to 2020 (in million U.S. dollars) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved June 01, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1193595/global-online-auction-revenue-contemporary-art/
Statista. "Online auction revenue from contemporary art sales worldwide from 2013 to 2020 (in million U.S. dollars)." Chart. December 16, 2020. Statista. Accessed June 01, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1193595/global-online-auction-revenue-contemporary-art/
Statista. (2020). Online auction revenue from contemporary art sales worldwide from 2013 to 2020 (in million U.S. dollars). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: June 01, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1193595/global-online-auction-revenue-contemporary-art/
Statista. "Online Auction Revenue from Contemporary Art Sales Worldwide from 2013 to 2020 (in Million U.S. Dollars)." Statista, Statista Inc., 16 Dec 2020, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1193595/global-online-auction-revenue-contemporary-art/
Statista, Online auction revenue from contemporary art sales worldwide from 2013 to 2020 (in million U.S. dollars) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1193595/global-online-auction-revenue-contemporary-art/ (last visited June 01, 2024)
Online auction revenue from contemporary art sales worldwide from 2013 to 2020 (in million U.S. dollars) [Graph], Statista, December 16, 2020. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1193595/global-online-auction-revenue-contemporary-art/