The statistic illustrates the most expensive artworks ever sold at auction as of November 2013. As of November 2013, Francis Bacon's "Three Studies of Lucian Freud" was the most expensive artwork ever sold at a price of 142 million U.S. dollars.
Most expensive artworks ever sold at auction worldwide as of November 2013 (in million U.S. dollars)
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The Independent. (November 13, 2013). Most expensive artworks ever sold at auction worldwide as of November 2013 (in million U.S. dollars) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved June 01, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/320623/most-expensive-artworks-ever-sold-worldwide/
The Independent. "Most expensive artworks ever sold at auction worldwide as of November 2013 (in million U.S. dollars)." Chart. November 13, 2013. Statista. Accessed June 01, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/320623/most-expensive-artworks-ever-sold-worldwide/
The Independent. (2013). Most expensive artworks ever sold at auction worldwide as of November 2013 (in million U.S. dollars). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: June 01, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/320623/most-expensive-artworks-ever-sold-worldwide/
The Independent. "Most Expensive Artworks Ever Sold at Auction Worldwide as of November 2013 (in Million U.S. Dollars)." Statista, Statista Inc., 13 Nov 2013, https://www.statista.com/statistics/320623/most-expensive-artworks-ever-sold-worldwide/
The Independent, Most expensive artworks ever sold at auction worldwide as of November 2013 (in million U.S. dollars) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/320623/most-expensive-artworks-ever-sold-worldwide/ (last visited June 01, 2024)
Most expensive artworks ever sold at auction worldwide as of November 2013 (in million U.S. dollars) [Graph], The Independent, November 13, 2013. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/320623/most-expensive-artworks-ever-sold-worldwide/