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Fine Art Pricing History Data for Market Research & Investment

Realized auction prices for fine art across every movement and period: paintings, prints, photographs, sculpture and drawings. 4,105,363 records across 496 auction houses, 1989 to 2026, every price normalized to USD. Real transactions, not asking prices.

2,278,439 realized sold lots · 496 auction houses · median $2,200

Median realized price2005–2025
$1,400$450
Lots tracked / year2005–2025
42K184K
Salvator Mundi — record work sold at auctionImage: Christie's
Leonardo da VinciSalvator Mundi$450.31M·Christie's·2017
Record resultFine Art
Total records
4,105,363
Sold lots (priced)
2,278,439
Median realized
$2,200
Record result
$450.31M
Date range
1989–2026
Auction houses
496
artists tracked
235,613
Average realized
$70,200
The product suite

One Fine Art dataset. Six ways to put it to work.

From a thirty-second valuation to a full API feed, every ALT/FNDATA product runs on the same Fine Art pricing data: 4,105,363 records, 496 houses, 2,278,439 realized sales.

Live from the dataset

See what the world's fine art actually sold for.

A live slice of the Fine Art dataset: top realized results. Every figure is a real transaction, not an estimate.

1
Leonardo Da Vinci
Salvator Mundi
$450.31M
Christie's · 2017
2
Andy Warhol
Shot Sage Blue Marilyn
$195.04M
Christie's · 2022
3
Jackson Pollock
JACKSON POLLOCK (1912-1956)
$181.19M
Christie's · 2026
4
Pablo Picasso
Les femmes d'Alger (Version 'O')
$179.37M
Christie's · 2015
5
Fine Art
EMAKIMONO A L'ENCRE COULEURS ET REHAUT D'OR SUR
$173.43M
Artcurial · 2025
6
Amedeo Modigliani
Nu couché
$170.41M
Christie's · 2015
Powerful visual insights

What the Fine Art market is made of.

Top artists and leading auction houses by lot volume, drawn live from the dataset.

Top artists by lots

Pablo Picasso29,351
Andy Warhol17,812
Marc Chagall13,983
Joan Miró12,319
Salvador Dalí10,981
Jacob Lawrence10,538
Henri Matisse7,055
David Hockney6,839
Damien Hirst5,778
Roy Lichtenstein5,700

Leading houses by lots

Bonhams570,418
Christie's492,513
Sotheby's349,539
Swann Auction Galleries150,918
Phillips127,418
Rossini102,615
Artcurial98,097
Osenat86,367

In every record

  • artist
  • medium
  • dimensions
  • year
  • provenance
  • realized price (USD)
  • sale date
  • auction house

Enterprise data access for financial firms

Connect directly to the Fine Art dataset via API, BigQuery or bulk download. Used by hedge funds, wealth managers, insurers and academic institutions.

  • Full transaction-level data, 1989 to 2026
  • Custom date ranges, filters and fields
  • USD-normalized realized prices
  • Dedicated onboarding support
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Questions

Frequently asked questions

How many Fine Art records are in the dataset?
4,105,363 records, including 2,278,439 verified sold lots with realized prices, from 496 auction houses (1989-2026).
What time period does the Fine Art data cover?
1989 to 2026 (37 years), updated continuously as new sales close.
Are the prices realized or asking prices?
Realized. Every figure is what an item actually sold for at auction, normalized to USD. Unsold lots are tracked separately.
How do I access the Fine Art data?
Through the app (Search Engine and AI Chat Assistant), the REST API, CSV export, or a bulk data licence. Start free, or talk to us about licensing.

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Source: ALT/FNDATA, 19.24M realized auction results across 37 collectible categories, normalized to USD. Featured lot images courtesy of the auction houses named. Methodology · All datasets · Brands · Market statistics