Top Sellers For 2008

Art News Blog posted the top ten artists sales for 2008. It is an interesting list - only 2 of the artist are still alive, Hirst and Gerhard

1. PICASSO Pablo (1881-1973) $262,366,349 from 1764 lots sold at auction

2. BACON Francis (1909-1992) $256,208,073 from 100 lots sold

3. WARHOL Andy (1928-1987) $236,749,034 from 1164 lots sold

4. HIRST Damien (1965) $230,887,159 from 445 lots sold

5. MONET Claude (1840-1926) $174,695,716 from 25 lots sold

6. GIACOMETTI Alberto (1901-1966) $132,631,043 from 111 lots sold

7. RICHTER Gerhard (1932) $122,211,095 from 166 lots sold

8. DEGAS Edgar (1834-1917) $111,835,132 from 81 lots sold

9. FONTANA Lucio (1899-1968) $95,589,589 from 227 lots sold

10. KLEIN Yves (1928-1962) $91,868,098 from 59 lots sold