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Sotheby's sale of Old Masters in New York on January 26, 2023. Image courtesy Sotheby's.

This article is part of the Artnet Intelligence Report Mid-Year Review 2023. Marking five years of our biannual Intelligence Reports, this inaugural half-year edition paints a data-driven picture of today’s art world, from the latest market results to the artists and artworks leading the conversation. Read the full report here.

 

European Old Masters

Peter Paul Rubens, <i>Portrait of a Man as Mars</i> (ca. 1620). Courtesy of Sotheby’s.

Peter Paul Rubens, Portrait of a Man as Mars (ca. 1620). Courtesy of Sotheby’s.

Impressionist and Modern

Gustsav Klimt, <i>Insel im Attersee (Island in the Attersee)</i> (1901–02). Courtesy of Sotheby's.

Gustsav Klimt, Insel im Attersee (Island in the Attersee) (1901–02). Courtesy of Sotheby’s.

Postwar

Cy Twombly, <i>Untitled </i>(1969). Courtesy of Sotheby’s © Cy Twombly Foundation.

Cy Twombly, Untitled (1969). Courtesy of Sotheby’s © Cy Twombly Foundation.

Contemporary

Yoshitomo Nara, <i>In the Milky Lake </i>(2012). Courtesy of Sotheby’s.

Yoshitomo Nara, In the Milky Lake (2012). Courtesy of Sotheby’s.

Ultra-Contemporary

Loie Hollowell, <i>Standing in Red </i>(2019). Courtesy of Sotheby’s.

Loie Hollowell, Standing in Red (2019). Courtesy of Sotheby’s.

 

 

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