«GOOD BUSINESS IS THE BEST ART»

Here's a list of the top ten artists by total turnover for 2008. I expect that dead masters like Picasso and Monet would sell $100 million+ over 12 months, but what impresses me are the living artists like Hirst, Richter and Koons that are selling similar amounts.

PICASSO Pablo (1881-1973) $262,366,349 from 1764 lots sold at auction
BACON Francis (1909-1992) $256,208,073 from 100 lots sold
WARHOL Andy (1928-1987) $236,749,034 from 1164 lots sold
HIRST Damien (1965) $230,887,159 from 445 lots sold
MONET Claude (1840-1926) $174,695,716 from 25 lots sold
GIACOMETTI Alberto (1901-1966) $132,631,043 from 111 lots sold
RICHTER Gerhard (1932) $122,211,095 from 166 lots sold
DEGAS Edgar (1834-1917) $111,835,132 from 81 lots sold
FONTANA Lucio (1899-1968) $95,589,589 from 227 lots sold
KLEIN Yves (1928-1962) $91,868,098 from 59 lots sold

-Artnewsblog.com