Modern Art Where the Dollar is Doing the Heavy Lifting

Andy Warhol’s iconic Marilyn fetched $195 million, the most expensive 20th-century sale.

Gerhard Richter’s abstract painting 599 sold for $46.3 million.

Jeff Koons’ metallic rabbit sculpture sold for $91.1 million at Christie’s.

Banksy’s partially self-shredded artwork doubled in value to $25.4 million.

Jean-Michel Basquiat’s iconic skull sold for $110.5 million at Sotheby’s.

Kazimir Malevich’s suprematist works easily surpass $60 million on the market.

Donald Judd’s aluminum and plexiglass block sold for $12.8 million.

Andreas Gursky sold his minimalist river photo for $4.3 million.

A series of 11 lithographs by Pablo Picasso estimated between $20 and $50 million.

Jeff Koons’ aluminum sculpture that looks like modeling clay sold for $22.8 million.

Damien Hirst sold a preserved shark in formaldehyde for $8 million to a collector.

Piero Manzoni’s can of his own excrement fetched roughly $300,000.

Cy Twombly’s gray “blackboard” with childlike white scribbles sold for $69.6 million.

The National Gallery paid $600,000 before discovering the work was a forgery.

René Magritte’s famous series piece sold for $10.4 million at auction.

A chaotic canvas by Jackson Pollock went for $140 million in a private sale.

Attributed to Leonardo da Vinci, this painting sold for a record $450.3 million.

Mark Rothko’s "Orange, Red, Yellow" sold for $86.9 million at Christie’s.

Jeff Koons set records with a giant orange metal dog, fetching $58.4 million.

Maurizio Cattelan sold a real banana for $120,000 at Art Basel Miami Beach.