Data refers to live and hybrid auctions (excluding online-only sales) by Christie’s, Sotheby’s, and Phillips that sold paintings and whose total revenue reached at least one million U.S. dollars.
Figures prior to 2023 were previously published by the source.
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Key information on auctions in the painting market in the UK 2019-2025
In 2025, ** auctions held in the United Kingdom and featuring paintings generated roughly *** billion U.S. dollars in revenue. This figure represented an annual increase in revenue of almost **** percent. Over the same period, the unsold rate at auctions in the painting market in the UK decreased by *** percentage points.
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