This statistic shows the median prices of art worldwide in 2019, by sector. In that year, the median price of modern art was 42,635 U.S. dollars.
Median prices of art worldwide in 2019, by sector (in thousand U.S. dollars)
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UBS, & Art Basel. (March 6, 2020). Median prices of art worldwide in 2019, by sector (in thousand U.S. dollars) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved April 18, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/885696/global-art-prices-by-sector/
UBS, und Art Basel. "Median prices of art worldwide in 2019, by sector (in thousand U.S. dollars)." Chart. March 6, 2020. Statista. Accessed April 18, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/885696/global-art-prices-by-sector/
UBS, Art Basel. (2020). Median prices of art worldwide in 2019, by sector (in thousand U.S. dollars). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: April 18, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/885696/global-art-prices-by-sector/
UBS, and Art Basel. "Median Prices of Art Worldwide in 2019, by Sector (in Thousand U.S. Dollars)." Statista, Statista Inc., 6 Mar 2020, https://www.statista.com/statistics/885696/global-art-prices-by-sector/
UBS & Art Basel, Median prices of art worldwide in 2019, by sector (in thousand U.S. dollars) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/885696/global-art-prices-by-sector/ (last visited April 18, 2024)
Median prices of art worldwide in 2019, by sector (in thousand U.S. dollars) [Graph], UBS, & Art Basel, March 6, 2020. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/885696/global-art-prices-by-sector/