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KEY
TAKE
AWAYS
• These artworks represent over 46% of Bacon’s total sales revenue.
• Nearly two thirds of lots with pre-sale estimates sold above their mid-estimate.
• Once adjusted for inflation, 85.7% of these works achieved over $10M with a
maximum price of $181M.
Market share of paintings from the 1960s
Lots sold above high estimate Lots sold within their estimates
44.4%
51.9%3.7%
Lots sold
below their estimates
B E S T P E R F O R M I N G A R T WO R K S
The
1960s
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Price
Volume
Average sales price
Sales
Revenue
$1.5B
*
50
Lots offered
8
Repeat sales
42
Lots sold
9.6%
Average
CAGR
84%
Sell-through
rate
27.1%
**
Average price
to mid-estimate
ratio
$35.8M
Average
price
63%
**
Lots sold
above
mid-estimate
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