The 20 most expensive sculptures ever sold at auction
The top 3 according to 203 votes from people: "L'Homme au doigt" – Alberto Giacometti (2015) · "L'Homme qui marche I" – Alberto Giacometti (2010) · "Rabbit" – Jeff Koons (2019). (Updated Jan 26, 2026.)
Alberto Giacometti's L'Homme au doigt, sold for $141.3 million at Christie's in 2015, is still the most expensive sculpture ever sold at auction. Giacometti, Brâncuși and Jeff Koons dominate this ranking of hammer prices, in dollars of the time, based on Wikipedia's list.
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Top 20
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"L'Homme au doigt" – Alberto Giacometti (2015)
$141.3 million, 11 May 2015, Christie's, New York. Made 1947. The auction record for a sculpture.
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"L'Homme qui marche I" – Alberto Giacometti (2010)
$104.3 million, 3 February 2010, Sotheby's, London. Made 1961.
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"Rabbit" – Jeff Koons (2019)
$91.1 million, 15 May 2019, Christie's, New York. Made 1986. At the time, a record for a work by a living artist.
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"Chariot" – Alberto Giacometti (2014)
$101.0 million, 4 November 2014, Sotheby's, New York. Made 1950.
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"La jeune fille sophistiquée (Portrait de Nancy Cunard)" – Constantin Brâncuși (2018)
$71 million, 15 May 2018, Christie's, New York. Made 1928-1932.
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"Balloon Dog (Orange)" – Jeff Koons (2013)
$58.4 million, 12 November 2013, Christie's, New York. Made 1994–2000.
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"Tête" – Amedeo Modigliani (2010)
$59.5 million, 14 June 2010, Christie's, Paris. Made 1910–1912.
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"Nu de dos, 4 état (Back IV)" – Henri Matisse (2010)
$48.8 million, 3 November 2010, Christie's, New York. Made 1958.
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"Spider" – Louise Bourgeois (2019)
$32.1 million, 15 May 2019, Christie's, New York. Made 1996. A record for a woman artist.
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"Tete de femme (Dora Maar)" – Pablo Picasso (2007)
$29.1 million, 7 November 2007, Sotheby's, New York. Made 1941.
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"Guennol Lioness" – unknown artist (2007)
$57.2 million, 5 December 2007, Sotheby's, New York. Made c. 3000 BC. An 8 cm Mesopotamian statuette.
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"Tête" – Amedeo Modigliani (2014)
$70.7 million, 4 November 2014, Sotheby's, New York. Made 1911-1912.
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"La muse endormie" – Constantin Brâncuși (2017)
$57.3 million, 15 May 2017, Christie's, New York. Made 1913.
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"Tulips" – Jeff Koons (2012)
$33.7 million, 14 November 2012, Christie's, New York. Made 1995-2004.
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"Grande tête mince" – Alberto Giacometti (2010)
$53.3 million, 4 May 2010, Christie's, New York. Made 1955.
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"Madame LR (Portrait de Mme LR)" – Constantin Brâncuși (2009)
$37.6 million, 24 February 2009, Christie's, Paris. Made 1914–17.
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"Grand tête mince (Grand tête de Diego)" – Alberto Giacometti (2013)
$50.0 million, 6 November 2013, Sotheby's, New York. Made 1955.
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"Winged Genius" – unknown artist (2018)
$31 million, 31 October 2018, Christie's, New York. Made c. 883–859 BC.
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"Reclining Figure: Festival" – Henry Moore (2016)
$30.1 million, 30 June 2016, Christie's, London. Made 1951.
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"Jim Beam J.b. Turner Train" – Jeff Koons (2014)
$33.8 million, 31 May 2014, Christie's, New York. Made 1986.
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Comments (1)
91 millions pour le lapin de Koons… j aurai jamais compris le marché de l art