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# Warhol IS the Art Market [UPDATED]
- URL: https://hyperallergic.com/warhol-is-the-art-market/
- Published: 2011-04-13T16:08:25.000Z
- Updated: 2025-11-24T16:02:49.000Z
- Description: Andy Warhol was 17% of the Contemporary auction market in 2010, and 12% of the 2000-2010 total.less than a minute ago [http://twitter.com/felixsalmon/statuses/58196925094178816] via web [http://si0.twimg.com/images/dev/cms/intents/icons/favorite.png] Favorite [http://twitter.com/intent/favorite?twee
- Author: Hrag Vartanian
- Tags: News, #image-position-hidden, Andy Warhol, Art Market, #wp, #wp-post, #Import 2025-11-17 09:23 (2009-2011)

> Andy Warhol was 17% of the Contemporary auction market in 2010, and 12% of the 2000-2010 total.  
>  
> — Felix Salmon (@felixsalmon) [April 13, 2011](https://twitter.com/felixsalmon/status/58196925094178816?ref%5Fsrc=twsrc%5Etfw&ref=hyperallergic.com)

This is the most incredible jaw-dropping statistic. When we reached out to Reuters financial blogger Felix Salmon, he explained that the stat comes from an [ArtTactic](http://www.arttactic.com/?ref=hyperallergic.com) report titled “Andy Warhol: The Art Market Zeitgeist.”

**UPDATE: More from Felix Salmon on** [**Warhol and the art market**](http://blogs.reuters.com/felix-salmon/2011/04/14/andy-warhol-datapoints-of-the-day/?ref=hyperallergic.com)**.**