Top 10 Most Expensive Artworks by Women Artists: From O'Keeffe to Dumas
TheCollector has published a list of the ten priciest artworks created by female artists, with Georgia O'Keeffe's 'Jimson Weed/White Flower No. 1' (1932) topping the list after fetching $44.4 million in 2014. Following closely is Frida Kahlo's 'Diego and I' (1949), which sold for $34.9 million in 2021. Other significant pieces include Louise Bourgeois's 'Spider' (1996) at $32 million in May 2023, Joan Mitchell's 'Untitled' (ca. 1959) at $29.1 million in November 2023, and Leonora Carrington's 'Les Distractions de Dagobert' (1945) at $28.5 million in 2024. Additionally, Tamara de Lempicka's 'Portrait of Marjorie Ferry' (1932) reached $21.2 million, while Marlene Dumas's 'Miss January' (1997) garnered $13.63 million. Despite these achievements, artworks by women continue to be undervalued in comparison to those by male artists.
Key facts
- Georgia O'Keeffe's 'Jimson Weed/White Flower No. 1' sold for $44.4 million in 2014, the highest price for a painting by a woman.
- Frida Kahlo's 'Diego and I' sold for $34.9 million in 2021 to Eduardo F. Constantini.
- Louise Bourgeois's 'Spider' sold for $32 million in May 2023.
- Joan Mitchell's 'Untitled' sold for $29.1 million in November 2023.
- Leonora Carrington's 'Les Distractions de Dagobert' sold for $28.5 million in 2024; it previously sold for $475,500 in 1994.
- Marlene Dumas's 'Miss January' is the most expensive work by a living woman artist at $13.63 million.
- Tamara de Lempicka's 'Portrait of Marjorie Ferry' sold for $21.2 million in 2020.
- Agnes Martin's 'Grey Stone II' sold for $18.7 million.
- Jenny Saville's 'Propped' sold for $12.4 million in 2018.
- Lee Krasner's 'The Eye is the First Circle' sold for $11.6 million in 2019.
Entities
Artists
- Georgia O'Keeffe
- Frida Kahlo
- Louise Bourgeois
- Joan Mitchell
- Leonora Carrington
- Tamara de Lempicka
- Agnes Martin
- Jenny Saville
- Lee Krasner
- Marlene Dumas
- Jackson Pollock
- Diego Rivera
- Wassily Kandinsky
- Leonardo da Vinci
- Pablo Picasso
- Remedios Varo
- Madonna
- Jack Nicholson
Institutions
- Georgia O'Keeffe Museum
- Museum of Latin American Art in Buenos Aires
- Christie's
- Sotheby's
- Venice Biennale
- TheCollector
Locations
- South Africa
- Mexico
- Buenos Aires
- Argentina
- Paris
- France
- UK
- United Kingdom
- Venice
- Italy