Women artists attract higher prices for their work but sell much less of it than men do
Photo: Daniel Pett
Artworks by women just 4% of global auction sales
A worldwide study of the secondary art market reveals that "while the average John Smith makes it into auction, the average Jane Smith does not".
Female artists are massively underrepresented in the global secondary art market, with less than 4% of artworks sold at auction between 2000 and 2017 attributed to women.
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