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BEHAVIOR OF THE DIFFERENT ARTISTIC PERIODS .
As an asset, the performance of impressionism, baroque, romanticism, neoclassicism, and renaissance artistic
movements, has been eclipsed by contemporary art. Availability is one of the primary drivers of the contemporary
art euphoria.
Artprice Index by Period
Base 100 in January 2004
350
325
300
275
250
225
200
175 Post War
150 Contemporary
125
Modern
100
Old Masters
75
XIX Century
50
25
2015
0
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Today, Old Masters, XIX Century, and Modern artworks are extremely rare on the market. This is due to the majority
of supply belonging either to museums or collectors who hold works for generations. The monopolization of these
“conservative” artworks by museums and generational collectors has left new collectors eager for artworks facing
tight pricing. Reduced supply is of the most important reasons why Post War and Contemporary art currently top
the Artprice Index by period.
Turnover per Artistic Period
$12,000,000,000
$10,000,000,000
$8,000,000,000
Contemporary
Post War
$6,000,000,000
Modern
XIX Century
$4,000,000,000
Old Masters
$2,000,000,000
$0
2005
2006
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2007
2008
2009
2010
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
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