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Market intelligence

Sector performance and inventory depth

Published sector figures for each collecting category, then the artist-level detail behind what Rare Form can currently place. Counted figures are counted from live inventory; cited figures name their source and the period they cover.

Sector figures

Reviewed 27 August 2026. Figures are the most recent published editions.
  • Fine Art
    -6.6%
    Market value, 2015 → 2025

    Ten-year change in total reported sales value: $63.8B in 2015 to $59.6B in 2025 (about -0.7% a year)

    Across the decade the market is slightly smaller in nominal dollars than it was in 2015, having peaked in 2022 and then contracted for two years before returning to growth in 2025 (+4%). Transaction volumes have risen while value has concentrated and then softened at the very top.

    Global art market turnover, 2025: $59.6B
    Source: Art Basel & UBS, Art Market Report 2026 (Arts Economics)
  • Luxury Watches
    +5.8%
    Implied growth to 2030

    Compound annual rate implied by the published $25B → $35B forecast

    The secondary market is forecast to reach roughly $35B by 2030. Independents continue to clear above retail, while trophy steel sport references remain below their 2022 peaks.

    Pre-owned watch market, 2023: ~$25B
    Source: Deloitte, Swiss Watch Industry Study 2024
  • Luxury Bags
    +14.2%
    Birkin, 1980–2015 annualised

    Average annual increase in Birkin resale value over the study period

    The most-cited long-run handbag figure covers a 35-year window ending in 2015 and is not a current-year return. Hermès trophy references remain supply-constrained, and most scarce-reference transactions occur privately rather than at auction.

    Average annual value change, Hermès Birkin: +14.2%
    Source: Baghunter Birkin study, 1980–2015

Published third-party figures, restated verbatim with their source and period. Historical performance is context, not a prediction of future value.

Asking-price distribution

  • Under $10k17
  • $10k – $50k18
  • $50k – $150k3
  • $150k +0

Artists grouped by the median asking price of their works currently available on Rare Form. Counted from live inventory.

Artist detail

  • Invaderfirm+9% vs prior 12 months
    Available
    20
    Placed
    0
    Median ask
    $9,660
    Auction high
    $1,720,000
  • RETNAsoftening-9% vs prior 12 months
    Available
    15
    Placed
    0
    Median ask
    $17,311
    Auction high
    $424,000
  • KAWSsoftening-11% vs prior 12 months
    Available
    13
    Placed
    0
    Median ask
    $9,000
    Auction high
    $14,800,000
  • Damien Hirstsoftening-8% vs prior 12 months
    Available
    13
    Placed
    0
    Median ask
    $8,760
    Auction high
    $19,200,000
  • SlawnNot published
    Available
    13
    Placed
    0
    Median ask
    $10,560
    Auction high
    Not published
  • Banksysoftening-7% vs prior 12 months
    Available
    12
    Placed
    0
    Median ask
    $38,611
    Auction high
    $25,400,000
  • Keith Haringstable+1% vs prior 12 months
    Available
    3
    Placed
    0
    Median ask
    $27,597
    Auction high
    $6,533,000
  • Shepard Faireystable0% vs prior 12 months
    Available
    3
    Placed
    0
    Median ask
    $300
    Auction high
    $1,020,000
  • Martin WhatsonNot published
    Available
    3
    Placed
    0
    Median ask
    $7,800
    Auction high
    Not published
  • Mr. BrainwashNot published
    Available
    2
    Placed
    0
    Median ask
    $11,400
    Auction high
    Not published
  • Harland MillerNot published
    Available
    2
    Placed
    0
    Median ask
    $10,200
    Auction high
    Not published
  • Andy Warholstable-2% vs prior 12 months
    Available
    1
    Placed
    0
    Median ask
    $8,500
    Auction high
    $195,040,000
  • Roy LichtensteinNot published
    Available
    1
    Placed
    0
    Median ask
    $101,606
    Auction high
    Not published
  • StikNot published
    Available
    1
    Placed
    0
    Median ask
    $71,501
    Auction high
    Not published
  • Tania MarmolejoNot published
    Available
    1
    Placed
    0
    Median ask
    $57,600
    Auction high
    Not published
  • Jeffrey CheungNot published
    Available
    1
    Placed
    0
    Median ask
    $35,760
    Auction high
    Not published
  • George CondoNot published
    Available
    1
    Placed
    0
    Median ask
    $29,353
    Auction high
    Not published
  • Marcel KatzNot published
    Available
    1
    Placed
    0
    Median ask
    $27,000
    Auction high
    Not published
  • OPAKENot published
    Available
    1
    Placed
    0
    Median ask
    $24,837
    Auction high
    Not published
  • ICY and SOTNot published
    Available
    1
    Placed
    0
    Median ask
    $22,200
    Auction high
    Not published
  • Cleon PetersonNot published
    Available
    1
    Placed
    0
    Median ask
    $17,762
    Auction high
    Not published
  • Robert B. MooreNot published
    Available
    1
    Placed
    0
    Median ask
    $15,000
    Auction high
    Not published
  • LeftyOutThereNot published
    Available
    1
    Placed
    0
    Median ask
    $13,800
    Auction high
    Not published
  • ZevsNot published
    Available
    1
    Placed
    0
    Median ask
    $12,600
    Auction high
    Not published
  • EpiNot published
    Available
    1
    Placed
    0
    Median ask
    $12,500
    Auction high
    Not published
  • APC GalleryNot published
    Available
    1
    Placed
    0
    Median ask
    $11,280
    Auction high
    Not published
  • Paul InsectNot published
    Available
    1
    Placed
    0
    Median ask
    $10,200
    Auction high
    Not published
  • Ben EineNot published
    Available
    1
    Placed
    0
    Median ask
    $9,750
    Auction high
    Not published
  • Barbara KrugerNot published
    Available
    1
    Placed
    0
    Median ask
    $9,360
    Auction high
    Not published
  • Miss BugsNot published
    Available
    1
    Placed
    0
    Median ask
    $9,360
    Auction high
    Not published
  • Yoon HyupNot published
    Available
    1
    Placed
    0
    Median ask
    $9,000
    Auction high
    Not published
  • Robert IndianaNot published
    Available
    1
    Placed
    0
    Median ask
    $8,100
    Auction high
    Not published
  • Sho ShibuyaNot published
    Available
    1
    Placed
    0
    Median ask
    $7,800
    Auction high
    Not published
  • KATSUNot published
    Available
    1
    Placed
    0
    Median ask
    $6,960
    Auction high
    Not published
  • Kayla MahaffeyNot published
    Available
    1
    Placed
    0
    Median ask
    $5,000
    Auction high
    Not published
  • Nick SmithNot published
    Available
    1
    Placed
    0
    Median ask
    $3,180
    Auction high
    Not published
  • ZedsyNot published
    Available
    1
    Placed
    0
    Median ask
    $1,680
    Auction high
    Not published
  • Robert Del Naja (3D)Not published
    Available
    1
    Placed
    0
    Median ask
    $1,440
    Auction high
    Not published

Rankings order artists by the depth of published auction context available to us and by the works Rare Form can currently offer. Availability, placement and asking-price figures are counted directly from the Rare Form catalogue. Auction figures are historical, sourced and dated. Rare Form does not publish artist market capitalisation, projected returns or price targets.

Historical market information is provided for context and does not represent a prediction of future value.

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