Artsy – While the art market in 2018 had its fair share of sales in the eight- and even nine-figures, some of the most intriguing results from this year lay much further down the list of the year’s most expensive works. The 10 artists listed below racked up some of those results. Some had their first solo shows at blue-chip galleries; others made the jump from day sales to the coveted evening sale slot; others still turned heads at art fairs and came close to, or eclipsed, that magical threshold for a single work: $1 million. For all, 2018 will be remembered as the year they solidified their place among the art market’s greats. – read more
