While the global arts market increased from $441 billion (€402 billion) in 2022 to $579.5 (€528.6) billion in 2023, auction activity was more restrained in 2023. The combined value of the top 100 lots at auctions in 2023 totalled $2.4 billion, reflecting a notable decrease from the $4.1 billion recorded in 2022. Notably, only three of the top 50 most expensive sales at auction in 2023 were works by female artists – Louise Bourgeois, Georgia O’Keeffe, and Joan Mitchell – marking a significant shift from the absence of female artists in the top 50 rankings the previous year. Now without further …