Charted: The Top Selling Visual Art Mediums

What We’re Showing

This infographic shows the bestselling visual art mediums of 2024, based on their share of value in fine art dealer sales.

The data comes from the Art Market Report 2025 by Arts Economics. 

Key Takeaways

• The traditional mediums of paintings, sculptures, and works on paper dominated sales, making up 85% of the total. 
• The share of paintings fell by 5% year-on-year, but they remained the largest medium with a 59% share of sales value. 
• The U.S. was the largest art market with $28.4 billion in sales, accounting for 43% of the global total.