According to a global survey of high net worth (HNW) art collectors, paintings accounted for the highest share of works held in HNW collections in the first six months of 2023. While such art medium represented 33 percent of works held by HNW art collectors, digital art made up eight percent of collected artworks.
Share of works held in collections of high net worth (HNW) art collectors worldwide in 1st half 2023, by medium
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Art Basel, & UBS. (November 2, 2023). Share of works held in collections of high net worth (HNW) art collectors worldwide in 1st half 2023, by medium [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 03, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1268532/artwork-purchased-by-hnw-art-collectors-worldwide-by-medium/
Art Basel, und UBS. "Share of works held in collections of high net worth (HNW) art collectors worldwide in 1st half 2023, by medium." Chart. November 2, 2023. Statista. Accessed May 03, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1268532/artwork-purchased-by-hnw-art-collectors-worldwide-by-medium/
Art Basel, UBS. (2023). Share of works held in collections of high net worth (HNW) art collectors worldwide in 1st half 2023, by medium. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: May 03, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1268532/artwork-purchased-by-hnw-art-collectors-worldwide-by-medium/
Art Basel, and UBS. "Share of Works Held in Collections of High Net worth (Hnw) Art Collectors Worldwide in 1st Half 2023, by Medium." Statista, Statista Inc., 2 Nov 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1268532/artwork-purchased-by-hnw-art-collectors-worldwide-by-medium/
Art Basel & UBS, Share of works held in collections of high net worth (HNW) art collectors worldwide in 1st half 2023, by medium Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1268532/artwork-purchased-by-hnw-art-collectors-worldwide-by-medium/ (last visited May 03, 2024)
Share of works held in collections of high net worth (HNW) art collectors worldwide in 1st half 2023, by medium [Graph], Art Basel, & UBS, November 2, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1268532/artwork-purchased-by-hnw-art-collectors-worldwide-by-medium/