10 Richest Living Artists Today

10.  George Baselitz ($20 million)

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(image from Ideel Art)

9. Chuck Close ($25 million)

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(image from TES)

8. Cindy Sherman ($35 million)

(image from Artsy.Net)---"Untitled 96" sold for $3,890,000

(image from Artsy.Net)---"Untitled 96" sold for $3,890,000

7. Gerhard Richter ($40 million)

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(image from ArtNet)

6. Anish Kapoor ($85 million)

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(image from Getty Images)

5. Andrew Vicari ($142 million)

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(image from BBC)

4. David Choe ($200 million)

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(image from ABC News)

3. Jasper Johns ($300 milion)

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(image from Widewalls)

2. Jeff Koons ($500 million)

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(image from Observer)

1. Damien Hirst ($1 billion)

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(image from CNN)