The iArremate art auction portal, which celebrates ten years of operation in the Brazilian market, released an unprecedented survey on the artists with the most consistency in their auctions over the past decade. The platform, considered a benchmark in the online modern and contemporary art auction sector in Brazil, used data from thousands of transactions to identify the names that consistently attracted the interest of collectors.
“We are not talking about value or price of works. The list takes into account the supply of works by these artists and the number of bids received at auctions. In a market like art, which is marked by fluctuations and trends, an artist remaining in the spotlight for ten years demonstrates constant interest in his work,” explains Flor Pimentel, Marketing Director at iArremate.
The ten most consistent artists of the last decade
The survey is led by the Cearense Aldemir Martins (1922-2006), recognized for his exceptional talent as a colorist and for his figurative work depicting animals, still lifes, and Northeastern themes. Your representations of cats, roosters, fruits, flowers, and cangaceiros remained among the most sought after on the platform.
In second place appears Abraham Palatnik (1928-2020), potiguar considered a pioneer of Brazilian kinetic art, followed by Alfredo Volpi (1896-1988), the Italian naturalized Brazilian famous for his emblematic flags and masterful use of colors.
Completing the top five is the Pernambuco native Cicero Dias (1907-2003), with his surrealist-inspired work developed between Brazil and France, and Antonio Poteiro (1925-2010), Portuguese-born in Brazil who stood out as one of the greatest representatives of Brazilian naive art, working as a painter, sculptor, and ceramist.
The second half of the list includes Candido Portinari (1903-1962), one of the most important Brazilian painters, known for his approach to social themes; Good Talk (1924-1997), Japanese who immigrated to Brazil and became a prominent figure in national abstract art; Carybe (1911-1997), Argentine who lived in Salvador and stood out for representing Afro-Brazilian themes, especially Candomblé; Sergio Telles (1936-2022), Carioca who developed his artistic career alongside diplomacy; and Roberto Burle Marx (1909-1994), renowned landscape architect who also left an important legacy in the visual arts.
“These ten artists practically never leave collectors’ radars. There are always works by them at auction and there are always people interested in obtaining them,” notes Pimentel.
Relevance of the survey to the market
As a leader in the segment, iArremate offers a privileged window into the behavior of the Brazilian art market. The platform allows users to place real-time bids in auctions across the country, consolidating valuable data on preferences and trends.
The survey gains even more relevance as it covers a period of significant economic and cultural transformations in Brazil, demonstrating which artists managed to maintain their relevance even in times of instability.
For collectors and art investors, the list provides information about names that have demonstrated market consistency over time. For those interested in learning more about the careers and works of these and hundreds of other artists, the iArremate website provides detailed information.
The publication of this ranking coincides with the celebrations of the tenth anniversary of the platform, which has established itself as an important channel for democratizing access to the art market in the country.
