The 15 Richest Living Artists

Last week we reported about David Choe being paid in 2005 in stock by Facebook, for painting murals in their offices. That stock might become worth 200 Million USD, after Facebook’s IPO and official stock market listing. Complex took a look at the richest living artists, and it is interesting to see where Choe ranks in there now.

Check out the complete list after the jump

Here is the complete list:

Damien Hirst – 1 Billion USD
Jeff Koons – 500 Million USD
Jasper Johns – 300 Million USD
David Choe – 200 Million USD
Andre Vicari – 142 Million USD
Takashi Murakami – 100 Million USD
Anish Kapoor – 85 Million USD
Antony Gormley – 50 Million USD
Gerhard Richter – 40 Million USD
David Hockney – 40 Million USD
Cindy Sherman – 35 Million USD
Richard Prince – 30 Million USD
Andreas Gursky – 30 Million USD
Chuck Close – 25 Million USD
Georg Baselitz – 25 Million USD

#BHM Fact: Jean-Michel Basquiat and Jacob Lawrence are two of the most famous African-American artist in the world.

For background on each one of the artists, check the full article over at Complex.