It might seem hard to believe, but we are a quarter of the way through 2023. For the art world, it’s already been an eventful year, featuring highly anticipated new art fairs, the return of older ones, and an intriguing start to the auction calendar.
Through it all, a fresh crop of art and artists has gained momentum through the attention of collectors, gallerists, and institutions. This creative activity has been reflected on the Artsy platform, where collectors continue to seek out work from newer artists around the world.
In the chart above, we’ve focused on the 20 artists who have experienced the sharpest rise in inquirers on Artsy from the last quarter of 2022 (October through December) to the first quarter of 2023 (January through March).
Danish artist Per Adolfsen is second on the list, with a 90% jump in inquirers. Known for his pencil and crayon landscapes of his local Danish wildlands, the artist also has a substantial social media presence, with more than 124,000 followers on Instagram. Adolfsen was featured in a number of fair booths and shows in 2022 from galleries such as 532 Gallery Thomas Jaeckel and sobering, and his work has previously been displayed at exhibitions in Düsseldorf and Shanghai. While prolific, the artist’s work has not yet appeared at a major auction house.