'America' the toilet cast from 101.2kg of solid 18-karat gold by Maurizio Cattelan on display at Sotheby's new global headquarters in the Marcel Breuer building in New York on Nov. 12, 2025. Image credit: Shutterstock, Lev Radin
The United States last year accounted for 69 percent of global auction sales, the highest share in more than a decade and signifying a rebound of the country’s art market.