Top Artists from France
Contemporary artists from France with the most appearances at international art fairs — from Art Basel and Frieze to regional fairs worldwide. Rankings are based on total fair participations in our database.
| # | Artist | Fairs |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Jean Dubuffet b. 1901 | 73 |
| 2 |  Bernar Venet b. 1941 | 67 |
| 3 |  Pierre Soulages b. 1919 | 64 |
| 4 |  Yves Klein b. 1928 | 62 |
| 5 |  Daniel Buren b. 1938 | 60 |
| 6 |  Georges Mathieu b. 1921 | 59 |
| 7 |  Fernand Léger b. 1881 | 58 |
| 8 |  Henri Matisse b. 1869 | 53 |
| 9 |  Bernard Frize b. 1949 | 45 |
| 10 |  François Morellet b. 1926 | 44 |
| 11 |  Francis Picabia b. 1879 | 42 |
| 12 |  Georges Braque b. 1882 | 41 |
| 13 |  JR b. 1983 | 40 |
| 14 |  Marcel Duchamp b. 1887 | 40 |
| 15 |  Sophie Calle b. 1953 | 39 |
| 16 |  César b. 1921 | 38 |
| 17 |  Sonia Delaunay b. 1885 | 38 |
| 18 |  Bertrand Lavier b. 1949 | 34 |
| 19 |  Xavier Veilhan b. 1963 | 33 |
| 20 |  Jean-Michel Othoniel b. 1964 | 33 |
| 21 |  Dora Maar b. 1907 | 32 |
| 22 |  Claude Viallat b. 1936 | 31 |
| 23 |  Christian Boltanski b. 1944 | 31 |
| 24 |  Auguste Rodin b. 1840 | 30 |
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