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For someone to be internationally acclaimed yet remain largely unknown sounds like the ultimate paradox, but contradiction is the lifeblood of Banksy: street art anti-hero and darling of the salerooms.

Despite the 2020 pandemic, the Scandinavian auction market recorded fantastic results. Bukowskis, one of the region's leading auction houses, even announced that 2020 was a record year. How can their great success be explained?

It’s not always easy for artists to find global success when alive, but these five male and five female artists are the exception to this rule.