Database / Rankings
Rankings
Canonical artist rankings — Authority + Cultural Presence. Living artists weight cultural presence higher.
Most Complete Records
Ranked by record completeness and claim-readiness
Louise Nevelson
Sculpture
54
OVR
57
AUTH
40
CUL
79
CMP
Michael Craig-Martin
Sculpture
46
OVR
51
AUTH
37
CUL
76
CMP
Thomas Ruff
Photography
56
OVR
62
AUTH
45
CUL
75
CMP
Richard Artschwager
Painting
72
OVR
73
AUTH
70
CUL
75
CMP
Gerhard Richter
Painting
68
OVR
69
AUTH
65
CUL
72
CMP
Barbara Kruger
Painting
72
OVR
71
AUTH
75
CUL
71
CMP
Richard Long
Photography
60
OVR
61
AUTH
58
CUL
70
CMP
Gerrit Rietveld
Furniture
60
OVR
60
AUTH
60
CUL
69
CMP
Kenneth Noland
Painting
50
OVR
52
AUTH
45
CUL
67
CMP
Doris Ulmann
Photography
43
OVR
46
AUTH
30
CUL
67
CMP
Cecily Brown
Painting
51
OVR
55
AUTH
42
CUL
67
CMP
Alfred Sisley
Painting
43
OVR
48
AUTH
23
CUL
67
CMP
George Cruikshank
Mixed Media
50
OVR
51
AUTH
45
CUL
67
CMP
Alfred Jensen
Drawing
43
OVR
45
AUTH
35
CUL
66
CMP
Juan Muñoz
Drawing
40
OVR
43
AUTH
27
CUL
66
CMP
Jean-Michel Othoniel
Sculpture
38
OVR
40
AUTH
35
CUL
65
CMP
Dana Schutz
Printmaking
55
OVR
56
AUTH
52
CUL
65
CMP
Marcel Janco
Printmaking
53
OVR
51
AUTH
62
CUL
65
CMP
Jo Ractliffe
Photography
38
OVR
42
AUTH
30
CUL
64
CMP
Berenice Abbott
Photography
53
OVR
47
AUTH
75
CUL
64
CMP
François Gérard
Painting
35
OVR
41
AUTH
13
CUL
63
CMP
Johann Joachim Kändler
Sculpture
34
OVR
40
AUTH
10
CUL
63
CMP
Oskar Kokoschka
Painting
60
OVR
51
AUTH
100
CUL
63
CMP
Gino Severini
Painting
58
OVR
49
AUTH
95
CUL
63
CMP
George Catlin
Painting
36
OVR
40
AUTH
18
CUL
63
CMP
Hans Watzek
Photography
41
OVR
43
AUTH
32
CUL
63
CMP
Marcel Dzama
Painting
52
OVR
53
AUTH
50
CUL
63
CMP
Marsden Hartley
Painting
57
OVR
49
AUTH
88
CUL
63
CMP
Barbara Morgan
Photography
53
OVR
47
AUTH
78
CUL
63
CMP
Christopher Le Brun
Painting
39
OVR
44
AUTH
30
CUL
61
CMP
Francesco Clemente
Painting
46
OVR
50
AUTH
30
CUL
61
CMP
Mel Ramos
Printmaking
50
OVR
49
AUTH
58
CUL
61
CMP
Balthus
Painting
47
OVR
50
AUTH
35
CUL
60
CMP
Paloma Varga Weisz
Sculpture
29
OVR
30
AUTH
29
CUL
60
CMP
Bridget Riley
Painting
59
OVR
63
AUTH
43
CUL
60
CMP
Torkwase Dyson
Mixed Media
32
OVR
35
AUTH
25
CUL
60
CMP
Lucien Smith
Mixed Media
25
OVR
30
AUTH
15
CUL
60
CMP
Gladys Nilsson
Painting
41
OVR
44
AUTH
35
CUL
60
CMP
Jean-Jacques Henner
Drawing
41
OVR
45
AUTH
28
CUL
60
CMP
Amoako Boafo
Painting
37
OVR
44
AUTH
25
CUL
60
CMP
Rudolf Stingel
Painting
34
OVR
41
AUTH
20
CUL
60
CMP
Damien Hirst
Painting
57
OVR
63
AUTH
35
CUL
60
CMP
Jeff Wall
Photography
39
OVR
41
AUTH
30
CUL
60
CMP
Hermann Nitsch
Mixed Media
39
OVR
41
AUTH
30
CUL
60
CMP
Gregory Amenoff
Painting
31
OVR
38
AUTH
19
CUL
60
CMP
Godefroid Devreese
Sculpture
38
OVR
41
AUTH
27
CUL
59
CMP
Ken Gonzales-Day
Photography
49
OVR
47
AUTH
52
CUL
59
CMP
Reuben Kadish
Printmaking
48
OVR
46
AUTH
55
CUL
59
CMP
Karl Schrag
Printmaking
53
OVR
48
AUTH
73
CUL
59
CMP
Theaster Gates
Mixed Media
44
OVR
49
AUTH
35
CUL
59
CMP
Eduard Bendemann
Painting
30
OVR
36
AUTH
7
CUL
59
CMP
Edmonia Lewis
Sculpture
39
OVR
43
AUTH
20
CUL
59
CMP
David Johnson
Painting
39
OVR
40
AUTH
37
CUL
59
CMP
Frederic Leighton
Painting
39
OVR
42
AUTH
25
CUL
59
CMP
Marian Zazeela
Painting
39
OVR
43
AUTH
23
CUL
59
CMP
Jacob Folkema
Drawing
34
OVR
36
AUTH
24
CUL
59
CMP
Friedrich Vordemberge-Gildewart
Painting
52
OVR
47
AUTH
72
CUL
59
CMP
john gerrard
20
OVR
16
AUTH
27
CUL
59
CMP
John Michael Rysbrack
Sculpture
39
OVR
42
AUTH
23
CUL
59
CMP
Jennifer Bartlett
Painting
53
OVR
52
AUTH
57
CUL
59
CMP
Joe Brainard
Mixed Media
40
OVR
40
AUTH
37
CUL
59
CMP
Fritz Henle
Photography
42
OVR
43
AUTH
40
CUL
59
CMP
Paolo Roversi
22
OVR
24
AUTH
15
CUL
59
CMP
Mika Tajima
Mixed media
36
OVR
38
AUTH
25
CUL
59
CMP
Dorothy Dehner
Sculpture
49
OVR
47
AUTH
60
CUL
59
CMP
Leon Levinstein
Photography
51
OVR
48
AUTH
60
CUL
59
CMP
Andres Serrano
Photography
32
OVR
39
AUTH
19
CUL
59
CMP
Giuseppe Grisoni
Painting
34
OVR
39
AUTH
13
CUL
59
CMP
Koshiro Onchi
Painting
38
OVR
39
AUTH
35
CUL
58
CMP
Nigel Hall
Sculpture
43
OVR
42
AUTH
44
CUL
58
CMP
Tania Franco Klein
Photography
37
OVR
43
AUTH
27
CUL
58
CMP
Pierre Soulages
Painting
36
OVR
41
AUTH
20
CUL
58
CMP
Lee Kun-Yong
Performance art
28
OVR
25
AUTH
35
CUL
58
CMP
Walter Richard Sickert
Painting
47
OVR
42
AUTH
65
CUL
58
CMP
Gary Hill
Installation
51
OVR
43
AUTH
65
CUL
58
CMP
Merrill Wagner
37
OVR
38
AUTH
29
CUL
58
CMP
Sigrid Sandström
Painting
32
OVR
36
AUTH
15
CUL
58
CMP
Mickalene Thomas
Painting
44
OVR
49
AUTH
34
CUL
58
CMP
Raymond Duchamp-Villon
Sculpture
53
OVR
48
AUTH
75
CUL
58
CMP
Jared French
Painting
39
OVR
38
AUTH
45
CUL
57
CMP
KAWS
Sculpture
44
OVR
45
AUTH
43
CUL
57
CMP
Jim Lee
Mixed Media
29
OVR
35
AUTH
17
CUL
56
CMP
Willem Kalf
Painting
34
OVR
40
AUTH
7
CUL
56
CMP
Elisabeth Frink
Painting
40
OVR
41
AUTH
34
CUL
56
CMP
Yousuf Karsh
Mixed Media
49
OVR
47
AUTH
55
CUL
56
CMP
Ilana Savdie
Installation
31
OVR
37
AUTH
19
CUL
56
CMP
Alicja Kwade
Photography
28
OVR
29
AUTH
25
CUL
56
CMP
Christina Ramberg
Drawing
31
OVR
31
AUTH
30
CUL
55
CMP
Armand Point
Painting
43
OVR
43
AUTH
42
CUL
55
CMP
Laura Aguilar
Printmaking
39
OVR
42
AUTH
27
CUL
55
CMP
Erich Hartmann
Photography
35
OVR
36
AUTH
30
CUL
55
CMP
Gilbert Stuart
Painting
44
OVR
47
AUTH
33
CUL
55
CMP
Zarina
Printmaking
44
OVR
46
AUTH
35
CUL
55
CMP
Roger Ballen
Photography
45
OVR
44
AUTH
45
CUL
55
CMP
Thom Mayne
Painting
37
OVR
31
AUTH
47
CUL
55
CMP
Lattanzio Gambara
Painting
38
OVR
42
AUTH
20
CUL
55
CMP
Bradford Washburn
Photography
40
OVR
38
AUTH
47
CUL
55
CMP
André Dunoyer de Segonzac
Drawing
55
OVR
46
AUTH
93
CUL
55
CMP
Horace Pippin
Painting
46
OVR
44
AUTH
55
CUL
55
CMP
Hugo Gellert
Printmaking
52
OVR
48
AUTH
70
CUL
55
CMP
How Ranking Works
Overall Rank
Weighted blend of Authority (85%) and Cultural Presence (15%). The flagship ranking representing an artist's position in the WattsOS cultural graph.
Authority
Canonical record strength based on trusted sources, attribution confidence, institutional and representation links, graph relationships, and verified field coverage.
Cultural Presence
Depth of an artist's cultural footprint — exhibition history, movement associations, gallery representation tier, and published artwork coverage.
Completeness
How complete and claim-ready the record is across identity, biography, media, assets, and verification. Visible separately — does not affect overall rank.
7D / 30D Change
Rank change versus the most recent weekly or monthly snapshot. Positive means the artist moved up.
Cohort Tags
Blue Chip: high authority with institutional backing. Emerging: rising cultural presence with developing record. Derived from record signals, not self-reported.