Picasso’s commanding volume of sales—thousands of lots moving through major houses in the first half of 2026—keeps his contract locked near 45% and in a dead heat with Other. The market’s broader dispersion, visible in record-breaking single works by Pollock, Rothko, and Brâncuși plus rising totals for living and postwar names, underpins Other’s slim lead at 46.5%. Basquiat trails at 2.7% despite strong per-work prices, limited by far fewer offerings, while Warhol sits near zero. Remaining 2026 evening sales and any late-season estate dispersals remain the key swing factors for traders assessing whether Picasso’s depth or the field’s outliers will prevail by year-end.