To our knowledge, the most expensive sculpture in the world as of April 2026. COASTWEL's Belharra — a monumental wave in polished stainless steel and solid oak, a unique piece signed by the Basque artist. Previous record: Alberto Giacometti's L'Homme au doigt, $141.3M at Sotheby's, May 2015. MEB Signature piece: "MEB" inscription discreetly engraved on the piece by the artist, certificate of authenticity jointly signed by COASTWEL and the House. Unmarked edition available upon request.
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The story
For years, the title of the most expensive sculpture in the world was held by Alberto Giacometti's L'Homme au doigt — a one-meter-seventy-seven bronze silhouette, modeled in 1947. One cast was sold for $141.3 million (≈ €132 million) at Sotheby's New York on May 11, 2015 (source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_most_expensive_sculptures).
Most Expensive Brand now claims this title — differently.
Ours is not a bronze human figure. It is a wave, sculpted by COASTWEL — a Basque artist based in Biarritz, on the Atlantic coast from which he draws his forms. Belharra is the Basque name of a rocky shelf located a few nautical miles off Saint-Jean-de-Luz, which rises only a handful of times per year, when the Atlantic gathers the exact conditions to raise waves of fifteen meters and more — one of Europe's largest, one of the most respected big-wave surf spots in the world.
The work is executed in polished stainless steel on solid oak. Not an atom of precious material. The strength is in the form, not in the matter. A unique piece, signed by the artist.
The previous record was a Giacometti bronze. Ours is the Basque ocean. The price is not in the material. It is in the
promise: to be, in its category, the most expensive object in the world. Nothing less.
