Week 2, 2026
Notable sales: Jan 5 – 11, 2026
In the week of Jan 5 – 11, 2026, ArtSell recorded 1,328 auction lots, of which 1,077 sold. The 1,072 sales with a published price total $2,559,335, with a median of $759. The top result was Andy Warhol, “Albert Einstein (from the Ten Portraits of Jews of the Twentieth Century portfolio) (Unique Trial Proof)”, at $152,400 (Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA), Jan 7, 2026). 7 artists set a new high compared with every earlier result in the database.
Top 25 results
- $152,400
- $54,180
- $47,880
- $44,356 (€38,100)
- $42,840
- $32,528 (€27,940)
- $30,480
- $25,200
- $25,135 (€21,590)
- $21,420
- $19,050
- Schafe, 1901$17,742 (€15,240)
- Offshoot, 1982$17,640
- Matinee Chairs, pair, c. 2000$15,240
- Lounge chairs, set of two, c. 2022$15,240
- Sonnenuntergang, 1973$14,785 (€12,700)
- $14,490
- Konfektion, 1927$14,046 (€12,065)
- Scissor chairs, pair, 1968$13,970
- Musik, 1929$13,307 (€11,430)
- The Saints, 1978$12,600
- Ohne Titel, 1997$12,568 (€10,795)
- $11,880
- Kleine Welten VI, 1922$11,828 (€10,160)
- Heads, 1986$11,828 (€10,160)
New artist records
The artist’s best price this week exceeded every earlier priced result for them in the ArtSell database (artists with at least three earlier priced results).
| Artist | Work | Price | Previous high |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ray George Ellis | Untitled | $14,490 | $8,000 (6 earlier) |
| Ward Bennett | Scissor chairs, pair | $13,970 | $4,410 (31 earlier) |
| Holly Hunt | Brimstone Console | $10,795 | $2,640 (4 earlier) |
| Rudolf Großmann | Porträt Max Liebermann. 1920er-Jahre | $5,618 | $2,122 (18 earlier) |
| Raoul Hynckes | LE BALUSTRE | $5,618 | $3,967 (9 earlier) |
| Michael Godard | Jack and Coke | $2,646 | $1,500 (7 earlier) |
| Maison Regain | Cabinet | $2,540 | $1,905 (3 earlier) |
Most active artists
Artists with the most priced sales this week.
Salvador Dalí (17 sold · $20.3k)Sam Francis (11 sold · $21.3k)Andy Warhol (11 sold · $198k)William Philip Spratling (10 sold · $48.4k)Peter Max (9 sold · $17.6k)Takashi Murakami (9 sold · $20.1k)Charles and Ray Eames (8 sold · $27k)C. Cornelisz (7 sold · $1.5k)Ludwig Mies van der Rohe (6 sold · $24.3k)Thierry Guetta (6 sold · $8.7k)
Generated from the auction results recorded in ArtSell for sales held Jan 5 – 11, 2026 (by sale date). Prices are converted to USD at the sale-date rate; the original currency is shown in brackets. Results that houses publish later are added as they arrive. ArtSell is a database of auction results; it does not authenticate or value works.