Week 3, 2026
Notable sales: Jan 12 – 18, 2026
In the week of Jan 12 – 18, 2026, ArtSell recorded 1,151 auction lots, of which 988 sold. The 988 sales with a published price total $4,577,655, with a median of $1,366. The top result was Judy Kensley McKie, “Gorilla nightstands, pair”, at $114,300 (Rago Auctions, Jan 14, 2026). 10 artists set a new high compared with every earlier result in the database.
Top 25 results
- $114,300
- Beast bench, 1991$95,250
- Night on Earth, 2007$76,200
- Rare Sculpture Front wall panel, c. 1965$63,500
- Wavy Front cabinet, 1970$60,960
- $57,150
- $53,340
- A Grey Day on the Bog, 1928$51,445 (€44,000)
- $50,800
- Early dining table, 1978$48,260
- Conoid dining table, 1974$48,260
- Assembled Persian group, 1999-2000$48,260
- Bilbao, 2004$44,450
- Swirl tapestry, 1974$42,240
- $40,646 (£30,240)
- $40,640
- $38,100
- $38,100
- $35,560
- Conoid desk, 1986$35,560
- $34,320
- $30,480
- $30,480
- Hi Boy chest of drawers, 1975$30,480
- Finestre vase, 1997$30,480
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dominick Labino | Emergence | $20,320 | $3,780 (11 earlier) |
| Martin Blank | Lotus | $19,050 | $7,500 (14 earlier) |
| Peter Howson | MAN WITH HAT | $18,777 | $17,640 (148 earlier) |
| Douglas Ihlenfeld | Autumn Bloom | $12,065 | $9,450 (30 earlier) |
| David Schwarz | Z.A.O.F. (from the Z-Axis series) | $7,620 | $4,480 (9 earlier) |
| Richard MacDonald | Untitled | $7,500 | $3,825 (10 earlier) |
| Joan Gillespie | RECLINING NUDE | $7,169 | $5,178 (13 earlier) |
| Emily Brock | Vineyard and Tasting Room | $6,985 | $6,400 (4 earlier) |
| Joel Philip Myers | Ording Landscape VIII | $5,715 | $5,355 (23 earlier) |
| Donald Bain | THE RISING OF 1745 | $5,462 | $3,208 (6 earlier) |
Most active artists
Artists with the most priced sales this week.
George Nakashima (29 sold · $644k)Dale Chihuly (21 sold · $227k)Elizabeth Blackadder (19 sold · $46.9k)Eduardo Paolozzi (19 sold · $61.6k)Paul Evans (17 sold · $413k)John Bellany (11 sold · $52.8k)Richard Marquis (11 sold · $62.6k)Seamus Heaney (10 sold · $6.2k)Esias Bosch (10 sold · $5.7k)Pierre Jeanneret (9 sold · $102k)
Generated from the auction results recorded in ArtSell for sales held Jan 12 – 18, 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.