Week 17, 2026
Notable sales: Apr 20 – 26, 2026
In the week of Apr 20 – 26, 2026, ArtSell recorded 3,239 auction lots, of which 2,578 sold. The 2,578 sales with a published price total $16,707,068, with a median of $1,316. The top result was Thomas Dewing, “Figures with Blossoms”, at $826,000 (Bonhams, Apr 23, 2026). 10 artists set a new high compared with every earlier result in the database.
Top 25 results
- Figures with Blossoms, 1900$826,000
- $446,227 (€381,000)
- Pavel Ovchinnikov, Moscow, circa 1873$417,695 (€356,000)
- Purple Mountain Range, 1993$279,900
- $268,686 (€229,000)
- $248,150
- Autumn Images, 1990$241,800
- Mountain Seclusion, 1990$203,700
- River's Peace, 1991$203,700
- Baigneuse, cca. 1892$198,798 (€170,000)
- $193,500
- A River Town, circa 1920$178,300
- $176,505 (€150,000)
- $166,657 (CA$228,000)
- Mocha Standard (E. 30), 1969$154,800
- $154,800
- $152,900
- $141,900
- $141,900
- Roulette, 1966$140,200
- Bunny Discotheque, 1963$127,500
- Loungers by the Sea, 1975$121,150
- Father and Boy: Church, 1961$114,800
- $114,800
- Serpentine Garden, 1998$108,800
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Thomas Dewing | Figures with Blossoms | $826,000 | $5,000 (3 earlier) |
| Königliche Porzellanmanufaktur Berlin Kpm | A unique monumental KPM Berlin porcelain vase | $446,227 | $315,893 (1124 earlier) |
| Edward Henry Potthast | Children at Play, Brighton Beach | $248,150 | $149,000 (45 earlier) |
| Robert Spencer | A River Town | $178,300 | $157,875 (12 earlier) |
| Alex Janvier | Denesoulini [Northern Athabascan Art Series] | $166,657 | $22,191 (82 earlier) |
| Madge Tennent | Rose Kokua (Portrait of Young Hawaiian) | $152,900 | $114,800 (7 earlier) |
| LeRoy Neiman | Roulette | $140,200 | $90,000 (196 earlier) |
| Sally Michel Avery | Loungers by the Sea | $121,150 | $82,960 (70 earlier) |
| William Hunter | Serpentine Garden | $108,800 | $84,420 (32 earlier) |
| Thomas Hart Benton | Shocking Corn | $89,400 | $58,750 (381 earlier) |
Most active artists
Artists with the most priced sales this week.
Königliche Porzellanmanufaktur Berlin Kpm (143 sold · $818k)Marcel Duchamp (36 sold · $475k)Andy Warhol (31 sold · $681k)John Tunnard (29 sold · $438k)Pablo Picasso (26 sold · $379k)Marc Chagall (22 sold · $211k)Toshiko Takaezu (18 sold · $124k)David Ellsworth (16 sold · $49.7k)Gertrud and Otto Natzler (16 sold · $34k)Joan Miró (16 sold · $151k)
Generated from the auction results recorded in ArtSell for sales held Apr 20 – 26, 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.