Week 20, 2026
Notable sales: May 11 – 17, 2026
In the week of May 11 – 17, 2026, ArtSell recorded 1,553 auction lots, of which 1,242 sold. The 1,112 sales with a published price total $12,709,433, with a median of $1,786. The top result was Maria Martins, “Impossible”, at $3,170,000 (Rago Auctions, May 14, 2026). 10 artists set a new high compared with every earlier result in the database.
Top 25 results
- Impossible, 1946$3,170,000
- Sun Woman, 1970$409,600
- Adam and Eve, 1957$281,600
- $268,800
- Purity, 2008-14$217,600
- $217,600
- $166,400
- $153,600
- Untitled (Oh), 2010$121,600
- $102,400
- Tête, 1978$96,000
- $89,600
- Twin City Lights, 1995$79,800
- Smoker Banner, 1971$76,800
- Red, 1974$76,800
- Dollar Sign, 1981$76,800
- Nasturtiums and Plums, 1980$74,240
- Looking Down River, 1983$73,150
- Untitled (Fusion), c. 1975$70,400
- $70,400
- Girl in Yellow, 2019$70,400
- $64,000
- Alphard, 1964$64,000
- Black Block, 1966$64,000
- Healthcare Worker, 2002$64,000
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Annie Morris | Stack 7 (Ultramarine Blue) | $268,800 | $250,589 (3 earlier) |
| Barry X Ball | Purity | $217,600 | $215,835 (5 earlier) |
| Esteban Vicente | Red | $76,800 | $76,200 (40 earlier) |
| Donald Sultan | FOUR FLOWERS, MAY 28, 2004 | $51,200 | $47,500 (374 earlier) |
| Robert Goodnough | Horse and Rider | $33,280 | $32,500 (70 earlier) |
| Bernice Bing | Gam Sann | $32,000 | $3,825 (3 earlier) |
| Billy Joe McCarroll and David Gillespe | Heroic Sunburst doors, pair | $28,160 | $22,800 (7 earlier) |
| Harvey Littleton | Blue Sliced Descending Arc | $28,160 | $25,000 (43 earlier) |
| James Valerio | August Rose | $28,160 | $6,250 (4 earlier) |
| Paul-Émile Pissarro | L'Eglise Printemps | $23,040 | $16,380 (27 earlier) |
Most active artists
Artists with the most priced sales this week.
George Nakashima (20 sold · $754k)Joan Miró (18 sold · $189k)Dale Chihuly (16 sold · $342k)Robert Hopkin (13 sold · $14.1k)Walter Battiss (11 sold · $17.9k)Paul Evans (11 sold · $303k)Val Bertoia (11 sold · $90.7k)Marc Chagall (11 sold · $44.1k)Andy Warhol (11 sold · $190k)Toshiko Takaezu (10 sold · $77.8k)
Generated from the auction results recorded in ArtSell for sales held May 11 – 17, 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.