Week 36, 2026
Notable sales: Aug 31 – Sep 6, 2026
In the week of Aug 31 – Sep 6, 2026, ArtSell recorded 601 auction lots, of which 510 sold. The 449 sales with a published price total $2,040,386, with a median of $2,580. The top result was Adam Ciemniewski, “O poranku, 1894 r.”, at $96,966 (Sopocki Dom Aukcyjny, Sep 5, 2026). 10 artists set a new high compared with every earlier result in the database.
Top 25 results
- O poranku, 1894 r., 1894$96,966 (PLN 360,000)
- Ville-d'avray, 1917, 1917$70,031 (PLN 260,000)
- Prototype "UFO" lamp, 1975$61,920
- $59,257 (PLN 220,000)
- $48,483 (PLN 180,000)
- $30,975 (PLN 115,000)
- My Rampage is Over, 2019$27,858 (£20,640)
- "Clématite" handbag, circa 1989$25,800
- $23,220
- $21,548 (PLN 80,000)
- “Papa Bear” armchair, model no. AP19, designed 1951$20,640
- W ogrodzie, 1902 r., 1902$18,855 (PLN 70,000)
- $18,060
- $17,777 (PLN 66,000)
- Coffee table, circa 1953$16,770
- $16,640
- $15,622 (PLN 58,000)
- "Usignolo Serena", 2000$15,480
- "Majestic Moon", 2003$14,190
- Pair of nightstands, circa 2022$14,190
- $14,006 (PLN 52,000)
- DR-a (D. 180), 1968$13,929 (£10,320)
- $13,929 (£10,320)
- 0-9 (U.L.A.E. 155), 1975$13,058 (£9,675)
- Receiver, 2005$13,058 (£9,675)
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Verner Panton | Prototype "UFO" lamp | $61,920 | $25,200 (198 earlier) |
| Feliks Michał Wygrzywalski | Z Capri - Chłopiec łowiący ryby | $30,975 | $20,988 (92 earlier) |
| Erno Erb | Sybirak z dzieckiem | $14,006 | $13,446 (105 earlier) |
| George Smith | Signature Collection settee | $10,240 | $6,722 (13 earlier) |
| Piotr Boroń | Tors, 2026 | $7,542 | $6,780 (13 earlier) |
| Neoclassical | Commodes, pair | $5,586 | $2,032 (6 earlier) |
| Mariusz Waras | M-city.org, 2005 | $5,387 | $4,279 (6 earlier) |
| Basia Bańda | Zderzają się fale, 2017 | $4,040 | $3,700 (6 earlier) |
| Moroccan Style | Medium pile carpet | $3,328 | $2,794 (4 earlier) |
| Patrycja Piętka | Heart of glass, 2026 | $2,694 | $2,099 (4 earlier) |
Most active artists
Artists with the most priced sales this week.
Joan Miró (14 sold · $39.3k)Elsie de Wolfe (13 sold · $7.7k)Damien Hirst (12 sold · $60.9k)Marc Chagall (11 sold · $32.4k)Andy Warhol (10 sold · $47.4k)Tracey Emin (8 sold · $34k)David Shrigley (7 sold · $43.5k)Takashi Murakami (7 sold · $29.9k)Moroccan Style (6 sold · $11.5k)Claude Lalanne (5 sold · $58.7k)
Generated from the auction results recorded in ArtSell for sales held Aug 31 – Sep 6, 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.