Art auction market report: May 1999

In May 1999, ArtSell recorded 260 auction lots from 3 auction houses, of which 254 sold (98% sell-through). The 254 sales with a published price total $553,832, with a median of $416 (USD at the sale-date rate). The top sale was Jacek Malczewski, “Anioł i pastuszek”, at $80,816 (Agra-Art). 1 artist set a new high compared with every earlier result in the database.

Lots offered

260

3 houses

Sold

254

98% sell-through

Total

$554k

254 priced sales

Median

$416

priced sales

Top sales

#	Work	Artist	House · date	Price
1	Anioł i pastuszek	Jacek Malczewski	Agra-Art · May 30, 1999	$80,816 (PLN 322,000)
2	DZIECI Z LAMPIONEM I CHORĄGIEWKĄ	Tadeusz Makowski	Agra-Art · May 30, 1999	$56,282 (PLN 224,250)
3	Na Dzikich Polach	Józef Brandt	Agra-Art · May 30, 1999	$23,843 (PLN 95,000)
4	Kopanie buraków, 1911	Leon Wyczółkowski	Agra-Art · May 30, 1999	$21,358 (PLN 85,100)
5	Psy myśliwskie	Alfred Wierusz-Kowalski	Agra-Art · May 30, 1999	$20,078 (PLN 80,000)
6	Święty Jan Kanty z aniołem przy ołtarzu	Jan Matejko	Agra-Art · May 30, 1999	$17,820 (PLN 71,000)
7	W kuźni, 1860-1869	January Suchodolski	Agra-Art · May 30, 1999	$14,720 (PLN 58,650)
8	Jaremcze	Leon Wyczółkowski	Agra-Art · May 30, 1999	$14,055 (PLN 56,000)
9	WŁADYSŁAW JAGIEŁŁO PRZED BITWĄ POD GRUNWALDEM	Maksymilian Antoni Piotrowski	Agra-Art · May 30, 1999	$13,277 (PLN 52,900)
10	Untitled - Autumn at Etaples - Bare Trees by a River, France, 1912	A. Y. Jackson	Levis Fine Art Auctions · May 3, 1999	$12,846 (CA$18,700)
11	W małym miasteczku	Franz Streitt	Agra-Art · May 30, 1999	$12,047 (PLN 48,000)
12	Autoportret	Jacek Malczewski	Agra-Art · May 30, 1999	$11,834 (PLN 47,150)
13	Pejzaż alpejski z jeziorem	Aleksander Świeszewski	Agra-Art · May 30, 1999	$10,391 (PLN 41,400)
14	Biesiada po polowaniu	Meno Mühlig	Agra-Art · May 30, 1999	$10,290 (PLN 41,000)
15	Czas herbaty	Robert Emil Stübner	Agra-Art · May 30, 1999	$7,793 (PLN 31,050)

Top American artists

Ranked by total of priced sales in the month; region from the artist’s recorded nationality.

Top American artists, May 1999
#	Artist	Total sold	Priced sales	Top result
1	Carl Rungius American	$8,520	4	Silvertip — $2,834
2	Alexander Calder American	$831	1	Untitled #29/125 — $831
3	Alexander Dzigurski American	$680	1	Untitled - Seascape — $680
4	Thomas Hilton Garside American	$586	2	The Old Mill, Baie St. Paul, 1955 — $340
5	Jim Dine American	$510	1	Untitled - Pulley #Artists Proof — $510
6	Frank Leonard Brooks Canadian	$453	1	Weed Bouquet — $453
7	Donatus Buongiorno American	$302	2	Untitled - Man in a Red Hat — $151
8	Charles Henry White American	$284	1	The Bascule Bridge, Chicago #3/25 — $284
9	John Wycliffe Lowes Forster American	$208	1	Forest — $208
10	Clare Leighton American	$204	2	Saint Paul's Cathedral #8/20 — $113

Top European artists

Top European artists, May 1999
#	Artist	Total sold	Priced sales	Top result
1	Jacek Malczewski Polish	$92,649	2	Anioł i pastuszek — $80,816
2	Tadeusz Makowski Polish	$61,766	2	DZIECI Z LAMPIONEM I CHORĄGIEWKĄ — $56,282
3	Leon Wyczółkowski Polish	$35,413	2	Kopanie buraków — $21,358
4	Józef Brandt Polish	$23,843	1	Na Dzikich Polach — $23,843
5	Alfred Wierusz-Kowalski Polish	$20,078	1	Psy myśliwskie — $20,078
6	Jan Matejko Polish	$17,820	1	Święty Jan Kanty z aniołem przy ołtarzu — $17,820
7	January Suchodolski Polish	$14,720	1	W kuźni — $14,720
8	Maksymilian Antoni Piotrowski Polish	$13,277	1	WŁADYSŁAW JAGIEŁŁO PRZED BITWĄ POD GRUNWALDEM — $13,277
9	Franz Streitt Polish	$12,047	1	W małym miasteczku — $12,047
10	Aleksander Świeszewski Polish	$10,391	1	Pejzaż alpejski z jeziorem — $10,391

New artist records

The artist’s best price this month exceeded every earlier priced result for them in the ArtSell database (artists with at least three earlier priced results).

Artist	Work	Price	Previous high
Jacek Malczewski	Anioł i pastuszek Agra-Art	$80,816	$30,994 (3 earlier)

Auction houses this month

Levis Fine Art Auctions (212)Agra-Art (46)Bolsa de Arte (2)