Art auction market report: November 2000
In November 2000, ArtSell recorded 350 auction lots from 3 auction houses, of which 346 sold (99% sell-through). The 346 sales with a published price total $1,594,631, with a median of $601 (USD at the sale-date rate). The top sale was Christian Krohg, “Innseilingen til Puerto Rico”, at $83,904 (Grev Wedels Plass Auksjoner). 10 artists set a new high compared with every earlier result in the database.
Lots offered
350
3 houses
Sold
346
99% sell-through
Total
$1.6M
346 priced sales
Median
$601
priced sales
Top sales
Top American artists
Ranked by total of priced sales in the month; region from the artist’s recorded nationality.
| # | Artist | Total sold | Priced sales | Top result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | R. C. Gorman Navajo | $2,444 | 4 | Waiting Women #112/120 — $827 |
| 2 | Charles Bragg American | $677 | 5 | Untitled - Skier #44/250 — $169 |
| 3 | Jim Dine American | $376 | 1 | Tool Box VI #Artists Proof — $376 |
| 4 | Louise Scott American | $376 | 1 | Untitled - Figure with Striped Cloth — $376 |
| 5 | Richard Anuszkiewicz American | $312 | 3 | Untitled - Plate 2 #68/500 — $113 |
| 6 | Thomas O'Donohue American | $263 | 2 | Untitled - Every Time It Is So #HC VI — $150 |
| 7 | Ernest Trova American | $131 | 1 | Untitled - Four Figures #27/50 — $131 |
| 8 | Carol Jablonsky American | $113 | 1 | Chinese Dog #2/300 — $113 |
| 9 | Robert Graham American | $94 | 1 | Untitled - Three Figures #150/150 — $94 |
| 10 | James Hagen American | $83 | 1 | Ice Crystals #113/275 — $83 |
Top European artists
| # | Artist | Total sold | Priced sales | Top result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Edvard Munch Norwegian | $524,839 | 29 | Mannshode i kvinnehår — $72,753 |
| 2 | Christian Krohg Norwegian | $98,063 | 2 | Innseilingen til Puerto Rico — $83,904 |
| 3 | Harriet Backer Norwegian | $65,026 | 1 | Interiør fra Vendelsborg, Vollen i Asker — $65,026 |
| 4 | Frits Thaulow Norwegian | $62,928 | 1 | Fra Quimperlé, Bro over elv — $62,928 |
| 5 | Peder Balke Norwegian | $57,999 | 7 | Marine — $18,354 |
| 6 | Jens Johannessen Norwegian | $51,355 | 1 | Flora og maleren på parnasset — $51,355 |
| 7 | Johan Jacob Bennetter Norwegian | $47,720 | 2 | Ved en norsk havn — $36,708 |
| 8 | Ludvig Karsten Norwegian | $44,936 | 1 | Kvinne som steller seg — $44,936 |
| 9 | Harald Sohlberg Norwegian | $32,097 | 1 | Seilbåter — $32,097 |
| 10 | Hans Gude Norwegian | $31,464 | 1 | Norsk landskap — $31,464 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Walter J. Phillips | Untitled - Mount Rundle from Vermilion Lake in Winter Levis Fine Art Auctions | $13,157 | $9,397 (33 earlier) |
| Harald Kihle | Dugurd Grev Wedels Plass Auksjoner | $11,769 | $6,283 (7 earlier) |
| Ernest Friedrich Lindner | Holding a Sunflower Levis Fine Art Auctions | $7,894 | $5,289 (4 earlier) |
| Duncan MacKinnon Crockford | The Rockies from Near Longview, Alta. Levis Fine Art Auctions | $4,699 | $1,889 (4 earlier) |
| Joan Miró | Untitled - Acrostique Suite #H.C. Levis Fine Art Auctions | $2,631 | $1,020 (4 earlier) |
| Henry George Glyde | Nude Levis Fine Art Auctions | $1,880 | $1,776 (3 earlier) |
| Marion Florence Nicoll | Old Church, Canmore Levis Fine Art Auctions | $1,542 | $568 (7 earlier) |
| Horace Champagne | Lever de Soleil sir Les Grands Voiliers [Ville de Quebec] Levis Fine Art Auctions | $1,316 | $1,214 (3 earlier) |
| Orestes de Grandmaison | A Foothills Evening Levis Fine Art Auctions | $1,241 | $548 (3 earlier) |
| Robert Genn | Sunday Morning Levis Fine Art Auctions | $1,203 | $313 (3 earlier) |
Auction houses this month
Levis Fine Art Auctions (223)Grev Wedels Plass Auksjoner (96)Agra-Art (31)