Art auction market report: May 2001
In May 2001, ArtSell recorded 485 auction lots from 5 auction houses, of which 483 sold (100% sell-through). The 483 sales with a published price total $2,533,681, with a median of $920 (USD at the sale-date rate). The top sale was Gabriele Münter, “Kandinsky und Erma Bossi am Tisch”, at $428,342 (Ketterer Kunst). 14 artists set a new high compared with every earlier result in the database.
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 | Alexander Corazzo American | $29,196 | 25 | Untitled (Abstraction) — $4,888 |
| 2 | Aaron Bohrod American | $21,276 | 4 | Suburban Station — $14,950 |
| 3 | Leon Bibel American | $18,745 | 4 | Idle Men — $8,050 |
| 4 | Bernece Berkman American | $16,100 | 1 | Current News — $16,100 |
| 5 | Charles Green Shaw American | $12,650 | 1 | Untitled (Abstraction) — $12,650 |
| 6 | Ethel Spears American | $11,845 | 2 | Winter Street Scene — $8,625 |
| 7 | Carl Holty American | $11,673 | 2 | Odalisque — $10,925 |
| 8 | Jan Matulka American | $9,545 | 4 | Untitled (Houses and Garden) — $4,600 |
| 9 | Belmore Browne American | $9,389 | 1 | The Forest Ranger — $9,389 |
| 10 | Adolf Dehn American | $8,625 | 1 | New York Skyline — $8,625 |
Top European artists
| # | Artist | Total sold | Priced sales | Top result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gabriele Münter German | $541,879 | 2 | Kandinsky und Erma Bossi am Tisch — $428,342 |
| 2 | Alexej von Jawlensky Russian | $237,394 | 1 | Madame Sid — $237,394 |
| 3 | Frits Thaulow Norwegian | $179,197 | 13 | Vår — $74,460 |
| 4 | Hans Gude Norwegian | $136,875 | 3 | Fra Nord-Aurdal — $87,600 |
| 5 | August Macke German | $129,018 | 1 | Großer Akt auf rotem Tuch — $129,018 |
| 6 | Adolph Tidemand Norwegian | $114,975 | 2 | Bestemors fortelling — $91,980 |
| 7 | Kitty Lange Kielland Norwegian | $87,600 | 1 | Interiør med rød stol — $87,600 |
| 8 | Christian Skredsvig Norwegian | $68,985 | 3 | Etter solnedgang, Eggedal — $35,040 |
| 9 | Eilif Peterssen Norwegian | $55,298 | 4 | Jaktnymfe — $30,660 |
| 10 | Eyolf Soot Norwegian | $35,040 | 1 | I lampelys — $35,040 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Doris Lee | Arab Bedroom Wright | $14,950 | $2,990 (3 earlier) |
| Thorolf Holmboe | Kystlandskap Grev Wedels Plass Auksjoner | $8,760 | $5,818 (4 earlier) |
| Nicholas Raphael de Grandmaison | Turning Robe Levis Fine Art Auctions | $6,009 | $4,698 (3 earlier) |
| Marie Tannæs | Interiør fra Våge Grev Wedels Plass Auksjoner | $5,694 | $2,727 (3 earlier) |
| Norval Morrisseau | Shaman's .... World Levis Fine Art Auctions | $5,258 | $4,577 (3 earlier) |
| Roland Gissing | Untitled - Geese Over a Marsh Levis Fine Art Auctions | $2,629 | $1,511 (9 earlier) |
| Carl John Zimmerman | Working on the Tracks, Wright | $2,070 | $1,610 (3 earlier) |
| Robert F.M. McInnis | Elevators, Alt. Levis Fine Art Auctions | $1,202 | $1,144 (5 earlier) |
| John Harold Thomas Snow | Birch Trees Levis Fine Art Auctions | $1,089 | $630 (23 earlier) |
| John Goodwin Lyman | Untitled - Landscape Levis Fine Art Auctions | $976 | $548 (3 earlier) |
| A.C. and Barbara Leighton - Barleigh | Mt. Assiniboine Levis Fine Art Auctions | $489 | $353 (4 earlier) |
| Clifford Foard Robinson | Untitled - Portrait of a Woman, Mexico Levis Fine Art Auctions | $413 | $378 (4 earlier) |
| Robert Newton Hurley | Untitled - Prairie Sky Levis Fine Art Auctions | $300 | $293 (5 earlier) |
| Errol Brimacombe | Untitled - Contemplation Levis Fine Art Auctions | $282 | $196 (4 earlier) |
Auction houses this month
Wright (198)Levis Fine Art Auctions (197)Grev Wedels Plass Auksjoner (84)Ketterer Kunst (4)Bolsa de Arte (2)