Art auction market report: November 2001
In November 2001, ArtSell recorded 436 auction lots from 5 auction houses, of which 426 sold (98% sell-through). The 426 sales with a published price total $1,138,168, with a median of $887 (USD at the sale-date rate). The top sale was Edvard Munch, “Vampyr II”, at $44,268 (Grev Wedels Plass Auksjoner). 13 artists set a new high compared with every earlier result in the database.
Lots offered
436
5 houses
Sold
426
98% sell-through
Total
$1.1M
426 priced sales
Median
$887
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 | Andy Warhol American | $1,527 | 1 | BEETHOVEN — $1,527 |
| 2 | Noboru Sawai American | $594 | 3 | Doll and Her Mate [After Hokusai] #8/100 — $216 |
| 3 | Albert Edward Cloutier American | $396 | 1 | Montreal Harbour 1961 — $396 |
| 4 | Frank Leonard Brooks Canadian | $288 | 1 | Untitled - Vase of Flowers — $288 |
| 5 | Robert Davidson Kwakwaka'wakw | $252 | 3 | Untitled - Two Frogs [Split Beaver] #145/305 — $108 |
Top European artists
| # | Artist | Total sold | Priced sales | Top result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Edvard Munch Norwegian | $439,692 | 33 | Vampyr II — $44,268 |
| 2 | Kai Fjell Norwegian | $47,865 | 15 | Sittende kvinne — $21,027 |
| 3 | Arne Ekeland Norwegian | $30,988 | 2 | Håpet — $15,494 |
| 4 | Arne Kavli Norwegian | $27,668 | 2 | Sittende kvinne i hagetrapp — $23,794 |
| 5 | George K. Gillespie British | $24,113 | 5 | IN THE MOURNES NEAR GLASDRUMMOND AND GLEN RIVER — $6,922 |
| 6 | Johannes Rian Norwegian | $22,632 | 7 | Mann fra Telemark — $4,648 |
| 7 | Johannes Flintoe Norwegian | $21,480 | 2 | Fra Eggedal — $12,436 |
| 8 | Frits Thaulow Norwegian | $20,349 | 1 | Havnen i Dieppe — $20,349 |
| 9 | Jerzy Duda-Gracz Polish | $16,941 | 3 | OBRAZ 2459 (NADRZECZE – DUMKA) — $8,609 |
| 10 | Jens Johannessen Norwegian | $16,601 | 1 | Blomster i vase — $16,601 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jerzy Duda-Gracz | OBRAZ 2459 (NADRZECZE – DUMKA) Agra-Art | $8,609 | $5,711 (3 earlier) |
| Zdzisław Beksiński | BEZ TYTUŁU Agra-Art | $6,110 | $5,537 (4 earlier) |
| Gladys Maccabe | THE SWEET SHOP Whyte's | $5,805 | $4,318 (9 earlier) |
| Karl Edvard Diriks | Vinter ved Christiania fjorden Grev Wedels Plass Auksjoner | $5,426 | $4,257 (4 earlier) |
| Alfred Lenica | WYMIERZONY W SŁOŃCE Agra-Art | $4,444 | $3,954 (3 earlier) |
| Maud Lewis | Untitled - The Sleigh Ride Levis Fine Art Auctions | $4,320 | $2,858 (4 earlier) |
| Franciszek Starowieyski | POLYFACIONIZM Agra-Art | $3,055 | $2,713 (5 earlier) |
| Alan Caswell Collier | To Lake Oesa Levis Fine Art Auctions | $3,024 | $2,741 (9 earlier) |
| Alexander Schultz | Landskap med hus Grev Wedels Plass Auksjoner | $2,324 | $1,454 (4 earlier) |
| Henri Leopold Masson | October, Cantley, Quebec Levis Fine Art Auctions | $2,160 | $1,678 (3 earlier) |
| Margaret Shelton | Moraine Lake - Valley of the Ten Peaks Levis Fine Art Auctions | $1,404 | $811 (30 earlier) |
| Louise Lecor Kirouac | Petite Riviere St. Francois, Charlebois, QC Levis Fine Art Auctions | $720 | $666 (3 earlier) |
| Ralph Wallace Burton | The Potato Machine near Burnstown, Ont. Levis Fine Art Auctions | $504 | $489 (3 earlier) |
Auction houses this month
Levis Fine Art Auctions (220)Grev Wedels Plass Auksjoner (103)Agra-Art (64)Whyte's (47)Bolsa de Arte (2)