Art auction market report: April 2002
In April 2002, ArtSell recorded 327 auction lots from 3 auction houses, of which 326 sold (100% sell-through). The 326 sales with a published price total $427,388, with a median of $507 (USD at the sale-date rate). The top sale was Jerzy Nowosielski, “Akt (Pływaczka)”, at $48,706 (Agra-Art). 15 artists set a new high compared with every earlier result in the database.
Lots offered
327
3 houses
Sold
326
100% sell-through
Total
$427k
326 priced sales
Median
$507
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 | Carl Rungius American | $3,184 | 3 | Untitled - Rocky Mountain Ram — $2,243 |
| 2 | Pál Fried Hungarian | $3,076 | 1 | Marie — $3,076 |
| 3 | Belmore Browne American | $1,664 | 1 | Indian Summer, Rockies, 1939 — $1,664 |
| 4 | John Weaver American | $1,664 | 3 | Untitled - Grizzly at Spear Point #11/25 — $651 |
| 5 | Andy Warhol American | $1,447 | 1 | Wayne Gretzky 99 #266/300 — $1,447 |
| 6 | Henry Wanton Jones American | $434 | 1 | Strong Man — $434 |
| 7 | Roy De Forest American | $416 | 1 | Untitled - Birdland #AP 9/10 — $416 |
| 8 | Ilya Bolotowsky American | $289 | 1 | Untitled - Futurist Abstract #X/XXV — $289 |
| 9 | Frank Leonard Brooks Canadian | $254 | 1 | Mood Musical — $254 |
| 10 | John Hartman American | $181 | 1 | Dream Figure #3/10 — $181 |
Top European artists
| # | Artist | Total sold | Priced sales | Top result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jerzy Nowosielski Polish | $55,542 | 2 | Akt (Pływaczka) — $48,706 |
| 2 | Julius Sergius von Klever Russian | $23,629 | 1 | Untitled - Morning After Storm — $23,629 |
| 3 | Stefan Gierowski Polish | $17,090 | 1 | Bez tytułu — $17,090 |
| 4 | Tadeusz Brzozowski Polish | $13,672 | 1 | Estyma — $13,672 |
| 5 | Nicholas Raphael de Grandmaison Russian | $7,960 | 1 | Indian Chief — $7,960 |
| 6 | Salvador Dalí Spanish | $6,751 | 3 | Automobil — $3,703 |
| 7 | Jan Lebensztejn Polish | $6,409 | 3 | Portret kobiety z telefonem i kotem — $3,988 |
| 8 | Zdzisław Beksiński Polish | $6,124 | 3 | Olej na płycie — $4,557 |
| 9 | Jerzy Duda-Gracz Polish | $6,124 | 2 | Obraz 2441 (Gościkowo - Dionizos polski) — $3,133 |
| 10 | Aleksander Kobzdej Polish | $5,868 | 2 | Kompozycja z fakturą — $4,272 |
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 Nowosielski | Akt (Pływaczka) Agra-Art | $48,706 | $25,169 (7 earlier) |
| Ernest Friedrich Lindner | Untitled - Saskatchewan Panorama Levis Fine Art Auctions | $19,476 | $7,894 (5 earlier) |
| Nicholas Raphael de Grandmaison | Indian Chief Levis Fine Art Auctions | $7,960 | $6,009 (5 earlier) |
| Joe Norris | Untitled - Winter in the Maritimes Levis Fine Art Auctions | $3,329 | $3,243 (4 earlier) |
| William Goodridge Roberts | Stream, Early Winter Levis Fine Art Auctions | $1,809 | $509 (3 earlier) |
| Orestes de Grandmaison | A Foothills Evening Levis Fine Art Auctions | $1,664 | $1,241 (9 earlier) |
| Norman Antonio Onley | Silent Farm Levis Fine Art Auctions | $1,664 | $1,297 (4 earlier) |
| Serge Brunoni | Quebec, activite, terrasse Dufferin Levis Fine Art Auctions | $1,447 | $1,427 (3 earlier) |
| Robert F.M. McInnis | Untitled - Foothills Road Levis Fine Art Auctions | $1,267 | $1,202 (8 earlier) |
| Joane Cardinal-Schubert | Horse Dream Levis Fine Art Auctions | $1,086 | $864 (4 earlier) |
| Clifford Foard Robinson | Alberta Rural #B 15/25 Levis Fine Art Auctions | $1,013 | $413 (7 earlier) |
| William Lewy Leroy Stevenson | Trees, Late Autumn Levis Fine Art Auctions | $868 | $489 (3 earlier) |
| Leonard Hutchinson | Untitled - Boat in Dry Dock Levis Fine Art Auctions | $543 | $333 (8 earlier) |
| Wang Kui | Untitled - Foothills Scene Levis Fine Art Auctions | $289 | $193 (3 earlier) |
| James Agrell Smith | Clyde Team Levis Fine Art Auctions | $271 | $174 (5 earlier) |
Auction houses this month
Levis Fine Art Auctions (247)Agra-Art (79)James D. Julia (1)