Art auction market report: September 2002
In September 2002, ArtSell recorded 540 auction lots from 2 auction houses, of which 485 sold (90% sell-through). The 485 sales with a published price total $1,379,623, with a median of $1,462 (USD at the sale-date rate). The top sale was Patrick Collins, “SUN ON THE BOG”, at $42,456 (Whyte's). 15 artists set a new high compared with every earlier result in the database.
Lots offered
540
2 houses
Sold
485
90% sell-through
Total
$1.4M
485 priced sales
Median
$1.5k
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 | Lyonel Feininger American | $22,942 | 2 | Old Gables — $19,680 |
| 2 | Patrick Scott American | $21,131 | 3 | ROMANTIC LANDSCAPE — $11,096 |
| 3 | Tom Wesselmann American | $19,005 | 4 | Still Life with Petunias, Lilies and Fruit — $5,623 |
| 4 | Otto Dix American | $8,041 | 4 | Alemannische Masken — $4,498 |
| 5 | George Grosz German | $5,623 | 1 | Liegender weiblicher Halbakt — $5,623 |
| 6 | Andy Warhol American | $4,049 | 2 | Aus: Campbell's Soup II — $3,149 |
| 7 | Alex Katz American | $3,936 | 1 | 4 Bll. Ada Four Times — $3,936 |
| 8 | Robert Rauschenberg American | $2,362 | 2 | Ape — $1,912 |
| 9 | Max Ernst German | $1,946 | 3 | Paroles peintes — $1,125 |
| 10 | Henry Miller American | $1,519 | 1 | Paris — $1,519 |
Top European artists
| # | Artist | Total sold | Priced sales | Top result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jack Butler Yeats Irish | $61,754 | 4 | CARRYING SEAWEED FOR KELP — $27,982 |
| 2 | Gerard Dillon Irish | $56,640 | 4 | MAC DARA'S YARD — $27,982 |
| 3 | Patrick Collins Irish | $42,456 | 1 | SUN ON THE BOG — $42,456 |
| 4 | Markey Robinson British | $33,386 | 8 | VILLAGE OF RUGAPA, MALORCA — $8,684 |
| 5 | Karl Schmidt-Rottluff German | $25,865 | 3 | Blaue Beeren — $22,492 |
| 6 | Fritz Winter German | $24,853 | 5 | Unruhig — $12,370 |
| 7 | Letitia Marion Hamilton Irish | $24,605 | 2 | THE HARBOUR, DUBRONVIK — $14,474 |
| 8 | Emilio Vedova Italian | $23,616 | 2 | Untitled — $18,893 |
| 9 | Colin Middleton Irish | $22,675 | 2 | BUILDINGS WITH DISTANT SPINNEY — $14,474 |
| 10 | Gladys Maccabe British | $22,000 | 5 | STUDYING THE FORM, DOWN ROYAL — $6,272 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gerard Dillon | MAC DARA'S YARD Whyte's | $27,982 | $10,515 (7 earlier) |
| Hans Hartung | P 1970-A9 Ketterer Kunst | $15,744 | $7,367 (7 earlier) |
| Colin Middleton | BUILDINGS WITH DISTANT SPINNEY Whyte's | $14,474 | $12,603 (5 earlier) |
| Maurice MacGonigal | BALLYCONNEELY Whyte's | $14,474 | $6,201 (6 earlier) |
| Max Slevogt | Frau im Kahn Ketterer Kunst | $13,495 | $401 (3 earlier) |
| Victor Vasarely | Kriss-Kék Ketterer Kunst | $12,370 | $628 (17 earlier) |
| Graham Knuttel | THREE GANGSTERS Whyte's | $10,614 | $9,087 (12 earlier) |
| Seff Weidl | Säulenplastik Ketterer Kunst | $8,997 | $831 (3 earlier) |
| William Percy French | LIMERICK Whyte's | $8,684 | $6,536 (12 earlier) |
| Emil Orlík | Zwei weibliche Akte Ketterer Kunst | $7,872 | $935 (3 earlier) |
| William Crozier | PAINTING 1960 Whyte's | $7,719 | $4,097 (8 earlier) |
| Marino Marini | Reiter und Pferd Ketterer Kunst | $7,310 | $5,755 (11 earlier) |
| Sigmar Polke | Freundinnen I Ketterer Kunst | $5,623 | $809 (6 earlier) |
| Karel Appel | Tête Ketterer Kunst | $4,498 | $1,011 (6 earlier) |
| Jacques Villon | Les Roses Ketterer Kunst | $3,374 | $1,922 (3 earlier) |