Art auction market report: October 2002

In October 2002, ArtSell recorded 114 auction lots from 3 auction houses, of which 99 sold (87% sell-through). The 99 sales with a published price total $442,855, with a median of $2,343 (USD at the sale-date rate). The top sale was Jacek Malczewski, “Moja Matko, był tu żołnierz...”, at $60,634 (Agra-Art). 4 artists set a new high compared with every earlier result in the database.

Lots offered

114

3 houses

Sold

87% sell-through

Total

$443k

99 priced sales

Median

$2.3k

priced sales

Top sales

#	Work	Artist	House · date	Price
1	Moja Matko, był tu żołnierz..., 1911	Jacek Malczewski	Agra-Art · Oct 20, 2002	$60,634 (PLN 253,000)
2	Uliczka miasteczka w Tyrolu, 1889	Aleksander Gierymski	Agra-Art · Oct 20, 2002	$38,585 (PLN 161,000)
3	Kobieta w błękitnej chuście, po 1913	Eugeniusz Zak	Agra-Art · Oct 20, 2002	$20,671 (PLN 86,250)
4	Alvine Käppa portree, 1919	Konrad Mägi	HAUS Galerii · Oct 24, 2002	$17,800 (€18,279)
5	Portret pani w białej sukni, ok. 1905	Olga Boznańska	Agra-Art · Oct 20, 2002	$17,088 (PLN 71,300)
6	Bulwary paryskie nocą, 1936	Konstanty Korovin	Agra-Art · Oct 20, 2002	$12,402 (PLN 51,750)
7	Kąpiące się	Otto Müller	Agra-Art · Oct 20, 2002	$12,127 (PLN 50,600)
8	Praczki, 1931-1934	Leopold Gottlieb	Agra-Art · Oct 20, 2002	$11,576 (PLN 48,300)
9	Võrguparandajad, 1941	Richard Uutmaa	HAUS Galerii · Oct 24, 2002	$10,114 (€10,386)
10	Portret żony, 1935	Zbigniew Pronaszko	Agra-Art · Oct 20, 2002	$9,922 (PLN 41,400)
11	Dzikie wino	Hans Rudolf Schulze	Agra-Art · Oct 20, 2002	$8,819 (PLN 36,800)
12	Martwa natura	Efraim i Menasze Seidenbeutel	Agra-Art · Oct 20, 2002	$8,819 (PLN 36,800)
13	Muzykujący Sylen, ok. 1900	Francesco Guseppe Thylmani	Agra-Art · Oct 20, 2002	$8,544 (PLN 35,650)
14	Przejażdżka bryczką, 1890	Alfred Wierusz-Kowalski	Agra-Art · Oct 20, 2002	$7,441 (PLN 31,050)
15	Talvemaastik, 1930	Aarne Miikmaa	HAUS Galerii · Oct 24, 2002	$7,220 (€7,414)

Top American artists

Ranked by total of priced sales in the month; region from the artist’s recorded nationality.

Top American artists, October 2002
#	Artist	Total sold	Priced sales	Top result
1	Zygmunt Menkes American	$11,851	2	Kwiaty — $7,166
2	Peet Aren American	$1,307	1	Müürivahe tänav — $1,307

Top European artists

Top European artists, October 2002
#	Artist	Total sold	Priced sales	Top result
1	Jacek Malczewski Polish	$60,634	1	Moja Matko, był tu żołnierz... — $60,634
2	Aleksander Gierymski Polish	$38,585	1	Uliczka miasteczka w Tyrolu — $38,585
3	Olga Boznańska Polish	$22,600	2	Portret pani w białej sukni — $17,088
4	Eugeniusz Zak Polish	$20,671	1	Kobieta w błękitnej chuście — $20,671
5	Konrad Mägi Estonian	$17,800	1	Alvine Käppa portree — $17,800
6	Otto Müller German	$12,127	1	Kąpiące się — $12,127
7	Leopold Gottlieb Polish	$11,576	1	Praczki — $11,576
8	Richard Uutmaa Estonian	$10,114	1	Võrguparandajad — $10,114
9	Zbigniew Pronaszko Polish	$9,922	1	Portret żony — $9,922
10	Roman Nyman Estonian	$9,336	2	Petseri klooster — $5,166

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
Richard Uutmaa	Võrguparandajad HAUS Galerii	$10,114	$3,455 (4 earlier)
Eduard Wiiralt	Illustratsioon Puškini poeemile HAUS Galerii	$4,107	$2,247 (6 earlier)
Valerian Loik	Õhtu Kihnu saarel HAUS Galerii	$3,267	$1,227 (3 earlier)
Nikolai Kull	Talvine Tallinn HAUS Galerii	$2,925	$2,031 (4 earlier)

Auction houses this month

Agra-Art (77)HAUS Galerii (36)James D. Julia (1)