Art auction market report: June 2003
In June 2003, ArtSell recorded 1,058 auction lots from 6 auction houses, of which 1,037 sold (98% sell-through). The 1,037 sales with a published price total $5,441,740, with a median of $1,287 (USD at the sale-date rate). The top sale was Egon Schiele, “Frau mit rotem Muff, in einem orangefarbenen Kleid”, at $869,437 (Ketterer Kunst). 15 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 | Charles Biederman American | $187,493 | 15 | untitled — $28,080 |
| 2 | Otto Dix American | $85,033 | 3 | Bodenseelandschaft mit Kartoffelernte und Blick auf die Reichenau — $78,793 |
| 3 | Leonard Baskin American | $42,939 | 2 | Apotheosis — $40,950 |
| 4 | Alexander Archipenko American | $39,780 | 1 | Silver Head — $39,780 |
| 5 | Gaston Lachaise French | $36,270 | 1 | untitled (Woman Reclined) — $36,270 |
| 6 | Ilya Bolotowsky American | $32,760 | 2 | untitled — $22,230 |
| 7 | Eli Bornstein American | $25,740 | 4 | Structurist Relief No. 1-1 — $12,870 |
| 8 | Leon Bibel American | $22,464 | 4 | Flagbearers — $9,360 |
| 9 | Ralston Crawford American | $18,720 | 1 | Study for 'Maitland Bridge' — $18,720 |
| 10 | Lawrence Calcagno American | $17,316 | 4 | Sunbands V — $7,020 |
Top European artists
| # | Artist | Total sold | Priced sales | Top result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Egon Schiele Austrian | $869,437 | 1 | Frau mit rotem Muff, in einem orangefarbenen Kleid — $869,437 |
| 2 | Emil Nolde German | $525,251 | 7 | Rote, tiefstehende Sonne (über grüner Marschlandschaft) — $163,019 |
| 3 | August Macke German | $326,039 | 1 | Zwei Männer mit Frau (klein) — $326,039 |
| 4 | Władysław Czachórski Polish | $161,646 | 1 | Przy klawikordzie - Pieśń miłosna — $161,646 |
| 5 | Piotr Michałowski Polish | $132,671 | 1 | Kirasjerzy (Kirasjerzy francuscy) — $132,671 |
| 6 | Jerzy Nowosielski Polish | $92,543 | 11 | Półakt tyłem — $25,423 |
| 7 | Alfred Wierusz-Kowalski Polish | $91,497 | 2 | MYŚLIWI - SITOWIE — $48,799 |
| 8 | Elfriede Lohse-Wächtler German | $61,845 | 1 | Im blauen Kittel - Selbstporträt IV — $61,845 |
| 9 | Erich Heckel German | $58,805 | 7 | Zwei Mädchen im Atelier — $19,495 |
| 10 | Tadeusz Brzozowski Polish | $54,967 | 5 | Pastwa — $30,233 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| August Macke | Zwei Männer mit Frau (klein) Ketterer Kunst | $326,039 | $277,442 (5 earlier) |
| Piotr Michałowski | Kirasjerzy (Kirasjerzy francuscy) Agra-Art | $132,671 | $12,520 (5 earlier) |
| Julian Fałat | Kraków we mgle Agra-Art | $48,799 | $33,183 (9 earlier) |
| Max Slevogt | Doppelbildnis Nina und Wolfgang Slevogt (Kinder im Wald) Ketterer Kunst | $47,547 | $13,495 (6 earlier) |
| Wilhelm Lehmbruck | Sitzendes Mädchen, Statuette, 1913 Ketterer Kunst | $32,604 | $24,970 (5 earlier) |
| William Schwartz | Symphonic Forms No.4 Wright | $30,420 | $23,000 (7 earlier) |
| Tadeusz Brzozowski | Pastwa Agra-Art | $30,233 | $16,960 (7 earlier) |
| Lovis Corinth | Sonntagsfrieden Ketterer Kunst | $28,528 | $9,417 (28 earlier) |
| Ernst Ludwig Kirchner | Zwei weibliche Akte im Atelier Ketterer Kunst | $27,170 | $25,937 (19 earlier) |
| Roman Opałka | Bożena Agra-Art | $26,798 | $2,924 (7 earlier) |
| Oskar Kokoschka | untitled (Self Portrait) Wright | $24,570 | $3,682 (17 earlier) |
| Franciszek Żmurko | Pieśń wieczorna Agra-Art | $22,874 | $17,682 (3 earlier) |
| Ilya Bolotowsky | untitled Wright | $22,230 | $4,600 (7 earlier) |
| Friedrich Karl Gotsch | Mole auf St. Peter Ketterer Kunst | $18,823 | $2,647 (7 earlier) |
| Ralston Crawford | Study for 'Maitland Bridge' Wright | $18,720 | $633 (4 earlier) |
Auction houses this month
Ketterer Kunst (433)Agra-Art (254)Wright (195)Levis Fine Art Auctions (114)Grev Wedels Plass Auksjoner (61)Bolsa de Arte (1)