Art auction market report: March 2004
In March 2004, ArtSell recorded 832 auction lots from 3 auction houses, of which 792 sold (95% sell-through). The 792 sales with a published price total $2,134,879, with a median of $1,139 (USD at the sale-date rate). The top sale was Władysław Czachórski, “Przed lustrem”, at $156,507 (Agra-Art). 15 artists set a new high compared with every earlier result in the database.
Lots offered
832
3 houses
Sold
792
95% sell-through
Total
$2.1M
792 priced sales
Median
$1.1k
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 | William Trost Richards American | $47,000 | 1 | Rocky Seascape — $47,000 |
| 2 | Andy Warhol American | $46,217 | 7 | Mick Jagger — $18,515 |
| 3 | Lyonel Feininger American | $29,953 | 7 | Dampfsegler vor einer Insel — $18,515 |
| 4 | Niki de Saint Phalle French | $22,788 | 1 | Frauenporträt — $22,788 |
| 5 | John James Audubon American | $16,000 | 10 | Untitled — $4,000 |
| 6 | George Grosz German | $15,667 | 2 | Ihr Flehen und unser Fluch — $14,100 |
| 7 | Kenneth Noland American | $13,000 | 1 | Untitled — $13,000 |
| 8 | Otto Dix American | $11,109 | 4 | Bodenseelandschaft (mit Schwänen) — $5,127 |
| 9 | Max Weyl German | $10,500 | 1 | Potomac Marshlands — $10,500 |
| 10 | Adam Emory Albright American | $9,000 | 1 | Two Boys on Lane Going Fishing — $9,000 |
Top European artists
| # | Artist | Total sold | Priced sales | Top result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Władysław Czachórski Polish | $156,507 | 1 | Przed lustrem — $156,507 |
| 2 | Martin Schongauer German | $99,697 | 3 | St. Antonius von Dämonen gepeinigt — $61,242 |
| 3 | Jacek Malczewski Polish | $59,059 | 1 | Thanatos — $59,059 |
| 4 | Käthe Kollwitz German | $52,927 | 17 | Halbfigur einer Frau mit verschränkten Armen — $14,242 |
| 5 | Friedrich Ahlers-Hestermann German | $36,532 | 2 | Die weiße Brücke — $36,318 |
| 6 | Friedensreich Hundertwasser Austrian | $36,262 | 17 | Zwei Bäume auf dem Schiff Regentag — $5,697 |
| 7 | Peter August Böckstiegel German | $29,197 | 4 | Stillleben — $19,939 |
| 8 | Erich Heckel German | $28,272 | 10 | Untersee — $12,818 |
| 9 | Otto Modersohn German | $22,788 | 1 | Moorlandschaft — $22,788 |
| 10 | Fernand Léger French | $21,863 | 2 | Portrait de Rimbaud — $20,651 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Harmensz. van Rijn Rembrandt | Christus heilt die Kranken. - Genannt: Das Hundertguldenblatt Ketterer Kunst | $83,994 | $5,148 (9 earlier) |
| Kumi Sugai | Untitled Sloans & Kenyon | $21,000 | $11,791 (5 earlier) |
| Fernand Léger | Portrait de Rimbaud Ketterer Kunst | $20,651 | $2,989 (13 earlier) |
| Käthe Kollwitz | Halbfigur einer Frau mit verschränkten Armen Ketterer Kunst | $14,242 | $11,133 (22 earlier) |
| Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec | Femme au lit, profil, au petit lever Ketterer Kunst | $13,530 | $8,860 (4 earlier) |
| Albrecht Durer | Maria mit dem Kind an der Mauer Ketterer Kunst | $12,818 | $5,378 (14 earlier) |
| Bernd Zimmer | Kuh Ketterer Kunst | $8,545 | $1,142 (3 earlier) |
| David Hockney | Lillies (Still Life) Ketterer Kunst | $7,121 | $3,635 (5 earlier) |
| Jörg Immendorff | Immendorf in den Reichstag Ketterer Kunst | $7,121 | $6,280 (3 earlier) |
| James Abbott McNeill Whistler | Rotherhite Ketterer Kunst | $7,121 | $1,296 (3 earlier) |
| Alexander Kanoldt | Winterlandschaft im Chiemgau Ketterer Kunst | $6,409 | $2,615 (13 earlier) |
| Bernard Buffet | Saint-Germain-Des-Prés Ketterer Kunst | $4,558 | $3,532 (12 earlier) |
| Reinhard Drenkhahn | Strandläufer, rot Ketterer Kunst | $4,130 | $1,869 (3 earlier) |
| Wilhelm Loth | Huldigung an Bernini: Lodovica Ketterer Kunst | $3,988 | $2,284 (4 earlier) |
| Ludwig von Hofmann | Harfenspielerin Ketterer Kunst | $2,564 | $1,465 (3 earlier) |