Art auction market report: August 2004
In August 2004, ArtSell recorded 152 auction lots from 1 auction house, of which 102 sold (67% sell-through). The 102 sales with a published price total $132,815, with a median of $646 (USD at the sale-date rate). The top sale was George Lovette Kingsland Morris, “Abstract Collage”, at $13,225 (James D. Julia). 2 artists set a new high compared with every earlier result in the database.
Lots offered
152
1 house
Sold
102
67% sell-through
Total
$133k
102 priced sales
Median
$646
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 | Oscar E. Berninghaus American | $8,400 | 1 | Western Horse with Saddle — $8,400 |
| 2 | Pavel Tchelitchew American | $4,830 | 1 | Landscape with House — $4,830 |
| 3 | Hale Woodruff American | $4,772 | 1 | Abstract in Black, White and Blue — $4,772 |
| 4 | Waldo Peirce American | $4,600 | 1 | Self Portrait — $4,600 |
| 5 | Aaron Draper Shattuck American | $4,600 | 1 | New York Sunset Landscape — $4,600 |
| 6 | William Louis Sonntag Jr. American | $4,600 | 2 | Sunset Beach — $2,300 |
| 7 | Josef Albers German | $4,370 | 1 | Pair “Edged Ii 8/12” and “Aussicht — $4,370 |
| 8 | Henry Augustus Ferguson American | $3,737 | 1 | EAST GLOUSTER, MASS JULY 1907” (Gloucester) — $3,737 |
| 9 | Aldro Thompson Hibbard American | $2,875 | 1 | Pounding Surf — $2,875 |
| 10 | Don Stone American | $2,415 | 1 | Winter on the Maine Coast — $2,415 |
Top European artists
| # | Artist | Total sold | Priced sales | Top result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jean-Jacques Henner French | $5,175 | 1 | Young Girl — $5,175 |
| 2 | Anders Zorn Swedish | $1,610 | 1 | Early — $1,610 |
| 3 | Stanislav Petrashevsky Ukrainian | $1,035 | 3 | Autumn Stroll — $805 |
| 4 | André Derain French | $632 | 1 | Portrait of a Man with Hat and Pipe — $632 |
| 5 | Jacques Villon French | $402 | 1 | Fashion Lady — $402 |
| 6 | Ferdinand Schebek Austrian | $345 | 1 | Barn Scene with Horse and Chickens — $345 |
| 7 | Oskar Kokoschka Austrian | $234 | 1 | Snowy Woods — $234 |
| 8 | Arthur Wansleben German | $230 | 1 | Herbststimmung — $230 |
| 9 | William Cuming Irish | $172 | 1 | Alexandria — $172 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Waldo Peirce | Self Portrait James D. Julia | $4,600 | $2,300 (4 earlier) |
| Signed | Late Fall in New England James D. Julia | $977 | $373 (3 earlier) |