Art auction market report: June 2005
In June 2005, ArtSell recorded 2,222 auction lots from 8 auction houses, of which 1,874 sold (84% sell-through). The 1,874 sales with a published price total $13,248,397, with a median of $1,796 (USD at the sale-date rate). The top sale was Zao Wou-ki, “1. 5. 2002”, at $436,118 (Ravenel). 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 | Otto Dix American | $113,946 | 4 | Kopf am Abend — $87,315 |
| 2 | Walasse Ting American | $75,402 | 1 | Can I Give You a Kiss? — $75,402 |
| 3 | Joseph Marioni American | $69,852 | 1 | Orange Painting (No. 1) — $69,852 |
| 4 | Lyonel Feininger American | $47,441 | 11 | Villa am Strande IV — $10,914 |
| 5 | Andy Warhol American | $35,295 | 3 | Detaily renesančnej maľby (Paolo Ucello: Sv. Juraj a drak, 1460) — $17,687 |
| 6 | George Chann American | $29,784 | 2 | Abstract — $26,391 |
| 7 | Keith Haring American | $28,377 | 2 | Dog — $18,191 |
| 8 | Warren Sheppard American | $25,960 | 1 | The Europa — $25,960 |
| 9 | Zygmunt Menkes American | $22,455 | 2 | AKT Z CZERWONĄ DRAPERIĄ, lata 40. — $16,582 |
| 10 | Alfred Jensen American/Guatemalan | $21,829 | 1 | Pythagoras V — $21,829 |
Top European artists
| # | Artist | Total sold | Priced sales | Top result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Zao Wou-ki French | $569,768 | 3 | 1. 5. 2002 — $436,118 |
| 2 | Paula Modersohn-Becker German | $363,813 | 1 | Selbstbildnis, Halbfigur nach links, eine Schale und ein Glas haltend — $363,813 |
| 3 | Emil Nolde German | $338,782 | 5 | Amaryllis und Tulpen — $130,973 |
| 4 | Hans Purrmann German | $279,408 | 3 | Meereslandschaft bei Cassis — $186,272 |
| 5 | Willi Baumeister German | $276,498 | 1 | Aru 3 — $276,498 |
| 6 | Maurice de Vlaminck French | $201,552 | 4 | Paysage aux toits rouges — $109,144 |
| 7 | Kurt Schwitters German | $158,622 | 1 | Mz 245. Mal Kah. Merzzeichnung — $158,622 |
| 8 | Gerhard Richter German | $150,910 | 8 | Fuji — $72,763 |
| 9 | Marc Chagall Belarusian | $132,743 | 9 | La chasse à l'Oiseau bleu — $52,389 |
| 10 | Ernst Barlach German | $130,973 | 3 | Russische Bettlerin mit Kind (Blinde Bettlerin mit Kind) — $84,405 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Paula Modersohn-Becker | Selbstbildnis, Halbfigur nach links, eine Schale und ein Glas haltend Lempertz | $363,813 | $271,446 (4 earlier) |
| Willi Baumeister | Aru 3 Lempertz | $276,498 | $63,308 (7 earlier) |
| Hans Purrmann | Meereslandschaft bei Cassis Lempertz | $186,272 | $174,259 (41 earlier) |
| Tiffany Studios | Fish Lamp James D. Julia | $172,500 | $40,537 (20 earlier) |
| Heinrich Maria Davringhausen | Selbstportrait mit Blume Lempertz | $110,599 | $36,825 (6 earlier) |
| Maurice de Vlaminck | Paysage aux toits rouges Lempertz | $109,144 | $67,239 (10 earlier) |
| Blinky Palermo | Graue Scheibe Lempertz | $84,405 | $9,496 (10 earlier) |
| Walasse Ting | Can I Give You a Kiss? Ravenel | $75,402 | $8,178 (3 earlier) |
| Otto Modersohn | Das alte Haus Lempertz | $72,763 | $63,308 (12 earlier) |
| Joseph Marioni | Orange Painting (No. 1) Lempertz | $69,852 | $66,473 (4 earlier) |
| Arnulf Rainer | Ohne Titel Lempertz | $59,665 | $24,858 (15 earlier) |
| Pierre Alechinsky | Longtemps après Lempertz | $43,658 | $14,113 (3 earlier) |
| Marianne von Werefkin | Landschaft mit Reiter und Reiterin Lempertz | $42,202 | $28,338 (4 earlier) |
| Antoni Tàpies | Empreintes de Pas Lempertz | $36,381 | $23,522 (78 earlier) |
| Walter Leistikow | Märkischer See Lempertz | $34,926 | $21,221 (6 earlier) |
Auction houses this month
Lempertz (518)Whyte's (400)Agra-Art (319)James D. Julia (307)Sloans & Kenyon (284)Grev Wedels Plass Auksjoner (171)SOGA (153)Ravenel (70)