Art auction market report: July 2005
In July 2005, ArtSell recorded 332 auction lots from 3 auction houses, of which 295 sold (89% sell-through). The 295 sales with a published price total $20,763,298, with a median of $19,040 (USD at the sale-date rate). The top sale was Charles Marion Russell, “Piegans”, at $5,600,000 (Coeur d'Alene Art Auction). 2 artists set a new high compared with every earlier result in the database.
Lots offered
332
3 houses
Sold
295
89% sell-through
Total
$21M
295 priced sales
Median
$19k
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 | Charles Marion Russell American | $6,932,800 | 5 | Piegans — $5,600,000 |
| 2 | Maynard Dixon American | $2,060,800 | 5 | Story Tellers (Montana, October 1917) — $1,680,000 |
| 3 | Joseph Henry Sharp American | $1,098,160 | 11 | Indian by Firelight — $224,000 |
| 4 | Frank Tenney Johnson American | $750,400 | 4 | Journey's End — $392,000 |
| 5 | Howard Terpning American | $739,200 | 6 | Offerings to the Sun — $358,400 |
| 6 | William Victor Higgins American | $520,800 | 2 | Pink and Black — $414,400 |
| 7 | Clark Hulings American | $445,760 | 3 | Grand Canyon — $291,200 |
| 8 | Winold Reiss American | $436,800 | 3 | The Drummers — $313,600 |
| 9 | Sydney Laurence American | $364,000 | 6 | An August Afternoon, Mt. McKinley — $224,000 |
| 10 | E. Irving Couse American | $361,200 | 3 | Indian Brave by a Campfire — $201,600 |
Top European artists
| # | Artist | Total sold | Priced sales | Top result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Montague Dawson British | $280,000 | 4 | Grey Skies, The Flying Cloud — $78,400 |
| 2 | Birger Sandzén Swedish | $95,200 | 1 | Summer Sunset — $95,200 |
| 3 | Simon Combes English | $61,600 | 1 | The Crossing — $61,600 |
| 4 | Samuel Bough British | $28,000 | 1 | A Winter Afternoon, West Highlands — $28,000 |
| 5 | David Shepherd British | $17,920 | 1 | Panda of Wolong — $17,920 |
| 6 | Jonathan Kenworthy British | $16,880 | 1 | Wart Hog — $16,880 |
| 7 | Jules Gélibert French | $10,640 | 1 | Morning Hunt — $10,640 |
| 8 | Nicholas Raphael de Grandmaison Russian | $7,840 | 1 | Indian Child — $7,840 |
| 9 | Wilhelm Kuhnert German | $6,160 | 1 | Bison — $6,160 |
| 10 | Johann Anton Castell German | $4,047 | 1 | Abendstimmung über Dresden — $4,047 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Frederic Remington | The Cheyenne Coeur d'Alene Art Auction | $123,200 | $49,938 (3 earlier) |
| Carl Rungius | Antelope Coeur d'Alene Art Auction | $89,600 | $2,834 (7 earlier) |
Auction houses this month
Coeur d'Alene Art Auction (264)Schmidt Kunstauktionen Dresden (62)Sloans & Kenyon (6)