Home / Market reports / August 2005 Art auction market report: August 2005 In August 2005, ArtSell recorded 483 auction lots from 3 auction houses, of which 406 sold (84% sell-through). The 406 sales with a published price total $4,950,033, with a median of $4,113 (USD at the sale-date rate). The top sale was Joseph Henry Sharp, “October - November Evening, Crow Reservation, Montana”, at $858,750 (Bonhams). 15 artists set a new high compared with every earlier result in the database.
Top sales # Work Artist House · date Price 1 October - November Evening, Crow Reservation, Montana Joseph Henry Sharp Bonhams · Aug 8, 2005$858,750 2 A Lone Rider Leading Pack Horses by a Sierra Lake Edgar Alwin Payne Bonhams · Aug 8, 2005$226,250 3 Home for Christmas , 1927 Frank Tenney Johnson Bonhams · Aug 8, 2005$215,250 4 Riders in the Canyon de Chelly, Arizona Edgar Alwin Payne Bonhams · Aug 8, 2005$160,250 5 Going Home (Pioneers Braving a Storm) , 1878 William Hahn Bonhams · Aug 8, 2005$127,250 6 Amiskquew, Menominee War Chief; Eshtahumbah, Sioux Warrior (a pair) American School Bonhams · Aug 8, 2005$104,750 7 A View of a French Village , 1926 Joseph Kleitsch Bonhams · Aug 8, 2005$99,000 8 Victoria Glacier, Lake Louise Edgar Alwin Payne Bonhams · Aug 8, 2005$93,250 9 Picnic Supper on the Sand Dunes , 1890 Charles Courtney Curran Bonhams · Aug 8, 2005$81,750 10 Storm on the Mountains Joseph Henry Sharp Bonhams · Aug 8, 2005$76,000 11 Summer in the Country , 1902 William Wendt Bonhams · Aug 8, 2005$76,000 12 Jack Rabbit Pass , 1921 John Frost Bonhams · Aug 8, 2005$76,000 13 Low Tide, St. Ives Wilson Henry Irvine Bonhams · Aug 8, 2005$70,250 14 Fishing Boats in a Harbor Edgar Alwin Payne Bonhams · Aug 8, 2005$70,250 15 Tuna Boats Edgar Alwin Payne Bonhams · Aug 8, 2005$67,375
Top American artists Ranked by total of priced sales in the month; region from the artist’s recorded nationality.
Top American artists, August 2005 # Artist Total sold Priced sales Top result 1 Joseph Henry Sharp American
$934,750 2 October - November Evening, Crow Reservation, Montana — $858,7502 Edgar Alwin Payne American
$671,425 7 A Lone Rider Leading Pack Horses by a Sierra Lake — $226,2503 Frank Tenney Johnson American
$215,250 1 Home for Christmas — $215,2504 Joseph Kleitsch American
$122,500 2 A View of a French Village — $99,0005 Maynard Dixon American
$99,875 3 Mesa — $38,1886 William Wendt American
$95,975 2 Summer in the Country — $76,0007 Charles Courtney Curran American
$81,750 1 Picnic Supper on the Sand Dunes — $81,7508 John Frost American
$76,000 1 Jack Rabbit Pass — $76,0009 Wilson Henry Irvine American
$70,250 1 Low Tide, St. Ives — $70,25010 Benjamin Brown American
$69,325 2 A View Along a Venetian Canal — $39,950
Top European artists Top European artists, August 2005 # Artist Total sold Priced sales Top result 1 Jean Mannheim German
$14,100 1 California Splendor — $14,1002 Geer van Velde Dutch
$5,750 1 Modern Abstract — $5,7503 Joseph Henderson British
$4,800 1 Waves on the Beach — $4,8004 Claude Venard French
$3,737 1 Modern Still Life — $3,7375 André Lanskoy French
$2,640 1 Colorful Abstract — $2,6406 Ernest Buckmaster British
$1,800 1 Hazy Creek with Cow — $1,8007 Victor Johansen Danish
$1,725 1 Pintails in Marsh, Cape May, Nj — $1,7258 Joan Brotat Spanish
$1,320 1 Novios” (Newlyweds)? — $1,3209 Alfred Pietercelie Belgian
$720 1 Les Peupliers — $72010 Michel Henry French
$690 1 At the Shore — $690
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 Joseph Henry Sharp October - November Evening, Crow Reservation, Montana Bonhams $858,750 $224,000 (11 earlier) American School Amiskquew, Menominee War Chief; Eshtahumbah, Sioux Warrior (a pair) Bonhams $104,750 $26,000 (37 earlier) William Posey Silva The Emerald Cove Bonhams $29,375 $4,406 (3 earlier) Leon Kroll Dancers at Home Bonhams $23,500 $1,416 (3 earlier) Emile A. Gruppe The Yankee at Sunset Bonhams $19,975 $14,100 (5 earlier) William Keith An Afternoon Outing Bonhams $17,625 $11,750 (6 earlier) Emile Albert Gruppe Summer Morning, Gloucester James D. Julia $13,800 $4,680 (5 earlier) Thomas Hart Benton The Village, Saturday Afternoon Bonhams $9,400 $8,337 (11 earlier) Jan Matulka A Still Life with a Mandolin, Fruit and a Ceramic Jug Bonhams $9,400 $4,600 (9 earlier) William Lester Stevens Halibut Point, Rockport James D. Julia $8,100 $2,242 (3 earlier) Alfred Thompson Bricher Stormy Surf, Grand Manan James D. Julia $5,750 $4,000 (3 earlier) Arthur Bowen Davies Three Girls Dancing in a Landscape Bonhams $4,994 $1,552 (3 earlier) Jane Peterson Three Macaws James D. Julia $4,312 $2,012 (3 earlier) Ferdinand Burgdorff Sentinel Peak, Yosemite National Park, California Bonhams $2,938 $257 (3 earlier) Sears Gallagher Children at the Beach James D. Julia $1,495 $1,265 (3 earlier)
Auction houses this month Bonhams (285) James D. Julia (197) Bolsa de Arte (1)