Art auction market report: May 2006
In May 2006, ArtSell recorded 1,252 auction lots from 9 auction houses, of which 1,056 sold (84% sell-through). The 1,056 sales with a published price total $8,167,489, with a median of $1,191 (USD at the sale-date rate). The top sale was Jan Both, “ITALIENISCHE GEBIRGSLANDSCHAFT MIT RASTENDEN HIRTEN.”, at $1,002,720 (Lempertz). 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 | Sanford Robinson Gifford American | $249,250 | 1 | Study for Twilight in the Shawangunk Mountains — $249,250 |
| 2 | J. C. Leyendecker American | $233,468 | 7 | Lady with Parasol, Caught in the Act of the Plan, and The Wedding: three — $94,250 |
| 3 | Richard Edward Miller American | $205,250 | 1 | Reflections at the Dressing Table — $205,250 |
| 4 | Jasper Francis Cropsey American | $144,750 | 1 | An Autumn Landscape with Cattle Watering at a River — $144,750 |
| 5 | Jervis McEntee American | $122,750 | 1 | Esopus Creek — $122,750 |
| 6 | Charles Sheeler American | $111,500 | 1 | Farm — $111,500 |
| 7 | Maxfield Parrish American | $109,863 | 2 | Lanterns at Twilight — $77,000 |
| 8 | Roland Petersen American | $100,000 | 1 | Woman in a Flower Hat — $100,000 |
| 9 | John D. Graham Polish | $79,049 | 9 | Portrait of a Woman in Profile Wearing a Hat — $21,510 |
| 10 | Jacob Lawrence American | $50,788 | 1 | The Lion King — $50,788 |
Top European artists
| # | Artist | Total sold | Priced sales | Top result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jan Both Italian | $1,002,720 | 1 | ITALIENISCHE GEBIRGSLANDSCHAFT MIT RASTENDEN HIRTEN. — $1,002,720 |
| 2 | Theodor Kittelsen Norwegian | $348,834 | 8 | Ja, nu synes jeg jeg skimter noget — $95,166 |
| 3 | Hans Heyerdahl Norwegian | $142,750 | 2 | Ung kvinne og mann — $118,138 |
| 4 | Jacek Malczewski Polish | $96,086 | 2 | AUTOPORTRET Z POLONIĄ — $93,107 |
| 5 | Carl Gustav Carus German | $91,156 | 1 | ABENDLICHE MITTELGEBIRGSLANDSCHAFT. — $91,156 |
| 6 | Jens Johannessen Norwegian | $90,244 | 1 | Trollhaven — $90,244 |
| 7 | Juriaen van Streeck Dutch | $88,118 | 3 | FRÜCHTESTILLEBEN MIT EINER ORANGE UND EINER GESCHÄLTEN ZITRONE IN EINER WAN-LI-SCHALE. — $33,424 |
| 8 | Józef Brandt Polish | $78,955 | 1 | HUSARZ NA CZELE ODDZIAŁÓW WOJSKA — $78,955 |
| 9 | Victor Sparre Norwegian | $75,477 | 2 | Et øyeblikk av evigheten — $42,661 |
| 10 | Johan Christian Dahl Norwegian | $73,836 | 1 | Landskap ved Innsbruck — $73,836 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hans Heyerdahl | Ung kvinne og mann Grev Wedels Plass Auksjoner | $118,138 | $103,852 (4 earlier) |
| Joos de Momper | BERGLANDSCHAFT MIT REITER. Lempertz | $109,388 | $4,970 (3 earlier) |
| Jacek Malczewski | AUTOPORTRET Z POLONIĄ Agra-Art | $93,107 | $92,139 (29 earlier) |
| Jens Johannessen | Trollhaven Grev Wedels Plass Auksjoner | $90,244 | $82,075 (33 earlier) |
| Johan Christian Dahl | Landskap ved Innsbruck Grev Wedels Plass Auksjoner | $73,836 | $38,998 (5 earlier) |
| Henrik Lund | Skjærgård Grev Wedels Plass Auksjoner | $62,350 | $51,926 (11 earlier) |
| Stanisław Żukowski | WNĘTRZE GABINETU KRÓLA Agra-Art | $52,140 | $45,159 (7 earlier) |
| Arne Ekeland | Badende figurer Grev Wedels Plass Auksjoner | $44,302 | $25,443 (25 earlier) |
| Victor Sparre | Et øyeblikk av evigheten Grev Wedels Plass Auksjoner | $42,661 | $4,887 (6 earlier) |
| called Lorrain Claude Gellée | LANDSCHAFT MIT DEM ERZENGEL RAPHAEL UND TOBIAS. Lempertz | $41,020 | $12,508 (3 earlier) |
| Józef Pankiewicz | TULIPANY Agra-Art | $36,125 | $25,772 (3 earlier) |
| Rudolph Thygesen | Tre generasjoner Grev Wedels Plass Auksjoner | $36,098 | $15,963 (38 earlier) |
| Thorolf Holmboe | Fiskevær i Lofoten Grev Wedels Plass Auksjoner | $24,612 | $22,700 (57 earlier) |
| John Marin | Maine Farm House Bonhams | $21,510 | $16,520 (3 earlier) |
| Nils Hansteen | Fiskevær Grev Wedels Plass Auksjoner | $21,330 | $11,057 (15 earlier) |
Auction houses this month
Van Sabben Poster Auctions (338)Whyte's (298)Agra-Art (178)Bonhams (127)James D. Julia (101)Lempertz (85)Grev Wedels Plass Auksjoner (73)SOGA (39)Crocker Farm (13)