Art auction market report: July 2008
In July 2008, ArtSell recorded 403 auction lots from 4 auction houses, of which 344 sold (85% sell-through). The 344 sales with a published price total $36,928,278, with a median of $18,400 (USD at the sale-date rate). The top sale was Charles Marion Russell, “The Hold Up”, at $5,167,000 (Coeur d'Alene Art Auction). 15 artists set a new high compared with every earlier result in the database.
Lots offered
403
4 houses
Sold
344
85% sell-through
Total
$37M
344 priced sales
Median
$18.4k
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 | $13,219,450 | 13 | The Hold Up — $5,167,000 |
| 2 | Carl Rungius American | $1,829,650 | 14 | Big Horns — $575,000 |
| 3 | Frank Tenney Johnson American | $1,797,750 | 3 | The Sheriff's Posse — $1,079,000 |
| 4 | Gerard Curtis Delano American | $1,696,650 | 5 | Navajo — $1,247,000 |
| 5 | Oscar E. Berninghaus American | $1,632,000 | 3 | The Pueblos Await the Dancers — $1,471,000 |
| 6 | Ernest Martin Hennings American | $1,554,500 | 2 | Streamside — $1,359,000 |
| 7 | Joseph Henry Sharp American | $1,313,750 | 7 | Mending the Bonnet — $687,000 |
| 8 | Walter Ufer American | $1,247,000 | 1 | In the Garden — $1,247,000 |
| 9 | Thomas Moran American | $747,500 | 3 | Sunset, Amagansett — $431,250 |
| 10 | W. Herbert Dunton American | $661,250 | 2 | Mule Deer Buck and Doe — $402,500 |
Top European artists
| # | Artist | Total sold | Priced sales | Top result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | David Shepherd British | $66,125 | 2 | Kudu Calf — $40,250 |
| 2 | Montague Dawson British | $37,375 | 1 | Quiet Waters, The Illawarra — $37,375 |
| 3 | Jacek Yerka Polish | $2,040 | 3 | Brontosaurus civitas — $850 |
| 4 | Wojciech Fangor Polish | $1,870 | 1 | M 74 — $1,870 |
| 5 | Jerzy Nowosielski Polish | $1,757 | 1 | Prorok na skale — $1,757 |
| 6 | Zdzisław Beksiński Polish | $907 | 1 | Bez tytułu — $907 |
| 7 | Ernst Fuchs Austrian | $850 | 1 | Portret fantastyczny — $850 |
| 8 | Halina Chrostowska Polish | $623 | 1 | Ręce — $623 |
| 9 | Jerzy Panek Polish | $567 | 1 | Autoportret — $567 |
| 10 | David Hazelwood British | $400 | 1 | Red — $400 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oscar E. Berninghaus | The Pueblos Await the Dancers Coeur d'Alene Art Auction | $1,471,000 | $123,200 (7 earlier) |
| Ernest Martin Hennings | Streamside Coeur d'Alene Art Auction | $1,359,000 | $280,000 (4 earlier) |
| Gerard Curtis Delano | Navajo Coeur d'Alene Art Auction | $1,247,000 | $224,000 (9 earlier) |
| Edgar Alwin Payne | View of the Glacier & Palisades Coeur d'Alene Art Auction | $402,500 | $264,000 (40 earlier) |
| Elling William Gollings | Summer Camp Coeur d'Alene Art Auction | $345,000 | $134,400 (14 earlier) |
| E. Irving Couse | Moonlight Pueblo de Taos Coeur d'Alene Art Auction | $316,250 | $201,600 (15 earlier) |
| William Robinson Leigh | Hell Hound Coeur d'Alene Art Auction | $316,250 | $224,000 (5 earlier) |
| Carl Oscar Borg | The Navajo Horseman Coeur d'Alene Art Auction | $287,500 | $212,800 (6 earlier) |
| Mian Situ | Pacific Carriage Co., San Francisco - 1905 Coeur d'Alene Art Auction | $258,750 | $212,800 (4 earlier) |
| Robert Griffing | After the Trade Coeur d'Alene Art Auction | $218,500 | $112,000 (5 earlier) |
| Olaf Carl Seltzer | Blackfoot Scout Coeur d'Alene Art Auction | $161,000 | $112,000 (13 earlier) |
| Kenneth Riley | Winter Solstice Coeur d'Alene Art Auction | $149,500 | $84,000 (10 earlier) |
| Frank McCarthy | The War Trail Coeur d'Alene Art Auction | $149,500 | $95,200 (11 earlier) |
| Edgar S. Paxson | Nez Perce Chief Coeur d'Alene Art Auction | $126,500 | $84,000 (10 earlier) |
| Ken Carlson | Goat Ledge Coeur d'Alene Art Auction | $103,500 | $47,600 (4 earlier) |
Auction houses this month
Coeur d'Alene Art Auction (260)Sloans & Kenyon (93)Agra-Art (43)Crocker Farm (7)