Art auction market report: June 2010
In June 2010, ArtSell recorded 3,018 auction lots from 14 auction houses, of which 2,292 sold (76% sell-through). The 2,292 sales with a published price total $73,279,450, with a median of $4,728 (USD at the sale-date rate). The top sale was Paul Gauguin, “Scène tahitienne - Te Arii vahine - Tahitienne royale”, at $4,950,605 (Kornfeld). 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 | Sam Francis American | $2,470,365 | 3 | Deep Blue and Black — $2,430,297 |
| 2 | Sean Scully American | $531,002 | 1 | Grey Fold — $531,002 |
| 3 | Lyonel Feininger American | $451,352 | 4 | Shadow of dissolution (Dunkelgeahnte Auflösung) — $315,731 |
| 4 | Andy Warhol American | $377,559 | 12 | Marilyn Monroe (Marilyn) — $161,278 |
| 5 | Yun Gee American | $326,304 | 1 | Central Park (New York) — $326,304 |
| 6 | Niki de Saint Phalle French | $264,989 | 1 | Ganesha — $264,989 |
| 7 | Otto Dix American | $158,583 | 3 | Landschaft mit Kartoffelernte und Reichenau — $129,163 |
| 8 | George Chann American | $140,904 | 1 | Abstract — $140,904 |
| 9 | George Grosz German | $115,529 | 6 | Panik — $54,535 |
| 10 | Chihung Yang American | $96,408 | 2 | Days — $55,620 |
Top European artists
| # | Artist | Total sold | Priced sales | Top result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Paul Gauguin French | $4,950,605 | 1 | Scène tahitienne - Te Arii vahine - Tahitienne royale — $4,950,605 |
| 2 | Zao Wou-ki French | $3,903,897 | 5 | 19.7.63 — $1,572,192 |
| 3 | Claude Monet French | $2,880,352 | 2 | Tempête sur les Côtes de Belle-Île — $1,530,187 |
| 4 | Cuno Amiet Swiss | $2,610,319 | 2 | Winterlandschaft — $1,485,182 |
| 5 | Camille Pissarro French | $2,106,257 | 2 | Jardin potager à l'Ermitage, Pontoise — $1,170,143 |
| 6 | Alberto Giacometti Swiss | $1,940,610 | 3 | Portrait de jeune femme [Patricia Matisse] Rückseitig: Tête d’homme – Kopf eines Mannes — $1,935,237 |
| 7 | Emil Nolde German | $1,857,509 | 20 | Blaue Iris, Feuerlilien, Rudbekia — $409,015 |
| 8 | Sigmar Polke German | $1,528,488 | 40 | Ohne Titel — $337,258 |
| 9 | Gabriele Münter German | $1,465,556 | 8 | Landschaft mit Sonnenblumen — $473,438 |
| 10 | Arthur Boyd British | $933,984 | 3 | Moby Dick Hill, near Frankston, Victoria 1949 — $767,942 |
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).
Auction houses this month
James D. Julia (555)Lempertz (488)Grisebach (378)Schmidt Kunstauktionen Dresden (277)Art+Object (260)Sloans & Kenyon (224)Agra-Art (175)SOGA (151)Ravenel (130)Menzies (128)Ketterer Kunst (122)Wright (76)Grev Wedels Plass Auksjoner (43)Kornfeld (11)