Art auction market report: July 2010
In July 2010, ArtSell recorded 724 auction lots from 7 auction houses, of which 600 sold (83% sell-through). The 600 sales with a published price total $8,560,917, with a median of $2,487 (USD at the sale-date rate). The top sale was E. Irving Couse, “Kachina Painter”, at $753,000 (Coeur d'Alene Art Auction). 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 | E. Irving Couse American | $840,750 | 2 | Kachina Painter — $753,000 |
| 2 | Gerard Curtis Delano American | $618,850 | 3 | In Bonnet and Paint — $438,750 |
| 3 | Joseph Henry Sharp American | $503,100 | 6 | Acoma Pottery Decorators — $380,250 |
| 4 | Ernest Martin Hennings American | $420,200 | 2 | Riders in the Sage — $350,000 |
| 5 | Bob Kuhn American | $384,345 | 7 | Marking the Territory — $152,100 |
| 6 | Nicolai Fechin Russian | $269,100 | 2 | Twilight — $245,700 |
| 7 | John Clymer American | $263,250 | 1 | Defeat at Daybreak — $263,250 |
| 8 | Philip Russell Goodwin American | $219,668 | 5 | Game Dispute — $87,750 |
| 9 | Edgar Alwin Payne American | $210,600 | 1 | Arizona Trail - Navajo Riders — $210,600 |
| 10 | Sydney Laurence American | $191,295 | 6 | Mt. McKinley — $70,200 |
Top European artists
| # | Artist | Total sold | Priced sales | Top result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Birger Sandzén Swedish | $47,970 | 2 | Farm & Hills, Lindsbourg, Kansas — $35,100 |
| 2 | David Shepherd British | $7,020 | 1 | Browsing Elephant — $7,020 |
| 3 | Italo Giordani Italian | $2,650 | 2 | Sunset — $2,100 |
| 4 | Jacek Yerka Polish | $1,632 | 3 | Młody Hadron na huśtawce fotonowej — $922 |
| 5 | H. C. Smith British | $1,380 | 1 | H.C. SMITH / ALEXA / D.C. (Alexandria, VA) Stoneware Crock — $1,380 |
| 6 | Jean Baptiste Adolphe Bronquart French | $1,200 | 1 | Les Chasseurs — $1,200 |
| 7 | Gaston Anglade French | $900 | 1 | Bruyères En Fleurs le Long de la Côte — $900 |
| 8 | Wojciech Fangor Polish | $851 | 1 | M 5 — $851 |
| 9 | Adrien Schulz French | $800 | 1 | Paysage D'Automne de Forêt — $800 |
| 10 | Zdzisław Otello Horodecki Polish | $780 | 1 | MIASTECZKO NR 5, ALEATORYZM NIEWIDOMEJ — $780 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| E. Irving Couse | Kachina Painter Coeur d'Alene Art Auction | $753,000 | $506,000 (24 earlier) |
| Edgar S. Paxson | Joseph - Nez Perce Coeur d'Alene Art Auction | $163,800 | $126,500 (21 earlier) |
| John Banovich | Рыбак на Туньше [or] Fisherman on the River Toonsha Coeur d'Alene Art Auction | $87,750 | $69,000 (5 earlier) |
| Richard Schmid | Fort Collins - Winter Coeur d'Alene Art Auction | $58,500 | $54,625 (8 earlier) |
| Ralph Hotere | Towards Aramoana, Black Window Art+Object | $51,357 | $39,547 (43 earlier) |
| Dale Nichols | Trail Drive Coeur d'Alene Art Auction | $40,950 | $23,900 (3 earlier) |
| Richard Killeen | Island Mentality No. 4 Art+Object | $32,305 | $27,515 (22 earlier) |
| Fritz Scholder | Fierce Indian Coeur d'Alene Art Auction | $29,250 | $21,960 (4 earlier) |
| Max Gimblett | Channel Art+Object | $28,991 | $3,940 (4 earlier) |
| Joe Beeler | Thanks for the Rain Coeur d'Alene Art Auction | $25,740 | $14,100 (4 earlier) |
| Chris Heaphy | Uncharted Valley Art+Object | $24,850 | $9,783 (4 earlier) |
| Philip Clairmont | Self Portrait in Butterfly Mirror Art+Object | $21,537 | $10,061 (7 earlier) |
| Alfred Jacob Miller | The Old Mill Coeur d'Alene Art Auction | $15,210 | $11,000 (8 earlier) |
| Frederick Arthur Verner | Campfire Coeur d'Alene Art Auction | $15,210 | $8,360 (18 earlier) |
| Joanna Braithwaite | Monkey Puzzle Art+Object | $9,940 | $7,162 (5 earlier) |
Auction houses this month
Coeur d'Alene Art Auction (262)Sloans & Kenyon (233)Crocker Farm (81)Art+Object (60)Agra-Art (48)Twents Veilinghuis (36)Bolsa de Arte (4)