Art auction market report: July 2012
In July 2012, ArtSell recorded 1,057 auction lots from 10 auction houses, of which 804 sold (76% sell-through). The 804 sales with a published price total $18,135,539, with a median of $805 (USD at the sale-date rate). The top sale was Howard Terpning, “Scout's Report”, at $977,000 (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 | Frank Tenney Johnson American | $1,871,625 | 5 | Cowboys Roping the Bear — $921,000 |
| 2 | Howard Terpning American | $1,812,650 | 3 | Scout's Report — $977,000 |
| 3 | Maynard Dixon American | $1,460,605 | 12 | Lone Bull — $438,750 |
| 4 | Albert Bierstadt American | $1,246,050 | 3 | Sunset Over the Plains [or] Deer in a Sunset Landscape — $514,800 |
| 5 | Charles Marion Russell American | $757,745 | 9 | An Enemy That Warns — $292,500 |
| 6 | Edward Borein American | $710,563 | 24 | Swappin' Ends — $93,600 |
| 7 | Nicolai Fechin Russian | $555,750 | 1 | Lolita — $555,750 |
| 8 | Bob Kuhn American | $549,900 | 5 | A Near Miss — $245,700 |
| 9 | Frederic Remington American | $400,815 | 6 | The Broncho Buster — $222,300 |
| 10 | Alfred Jacob Miller American | $380,250 | 1 | Lassoing Horses — $380,250 |
Top European artists
| # | Artist | Total sold | Priced sales | Top result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Montague Dawson British | $87,750 | 1 | A Roll to Loo'Ard — $87,750 |
| 2 | David Shepherd British | $84,825 | 2 | Elephants' Playtime — $55,575 |
| 3 | Steve Burgess British | $15,210 | 1 | Snow Patrol — $15,210 |
| 4 | Vasily Sitnikov Russian | $5,250 | 1 | The Kremlin in the snow — $5,250 |
| 5 | Victor Vasarely French | $4,463 | 3 | Constellations — $2,750 |
| 6 | Eugène Isabey French | $3,750 | 1 | Fishing boats on the shore — $3,750 |
| 7 | David Roberts British | $3,450 | 1 | Exceptional D. ROBERTS / UTICA Incised Stoneware Crock — $3,450 |
| 8 | Charles-Louis-Auguste Cousin French | $2,750 | 1 | A canal in Venice — $2,750 |
| 9 | Edward Dwurnik Polish | $2,370 | 2 | Uśmiechnięty Sfinks — $1,821 |
| 10 | Jacek Yerka Polish | $2,198 | 3 | Szklana góra — $1,134 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nicolai Fechin | Lolita Coeur d'Alene Art Auction | $555,750 | $431,250 (13 earlier) |
| Alfred Jacob Miller | Lassoing Horses Coeur d'Alene Art Auction | $380,250 | $15,210 (9 earlier) |
| Bob Kuhn | A Near Miss Coeur d'Alene Art Auction | $245,700 | $234,000 (33 earlier) |
| G. Harvey | Lone Star State Coeur d'Alene Art Auction | $128,700 | $123,200 (7 earlier) |
| Edward Borein | Swappin' Ends Coeur d'Alene Art Auction | $93,600 | $76,050 (74 earlier) |
| William R. James | Wild Bronco Coeur d'Alene Art Auction | $87,750 | $12,320 (4 earlier) |
| Norton Bush | Gatun Lake – Panama Coeur d'Alene Art Auction | $58,500 | $39,000 (14 earlier) |
| Curt Walters | A Sense of Time Coeur d'Alene Art Auction | $51,480 | $44,800 (4 earlier) |
| Harry Adamson | Autumn Sorcery – Mallards Coeur d'Alene Art Auction | $43,875 | $18,400 (6 earlier) |
| Robert Bateman | Coyote Coeur d'Alene Art Auction | $43,875 | $39,950 (13 earlier) |
| Belmore Browne | The Waterhole Coeur d'Alene Art Auction | $23,400 | $14,560 (8 earlier) |
| Joe De Yong | Bucking Horse Coeur d'Alene Art Auction | $23,400 | $11,200 (4 earlier) |
| Newman Myrah | The Lost is Found Coeur d'Alene Art Auction | $21,060 | $19,040 (6 earlier) |
| English School | A portrait of a British officer, thought to be Captain Thomas Penrice Bonhams | $15,625 | $8,125 (76 earlier) |
| Earle E. Heikka | Bringing Home the Bacon Coeur d'Alene Art Auction | $15,210 | $9,945 (5 earlier) |
Auction houses this month
Coeur d'Alene Art Auction (289)Bonhams (239)Sloans & Kenyon (139)Crocker Farm (112)Twents Veilinghuis (96)Leonard Joel (80)Agra-Art (62)Toovey's (25)Clarke Auction Gallery (14)Artmark (1)