Art auction market report: January 2013
In January 2013, ArtSell recorded 896 auction lots from 10 auction houses, of which 669 sold (75% sell-through). The 669 sales with a published price total $762,769, with a median of $520 (USD at the sale-date rate). The top sale was Groot schilderij, “Adam en Eva”, at $110,602 (Twents Veilinghuis). 12 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 | Edmund Darch Lewis American | $7,875 | 2 | A wooded river scene — $4,375 |
| 2 | Elie Nadelman American | $5,750 | 1 | Standing Female Figure — $5,750 |
| 3 | Andre Gisson American | $4,750 | 2 | Landscape with two figures — $3,375 |
| 4 | George Inness American | $4,400 | 1 | George Inness, American, 1825 - 1894 — $4,400 |
| 5 | John Carlson American | $4,000 | 1 | Winter Lyric. — $4,000 |
| 6 | Red Grooms American | $3,934 | 1 | Untitled — $3,934 |
| 7 | Paul A. Grimm American | $3,600 | 3 | Harbor with boats; Desert with mountains; Clear Lake - White Pass (3) — $1,500 |
| 8 | Charles Levier French | $3,125 | 1 | Route Solée — $3,125 |
| 9 | Sergei Bongart American | $3,125 | 1 | Chair with curtain — $3,125 |
| 10 | Roy Lichtenstein American | $2,938 | 2 | Stedelijk Museum Poster (C. III.23b) — $1,750 |
Top European artists
| # | Artist | Total sold | Priced sales | Top result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | John Wootton British | $13,750 | 1 | An extensive river landscape with figures and a wagon on a track — $13,750 |
| 2 | Giannis Bouteas Greek | $12,590 | 1 | Untitled — $12,590 |
| 3 | Francis Davison British | $8,026 | 2 | Untitled — $4,564 |
| 4 | Paul Nash British | $7,504 | 2 | Landscape with pond — $6,875 |
| 5 | Walter Langley British | $6,500 | 1 | The Sunset of Life. — $6,500 |
| 6 | Francesco Melzi Italian | $6,250 | 1 | Flora — $6,250 |
| 7 | Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec French | $6,100 | 2 | Lithograph Poster "La Revue — $4,600 |
| 8 | Paul Maze French | $5,500 | 3 | The Locks — $2,125 |
| 9 | Scottie Wilson British | $4,690 | 3 | Untitled — $2,046 |
| 10 | Edmund John Niemann British | $4,500 | 1 | Bucks Damaged by Flood Mapledurham Berks Morning — $4,500 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Russian School | Lilac Sloans & Kenyon | $5,500 | $3,100 (18 earlier) |
| Edmund John Niemann | Bucks Damaged by Flood Mapledurham Berks Morning Sloans & Kenyon | $4,500 | $3,991 (3 earlier) |
| Andre Gisson | Landscape with two figures Bonhams | $3,375 | $3,286 (7 earlier) |
| Charles Levier | Route Solée Bonhams | $3,125 | $3,000 (25 earlier) |
| Lowell Nesbitt | Pink Tulip Bonhams | $2,750 | $1,500 (4 earlier) |
| Sir Anthony Van Dyck | The Christ Child and St. John the Baptist Bonhams | $2,500 | $1,000 (4 earlier) |
| Hungarian School | A drawing room interior, thought to be at Gödöllo Palace, Budapest Bonhams | $1,500 | $1,000 (4 earlier) |
| Rembrandt van Rijn | The Cardplayer. Clarke Auction Gallery | $1,400 | $1,000 (5 earlier) |
| Frank Wright | Sundown on the Severn Sloans & Kenyon | $900 | $650 (5 earlier) |
| Francesco Hayez | Farm by a lake Bonhams | $625 | $582 (4 earlier) |
| Jack Carter | Still Life Study of Roses in a Cut Glass Vase Toovey's | $381 | $249 (5 earlier) |
| Jan Michalski | Zabawa z obsesją I Agra-Art | $149 | $124 (6 earlier) |
Auction houses this month
Bonhams (291)Sloans & Kenyon (233)Twents Veilinghuis (121)Sworders (80)Clarke Auction Gallery (61)Agra-Art (57)Toovey's (39)Van Ham (11)Artmark (2)Bolsa de Arte (1)