Art auction market report: June 2013
In June 2013, ArtSell recorded 3,438 auction lots from 22 auction houses, of which 2,301 sold (67% sell-through). The 2,301 sales with a published price total $74,591,175, with a median of $1,422 (USD at the sale-date rate). The top sale was Glenn Brown, “Oscillate Wildly (after ‘Autumnal Cannibalism’ 1936 by Salvador Dalí)”, at $4,403,307 (Phillips). 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 | Jean-Michel Basquiat American | $3,747,203 | 2 | Three Pontificators — $3,376,760 |
| 2 | Andy Warhol American | $3,132,676 | 7 | Diamond Dust Shoes — $1,745,283 |
| 3 | Rudolf Stingel American | $1,341,986 | 2 | Untitled (Bolego) — $1,195,347 |
| 4 | Cindy Sherman American | $964,532 | 3 | Untitled Film Still #36 — $462,099 |
| 5 | Tauba Auerbach American | $590,417 | 1 | Untitled (Fold) XV — $590,417 |
| 6 | Alexander Calder American | $472,317 | 3 | Ohne Titel — $436,784 |
| 7 | Keith Haring American | $422,106 | 5 | Untitled — $315,098 |
| 8 | Kelley Walker American | $352,112 | 1 | Untitled — $352,112 |
| 9 | Walasse Ting American | $340,970 | 7 | Give Me a Hug — $128,064 |
| 10 | Sterling Ruby German | $319,101 | 2 | Alabaster SR10-7 — $168,800 |
Top European artists
| # | Artist | Total sold | Priced sales | Top result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Edvard Munch Norwegian | $5,762,211 | 30 | Madonna — $1,408,924 |
| 2 | Glenn Brown British | $4,403,307 | 1 | Oscillate Wildly (after ‘Autumnal Cannibalism’ 1936 by Salvador Dalí) — $4,403,307 |
| 3 | Ferdinand Hodler Swiss | $2,806,960 | 1 | Bildnis Berthe Jacques — $2,806,960 |
| 4 | Ernst Ludwig Kirchner German | $2,549,736 | 6 | Zwei mit Katzen spielende Mädchen. 1907. Frauen- und Männerkopf — $2,307,240 |
| 5 | Anish Kapoor British | $2,060,732 | 2 | Untitled — $1,745,283 |
| 6 | Gabriele Münter German | $1,362,120 | 6 | Bergwiese — $428,696 |
| 7 | Karl Schmidt-Rottluff German | $1,025,721 | 5 | Anlegeplatz am Fluss (Maasholm an der Schlei) — $859,248 |
| 8 | Auguste Rodin French | $869,118 | 3 | La Femme accroupie, grand modèle avec une terrasse plus haute — $857,118 |
| 9 | Ugo Rondinone Italian | $806,902 | 3 | If There were Anywhere but Desert. Friday — $627,080 |
| 10 | Zao Wou-ki French | $615,996 | 3 | Composition — $582,379 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ernst Ludwig Kirchner | Zwei mit Katzen spielende Mädchen. 1907. Frauen- und Männerkopf Ketterer Kunst | $2,307,240 | $2,304,804 (349 earlier) |
| Anish Kapoor | Untitled Phillips | $1,745,283 | $27,714 (3 earlier) |
| Rudolf Stingel | Untitled (Bolego) Phillips | $1,195,347 | $665,000 (7 earlier) |
| Luo Zhongli | Shadow Ravenel | $800,400 | $772,860 (10 earlier) |
| Shiy De-jinn | Self-portrait Ravenel | $760,380 | $73,844 (44 earlier) |
| Ugo Rondinone | If There were Anywhere but Desert. Friday Phillips | $627,080 | $32,910 (3 earlier) |
| Tauba Auerbach | Untitled (Fold) XV Phillips | $590,417 | $68,840 (3 earlier) |
| Cindy Sherman | Untitled Film Still #36 Phillips | $462,099 | $318,281 (20 earlier) |
| Alexander Calder | Ohne Titel Ketterer Kunst | $436,784 | $240,000 (147 earlier) |
| François-Xavier Lalanne | “Singe Avise (Grand)" Phillips | $413,000 | $199,062 (4 earlier) |
| Rembrandt Harmensz van Rijn | Die drei Kreuze Kornfeld | $379,190 | $43,028 (53 earlier) |
| Kelley Walker | Untitled Phillips | $352,112 | $341,000 (5 earlier) |
| Richard Oelze | Archaic Fragment. Clarke Auction Gallery | $340,000 | $76,335 (7 earlier) |
| Marcel Broodthaers | Abbildung Phillips | $333,781 | $79,944 (13 earlier) |
| Zhan Wang | Artificial Garden Rock 101# Ravenel | $220,110 | $192,096 (4 earlier) |
Auction houses this month
James D. Julia (417)Van Sabben Poster Auctions (361)Jackson's International Auctioneers (335)Bonhams (331)Phillips (284)Schmidt Kunstauktionen Dresden (256)Sloans & Kenyon (220)Ketterer Kunst (173)Agra-Art (171)Clarke Auction Gallery (164)SOGA (148)Ravenel (137)Toovey's (106)Menzies (101)Smith & Singer (84)Leonard Joel (83)Grisebach (30)Grev Wedels Plass Auksjoner (29)im Kinsky (3)Kornfeld (3)Van Ham (1)Artmark (1)