Art auction market report: July 2013
In July 2013, ArtSell recorded 3,540 auction lots from 14 auction houses, of which 1,345 sold (38% sell-through). The 1,345 sales with a published price total $31,998,793, with a median of $750 (USD at the sale-date rate). The top sale was Frederic Remington, “Cutting Out Pony Herds (A Stampede)”, at $5,625,000 (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 | Frederic Remington American | $6,128,100 | 4 | Cutting Out Pony Herds (A Stampede) — $5,625,000 |
| 2 | Charles Marion Russell American | $5,961,695 | 16 | The Scouting Party — $1,900,000 |
| 3 | Norman Rockwell American | $4,281,000 | 1 | A Scout is Loyal — $4,281,000 |
| 4 | Howard Terpning American | $2,783,630 | 4 | Telling of Legends — $1,705,000 |
| 5 | Maynard Dixon American | $879,920 | 12 | Navajo Mother — $163,800 |
| 6 | Gerard Curtis Delano American | $831,870 | 3 | The Fur Traders — $409,500 |
| 7 | Frank Tenney Johnson American | $772,200 | 3 | Frank Ellis of the SMS — $386,100 |
| 8 | Joseph Henry Sharp American | $728,015 | 7 | Hunting Son, Taos Indian — $304,200 |
| 9 | Thomas Moran American | $726,570 | 3 | The Grand Canyon of the Yellowstone — $555,750 |
| 10 | Edgar Alwin Payne American | $473,265 | 7 | Canyon de Chelly — $128,700 |
Top European artists
| # | Artist | Total sold | Priced sales | Top result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Richard Friese German | $52,650 | 1 | Deer in a Forest Glade — $52,650 |
| 2 | Édouard Cortès French | $32,175 | 1 | Les Grands Boulevards, Theatre du Gymnase — $32,175 |
| 3 | Steve Burgess British | $29,250 | 1 | Tranquility — $29,250 |
| 4 | Antoine Blanchard French | $21,540 | 2 | Paris, Notre Dame at les Bouquinistes — $14,040 |
| 5 | David Shepherd British | $18,720 | 1 | The Lagoon — $18,720 |
| 6 | David James British | $10,530 | 1 | Evening, Cornish Coast — $10,530 |
| 7 | Keith Shackleton British | $9,945 | 1 | On the Graham Coast, Snow Petrel — $9,945 |
| 8 | Hilton Lark Pratt British | $6,134 | 1 | View of Stoke on Trent, with 'The Jolly Potter' public house and horses in foreground — $6,134 |
| 9 | Paul Ackerman French | $6,107 | 1 | Voyage de Bruegel — $6,107 |
| 10 | J. H. Miller British | $4,888 | 1 | Very Rare Two-Gallon Stoneware Advertising Crock att. J. H. MILLER / BRANDENBURG, KY — $4,888 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Frederic Remington | Cutting Out Pony Herds (A Stampede) Coeur d'Alene Art Auction | $5,625,000 | $1,456,000 (38 earlier) |
| Norman Rockwell | A Scout is Loyal Coeur d'Alene Art Auction | $4,281,000 | $578,000 (19 earlier) |
| Howard Terpning | Telling of Legends Coeur d'Alene Art Auction | $1,705,000 | $1,456,000 (20 earlier) |
| Philip Russell Goodwin | The Call of the Wild Coeur d'Alene Art Auction | $140,400 | $123,200 (19 earlier) |
| Henry Balink | Chief Trout, Pueblo Indian Coeur d'Alene Art Auction | $93,600 | $40,950 (5 earlier) |
| Edwin Deakin | A Bit of Old China, San Francisco Coeur d'Alene Art Auction | $55,575 | $18,800 (13 earlier) |
| W. Steve Seltzer | Almost Home Coeur d'Alene Art Auction | $32,175 | $17,920 (8 earlier) |
| J. & E. Norton | Outstanding J. & E. NORTON / BENNINGTON, VT Stoneware Jug with Double Pheasants Crocker Farm | $26,450 | $22,425 (44 earlier) |
| John Hauser | Indian Encampment Coeur d'Alene Art Auction | $18,720 | $16,100 (4 earlier) |
| Owen J. Gromme | Pheasants Coeur d'Alene Art Auction | $17,550 | $16,800 (5 earlier) |
| George Henry Smillie | Half Dome, Yosemite Coeur d'Alene Art Auction | $16,380 | $5,000 (4 earlier) |
| Antoine Blanchard | Paris, Notre Dame at les Bouquinistes Coeur d'Alene Art Auction | $14,040 | $8,000 (9 earlier) |
| Sergei Bongart | Still life with sunflowers in a vase Bonhams | $11,875 | $5,700 (8 earlier) |
| Len Castle | Inverted Volcano vase Art+Object | $7,313 | $7,246 (176 earlier) |
| John Weeks | Industrial Landscape I Art+Object | $5,552 | $2,833 (8 earlier) |
Auction houses this month
Pananti (1,678)Art+Object (632)Bonhams (345)Coeur d'Alene Art Auction (308)Crocker Farm (169)Sloans & Kenyon (105)Twents Veilinghuis (72)Clarke Auction Gallery (54)Toovey's (54)Agra-Art (51)Bolsa de Arte (32)Olympia Auctions (20)Leonard Joel (16)Artmark (4)