Art auction market report: November 2013
In November 2013, ArtSell recorded 6,447 auction lots from 29 auction houses, of which 4,488 sold (70% sell-through). The 4,451 sales with a published price total $168,300,919, with a median of $4,341 (USD at the sale-date rate). The top sale was Roy Lichtenstein, “Woman with Peanuts”, at $10,805,000 (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 | Andy Warhol American | $13,544,400 | 22 | Nine Gold Marilyns (Reversal Series) — $9,125,000 |
| 2 | Roy Lichtenstein American | $11,128,198 | 4 | Woman with Peanuts — $10,805,000 |
| 3 | Mark Grotjahn American | $5,831,000 | 3 | Untitled (Orange Butterfly Green M 2003 G) — $3,637,000 |
| 4 | Jeff Koons American | $4,421,000 | 1 | Buster Keaton — $4,421,000 |
| 5 | John Currin American | $3,525,000 | 1 | Amanda — $3,525,000 |
| 6 | Jean-Michel Basquiat American | $3,301,000 | 1 | Self-Portrait — $3,301,000 |
| 7 | Ed Ruscha American | $3,250,000 | 2 | Higher Standards / Lower Prices — $2,405,000 |
| 8 | Lyonel Feininger American | $933,718 | 7 | Der junge Mann aus dem Dorfe (Mühle mit rotem Mann) — $849,500 |
| 9 | Alexander Calder American | $915,000 | 2 | Multicolor stabile (Maquette) — $845,000 |
| 10 | Wade Guyton American | $835,000 | 3 | Untitled — $725,000 |
Top European artists
| # | Artist | Total sold | Priced sales | Top result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Karl Schmidt-Rottluff German | $4,828,205 | 15 | Watt bei Ebbe — $3,697,024 |
| 2 | Lucio Fontana Italian | $2,704,440 | 2 | Concetto spaziale, Attesa — $2,345,000 |
| 3 | Max Liebermann German | $2,174,513 | 9 | Garten in Noordwijk-Binnen — $849,500 |
| 4 | Zao Wou-ki French | $1,960,648 | 1 | 27.12.89 — $1,960,648 |
| 5 | Günther Uecker German | $1,328,590 | 7 | Gespalten — $728,531 |
| 6 | Ernst Wilhelm Nay German | $1,286,233 | 8 | Mit gelbem Vogel — $475,720 |
| 7 | Otto Piene German | $1,117,646 | 23 | Auktion 329, Los 369 — $324,373 |
| 8 | Gerhard Marcks German | $881,123 | 2 | Weltangst — $865,810 |
| 9 | David Hockney British | $870,578 | 2 | The Eighteenth V.N. Painting — $869,000 |
| 10 | Jacob Philipp Hackert German | $862,113 | 5 | VIEW ON THE GULF OF POZZUOLI — $197,054 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Roy Lichtenstein | Woman with Peanuts Phillips | $10,805,000 | $4,085,000 (173 earlier) |
| David Hammons | Untitled Phillips | $8,005,000 | $105,750 (3 earlier) |
| Jeff Koons | Buster Keaton Phillips | $4,421,000 | $1,625,000 (38 earlier) |
| Karl Schmidt-Rottluff | Watt bei Ebbe Grisebach | $3,697,024 | $1,263,334 (302 earlier) |
| Mark Grotjahn | Untitled (Orange Butterfly Green M 2003 G) Phillips | $3,637,000 | $965,868 (7 earlier) |
| Ed Ruscha | Higher Standards / Lower Prices Phillips | $2,405,000 | $550,000 (146 earlier) |
| Lucio Fontana | Concetto spaziale, Attesa Phillips | $2,345,000 | $1,565,000 (69 earlier) |
| David Hockney | The Eighteenth V.N. Painting Phillips | $869,000 | $542,649 (171 earlier) |
| Gerhard Marcks | Weltangst Grisebach | $865,810 | $330,757 (125 earlier) |
| Ossip Zadkine | Jeune fille à la cruche“ (auch: Die Wasserträgerin, Junges Mädchen mit Krug) Grisebach | $849,500 | $26,139 (22 earlier) |
| Alexander Calder | Multicolor stabile (Maquette) Phillips | $845,000 | $436,784 (156 earlier) |
| Oskar Kokoschka | Venice, Bacino di San Marco im Kinsky | $844,046 | $815,753 (136 earlier) |
| Joan Mitchell | Untitled Phillips | $749,000 | $1,875 (7 earlier) |
| Wade Guyton | Untitled Phillips | $725,000 | $365,000 (3 earlier) |
| Paula Modersohn-Becker | Auf einem Stuhl sitzendes Mädchen mit Kind auf dem Schoß vor Landschaft Grisebach | $713,580 | $667,492 (55 earlier) |
Auction houses this month
Strauss & Co (623)Lempertz (599)Van Ham (515)Grisebach (496)Pananti (493)Phillips (492)Bonhams (388)James D. Julia (329)im Kinsky (322)Jackson's International Auctioneers (302)Levis Fine Art Auctions (276)Sloans & Kenyon (267)Whyte's (222)Crocker Farm (199)Leonard Joel (167)Ketterer Kunst (139)deVeres (94)Grev Wedels Plass Auksjoner (75)Art+Object (68)Smith & Singer (59)Agra-Art (54)Toovey's (50)SOGA (43)Clarke Auction Gallery (41)Ravenel (40)Art Auction East Africa (40)Bolsa de Arte (32)Cottone Auctions (19)Artmark (3)