Art auction market report: June 2014
In June 2014, ArtSell recorded 5,319 auction lots from 28 auction houses, of which 3,507 sold (66% sell-through). The 3,507 sales with a published price total $67,056,309, with a median of $3,155 (USD at the sale-date rate). The top sale was Chu Teh-chun, “Composition No. 51 - Mille vies se cachent dans le bois”, at $2,997,034 (Ravenel). 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 | Alexander Calder American | $539,814 | 2 | Yellow Crinkly — $515,940 |
| 2 | Andy Warhol American | $485,313 | 14 | Siberian Tiger, from Endangered Species — $88,347 |
| 3 | George Chann American | $392,761 | 2 | Abstract Composition — $379,962 |
| 4 | Walasse Ting American | $386,361 | 6 | Catch Me If You Can — $183,982 |
| 5 | Keith Haring American | $318,065 | 7 | Totem — $196,046 |
| 6 | Lyonel Feininger American | $203,832 | 8 | Wolgast — $69,902 |
| 7 | Otto Dix American | $176,691 | 5 | Hamburger Kneipe — $109,845 |
| 8 | Cy Twombly American | $149,655 | 2 | Roman Notes IV, from Roman Notes — $145,562 |
| 9 | Josef Hoffmann Austrian | $147,086 | 8 | Vase — $69,709 |
| 10 | Jean-Michel Basquiat American | $135,465 | 1 | Portfolio II — $135,465 |
Top European artists
| # | Artist | Total sold | Priced sales | Top result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Marc Chagall Belarusian | $5,296,598 | 19 | Le village en fête — $2,568,180 |
| 2 | Egon Schiele Austrian | $2,226,025 | 4 | Zwei Mädchen — $2,009,880 |
| 3 | Wassily Kandinsky Russian | $1,935,854 | 5 | Gewebe — $1,800,744 |
| 4 | Günther Uecker German | $1,749,587 | 4 | Hommage à Fontana I — $1,718,892 |
| 5 | Alberto Giacometti Swiss | $1,451,296 | 4 | Annette debout — $1,060,770 |
| 6 | Max Pechstein German | $1,384,663 | 8 | Boote am Dangaster Priel / Kühe — $900,372 |
| 7 | Pablo Picasso Spanish | $978,764 | 48 | Portrait of Dora Maar — $166,432 |
| 8 | Gabriele Münter German | $791,100 | 5 | Berglandschaft mit Haus — $432,724 |
| 9 | Edgar Brandt French | $785,000 | 1 | "L'Âge d'Or” — $785,000 |
| 10 | Emil Nolde German | $763,179 | 7 | Bauernhof unter Gewitterwolken — $416,081 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chu Teh-chun | Composition No. 51 - Mille vies se cachent dans le bois Ravenel | $2,997,034 | $2,823,954 (92 earlier) |
| Marc Chagall | Le village en fête Kornfeld | $2,568,180 | $959,330 (493 earlier) |
| Egon Schiele | Zwei Mädchen Kornfeld | $2,009,880 | $1,650,600 (33 earlier) |
| Wassily Kandinsky | Gewebe Ketterer Kunst | $1,800,744 | $1,713,081 (72 earlier) |
| Günther Uecker | Hommage à Fontana I Ketterer Kunst | $1,718,892 | $1,019,593 (132 earlier) |
| Rembrandt Harmensz van Rijn | Jan Six Kornfeld | $535,968 | $379,190 (58 earlier) |
| Heinz Mack | Erzengel Michael und Gabriel Ketterer Kunst | $432,724 | $299,138 (139 earlier) |
| George Chann | Abstract Composition Ravenel | $379,962 | $243,144 (33 earlier) |
| Carlo Mollino | Set of ten "Lutrario" armchairs, from the Lutrario Ballroom, Turin Phillips | $305,000 | $273,414 (5 earlier) |
| Max Slevogt | Kreuzgang des Augustinerklosters in Landau II Ketterer Kunst | $274,613 | $186,400 (62 earlier) |
| Fernando Amorsolo | Manila Bay Sunset León Gallery | $239,568 | $46,442 (11 earlier) |
| Ernesto de Fiori | Engländerin Ketterer Kunst | $183,076 | $65,915 (12 earlier) |
| José T. Joya | Reflections León Gallery | $122,446 | $18,061 (7 earlier) |
| Steven Parrino | Ohne Titel Ketterer Kunst | $116,503 | $5,826 (4 earlier) |
| René Lalique | 'Comète', a Car Mascot, design 1925 Bonhams | $116,060 | $19,143 (15 earlier) |
Auction houses this month
Pananti (630)James D. Julia (525)Ketterer Kunst (504)im Kinsky (414)Van Sabben Poster Auctions (396)Schmidt Kunstauktionen Dresden (288)Phillips (285)Sloans & Kenyon (261)Strauss & Co (254)Jackson's International Auctioneers (224)Art+Object (214)Agra-Art (176)Ravenel (175)León Gallery (141)deVeres (111)SOGA (104)Morgan O'Driscoll (96)Bonhams (92)Clarke Auction Gallery (90)Polswiss Art (82)Grev Wedels Plass Auksjoner (77)Toovey's (63)Lempertz (53)Van Ham (40)Artmark (8)Bid & Hammer (8)Kornfeld (6)Leonard Joel (2)