Art auction market report: July 2014
In July 2014, ArtSell recorded 3,627 auction lots from 15 auction houses, of which 1,151 sold (32% sell-through). The 1,151 sales with a published price total $61,246,743, with a median of $4,000 (USD at the sale-date rate). The top sale was Andy Warhol, “Self-Portrait”, at $4,946,370 (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 | Charles Marion Russell American | $7,552,070 | 28 | Trail of the Iron Horse — $1,929,000 |
| 2 | Andy Warhol American | $5,042,738 | 4 | Self-Portrait — $4,946,370 |
| 3 | Frederic Remington American | $3,343,000 | 8 | The Story of Where the Sun Goes — $1,705,000 |
| 4 | Thomas Moran American | $1,551,200 | 2 | A Water Pocket, Northern Arizona — $1,481,000 |
| 5 | Rudolf Stingel American | $1,445,730 | 1 | Untitled — $1,445,730 |
| 6 | E. Irving Couse American | $1,170,000 | 4 | The Pottery Maker — $438,750 |
| 7 | Richard Prince American | $1,167,738 | 1 | My Life as a Weapon — $1,167,738 |
| 8 | Joseph Henry Sharp American | $1,080,670 | 14 | Crow Camp — $263,250 |
| 9 | Wade Guyton American | $1,079,932 | 3 | Untitled — $1,033,890 |
| 10 | William Robinson Leigh American | $1,020,210 | 2 | Dodging Lead — $1,005,000 |
Top European artists
| # | Artist | Total sold | Priced sales | Top result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Anish Kapoor British | $1,394,250 | 1 | Untitled — $1,394,250 |
| 2 | Damien Hirst British | $728,923 | 2 | Lucy — $498,498 |
| 3 | David Ostrowski German | $425,351 | 2 | F (Gee Vaucher) — $292,578 |
| 4 | Antony Gormley British | $313,170 | 1 | Domain XI (Freefall) — $313,170 |
| 5 | Wim Delvoye Belgian | $254,410 | 4 | Concrete Mixer — $117,354 |
| 6 | Banksy British | $250,984 | 2 | Barcode Leopard — $148,192 |
| 7 | Marc Quinn British | $211,580 | 2 | Avalanche — $168,750 |
| 8 | Mario Schifano Italian | $209,867 | 1 | Untitled — $209,867 |
| 9 | Lukas Duwenhögger German | $158,471 | 1 | Birds of Istanbul — $158,471 |
| 10 | Arthur Boyd British | $148,878 | 5 | Hillside with Rocks (Shoalhaven series) — $86,886 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rudolf Stingel | Untitled Phillips | $1,445,730 | $1,195,347 (16 earlier) |
| Richard Prince | My Life as a Weapon Phillips | $1,167,738 | $425,000 (36 earlier) |
| William Robinson Leigh | Dodging Lead Coeur d'Alene Art Auction | $1,005,000 | $316,250 (15 earlier) |
| James Earle Fraser | The End of the Trail Coeur d'Alene Art Auction | $921,000 | $631,000 (4 earlier) |
| George Condo | The Young Sailor Phillips | $723,827 | $413,000 (31 earlier) |
| Bob Kuhn | The Spawning Run Coeur d'Alene Art Auction | $497,250 | $245,700 (40 earlier) |
| Clark Hulings | Grand Canyon Coeur d'Alene Art Auction | $321,750 | $291,200 (20 earlier) |
| Antony Gormley | Domain XI (Freefall) Phillips | $313,170 | $297,118 (10 earlier) |
| Philip Russell Goodwin | A Break at Dawn Coeur d'Alene Art Auction | $292,500 | $140,400 (23 earlier) |
| Robert Morris | Untitled (Brown Felt) Phillips | $271,986 | $4,688 (4 earlier) |
| Mario Schifano | Untitled Phillips | $209,867 | $50,000 (5 earlier) |
| Curt Walters | Grand Canyon Coeur d'Alene Art Auction | $163,800 | $51,480 (5 earlier) |
| Ai Weiwei | Marble Chair Phillips | $158,730 | $27,500 (5 earlier) |
| Rick Amor | Running Man 2001 Menzies | $139,018 | $120,597 (28 earlier) |
| Tracey Emin | My heart is with you, and i love you, always always always Phillips | $127,633 | $75,000 (10 earlier) |
Auction houses this month
Pananti (2,000)Coeur d'Alene Art Auction (301)Bonhams (220)Phillips (201)Menzies (147)Brunk Auctions (138)Sworders (97)Twents Veilinghuis (95)Crocker Farm (91)Smith & Singer (90)Sloans & Kenyon (74)Toovey's (68)Clarke Auction Gallery (55)Agra-Art (44)Artmark (6)