Home / Market reports / September 2014 Art auction market report: September 2014 In September 2014, ArtSell recorded 3,296 auction lots from 20 auction houses, of which 2,425 sold (74% sell-through). The 2,425 sales with a published price total $35,441,600, with a median of $2,655 (USD at the sale-date rate). The top sale was Eugene von Guerard, “View of Hobart Town, with Mount Wellington in the Background 1856”, at $1,306,309 (Menzies). 15 artists set a new high compared with every earlier result in the database.
Lots offered
3,296
20 houses
Sold
2,425
74% sell-through
Total
$35M
2,425 priced sales
Top sales # Work Artist House · date Price 1 View of Hobart Town, with Mount Wellington in the Background 1856 , 1856 Eugene von Guerard Menzies · Sep 24, 2014$1,306,309 (A$1,472,727) 2 La Femme accroupie, grand modele avec une terrasse plus haute Auguste Rodin Menzies · Sep 24, 2014$979,731 (A$1,104,545) 3 Kelly in the Landscape 1964 , 1964 Sidney Nolan Menzies · Sep 24, 2014$653,155 (A$736,364) 4 Tenda blu (Blue Curtain) , 1967 Michelangelo Pistoletto Wright · Sep 23, 2014$605,000 5 Crack in the Hull Ronald Ventura León Gallery · Sep 13, 2014$584,070 (₱25,696,000) 6 Women with Baskets and Mangoes Anita Magsaysay-Ho León Gallery · Sep 13, 2014$557,521 (₱24,528,000) 7 The Giudecca Lagoon, Venice c1938 , c1938 Arthur Streeton Menzies · Sep 24, 2014$544,295 (A$613,636) 8 'Chieftain' armchair , circa 1950 Finn Juhl Phillips · Sep 24, 2014$476,275 (£290,500) 9 The Shower 1984 , 1984 Brett Whiteley Menzies · Sep 24, 2014$435,436 (A$490,909) 10 The Cornfield 1959 , 1959 John Perceval Menzies · Sep 24, 2014$391,893 (A$441,818) 11 Rare 'Torchère' standard lamp , circa 1925 Albert Cheuret Phillips · Sep 24, 2014$338,557 (£206,500) 12 Set of ten 'Cowhorn' dining chairs, model no. JH 505 , circa 1952 Hans J. Wegner Phillips · Sep 24, 2014$338,557 (£206,500) 13 Richmond Park II 1997-99 , 1997-99 Jeffrey Smart Menzies · Sep 24, 2014$326,577 (A$368,182) 14 Shrinking Alice 1956 , 1956 Charles Blackman Menzies · Sep 24, 2014$326,577 (A$368,182) 15 Important and rare sofa, from the Royal Suite, Radiohuset (National Broadcasting House), Copenhagen , 1938-1945 Vilhelm Lauritzen Phillips · Sep 24, 2014$318,883 (£194,500)
Top American artists Ranked by total of priced sales in the month; region from the artist’s recorded nationality.
Top American artists, September 2014 # Artist Total sold Priced sales Top result 1 Andy Warhol American
$993,611 29 Marilyn Monroe (Marilyn) — $131,0002 Harry Bertoia American
$255,000 5 Untitled (Bush Form) — $87,5003 Alexander Calder American
$184,909 4 Untitled — $112,5004 Christopher Wool American
$161,000 1 Three Women (Light I) — $161,0005 Walasse Ting American
$152,525 2 Singing in Rain — $143,0006 Sam Gilliam American
$113,875 4 Language of Marks — $50,0007 Sol LeWitt American
$110,750 7 Wavy Brushstrokes — $40,0008 Ed Ruscha American
$110,148 4 St.-Ave. — $93,7509 Mark Flood American
$93,750 3 Humpty Dumpty — $50,00010 Alex Katz American
$90,000 2 Pink Petunia No. 1 — $62,500
Top European artists Top European artists, September 2014 # Artist Total sold Priced sales Top result 1 Eugene von Guerard Austrian
$1,426,054 2 View of Hobart Town, with Mount Wellington in the Background 1856 — $1,306,3092 Auguste Rodin French
$979,731 1 La Femme accroupie, grand modele avec une terrasse plus haute — $979,7313 Michelangelo Pistoletto Italian
$626,875 3 Tenda blu (Blue Curtain) — $605,0004 Arthur Boyd British
$392,982 9 Death of a Horse 1981 — $141,5165 Gio Ponti Italian
$372,781 11 Rare dressing table — $131,9806 David Ostrowski German
$244,750 3 F (Gee Vaucher) — $161,0007 Séraphin Soudbinine Russian
$214,160 5 Pot with stopper — $81,9758 Charlotte Perriand French
$207,397 3 Large dining table — $141,8179 Juvenal Sansó Garrit Spanish
$204,425 4 Family Portait — $159,29210 Anselm Reyle German
$177,500 3 Untitled — $75,000
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 Eugene von Guerard View of Hobart Town, with Mount Wellington in the Background 1856 Menzies $1,306,309 $247,066 (18 earlier) Ronald Ventura Crack in the Hull León Gallery $584,070 $219,310 (5 earlier) Arthur Streeton The Giudecca Lagoon, Venice c1938 Menzies $544,295 $314,704 (39 earlier) Hans J. Wegner Set of ten 'Cowhorn' dining chairs, model no. JH 505 Phillips $338,557 $196,441 (169 earlier) Vilhelm Lauritzen Important and rare sofa, from the Royal Suite, Radiohuset (National Broadcasting House), Copenhagen Phillips $318,883 $90,203 (4 earlier) Poul Henningsen ‘Spiral’ ceiling light, designed for the University of Aarhus Phillips $240,187 $167,576 (26 earlier) Serge Mouille Rare seven-armed wall light with 'Casquette' shades Phillips $220,513 $81,250 (28 earlier) Vicente Manansala Vendors León Gallery $212,389 $46,442 (8 earlier) Robert Klippel Opus 800 1989 Menzies $195,946 $122,076 (13 earlier) José T. Joya Yellow Light León Gallery $183,186 $122,446 (12 earlier) Juvenal Sansó Garrit Family Portait León Gallery $159,292 $58,561 (4 earlier) Ang Kiukok Still Life - Table León Gallery $146,018 $79,856 (5 earlier) Jonas Burgert Hundstand Phillips $131,000 $113,174 (3 earlier) Ladislav Mednyánszky Dievča na lávke (Nad vodopádom) SOGA $122,474 $117,079 (218 earlier) Fernando Zóbel de Ayala y Montojo Luminosa II León Gallery $116,814 $69,209 (4 earlier)
Auction houses this month Phillips (594) Menzies (431) Schmidt Kunstauktionen Dresden (295) Sloans & Kenyon (248) Bonhams (231) Brunk Auctions (224) Whyte's (209) Wright (198) León Gallery (149) Clarke Auction Gallery (141) SOGA (132) Morgan O'Driscoll (102) Lempertz (80) Cottone Auctions (68) Leonard Joel (64) Agra-Art (57) Toovey's (37) Jackson's International Auctioneers (33) Artmark (2) Polswiss Art (1)