Art auction market report: July 2015
In July 2015, ArtSell recorded 3,529 auction lots from 15 auction houses, of which 1,136 sold (32% sell-through). The 1,136 sales with a published price total $31,795,255, with a median of $2,697 (USD at the sale-date rate). The top sale was Charles Marion Russell, “As Cochrane and Pard Leaped Into Their Saddles, Cochrane Shot the Indian”, at $1,089,000 (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 | Charles Marion Russell American | $5,917,955 | 23 | As Cochrane and Pard Leaped Into Their Saddles, Cochrane Shot the Indian — $1,089,000 |
| 2 | Howard Terpning American | $2,362,025 | 9 | Bad Medicine Crossing — $641,000 |
| 3 | Frank Tenney Johnson American | $1,158,300 | 5 | Night Time in Wyoming — $409,500 |
| 4 | John Clymer American | $944,775 | 4 | Whisky Whisky — $526,500 |
| 5 | E. Irving Couse American | $874,800 | 4 | The Turquoise Bead Driller — $380,250 |
| 6 | Walter Ufer American | $865,800 | 3 | The Watcher — $468,000 |
| 7 | William Robinson Leigh American | $847,000 | 2 | The Right of Way — $697,000 |
| 8 | Bob Kuhn American | $595,530 | 6 | A Passing Fancy — $187,200 |
| 9 | Joseph Henry Sharp American | $546,975 | 7 | The War Bonnet Maker — $198,900 |
| 10 | Frederic Remington American | $510,825 | 5 | The Rattlesnake #26 — $175,500 |
Top European artists
| # | Artist | Total sold | Priced sales | Top result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jacob van Ruisdael Dutch | $893,228 | 1 | Wasserfall mit einem Fachwerkhaus auf felsiger Anhöhe — $893,228 |
| 2 | Salomon van Ruysdael Dutch | $416,100 | 1 | Holländisches Binnengewässer, wohl das Wijkermeer, mit Fährkaag — $416,100 |
| 3 | Birger Sandzén Swedish | $362,700 | 3 | Summer in the Mountains — $315,900 |
| 4 | David Ryckaert III Flemish | $123,443 | 2 | Schlafender Alter — $76,285 |
| 5 | Aert van der Neer Dutch | $117,895 | 1 | Winterlandschaft mit einem zugefrorenen und überschneiten Kanal — $117,895 |
| 6 | Bartholomeus Breenbergh Dutch | $90,155 | 1 | Cimon und Iphigenia — $90,155 |
| 7 | Abraham van Beijeren Dutch | $85,994 | 1 | Stilleben mit Gläsern, Zitrusfrüchten und Austern — $85,994 |
| 8 | Willem Key Flemish | $80,446 | 1 | Portrait eines Mannes mit rotem Bart — $80,446 |
| 9 | Joris van Son Flemish | $69,350 | 1 | Ein Feston aus Früchten vor einem Steinrelief. Erste Hälfte der 1650er Jahre — $69,350 |
| 10 | Jan Frans van Bloemen Flemish | $69,350 | 1 | Arkadische Landschaft mit römischen Monumenten — $69,350 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jacob van Ruisdael | Wasserfall mit einem Fachwerkhaus auf felsiger Anhöhe Grisebach | $893,228 | $252,667 (3 earlier) |
| Birger Sandzén | Summer in the Mountains Coeur d'Alene Art Auction | $315,900 | $95,200 (22 earlier) |
| Martin Grelle | Apsaroke Autumn Coeur d'Alene Art Auction | $292,500 | $257,600 (42 earlier) |
| Laverne Nelson Black | Gathering for the Chief Coeur d'Alene Art Auction | $175,500 | $100,000 (11 earlier) |
| John Fery | Avalanche Lake Coeur d'Alene Art Auction | $117,000 | $56,000 (51 earlier) |
| Richard Schmid | April Roses Coeur d'Alene Art Auction | $105,300 | $58,500 (27 earlier) |
| Henry Shrady | Bison Coeur d'Alene Art Auction | $99,450 | $87,750 (3 earlier) |
| Abraham van Beijeren | Stilleben mit Gläsern, Zitrusfrüchten und Austern Grisebach | $85,994 | $42,774 (3 earlier) |
| De Cost Smith | The Signal Coeur d'Alene Art Auction | $55,575 | $17,550 (5 earlier) |
| Paul Pletka | While the Ravens Laughed Coeur d'Alene Art Auction | $52,650 | $49,725 (5 earlier) |
| Anton Graff | Portrait des Schriftstellers Gustav Adolph von Amman (1743–1772) Grisebach | $44,384 | $42,538 (4 earlier) |
| M. & T. Miller | Exceedingly Rare M. & T. MILLER / NEWPORT, PA Stoneware Jug w/ Elaborate Flowering Urn Decoration Crocker Farm | $43,700 | $33,350 (11 earlier) |
| Le Pho | (Devant la Fenetre) Smith & Singer | $30,569 | $24,755 (11 earlier) |
| Robert Farrington Elwell | Indian in a Canoe Coeur d'Alene Art Auction | $26,325 | $18,960 (9 earlier) |
| Grafton Tyler Brown | Castle Geyser and Well, Yellowstone Coeur d'Alene Art Auction | $23,400 | $20,740 (7 earlier) |
Auction houses this month
Pananti (2,137)Coeur d'Alene Art Auction (288)Crocker Farm (184)Grisebach (168)Brunk Auctions (149)Bonhams (140)Smith & Singer (135)Twents Veilinghuis (71)Sopocki Dom Aukcyjny (63)Sloans & Kenyon (60)Agra-Art (51)Toovey's (41)Clarke Auction Gallery (30)Leonard Joel (10)Artmark (2)