Art auction market report: July 2016
In July 2016, ArtSell recorded 3,271 auction lots from 17 auction houses, of which 1,681 sold (51% sell-through). The 1,681 sales with a published price total $20,757,814, with a median of $1,114 (USD at the sale-date rate). The top sale was Howard Terpning, “The Long Shot”, at $1,379,000 (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 | Howard Terpning American | $2,467,465 | 6 | The Long Shot — $1,379,000 |
| 2 | Charles Marion Russell American | $2,371,355 | 11 | The Tenderfoot — $819,000 |
| 3 | Bob Kuhn American | $1,116,220 | 15 | Lazy Time — $166,600 |
| 4 | Carl Rungius American | $934,150 | 11 | Collection of 41 etchings — $202,300 |
| 5 | Frank Tenney Johnson American | $669,078 | 4 | Renegade Apaches — $416,500 |
| 6 | William Robinson Leigh American | $651,000 | 1 | An Upset — $651,000 |
| 7 | Walter Ufer American | $651,000 | 1 | Sundown — $651,000 |
| 8 | Elling William Gollings American | $624,750 | 2 | Turning the Lead — $327,250 |
| 9 | Joseph Henry Sharp American | $479,570 | 9 | Crow Camp Foot of Custer Battlefield, Mont. — $178,500 |
| 10 | Albert Bierstadt American | $458,150 | 3 | Yosemite Valley Looking toward Cathedral Rocks — $327,250 |
Top European artists
| # | Artist | Total sold | Priced sales | Top result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Theodor Franz Zimmermann Austrian | $59,500 | 1 | Prairie Fire — $59,500 |
| 2 | Jean Mannheim German | $50,575 | 1 | Sierra Madre [or] Mt. Lowe from the Foothill Boulevard ( circa 1919) — $50,575 |
| 3 | Paul Neagu British | $37,934 | 4 | Edgerunner — $27,893 |
| 4 | Sabin Bălașa Romanian | $32,355 | 3 | Sunetul mării — $16,736 |
| 5 | Theodor Aman Romanian | $32,167 | 4 | Curte interioară în Contrexéville — $28,839 |
| 6 | Samuel Mützner Romanian | $31,446 | 4 | Vânzătoarea de fructe — $22,184 |
| 7 | Franz Hagenauer Austrian | $17,500 | 1 | heads in profile, pair — $17,500 |
| 8 | Édouard Cortès French | $17,000 | 1 | [Place de la Concorde] — $17,000 |
| 9 | Angelo Mangiarotti Italian | $15,834 | 10 | Table M — $3,250 |
| 10 | Karl Ludwig Hassmann Austrian | $14,280 | 1 | The Trophy — $14,280 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Leon Gaspard | Siberian Christmas Coeur d'Alene Art Auction | $297,500 | $149,500 (27 earlier) |
| Olaf Wieghorst | Navajo Madonna Coeur d'Alene Art Auction | $190,400 | $80,500 (61 earlier) |
| Thomas Hill | California Coeur d'Alene Art Auction | $166,600 | $152,100 (64 earlier) |
| Richard Schmid | Nancy and the Swans Coeur d'Alene Art Auction | $142,800 | $105,300 (32 earlier) |
| Harry Jackson | Stampede Coeur d'Alene Art Auction | $113,050 | $105,300 (29 earlier) |
| Alfred Heber Hutty | Down Church Street, Charleston Brunk Auctions | $75,000 | $26,840 (14 earlier) |
| Frank B. Hoffman | The Golden Spike ( circa 1924) Coeur d'Alene Art Auction | $71,400 | $53,200 (25 earlier) |
| Robert Kennedy Abbett | Windfall Coeur d'Alene Art Auction | $65,450 | $34,500 (5 earlier) |
| Jean Mannheim | Sierra Madre [or] Mt. Lowe from the Foothill Boulevard ( circa 1919) Coeur d'Alene Art Auction | $50,575 | $50,000 (24 earlier) |
| David Drake | Extremely Rare and Important "Dave / Jan 13 - 1862 / Lm" Edgefield District, SC Stoneware Jar Crocker Farm | $40,250 | $8,050 (3 earlier) |
| Fritz Scholder | The First One Coeur d'Alene Art Auction | $38,675 | $38,025 (16 earlier) |
| Arthur Fitzwilliam Tait | Alert Coeur d'Alene Art Auction | $38,675 | $32,175 (18 earlier) |
| Paul Neagu | Edgerunner Artmark | $27,893 | $11,002 (4 earlier) |
| Will Henry Stevens | A View of a Tennessee Town, Tennessee Brunk Auctions | $26,000 | $7,500 (7 earlier) |
| John Hauser | Parley Coeur d'Alene Art Auction | $22,610 | $18,720 (7 earlier) |
Auction houses this month
Pananti (1,182)Strauss & Co (311)Coeur d'Alene Art Auction (295)Wright (194)Artmark (168)León Gallery (163)Brunk Auctions (160)Crocker Farm (159)Whyte's (142)Smith & Singer (85)Toovey's (85)Sloans & Kenyon (82)Twents Veilinghuis (78)Clarke Auction Gallery (67)Agra-Art (63)Sopocki Dom Aukcyjny (33)Leonard Joel (4)