Art auction market report: July 2019
In July 2019, ArtSell recorded 3,482 auction lots from 20 auction houses, of which 2,334 sold (67% sell-through). The 2,334 sales with a published price total $20,413,903, with a median of $975 (USD at the sale-date rate). The top sale was Frederic Remington, “Casuals on the Range”, at $981,750 (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 | $1,614,830 | 16 | Creased — $714,000 |
| 2 | Joseph Henry Sharp American | $1,467,000 | 8 | Crow Encampment, Montana — $892,500 |
| 3 | Frederic Remington American | $1,428,000 | 4 | Casuals on the Range — $981,750 |
| 4 | Howard Terpning American | $912,730 | 8 | Mixed Company — $297,500 |
| 5 | William Victor Higgins American | $833,000 | 1 | Taos in Winter — $833,000 |
| 6 | Carl Rungius American | $743,156 | 17 | Near Summit Lake, British Columbia — $357,000 |
| 7 | John Clymer American | $430,780 | 2 | John Colter Visits the Crows 1807 — $416,500 |
| 8 | Edgar Alwin Payne American | $416,500 | 3 | Burning the Hogan ( circa 1930s) — $267,750 |
| 9 | John Fery American | $380,385 | 23 | Iceberg Lake, Glacier Park — $56,525 |
| 10 | Philip Russell Goodwin American | $367,030 | 5 | Cruisers Making Portage — $142,800 |
Top European artists
| # | Artist | Total sold | Priced sales | Top result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rosa Bonheur French | $773,500 | 1 | Emigration de Bisons (Amérique) — $773,500 |
| 2 | David Shepherd British | $201,705 | 12 | Cape Buffalo — $29,750 |
| 3 | Henryk Siemiradzki Polish | $72,500 | 1 | Portrait of a Bearded Man- — $72,500 |
| 4 | Stanisław Ignacy Witkiewicz Polish | $56,573 | 2 | Portret kobiety z warkoczami, 1931 r. — $29,007 |
| 5 | Zdzisław Beksiński Polish | $44,630 | 1 | Bez tytułu, 1970 r — $44,630 |
| 6 | Montague Dawson British | $41,650 | 1 | Rolling Home — $41,650 |
| 7 | Malcolm de Chazal British | $37,266 | 17 | Sail Boats — $7,190 |
| 8 | Wilhelm Kuhnert German | $22,015 | 2 | Wasserbocke (Waterbuck) — $17,255 |
| 9 | Steve Burgess British | $21,420 | 1 | Rivals — $21,420 |
| 10 | Henri Cartier-Bresson French | $20,512 | 2 | Alberto Giacometti à la Galerie Maeght, Paris 1961 — $10,256 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Joseph Henry Sharp | Crow Encampment, Montana Coeur d'Alene Art Auction | $892,500 | $858,750 (158 earlier) |
| William Victor Higgins | Taos in Winter Coeur d'Alene Art Auction | $833,000 | $414,400 (9 earlier) |
| Rosa Bonheur | Emigration de Bisons (Amérique) Coeur d'Alene Art Auction | $773,500 | $5,325 (11 earlier) |
| Don Oelze | Strangers in the Valley Coeur d'Alene Art Auction | $166,600 | $26,775 (5 earlier) |
| Theodore Van Soelen | Adobe, Snow and Sunshine Coeur d'Alene Art Auction | $101,150 | $11,000 (3 earlier) |
| Harvey Dunn | Mexican Calf Coeur d'Alene Art Auction | $101,150 | $89,600 (7 earlier) |
| George Gardner Symons | Grand Canyon Coeur d'Alene Art Auction | $59,500 | $19,975 (32 earlier) |
| Cornelius Krieghoff | Looking into the Future Coeur d'Alene Art Auction | $53,550 | $21,735 (3 earlier) |
| Percival Leonard Rosseau | Setters in a Field Coeur d'Alene Art Auction | $50,575 | $50,000 (7 earlier) |
| Arthur Fitzwilliam Tait | Solitude, Forked Lake Coeur d'Alene Art Auction | $47,600 | $38,675 (27 earlier) |
| Richard La Barre Goodwin | Hunting Cabin Door ( circa 1890) Coeur d'Alene Art Auction | $29,750 | $5,625 (8 earlier) |
| Edward Fraughton | Spirit of Wyoming Coeur d'Alene Art Auction | $23,800 | $23,750 (9 earlier) |
| Bruce Conner | Untitled (artist's book) Wright | $20,000 | $5,000 (13 earlier) |
| Jason Rich | Crossing the Shallows Coeur d'Alene Art Auction | $19,040 | $17,550 (6 earlier) |
| George Molnar | Chambray Coeur d'Alene Art Auction | $15,470 | $14,040 (3 earlier) |
Auction houses this month
León Gallery (583)Pananti (509)Davidson Auctions (328)Coeur d'Alene Art Auction (326)Strauss & Co (324)Wright (317)Crocker Farm (166)Brunk Auctions (151)Helmuth Stone Gallery (140)Jackson's International Auctioneers (105)Bonhams (93)Sopocki Dom Aukcyjny (83)Pandolfini (81)Smith & Singer (71)Sworders (62)Toovey's (59)Clarke Auction Gallery (35)Leonard Joel (34)Artmark (11)Colasanti Casa d'Aste (4)