Art auction market report: June 2022
In June 2022, ArtSell recorded 11,861 auction lots from 45 auction houses, of which 8,757 sold (74% sell-through). The 8,570 sales with a published price total $259,445,266, with a median of $3,346 (USD at the sale-date rate). The top sale was Alberto Giacometti, “Grande femme assise”, at $6,018,660 (Kornfeld). 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 | George Condo American | $7,126,172 | 6 | Transparent Female Forms — $4,656,105 |
| 2 | Andy Warhol American | $4,557,460 | 70 | Goethe — $788,061 |
| 3 | Cy Twombly American | $3,257,084 | 2 | Untitled — $3,249,050 |
| 4 | Lucy Bull American | $1,468,345 | 2 | 8:50 — $1,449,953 |
| 5 | Shara Hughes American | $1,414,261 | 3 | Pleasure House — $833,385 |
| 6 | Robert Nava American | $1,324,115 | 4 | Boiler Room — $497,585 |
| 7 | Katherine Bernhardt American | $1,278,742 | 6 | Panther Hurricane — $353,125 |
| 8 | Simone Leigh American | $1,052,356 | 1 | Clarendon — $1,052,356 |
| 9 | Louise Bourgeois French | $1,052,356 | 1 | Couple — $1,052,356 |
| 10 | Salman Toor American | $1,024,963 | 3 | Cloudy Day — $613,066 |
Top European artists
| # | Artist | Total sold | Priced sales | Top result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alberto Giacometti Swiss | $10,637,506 | 32 | Grande femme assise — $6,018,660 |
| 2 | Marc Chagall Belarusian | $10,405,316 | 97 | Maternité dans le ciel du village — $736,767 |
| 3 | Ferdinand Hodler Swiss | $6,092,381 | 12 | Bachbett bei Champéry — $2,905,560 |
| 4 | Emil Nolde German | $5,188,685 | 33 | Hohe See — $1,694,682 |
| 5 | Ernst Ludwig Kirchner German | $5,064,390 | 39 | Wintermondnacht – Längmatte bei Monduntergang — $661,125 |
| 6 | Cuno Amiet Swiss | $4,708,318 | 31 | Mutter und Kind auf blumenübersäter Wiese — $3,424,410 |
| 7 | Max Pechstein German | $3,692,592 | 10 | Russisches Ballett — $2,592,810 |
| 8 | Gerhard Richter German | $3,154,057 | 31 | Abstraktes Bild — $1,803,549 |
| 9 | Pablo Picasso Spanish | $2,986,715 | 118 | Compotier, bouteille et verre — $882,045 |
| 10 | August Macke German | $2,983,733 | 7 | Mädchen mit blauen Vögeln (Kind mit blauen Vögeln) — $2,692,101 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alberto Giacometti | Grande femme assise Kornfeld | $6,018,660 | $4,220,000 (208 earlier) |
| George Condo | Transparent Female Forms Phillips | $4,656,105 | $4,265,000 (215 earlier) |
| Cuno Amiet | Mutter und Kind auf blumenübersäter Wiese Kornfeld | $3,424,410 | $1,508,780 (84 earlier) |
| Max Pechstein | Russisches Ballett Grisebach | $2,592,810 | $2,049,150 (549 earlier) |
| Michelangelo Pistoletto | Ragazza in minigonna / Ragazza seduta per terra Phillips | $2,420,600 | $2,405,000 (99 earlier) |
| Max Liebermann | Die Blumenterrasse im Wannseegarten nach Norden Kornfeld | $2,127,285 | $1,783,491 (594 earlier) |
| Flora Yukhnovich | Moi aussi je déborde Phillips | $2,077,480 | $727,756 (4 earlier) |
| Nicolas de Staël | Marine Phillips | $1,564,918 | $1,467,008 (8 earlier) |
| Erich Heckel | Kinder Ketterer Kunst | $1,422,741 | $1,243,341 (542 earlier) |
| Lee Ufan | From Line No. 790372 Phillips | $1,419,125 | $1,395,000 (27 earlier) |
| Käthe Kollwitz | Pietà Kornfeld | $1,141,470 | $786,721 (445 earlier) |
| Simone Leigh | Clarendon Phillips | $1,052,356 | $214,883 (3 earlier) |
| Ayako Rokkaku | Untitled Phillips | $1,033,770 | $807,723 (71 earlier) |
| Stanley Whitney | May Day Phillips | $759,463 | $693,000 (21 earlier) |
| Emilio Vedova | Ciclo 1962 BB4 Ketterer Kunst | $673,819 | $235,265 (19 earlier) |
Auction houses this month
Phillips (933)Kornfeld (917)Strauss & Co (705)im Kinsky (669)Toomey & Co. (623)Van Ham (578)Art+Object (551)Rago Auctions (499)Bonhams (496)Lempertz (480)Grisebach (387)Sloans & Kenyon (363)Pananti (354)Ketterer Kunst (294)Morgan O'Driscoll (259)Ravenel (243)Schmidt Kunstauktionen Dresden (242)Pandolfini (239)Grev Wedels Plass Auksjoner (221)Agra-Art (217)Helmuth Stone Gallery (213)Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) (203)Morton Subastas (196)Lyon & Turnbull (193)Artmark (187)Sopocki Dom Aukcyjny (172)Whyte's (154)Austin Auction Gallery (147)León Gallery (139)Menzies (130)Clarke Auction Gallery (127)deVeres (124)Arthouse Hejtmánek (106)Toovey's (76)Bolsa de Arte (75)Maison Bibelot (73)Leonard Joel (66)Circle Auction (64)SOGA (50)Blindarte (35)Cottone Auctions (18)Sworders (17)Michaan's Auctions (14)Polswiss Art (11)Piguet Hôtel des Ventes (1)