Art auction market report: July 2022
In July 2022, ArtSell recorded 6,231 auction lots from 28 auction houses, of which 4,095 sold (66% sell-through). The 4,095 sales with a published price total $28,196,867, with a median of $938 (USD at the sale-date rate). The top sale was W. Herbert Dunton, “Treed (ca. 1915)”, at $1,434,000 (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 | W. Herbert Dunton American | $2,279,790 | 5 | Treed (ca. 1915) — $1,434,000 |
| 2 | Charles Marion Russell American | $2,161,665 | 9 | Shooting the Buffalo (ca. 1892) — $847,000 |
| 3 | Philip Russell Goodwin American | $1,558,480 | 4 | Between the Devil and the Deep Blue Sea — $968,000 |
| 4 | Edgar Alwin Payne American | $1,389,980 | 10 | Canyon de Chelly (ca. 1916-19) — $484,000 |
| 5 | Joseph Henry Sharp American | $534,925 | 7 | Blackfeet Sun Dance — $242,000 |
| 6 | Bob Kuhn American | $495,760 | 9 | Fight or Flight — $102,850 |
| 7 | Alfred Jacob Miller American | $484,000 | 1 | The Lost Greenhorn — $484,000 |
| 8 | Harvey Dunn American | $411,400 | 2 | The Homesteaders — $393,250 |
| 9 | Gerard Curtis Delano American | $387,840 | 7 | Misty Morning — $272,250 |
| 10 | Howard Terpning American | $305,525 | 5 | Talk Among Trappers — $96,800 |
Top European artists
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| W. Herbert Dunton | Treed (ca. 1915) Coeur d'Alene Art Auction | $1,434,000 | $540,000 (19 earlier) |
| Philip Russell Goodwin | Between the Devil and the Deep Blue Sea Coeur d'Alene Art Auction | $968,000 | $453,750 (59 earlier) |
| Edgar Alwin Payne | Canyon de Chelly (ca. 1916-19) Coeur d'Alene Art Auction | $484,000 | $476,000 (305 earlier) |
| Harvey Dunn | The Homesteaders Coeur d'Alene Art Auction | $393,250 | $101,150 (9 earlier) |
| Pompeo Batoni | Portrait of Edward Solly, half length, in a blue coat and cream waistcoat, standing beside a table Bonhams | $164,346 | $63,210 (8 earlier) |
| Vera Molnár | (Des)ordres Phillips | $120,275 | $29,336 (5 earlier) |
| Kathryn W. Leighton | The Firemaker, Two Guns White Calf Coeur d'Alene Art Auction | $96,800 | $33,600 (11 earlier) |
| (salvatore Mangione) Salvo | Una sera Capitolium Art | $88,791 | $85,655 (12 earlier) |
| Richard Greeves | Bird Woman Coeur d'Alene Art Auction | $45,375 | $12,870 (14 earlier) |
| William Standing | Buffalo Hunt Coeur d'Alene Art Auction | $45,375 | $8,775 (4 earlier) |
| John Seerey-Lester | Stand Steady Coeur d'Alene Art Auction | $30,250 | $15,000 (8 earlier) |
| Jeremy Winborg | Smoke Follows Beauty Coeur d'Alene Art Auction | $27,225 | $26,775 (5 earlier) |
| Gae Aulenti | Jumbo Coffee Table Bonhams | $24,225 | $5,938 (28 earlier) |
| Carl Brenders | An Autumn Gentleman Coeur d'Alene Art Auction | $24,200 | $15,210 (4 earlier) |
| Wesley Kimler | Ashland Wright | $23,750 | $8,750 (8 earlier) |
Auction houses this month
León Gallery (1,114)Strauss & Co (404)Bonhams (393)Artmark (376)Twents Veilinghuis (351)Coeur d'Alene Art Auction (319)Van Sabben Poster Auctions (295)Rago Auctions (287)Pandolfini (271)Pananti (260)Whyte's (249)Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) (249)Davidson Auctions (246)Brunk Auctions (187)Phillips (184)Wright (168)Clarke Auction Gallery (113)Maison Bibelot (110)Sopocki Dom Aukcyjny (93)Leonard Joel (88)Jackson's International Auctioneers (77)Capitolium Art (75)Lyon & Turnbull (73)Morton Subastas (70)Circle Auction (62)Sworders (46)Austin Auction Gallery (42)Michaan's Auctions (29)