Art auction market report: October 2022
In October 2022, ArtSell recorded 10,341 auction lots from 42 auction houses, of which 7,588 sold (73% sell-through). The 7,429 sales with a published price total $64,447,562, with a median of $1,183 (USD at the sale-date rate). The top sale was Alberto Burri, “Sacco e Rosso”, at $3,410,762 (Phillips). 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 | Andy Warhol American | $3,426,857 | 57 | Dollar Sign — $675,213 |
| 2 | Salvatore Scarpitta American | $1,243,991 | 1 | Red Freight — $1,243,991 |
| 3 | Robert Nava American | $715,840 | 1 | Before Minotaur — $715,840 |
| 4 | Reggie Burrows Hodges American | $661,671 | 1 | First Serve — $661,671 |
| 5 | Richard Prince American | $652,456 | 2 | Untitled — $453,882 |
| 6 | Elizabeth Peyton American | $639,568 | 5 | Evan at the Reading Festival 1993 — $634,586 |
| 7 | Mickalene Thomas American | $564,077 | 1 | As If You Read My Mind — $564,077 |
| 8 | Issy Wood American | $440,733 | 2 | The butter — $310,242 |
| 9 | Robert Mapplethorpe American | $440,671 | 10 | Self-Portrait — $144,900 |
| 10 | Sol LeWitt American | $399,498 | 12 | Wavy brushstrokes — $340,412 |
Top European artists
| # | Artist | Total sold | Priced sales | Top result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Banksy British | $3,446,622 | 11 | Sorry The Lifestyle You Ordered Is Currently Out Of Stock — $2,056,530 |
| 2 | Alberto Burri Italian | $3,412,874 | 2 | Sacco e Rosso — $3,410,762 |
| 3 | Damien Hirst British | $2,044,781 | 21 | Omnipotence — $891,890 |
| 4 | Jan Matejko Polish | $842,796 | 1 | Portret Zdzisława i Bolesława Włodków jako dzieci — $842,796 |
| 5 | Harold Ancart Belgian | $761,533 | 3 | Untitled — $425,515 |
| 6 | Marc Chagall Belarusian | $752,337 | 16 | Deux profils verts au cirque — $380,752 |
| 7 | Georg Baselitz German | $688,756 | 1 | Dr. Dumouchel (Remix) — $688,756 |
| 8 | Günther Förg German | $496,434 | 1 | Untitled — $496,434 |
| 9 | René Lalique French | $476,673 | 145 | CARAVELLE TABLE CENTREPIECE, DECORATED WITH COLONY OF SEAGULLS — $87,014 |
| 10 | Arnaldo Pomodoro Italian | $439,177 | 6 | Sfera — $354,596 |
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 Burri | Sacco e Rosso Phillips | $3,410,762 | $2,863,540 (31 earlier) |
| Salvatore Scarpitta | Red Freight Phillips | $1,243,991 | $215,000 (3 earlier) |
| Robert Nava | Before Minotaur Phillips | $715,840 | $565,583 (23 earlier) |
| Elizabeth Peyton | Evan at the Reading Festival 1993 Phillips | $634,586 | $450,000 (57 earlier) |
| Caroline Walker | Night Scenes Phillips | $578,179 | $434,561 (10 earlier) |
| Arnaldo Pomodoro | Sfera Phillips | $354,596 | $337,250 (50 earlier) |
| Jordy Kerwick | Untitled Phillips | $241,125 | $239,400 (19 earlier) |
| Ryszard Winiarski | Area 17/9 Polswiss Art | $215,838 | $182,308 (142 earlier) |
| Walton Ford | Moksha Bonhams | $126,375 | $93,750 (22 earlier) |
| Peeter Mudist | Luuletaja Lydia Koidula HAUS Galerii | $110,456 | $67,848 (20 earlier) |
| Stanisław Witkiewicz | NIEDŹWIEDŹ W TATRACH Agra-Art | $95,302 | $26,490 (8 earlier) |
| Teresa Pągowska | Siedząca Polswiss Art | $94,558 | $71,234 (96 earlier) |
| Sido and François Thevenin | Important, monumental and unique 'Musique au Paradis' wall-mounted sculpture Bonhams | $86,017 | $80,075 (9 earlier) |
| Leon Golub | Fallen Fighter Phillips | $78,011 | $22,500 (11 earlier) |
| April Gornik | Rain and Dust Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) | $75,000 | $41,250 (5 earlier) |
Auction houses this month
Phillips (1,038)Strauss & Co (773)León Gallery (749)Lyon & Turnbull (728)Bonhams (630)Art+Object (535)Toomey & Co. (486)Twents Veilinghuis (342)Capitolium Art (316)Artmark (304)Sworders (293)Pananti (289)Whyte's (287)Pandolfini (287)im Kinsky (278)Clarke Auction Gallery (237)Agra-Art (225)Van Ham (224)Sopocki Dom Aukcyjny (223)Brunk Auctions (218)Rago Auctions (218)Morton Subastas (193)Wright (167)Lawrences Auctioneers (166)Leonard Joel (156)deVeres (154)Helmuth Stone Gallery (137)Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) (121)Arthouse Hejtmánek (120)HAUS Galerii (98)Anderson & Garland (73)Menzies (70)Polswiss Art (64)Michaan's Auctions (37)Haynault (29)Olympia Auctions (28)Bogotá Auctions (19)Davidson Auctions (10)Elstob & Elstob (8)Grisebach (5)Jackson's International Auctioneers (4)Bid & Hammer (2)