Art auction market report: June 2023
In June 2023, ArtSell recorded 11,518 auction lots from 47 auction houses, of which 8,918 sold (77% sell-through). The 8,366 sales with a published price total $198,001,119, with a median of $3,434 (USD at the sale-date rate). The top sale was Alexej von Jawlensky, “Mädchen mit Zopf”, at $6,880,874 (Ketterer Kunst). 15 artists set a new high compared with every earlier result in the database.
Top sales
| # | Work | Artist | House · date | Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mädchen mit Zopf, 1910 | Alexej von Jawlensky | Ketterer Kunst · Jun 9, 2023 | $6,880,874 (€6,383,000) |
| 2 | Buste de femme, 1971 | Pablo Picasso | Van Ham · Jun 5, 2023 | $4,642,667 (€4,343,000) |
| 3 | Grünes Pferd, 1912 | Franz Marc | Ketterer Kunst · Jun 9, 2023 | $2,660,504 (€2,468,000) |
| 4 | Die Ruhende, 1911 | Max Pechstein | Ketterer Kunst · Jun 9, 2023 | $2,399,628 (€2,226,000) |
| 5 | Pipe, bouteille de Bass, dé, Beginning 1914 | Pablo Picasso | Kornfeld · Jun 16, 2023 | $1,908,080 (CHF 1,700,000) |
| 6 | Große Seestraße in Wannsee, Um 1925 | Max Liebermann | Ketterer Kunst · Jun 9, 2023 | $1,877,876 (€1,742,000) |
| 7 | Motion, 1962 | Ernst Wilhelm Nay | Ketterer Kunst · Jun 9, 2023 | $1,747,438 (€1,621,000) |
| 8 | Trompetenbläser im Dorf (Trumpeter in the Village), 1915 | Lyonel Feininger | Grisebach · Jun 1, 2023 | $1,593,853 (€1,490,000) |
| 9 | Baigneuse aux roseaux, 1895 | Félix Vallotton | Kornfeld · Jun 16, 2023 | $1,571,360 (CHF 1,400,000) |
| 10 | Mann auf Bank, 1913 | August Macke | Grisebach · Jun 1, 2023 | $1,203,413 (€1,125,000) |
| 11 | Bildnis Valentine Godé-Darel, 1914 | Ferdinand Hodler | Kornfeld · Jun 16, 2023 | $1,167,296 (CHF 1,040,000) |
| 12 | La baie de Sainte-Adresse, 1906 | Raoul Dufy | Bonhams · Jun 22, 2023 | $1,116,515 (€1,016,400) |
| 13 | Frau und Knabe (Mädchen und Knabe am Waldteich, Nach dem Bade), ca. 1922 | Otto Mueller | Van Ham · Jun 5, 2023 | $1,112,829 (€1,041,000) |
| 14 | Winterlandschaft, 1910 | Cuno Amiet | Kornfeld · Jun 16, 2023 | $1,066,280 (CHF 950,000) |
| 15 | Concetto spaziale (56-G-14), 1956 | Lucio Fontana | Kornfeld · Jun 16, 2023 | $1,010,160 (CHF 900,000) |
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 | Lyonel Feininger American | $2,955,204 | 32 | Trompetenbläser im Dorf (Trumpeter in the Village) — $1,593,853 |
| 2 | Andy Warhol American | $2,255,741 | 44 | Mickey Mouse. Aus: Myths — $232,828 |
| 3 | Sean Scully American | $828,070 | 5 | Samar — $438,099 |
| 4 | James Rosenquist American | $820,828 | 2 | Sister Shrieks — $808,128 |
| 5 | Josef Albers German | $638,118 | 12 | Study for Homage to the Square: Joy — $493,856 |
| 6 | Elizabeth Peyton American | $621,279 | 2 | Prince Harry, September 1998 — $619,011 |
| 7 | Keith Haring American | $599,352 | 19 | Plate No. 1 (from the Growing suite) — $81,900 |
| 8 | George Condo American | $573,781 | 4 | The Life We Love — $451,790 |
| 9 | Stanley Whitney American | $455,640 | 4 | Stay Song #54 — $273,812 |
| 10 | Louise Bourgeois French | $452,581 | 5 | Ohne Titel — $296,327 |
Top European artists
| # | Artist | Total sold | Priced sales | Top result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pablo Picasso Spanish | $10,125,816 | 133 | Buste de femme — $4,642,667 |
| 2 | Alexej von Jawlensky Russian | $7,974,487 | 9 | Mädchen mit Zopf — $6,880,874 |
| 3 | Max Pechstein German | $4,421,722 | 12 | Die Ruhende — $2,399,628 |
| 4 | Ernst Ludwig Kirchner German | $3,150,366 | 64 | Frau mit Knaben, Spaziergang (recto) - Hütten und Wiesen (verso) — $561,200 |
| 5 | Ernst Wilhelm Nay German | $3,132,802 | 12 | Motion — $1,747,438 |
| 6 | Max Liebermann German | $2,961,652 | 12 | Große Seestraße in Wannsee — $1,877,876 |
| 7 | Franz Marc German | $2,660,504 | 1 | Grünes Pferd — $2,660,504 |
| 8 | Karl Schmidt-Rottluff German | $2,462,001 | 32 | Fischer mit Netzen — $821,436 |
| 9 | Marc Chagall Belarusian | $2,412,833 | 50 | Le chevalier — $954,040 |
| 10 | Félix Vallotton Swiss | $2,289,281 | 12 | Baigneuse aux roseaux — $1,571,360 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alexej von Jawlensky | Mädchen mit Zopf Ketterer Kunst | $6,880,874 | $3,274,807 (202 earlier) |
| Franz Marc | Grünes Pferd Ketterer Kunst | $2,660,504 | $1,038,048 (98 earlier) |
| Félix Vallotton | Baigneuse aux roseaux Kornfeld | $1,571,360 | $855,105 (53 earlier) |
| Raoul Dufy | La baie de Sainte-Adresse Bonhams | $1,116,515 | $399,000 (75 earlier) |
| Albert Birkle | Irrsinn Lempertz | $961,470 | $923,704 (85 earlier) |
| Eugène Delacroix | Cheval arabe attaché à un piquet Bonhams | $851,447 | $101,136 (19 earlier) |
| James Rosenquist | Sister Shrieks Kornfeld | $808,128 | $740,000 (283 earlier) |
| Hans Hartung | T1947-27 Van Ham | $773,422 | $552,079 (228 earlier) |
| Vicente Manansala | Pounding Rice León Gallery | $731,752 | $649,174 (224 earlier) |
| Franz Gertsch | Irène XI Kornfeld | $650,992 | $461,655 (51 earlier) |
| Theodor Kittelsen | Tirilil-Tove Grev Wedels Plass Auksjoner | $511,392 | $178,308 (105 earlier) |
| Francis Cadell | STILL LIFE WITH TULIPS Lyon & Turnbull | $499,009 | $131,920 (20 earlier) |
| Romulo Olazo | Diaphanous B-XLIV León Gallery | $449,505 | $265,311 (208 earlier) |
| Albert Gleizes | Paysage Bonhams | $391,066 | $137,500 (21 earlier) |
| Maurice Utrillo | Le restaurant de la Mère Catherine, place du Tertre à Montmartre Kornfeld | $314,272 | $306,109 (33 earlier) |
Auction houses this month
Kornfeld (1,134)Phillips (767)Bonhams (722)Lempertz (587)im Kinsky (573)Rago Auctions (548)Toomey & Co. (503)Art+Object (409)Grisebach (388)Van Ham (383)Ketterer Kunst (321)Pananti (320)Artmark (262)Lyon & Turnbull (259)Morgan O'Driscoll (255)Piguet Hôtel des Ventes (239)Schmidt Kunstauktionen Dresden (229)Ravenel (220)OstLicht Photo Auction (218)Strauss & Co (216)Helmuth Stone Gallery (215)Sloans & Kenyon (195)Capitolium Art (194)Morton Subastas (189)Agra-Art (180)Sopocki Dom Aukcyjny (177)León Gallery (176)Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) (153)deVeres (127)Arthouse Hejtmánek (121)Grev Wedels Plass Auksjoner (118)Pandolfini (114)Clarke Auction Gallery (110)Menzies (109)Sworders (97)Billings (77)Maison Bibelot (76)Rachel Davis Fine Arts (76)SOGA (75)Polswiss Art (72)Bogotá Auctions (70)Leonard Joel (67)Anderson & Garland (55)Michaan's Auctions (36)Elstob & Elstob (36)Haynault (32)Olympia Auctions (18)