Art auction market report: November 2023
In November 2023, ArtSell recorded 12,327 auction lots from 54 auction houses, of which 9,270 sold (75% sell-through). The 8,878 sales with a published price total $291,032,993, with a median of $2,099 (USD at the sale-date rate). The top sale was Gerhard Richter, “Abstraktes Bild (636)”, at $34,800,000 (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 | Joan Mitchell American | $7,892,500 | 1 | Untitled — $7,892,500 |
| 2 | Alexander Calder American | $3,717,839 | 22 | New Blériot — $3,206,000 |
| 3 | Keith Haring American | $3,512,690 | 6 | Untitled — $3,206,000 |
| 4 | Helen Frankenthaler American | $2,787,872 | 3 | Fire — $2,480,000 |
| 5 | Lyonel Feininger American | $2,588,461 | 1 | Wolken überm Meer I — $2,588,461 |
| 6 | Andy Warhol American | $2,273,886 | 20 | Kimiko Powers — $952,500 |
| 7 | Roy Lichtenstein American | $2,040,381 | 4 | Woman Contemplating a Yellow Cup (Study) — $1,996,000 |
| 8 | Kaws American | $1,938,500 | 2 | UNTITLED (DBZ2) — $1,875,000 |
| 9 | George Condo American | $1,867,961 | 6 | Eyes Wide Open — $1,391,000 |
| 10 | Ernie Barnes American | $1,609,590 | 5 | High Aspirations — $857,750 |
Top European artists
| # | Artist | Total sold | Priced sales | Top result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gerhard Richter German | $38,089,326 | 17 | Abstraktes Bild (636) — $34,800,000 |
| 2 | Pablo Picasso Spanish | $18,371,814 | 26 | Femme en corset lisant un livre — $14,762,500 |
| 3 | Fernand Léger French | $17,716,685 | 6 | Le 14 juillet — $17,625,000 |
| 4 | Georges Braque French | $8,465,983 | 2 | La bouteille de Bass — $8,465,000 |
| 5 | Georg Baselitz German | $7,531,853 | 6 | Ein Roter — $7,320,000 |
| 6 | Amedeo Modigliani Italian | $5,905,701 | 2 | Tête de jeune fille (Louise) — $5,868,000 |
| 7 | Jean Dubuffet French | $4,905,915 | 3 | Inspecteurs Sinoque et Dingue — $4,900,000 |
| 8 | Emil Nolde German | $3,596,678 | 5 | Mohn und blaue Lupinen — $1,788,312 |
| 9 | Toyen Czech | $3,499,675 | 2 | Monte Carlo — $2,898,504 |
| 10 | Edgar Degas French | $2,759,400 | 2 | Le petit déjeuner après le bain — $2,480,000 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gerhard Richter | Abstraktes Bild (636) Phillips | $34,800,000 | $13,077,653 (1264 earlier) |
| Fernand Léger | Le 14 juillet Phillips | $17,625,000 | $1,709,969 (241 earlier) |
| Georges Braque | La bouteille de Bass Phillips | $8,465,000 | $1,616,550 (429 earlier) |
| Georg Baselitz | Ein Roter Phillips | $7,320,000 | $6,444,164 (371 earlier) |
| Amedeo Modigliani | Tête de jeune fille (Louise) Phillips | $5,868,000 | $864,042 (55 earlier) |
| Toyen | Monte Carlo Galerie Kodl | $2,898,504 | $2,344,140 (26 earlier) |
| Edgar Degas | Le petit déjeuner après le bain Phillips | $2,480,000 | $439,240 (65 earlier) |
| Nicolas de Staël | Personnages au bord de la mer Phillips | $2,359,000 | $1,564,918 (10 earlier) |
| Jadé Fadojutimi | Quirk my mannerism Phillips | $1,935,500 | $1,611,734 (23 earlier) |
| Édouard Vuillard | Le Cantique des cantiques Phillips | $1,512,000 | $212,044 (44 earlier) |
| Jean Paul Riopelle | Ariane Phillips | $1,330,500 | $178,544 (49 earlier) |
| Elizabeth Peyton | Mendips Phillips | $1,206,500 | $634,586 (78 earlier) |
| Émile Bernard | Paysage de Bretagne (Paysage avec deux Bretonnes et vache) Phillips | $1,143,000 | $184,259 (8 earlier) |
| Emilio Vedova | Ciclo della Protesta (Brasile '56) Phillips | $698,500 | $673,819 (29 earlier) |
| Heinrich Maria Davringhausen | Der Akrobat Van Ham | $638,009 | $538,603 (39 earlier) |
Auction houses this month
Bonhams (1,425)Phillips (927)Toomey & Co. (695)Van Ham (681)Rago Auctions (639)Morton Subastas (590)Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) (575)Lempertz (475)im Kinsky (421)Artmark (367)Levis Fine Art Auctions (353)Pandolfini (320)Schmidt Kunstauktionen Dresden (318)Morgan O'Driscoll (270)Strauss & Co (254)Davidson Auctions (227)Barridoff Auctions (226)Jackson's International Auctioneers (213)León Gallery (212)OstLicht Photo Auction (209)Galerie Kodl (191)HAUS Galerii (188)Toovey's (172)Leonard Joel (159)Crocker Farm (156)Bertolami Fine Art (153)Helmuth Stone Gallery (147)Sopocki Dom Aukcyjny (145)Clarke Auction Gallery (141)Sloans & Kenyon (132)Menzies (128)deVeres (125)Pananti (111)Chorley's (106)Brunk Auctions (102)Cottone Auctions (95)Art+Object (95)Bogotá Auctions (86)Palm Beach Modern Auctions (82)Grisebach (74)Smith & Singer (60)Austin Auction Gallery (51)SOGA (51)Grev Wedels Plass Auksjoner (47)Elstob & Elstob (30)Michaan's Auctions (29)Haynault (21)Sworders (15)Art Auction East Africa (11)Bid & Hammer (9)Blindarte (9)Sheffield Auction Gallery (4)Lyon & Turnbull (3)Olympia Auctions (2)