Art auction market report: February 2024
In February 2024, ArtSell recorded 8,570 auction lots from 39 auction houses, of which 6,508 sold (76% sell-through). The 6,301 sales with a published price total $17,761,611, with a median of $840 (USD at the sale-date rate). The top sale was James Rosenquist, “F-111 (south) (west) (north) (east) (G. 73)”, at $228,600 (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 | James Rosenquist American | $729,211 | 51 | F-111 (south) (west) (north) (east) (G. 73) — $228,600 |
| 2 | Toshiko Takaezu American | $515,680 | 31 | Large bell — $113,400 |
| 3 | Gertrude Abercrombie American | $328,860 | 3 | Sunset — $163,800 |
| 4 | Andy Warhol American | $265,210 | 24 | Diamond Dust Shoes — $60,800 |
| 5 | Dale Chihuly American | $226,272 | 25 | Raphael Blue Sconce — $44,100 |
| 6 | Roy Lichtenstein American | $187,175 | 15 | Tel Aviv Museum Print (C. 238) — $44,450 |
| 7 | Ken Price American | $172,872 | 3 | Untitled — $119,700 |
| 8 | Alexander Calder American | $160,321 | 9 | Rare Sillons noirs sur rouge tapestry — $47,880 |
| 9 | Sam Francis American | $126,850 | 6 | Untitled (SFP83-71) — $69,300 |
| 10 | Robert Carston Arneson American | $126,000 | 1 | Konk — $126,000 |
Top European artists
| # | Artist | Total sold | Priced sales | Top result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | René Lalique French | $694,676 | 123 | QUATRE MOTIFS GERBE ÉPIS VASE, CP335 — $91,602 |
| 2 | Joan Miró Spanish | $335,733 | 30 | Le Béluga — $52,920 |
| 3 | Damien Hirst British | $203,350 | 8 | The Virtues (H. 9) — $152,400 |
| 4 | Lino Tagliapietra Italian | $186,060 | 6 | Dinosaur — $36,120 |
| 5 | Salvador Dalí Spanish | $109,145 | 14 | Untitled — $74,240 |
| 6 | Adrian Ghenie Romanian | $108,019 | 1 | Autoportret — $108,019 |
| 7 | Zdzisław Beksiński Polish | $107,565 | 4 | BEZ TYTUŁU — $91,961 |
| 8 | Jacques Adnet French | $92,575 | 16 | Sideboard cabinet — $44,100 |
| 9 | Rafał Olbiński Polish | $77,716 | 7 | SMAK DOCIEKLIWEGO OPTYMIZMU — $33,166 |
| 10 | David Hockney British | $65,634 | 12 | Breakfast with Stanley in Malibu — $20,160 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Robert Carston Arneson | Konk Rago Auctions | $126,000 | $100,000 (59 earlier) |
| Jun Kaneko | Untitled (Dango) Rago Auctions | $88,200 | $37,800 (47 earlier) |
| Józef Rapacki | Na krakowskim Kazimierzu, 1916 r. Sopocki Dom Aukcyjny | $50,414 | $46,755 (56 earlier) |
| Julia Thecla | Girl at the Garden Fence Wright | $36,120 | $4,688 (3 earlier) |
| Jennifer Dolezel | Theatre of Possibility Art+Object | $36,074 | $26,651 (45 earlier) |
| attribution Jacques Adnet | Bookshelf and ladder, set of two Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) | $35,280 | $9,100 (6 earlier) |
| Margo Hoff | Dream of Flying Wright | $30,240 | $25,000 (8 earlier) |
| Paul Evans | Sculpted Bronze Cabinet (1972) Circle Auction | $30,000 | $26,000 (48 earlier) |
| Aaron Bohrod | Every Man Wright | $28,380 | $27,813 (41 earlier) |
| Donald Knorr | Chairs model 132U, set of six Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) | $27,720 | $5,175 (3 earlier) |
| František Vízner | Red Bowl Rago Auctions | $25,200 | $16,250 (6 earlier) |
| Stephen Rolfe Powell | Aqua Gyration Lips (from the Teasers series) Rago Auctions | $23,940 | $20,160 (22 earlier) |
| Henryk Cześnik | Języków pomieszanie (poliptyk), 2023 Sopocki Dom Aukcyjny | $20,603 | $12,064 (46 earlier) |
| Leon Berkowitz | Unities No. 62 Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) | $20,160 | $13,860 (3 earlier) |
| Feliks Michał Wygrzywalski | Autoportret na tle morza Sopocki Dom Aukcyjny | $20,033 | $18,599 (73 earlier) |
Auction houses this month
Auktionshaus Mehlis (779)Rago Auctions (644)Wright (465)Art+Object (455)Strauss & Co (436)Morton Subastas (412)Toomey & Co. (411)Artmark (398)Van Sabben Poster Auctions (336)Bertolami Fine Art (332)Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) (288)Pananti (263)Lyon & Turnbull (249)Leonard Joel (246)Sopocki Dom Aukcyjny (239)Phillips (231)Morgan O'Driscoll (230)Bonhams (224)Pandolfini (184)Circle Auction (167)Capitolium Art (167)Helmuth Stone Gallery (161)Van Ham (149)Clarke Auction Gallery (147)Chorley's (139)Sloans & Kenyon (114)Agra-Art (107)Austin Auction Gallery (98)Bogotá Auctions (89)Anderson & Garland (87)Palm Beach Modern Auctions (76)Toovey's (61)Brunk Auctions (37)Elstob & Elstob (32)Grisebach (31)Maison Bibelot (31)Michaan's Auctions (26)Sworders (25)Vogt Auction (4)