Art auction market report: July 2024
In July 2024, ArtSell recorded 7,487 auction lots from 34 auction houses, of which 5,566 sold (74% sell-through). The 5,507 sales with a published price total $36,634,844, with a median of $868 (USD at the sale-date rate). The top sale was Brett Whiteley, “Her (1967)”, at $1,393,918 (Smith & Singer). 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 | Howard Terpning American | $1,696,420 | 6 | Army Mules No More — $514,250 |
| 2 | Charles Marion Russell American | $1,664,105 | 16 | The Ambush — $605,000 |
| 3 | Frederic Remington American | $1,390,290 | 6 | The Rattlesnake — $484,000 |
| 4 | Philip Russell Goodwin American | $1,119,250 | 3 | Dangerous Sport — $786,500 |
| 5 | Thomas Moran American | $774,400 | 3 | Monterey Coast — $453,750 |
| 6 | William Robinson Leigh American | $683,650 | 2 | Embarrassed (Range Pony in Town) (ca. 1910) — $665,500 |
| 7 | Albert Bierstadt American | $544,500 | 5 | Longs Peak, Colorado — $205,700 |
| 8 | Frank Tenney Johnson American | $441,650 | 3 | Riders Loping In — $272,250 |
| 9 | W. Herbert Dunton American | $435,600 | 3 | The Signal-Fire — $193,600 |
| 10 | John Clymer American | $429,550 | 2 | Trader at Pierre’s Hole Rendezvous — $332,750 |
Top European artists
| # | Artist | Total sold | Priced sales | Top result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Arthur Boyd British | $1,072,275 | 12 | Eltham Dam (1959) — $445,730 |
| 2 | Salvador Dalí Spanish | $277,822 | 26 | Saint Georges et le dragon — $222,250 |
| 3 | Tracey Emin British | $114,300 | 1 | You forgot to kiss my soul — $114,300 |
| 4 | Birger Sandzén Swedish | $112,530 | 2 | Autumnal Landscape — $90,750 |
| 5 | Marc Chagall Belarusian | $105,058 | 8 | Les amoureux sur le divan — $95,250 |
| 6 | Ion Țuculescu Romanian | $81,413 | 1 | Peisaj folcloric — $81,413 |
| 7 | Ștefan Câlția Romanian | $57,743 | 7 | Animal alb — $43,420 |
| 8 | Max Ingrand French | $57,600 | 6 | Large Special Order Ceiling Light — $16,640 |
| 9 | Adrian Ghenie Romanian | $51,833 | 2 | Chevalier — $48,848 |
| 10 | Wilhelm Kuhnert German | $48,400 | 2 | Cape Buffalo at the Water Hole — $30,250 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Elioth Gruner | Spring Morning, Middle Harbour 1913 Smith & Singer | $316,063 | $288,804 (65 earlier) |
| Oleg Stavrowsky | Rolling Through the Longhorns Coeur d'Alene Art Auction | $272,250 | $18,750 (10 earlier) |
| William Hunter | Retusa Garden (from the Garden series) Rago Auctions | $84,420 | $32,760 (11 earlier) |
| Harold van Doren | Rare Air King 66 Radio Bonhams | $57,600 | $44,063 (12 earlier) |
| Kikuo Saito | Cherokee Phillips | $57,150 | $50,800 (11 earlier) |
| Jonathan Lasker | Natural Formality Phillips | $57,150 | $50,000 (27 earlier) |
| Earl Biss | A Stormy Afternoon in the High Country Coeur d'Alene Art Auction | $51,425 | $45,375 (19 earlier) |
| Lovro Dobričević | FUTURTYPE, 2019 Capitolium Art | $47,871 | $27,156 (3 earlier) |
| R.S. Riddick | Dancing with the Wind Coeur d'Alene Art Auction | $39,325 | $22,400 (14 earlier) |
| Joe De Yong | Bronco Coeur d'Alene Art Auction | $33,275 | $23,400 (8 earlier) |
| Charmion Von Wiegand | Red, Yellow, Blue Phillips | $33,020 | $30,000 (11 earlier) |
| Philip Moulthrop | White Pine Mosaic Globe Rago Auctions | $32,760 | $7,560 (46 earlier) |
| Gary Niblett | Front Row Seats Coeur d'Alene Art Auction | $32,670 | $26,325 (18 earlier) |
| Marc Lalique | Cactus Table Bonhams | $32,000 | $27,940 (13 earlier) |
| Henry Takemoto | Monumental Vessel Bonhams | $29,440 | $21,420 (11 earlier) |
Auction houses this month
Bonhams (649)León Gallery (613)Strauss & Co (518)Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) (476)Rago Auctions (463)Morton Subastas (442)Twents Veilinghuis (381)Coeur d'Alene Art Auction (372)Toomey & Co. (341)Capitolium Art (340)Artmark (328)Davidson Auctions (324)Whyte's (316)Sworders (233)Morgan O'Driscoll (226)Crocker Farm (169)Pandolfini (165)Phillips (142)Jackson's International Auctioneers (138)Gliubich Casa d'Aste (138)Maison Bibelot (134)Wright (121)Austin Auction Gallery (89)Clarke Auction Gallery (83)Chorley's (55)Bolsa de Arte (52)Elstob & Elstob (38)Sopocki Dom Aukcyjny (37)Smith & Singer (28)Michaan's Auctions (27)Brunk Auctions (21)Leonard Joel (17)Hessink's Auctions (10)Sheffield Auction Gallery (1)