Art auction market report: September 2024
In September 2024, ArtSell recorded 10,746 auction lots from 41 auction houses, of which 8,357 sold (78% sell-through). The 8,249 sales with a published price total $161,837,359, with a median of $1,472 (USD at the sale-date rate). The top sale was Alberto Giacometti, “Stèle III”, at $7,319,100 (Kornfeld). 15 artists set a new high compared with every earlier result in the database.
Top sales
| # | Work | Artist | House · date | Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Stèle III | Alberto Giacometti | Kornfeld · Sep 13, 2024 | $7,319,100 (CHF 6,200,000) |
| 2 | L'Atelier, 1951 | Alberto Giacometti | Kornfeld · Sep 13, 2024 | $5,666,400 (CHF 4,800,000) |
| 3 | Femme assise [Aika], 1960 | Alberto Giacometti | Kornfeld · Sep 13, 2024 | $5,076,150 (CHF 4,300,000) |
| 4 | Ocean 4, 1914 | Piet Mondrian | Kornfeld · Sep 13, 2024 | $4,958,100 (CHF 4,200,000) |
| 5 | Buste sur socle, circa 1957, cast from 1960-1962 | Alberto Giacometti | Kornfeld · Sep 13, 2024 | $4,485,900 (CHF 3,800,000) |
| 6 | Le Journal - Journal et bouteille de vin, 1915 | Juan Gris | Kornfeld · Sep 13, 2024 | $4,013,700 (CHF 3,400,000) |
| 7 | Selbstbildnis, 1912 | Alexej von Jawlensky | Kornfeld · Sep 13, 2024 | $3,541,500 (CHF 3,000,000) |
| 8 | Pleine mer, gros temps, 1880 | Claude Monet | Kornfeld · Sep 13, 2024 | $3,541,500 (CHF 3,000,000) |
| 9 | Buste de Diego au col roulé, 1951 | Alberto Giacometti | Kornfeld · Sep 13, 2024 | $3,069,300 (CHF 2,600,000) |
| 10 | Dame au bouquet, de dos, Circa 1882 | Georges Seurat | Kornfeld · Sep 13, 2024 | $2,715,150 (CHF 2,300,000) |
| 11 | Paysage, Circa 1904 | Paul Cézanne | Kornfeld · Sep 13, 2024 | $2,361,000 (CHF 2,000,000) |
| 12 | L’Inondation: La Seine à Vétheuil, 1881 | Claude Monet | Kornfeld · Sep 13, 2024 | $2,361,000 (CHF 2,000,000) |
| 13 | Lustre aux acrobates, 1962 | Diego Giacometti | Kornfeld · Sep 13, 2024 | $2,361,000 (CHF 2,000,000) |
| 14 | Thunersee mit Stockhornkette, Circa 1912 | Ferdinand Hodler | Kornfeld · Sep 13, 2024 | $2,183,925 (CHF 1,850,000) |
| 15 | Friederike Beer in gestreiftem Kleid mit erhobenen Armen - Friederike Beer in Striped Dress with Raised Arms, 1914 | Egon Schiele | Kornfeld · Sep 13, 2024 | $1,947,825 (CHF 1,650,000) |
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 | Andy Warhol American | $2,033,424 | 38 | Details of Renaissance Paintings (Sandro Botticelli, Birth of Venus, 1482) (see F. & S. 316-319) — $329,077 |
| 2 | Alexander Calder American | $1,308,025 | 16 | Untitled – Small Hanging Mobile in 4 Colors — $767,325 |
| 3 | Sam Francis American | $1,296,469 | 60 | Blue Balls — $424,980 |
| 4 | Alfonso A. Ossorio American | $600,896 | 1 | Untitled — $600,896 |
| 5 | Ed Ruscha American | $568,158 | 16 | Various Plastics — $450,000 |
| 6 | Rembrandt Peale American | $492,000 | 1 | George Washington — $492,000 |
| 7 | George Condo American | $405,337 | 5 | Stepmonk's Diary — $279,400 |
| 8 | Jane Peterson American | $366,000 | 2 | A Pier at Gloucester — $210,000 |
| 9 | Richard Prince American | $345,048 | 7 | Untitled (de Kooning) — $279,400 |
| 10 | Dale Chihuly American | $321,393 | 20 | Clear and Gold Chandelier — $77,400 |
Top European artists
| # | Artist | Total sold | Priced sales | Top result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alberto Giacometti Swiss | $27,246,269 | 46 | Stèle III — $7,319,100 |
| 2 | Ernst Ludwig Kirchner German | $6,078,983 | 51 | Selbstbildnis — $1,416,600 |
| 3 | Claude Monet French | $5,902,500 | 2 | Pleine mer, gros temps — $3,541,500 |
| 4 | Juan Gris Spanish | $5,040,735 | 3 | Le Journal - Journal et bouteille de vin — $4,013,700 |
| 5 | Paul Klee Swiss | $5,007,941 | 13 | Choral und Landschaft — $1,829,775 |
| 6 | Piet Mondrian Dutch | $4,958,100 | 1 | Ocean 4 — $4,958,100 |
| 7 | Pablo Picasso Spanish | $4,654,402 | 118 | La femme au tambourin — $1,062,450 |
| 8 | Egon Schiele Austrian | $4,306,967 | 5 | Friederike Beer in gestreiftem Kleid mit erhobenen Armen - Friederike Beer in Striped Dress with Raised Arms — $1,947,825 |
| 9 | Marc Chagall Belarusian | $4,303,127 | 65 | Esquisse pour "Le marchand de bestiaux" — $1,534,650 |
| 10 | Alexej von Jawlensky Russian | $3,659,550 | 2 | Selbstbildnis — $3,541,500 |
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 Giacometti | Stèle III Kornfeld | $7,319,100 | $6,018,660 (281 earlier) |
| Piet Mondrian | Ocean 4 Kornfeld | $4,958,100 | $138,600 (31 earlier) |
| Juan Gris | Le Journal - Journal et bouteille de vin Kornfeld | $4,013,700 | $476,425 (9 earlier) |
| Georges Seurat | Dame au bouquet, de dos Kornfeld | $2,715,150 | $258,919 (5 earlier) |
| Diego Giacometti | Lustre aux acrobates Kornfeld | $2,361,000 | $954,560 (73 earlier) |
| Paul Klee | Choral und Landschaft Kornfeld | $1,829,775 | $1,384,965 (235 earlier) |
| Igor Mitoraj | Centurion Polswiss Art | $1,122,171 | $418,336 (312 earlier) |
| Fernando Amorsolo | Under the Mango Tree León Gallery | $1,030,108 | $884,877 (316 earlier) |
| John Lavery | PAISLEY LAWN TENNIS CLUB Lyon & Turnbull | $718,959 | $7,673 (8 earlier) |
| Rembrandt Harmensz van Rijn | Die drei Kreuze - Christ Crucified Between the Two Thieves: "The Three Crosses" Kornfeld | $672,865 | $535,968 (273 earlier) |
| Alfonso A. Ossorio | Untitled León Gallery | $600,896 | $434,496 (37 earlier) |
| Rembrandt Peale | George Washington Cottone Auctions | $492,000 | $130,350 (4 earlier) |
| Vladimir Tretchikoff | Balinese Girl Strauss & Co | $324,310 | $226,545 (44 earlier) |
| Arnold Böcklin | Nymphe auf den Schultern Pans Kornfeld | $295,125 | $79,395 (5 earlier) |
| Elmer Borlongan | Cabinet Member León Gallery | $257,527 | $253,129 (91 earlier) |
Auction houses this month
Kornfeld (1,246)Phillips (1,129)Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) (896)Bonhams (749)Auktionshaus Mehlis (748)Morton Subastas (633)Rago Auctions (603)Strauss & Co (600)Artmark (363)Wright (345)Art+Object (318)Van Ham (276)Levis Fine Art Auctions (253)Piguet Hôtel des Ventes (243)Sloans & Kenyon (226)Morgan O'Driscoll (212)Clarke Auction Gallery (197)Whyte's (148)Toovey's (144)Bertolami Fine Art (137)León Gallery (134)Lawrences Auctioneers (115)Leonard Joel (109)Cottone Auctions (106)Bogotá Auctions (106)Billings (100)Sopocki Dom Aukcyjny (96)Capitolium Art (67)Grisebach (61)Brunk Auctions (59)Austin Auction Gallery (55)Agra-Art (52)Elstob & Elstob (48)deVeres (44)Polswiss Art (36)Haynault (22)Maison Bibelot (18)Lyon & Turnbull (17)Sheffield Auction Gallery (17)Michaan's Auctions (14)Sworders (4)