Art auction market report: March 2025
In March 2025, ArtSell recorded 10,063 auction lots from 54 auction houses, of which 7,640 sold (76% sell-through). The 7,495 sales with a published price total $66,539,478, with a median of $985 (USD at the sale-date rate). The top sale was Joan Mitchell, “Canada II”, at $3,491,835 (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 | William Eggleston American | $5,665,950 | 43 | Los Alamos — $1,875,000 |
| 2 | Joan Mitchell American | $3,492,915 | 2 | Canada II — $3,491,835 |
| 3 | Christopher Wool American | $2,971,410 | 2 | Lester's Sister (My Brain) — $1,776,842 |
| 4 | Jean-Michel Basquiat American | $2,952,945 | 4 | Pattya — $2,166,613 |
| 5 | Sean Scully American | $999,029 | 7 | Landline Inward — $949,109 |
| 6 | Andy Warhol American | $982,176 | 22 | Jackie — $673,100 |
| 7 | Kaws American | $976,087 | 8 | GONE — $736,378 |
| 8 | Gertrude Abercrombie American | $825,500 | 1 | Owl Trainer No. 2 — $825,500 |
| 9 | N. C. Wyeth American | $587,860 | 3 | Island Funeral, composition drawing — $508,500 |
| 10 | Josef Albers German | $542,881 | 7 | Study to Homage to the Square: Consonant — $523,646 |
Top European artists
| # | Artist | Total sold | Priced sales | Top result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Henryk Siemiradzki Polish | $1,324,929 | 1 | Parnas, 1900 (Projekt Kurtyny Teatru Miejskiego we Lwowie) — $1,324,929 |
| 2 | Jacek Malczewski Polish | $1,235,664 | 4 | Powrót do ojczyzny, 1916: Porzuć żałobę / Powrót rycerza — $597,517 |
| 3 | Anselm Kiefer German | $1,014,961 | 2 | Für Gérard de Nerval — $818,198 |
| 4 | Roman Opałka Polish | $997,594 | 2 | Opałka 1965 / 1 - ∞, Detal 2194426 - 2213198 — $961,223 |
| 5 | Damien Hirst British | $908,053 | 23 | Cesium Fluoride — $572,738 |
| 6 | Banksy British | $892,473 | 7 | Kids on Guns — $654,558 |
| 7 | Jean Dubuffet French | $780,155 | 5 | Arabe au désert — $458,191 |
| 8 | Georg Baselitz German | $613,879 | 2 | Ein unvergessener Tag — $499,100 |
| 9 | Lynette Yiadom Boakye British | $572,738 | 1 | Womanology — $572,738 |
| 10 | Pablo Picasso Spanish | $572,346 | 19 | Nu debout et nu assis — $474,555 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| William Eggleston | Los Alamos Phillips | $1,875,000 | $365,000 (151 earlier) |
| Henryk Siemiradzki | Parnas, 1900 (Projekt Kurtyny Teatru Miejskiego we Lwowie) Polswiss Art | $1,324,929 | $195,917 (25 earlier) |
| Roman Opałka | Opałka 1965 / 1 - ∞, Detal 2194426 - 2213198 Polswiss Art | $961,223 | $930,682 (142 earlier) |
| Gertrude Abercrombie | Owl Trainer No. 2 Rago Auctions | $825,500 | $327,600 (41 earlier) |
| Kees van Dongen | A l'ombre du campanile Phillips | $490,919 | $463,814 (53 earlier) |
| Sir John Lavery | Untitled Sworders | $459,072 | $326,520 (93 earlier) |
| Charline Von Heyl | Black Stripe Mojo Phillips | $376,371 | $18,900 (7 earlier) |
| Rembrandt Harmenszoon van Rijn | THE THREE TREES (B., HOLL. 212; NEW HOLL. 214; H. 205), 1643 Lyon & Turnbull | $291,882 | $9,450 (27 earlier) |
| Wincenty Wodzinowski | PROCESJA Agra-Art | $157,676 | $152,592 (46 earlier) |
| Wacław Szymanowski | PRZEKUPKA. HANDLARKA WARZYW Agra-Art | $157,676 | $16,622 (6 earlier) |
| Harold Harvey | Untitled Sworders | $116,043 | $13,540 (3 earlier) |
| Kaari Upson | 168 Phillips | $114,779 | $59,985 (10 earlier) |
| Xiyao Wang | On the way to Penglai Island no. 2 Phillips | $114,779 | $73,449 (4 earlier) |
| Fabienne Verdier | Méandre Piguet Hôtel des Ventes | $113,710 | $37,013 (3 earlier) |
| Ion Țuculescu | Privirea strămoșilor Artmark | $107,247 | $98,753 (56 earlier) |
Auction houses this month
Auktionshaus Mehlis (730)Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) (683)Bonhams (676)Morton Subastas (641)Phillips (544)Artmark (485)Whyte's (386)Rago Auctions (366)Strauss & Co (354)Toomey & Co. (296)Schmidt Kunstauktionen Dresden (271)Sworders (262)Sloans & Kenyon (253)Barridoff Auctions (248)Levis Fine Art Auctions (240)Morgan O'Driscoll (229)Wright (190)deVeres (181)Gormley's Art Auctions (173)Pandolfini (173)Bertolami Fine Art (163)Lyon & Turnbull (157)Agra-Art (157)Piguet Hôtel des Ventes (156)Arthouse Hejtmánek (144)Van Ham (143)Davidson Auctions (143)Circle Auction (135)Anderson & Garland (120)Austin Auction Gallery (104)Palm Beach Modern Auctions (104)León Gallery (95)Sopocki Dom Aukcyjny (90)Polswiss Art (89)Leonard Joel (87)Art+Object (81)Brunk Auctions (79)Elstob & Elstob (72)Farsettiarte (72)DuMouchelles (71)Clarke Auction Gallery (61)Toovey's (58)Olympia Auctions (55)Maison Bibelot (55)Cottone Auctions (33)Grisebach (31)Vogt Auction (28)Sheffield Auction Gallery (25)Ketterer Kunst (23)Abell Auction Company (21)Haynault (12)Bogotá Auctions (11)Bid & Hammer (5)Billings (2)