Art auction market report: June 2025
In June 2025, ArtSell recorded 13,154 auction lots from 58 auction houses, of which 10,796 sold (82% sell-through). The 10,610 sales with a published price total $156,683,224, with a median of $1,775 (USD at the sale-date rate). The top sale was Jean-Michel Basquiat, “MP”, at $6,697,538 (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 | Jean-Michel Basquiat American | $6,738,178 | 2 | MP — $6,697,538 |
| 2 | Andy Warhol American | $6,094,713 | 74 | Katie Jones — $1,489,824 |
| 3 | Lyonel Feininger American | $3,669,644 | 7 | Vollersroda III — $2,147,524 |
| 4 | Christo American | $3,186,794 | 39 | Over the River (Project for Arkansas River, State of Colorado) — $382,834 |
| 5 | Morris Louis American | $1,300,733 | 2 | Addition VII — $1,297,431 |
| 6 | Elizabeth Peyton American | $871,855 | 2 | Spencer (Two Palms) — $870,077 |
| 7 | William Copley American | $708,681 | 5 | My Mother was a Lady - like yours you will allow — $260,855 |
| 8 | Christopher Wool American | $696,062 | 1 | Brown No Halloween — $696,062 |
| 9 | John Chamberlain American | $644,633 | 2 | Etruscan Romance — $635,156 |
| 10 | Judy Kensley McKie American | $592,455 | 4 | "Fish" bench — $406,400 |
Top European artists
| # | Artist | Total sold | Priced sales | Top result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pablo Picasso Spanish | $3,436,985 | 89 | Le Sculpteur et son Modèle — $1,918,760 |
| 2 | Max Beckmann German | $3,427,291 | 54 | Orchester — $1,305,649 |
| 3 | Gerhard Richter German | $2,956,007 | 20 | Abstraktes Bild — $2,056,833 |
| 4 | Alexej von Jawlensky Russian | $2,674,762 | 6 | Kopf in Bronzefarben – Bildnis Sacharoff — $1,504,540 |
| 5 | Emil Nolde German | $2,393,578 | 17 | Feuerlilien und Rittersporn — $986,490 |
| 6 | Ernst Wilhelm Nay German | $2,389,241 | 11 | Rot im Zentrum — $688,306 |
| 7 | Edvard Munch Norwegian | $2,344,255 | 3 | Das rote Haus (Det røde hus) — $2,332,979 |
| 8 | Fernando Zóbel de Ayala y Montojo Spanish | $1,443,494 | 4 | Versión en Toledo — $517,073 |
| 9 | Günther Förg German | $1,188,773 | 6 | Ohne Titel — $580,288 |
| 10 | Franz Marc German | $1,182,162 | 4 | Vögel über dem Dorf — $1,015,505 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Edvard Munch | Das rote Haus (Det røde hus) Ketterer Kunst | $2,332,979 | $2,210,560 (812 earlier) |
| Willi Baumeister | Monturi, Diskus (mit Segmenten) Van Ham | $688,186 | $473,137 (138 earlier) |
| Franz West | Flora Grisebach | $652,824 | $461,000 (228 earlier) |
| Per Kirkeby | Moritz Grisebach | $652,824 | $485,883 (141 earlier) |
| El Lissitzky | Proun (1919-1923) 1. Kestnermappe Grisebach | $493,245 | $490,637 (31 earlier) |
| Martha Jungwirth | Ohne Titel Phillips | $435,039 | $263,500 (134 earlier) |
| Judy Kensley McKie | "Fish" bench Phillips | $406,400 | $387,500 (44 earlier) |
| Christo | Over the River (Project for Arkansas River, State of Colorado) Phillips | $382,834 | $382,691 (481 earlier) |
| Manolo Millares | "Forma Abisal" Van Ham | $344,153 | $286,358 (3 earlier) |
| Christo und Jeanne-Claude | Wrapped Reichstag (Project for Berlin) Van Ham | $292,479 | $69,588 (9 earlier) |
| Herbert Boeckl | Ansicht von Nikolsburg I im Kinsky | $285,730 | $207,224 (83 earlier) |
| Mario Merz | Albero Grande Solitario Van Ham | $258,070 | $187,500 (27 earlier) |
| John Register | Restaurant by the Sea Bonhams | $254,500 | $203,700 (15 earlier) |
| Dorothea Maetzel-Johannsen | Das kranke Mädchen Ketterer Kunst | $246,363 | $208,609 (30 earlier) |
| François Bocion | Partie de pêche au large de Dorigny Piguet Hôtel des Ventes | $207,825 | $29,565 (5 earlier) |
Auction houses this month
Phillips (1,131)Bonhams (891)Rago Auctions (762)Strauss & Co (570)Artmark (550)im Kinsky (547)Wright (545)Van Ham (494)Toomey & Co. (408)Van Sabben Poster Auctions (393)Morton Subastas (374)Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) (370)Lyon & Turnbull (346)Grisebach (324)Jackson's International Auctioneers (316)Leonard Joel (292)Clarke Auction Gallery (283)Whyte's (278)Schmidt Kunstauktionen Dresden (273)Capitolium Art (230)Helmuth Stone Gallery (217)Ketterer Kunst (213)deVeres (207)Morgan O'Driscoll (204)Piguet Hôtel des Ventes (196)Sopocki Dom Aukcyjny (190)DuMouchelles (180)Gormley's Art Auctions (172)Agra-Art (150)Grev Wedels Plass Auksjoner (147)León Gallery (127)Sloans & Kenyon (117)Arthouse Hejtmánek (116)Bertolami Fine Art (111)Austin Auction Gallery (104)Ravenel (103)Brunk Auctions (102)Billings (102)Circle Auction (92)Pandolfini (92)Anderson & Garland (91)Lempertz (90)Polswiss Art (85)Menzies (83)Art+Object (74)SOGA (67)Chorley's (51)Lawrences Auctioneers (51)Maison Bibelot (51)Hessink's Auctions (47)Toovey's (43)Elstob & Elstob (34)Olympia Auctions (22)Haynault (14)Vogt Auction (13)Sheffield Auction Gallery (10)Sworders (7)Galerie Kodl (2)