Art auction market report: March 2026
In March 2026, ArtSell recorded 11,568 auction lots from 50 auction houses, of which 8,438 sold (73% sell-through). The 8,195 sales with a published price total $75,336,533, with a median of $1,080 (USD at the sale-date rate). The top sale was Vilhelm Hammershøi, “Interior of Woman Placing Branches in Vase on Table (Interiør med kvinde, der stiller grene i et glas, Strandgade 30)”, at $2,194,040 (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 | Andy Warhol American | $2,558,241 | 21 | Mao — $2,194,040 |
| 2 | Donald Judd American | $750,367 | 3 | Untitled — $723,953 |
| 3 | Adam Pendleton American | $693,400 | 2 | Untitled (Days) — $691,608 |
| 4 | Derek Fordjour American | $482,635 | 1 | Six Count — $482,635 |
| 5 | Robert Longo American | $465,398 | 1 | Untitled (Gothic Tree) — $465,398 |
| 6 | Gertrude Abercrombie American | $422,400 | 2 | Little Owl and Moon — $256,000 |
| 7 | Sam Francis American | $379,311 | 7 | Untitled (SF90-535) — $211,200 |
| 8 | Robert Rauschenberg American | $368,663 | 5 | Night Walk (Urban Bourbon) — $344,069 |
| 9 | Sol LeWitt American | $366,675 | 4 | Inverted Spiralling Tower — $344,069 |
| 10 | James Rosenquist American | $295,590 | 6 | Untitled — $172,034 |
Top European artists
| # | Artist | Total sold | Priced sales | Top result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vilhelm Hammershøi Danish | $2,589,720 | 3 | Interior of Woman Placing Branches in Vase on Table (Interiør med kvinde, der stiller grene i et glas, Strandgade 30) — $2,194,040 |
| 2 | Banksy British | $2,134,677 | 2 | Happy Choppers — $2,031,024 |
| 3 | Tracey Emin British | $1,844,278 | 4 | An Insane desire For you — $1,034,219 |
| 4 | Harald Sohlberg Norwegian | $1,460,467 | 1 | Autumn at Leangbukten, Oslofjord (Höst ved Leangbukten, Oslofjord) — $1,460,467 |
| 5 | Anselm Kiefer German | $1,291,600 | 3 | Right wing, left wing — $689,479 |
| 6 | Georg Baselitz German | $861,849 | 1 | Die Wildnis im Zimmer — $861,849 |
| 7 | Wojciech Fangor Polish | $817,570 | 6 | SM 4 — $383,040 |
| 8 | Władysław Czachórski Polish | $729,216 | 1 | PIERWSZE RÓŻE — $729,216 |
| 9 | Rebecca Warren British | $723,953 | 1 | Fascia V — $723,953 |
| 10 | Pierre-Auguste Renoir French | $649,334 | 12 | Paysage aux oliviers — $625,740 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Harald Sohlberg | Autumn at Leangbukten, Oslofjord (Höst ved Leangbukten, Oslofjord) Phillips | $1,460,467 | $335,310 (36 earlier) |
| Władysław Czachórski | PIERWSZE RÓŻE Agra-Art | $729,216 | $339,589 (25 earlier) |
| Rebecca Warren | Fascia V Phillips | $723,953 | $426,746 (17 earlier) |
| Adam Pendleton | Untitled (Days) Phillips | $691,608 | $533,400 (37 earlier) |
| Philip and Kelvin Laverne | Rare 'The Bathers' Cabinet Bonhams | $381,500 | $81,250 (129 earlier) |
| Pierre Alechinsky | Les Polyglottes Phillips | $344,740 | $140,913 (95 earlier) |
| James Ensor | Fleurs fines, formes légères Phillips | $327,503 | $141,738 (59 earlier) |
| Zlatyu Boyadzhiev | Two weddings Artmark | $323,092 | $27,968 (9 earlier) |
| Theodor Aman | Hora de la Aninoasa Artmark | $204,125 | $179,264 (265 earlier) |
| Ram Kumar | Untitled Phillips | $180,636 | $82,844 (8 earlier) |
| Mehdi Ghadyanloo | The Unreachable Beauties Phillips | $164,669 | $128,784 (16 earlier) |
| Ștefan Luchian | Trei frați Artmark | $155,250 | $149,942 (46 earlier) |
| Johnny Swing | Fortune Cookie bench Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) | $107,950 | $67,300 (4 earlier) |
| Carl Holsøe | Artist's Wife Setting Table (Kunstnerens hustru dækker bordet) Phillips | $103,221 | $36,468 (6 earlier) |
| Ivan Milev | The guardian Artmark | $98,082 | $1,076 (3 earlier) |
Auction houses this month
Bonhams (1,073)Strauss & Co (676)Auktionshaus Mehlis (588)Rago Auctions (574)Sworders (569)Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) (534)Artmark (524)Toomey & Co. (513)Phillips (458)Morton Subastas (424)Pandolfini (384)Maison Bibelot (358)Whyte's (354)Levis Fine Art Auctions (291)Davidson Auctions (256)Schmidt Kunstauktionen Dresden (246)Lyon & Turnbull (239)Colasanti Casa d'Aste (226)Abell Auction Company (211)deVeres (196)Pananti (185)Bertolami Fine Art (181)Arthouse Hejtmánek (180)Van Sabben Poster Auctions (174)Leonard Joel (154)Agra-Art (140)Wright (140)Helmuth Stone Gallery (137)Piguet Hôtel des Ventes (133)Sopocki Dom Aukcyjny (133)Vogt Auction (117)Dunbar Sloane (106)Billings (100)Polswiss Art (100)Austin Auction Gallery (99)DuMouchelles (94)Anderson & Garland (94)Clarke Auction Gallery (84)Art+Object (80)Brunk Auctions (72)Hessink's Auctions (55)Grisebach (54)Elstob & Elstob (51)Olympia Auctions (48)Toovey's (47)Cottone Auctions (39)Sheffield Auction Gallery (34)Hagelstam (30)Bogotá Auctions (11)Chorley's (2)