Art auction market report: June 2026
In June 2026, ArtSell recorded 13,553 auction lots from 56 auction houses, of which 10,361 sold (76% sell-through). The 10,176 sales with a published price total $152,244,999, with a median of $1,389 (USD at the sale-date rate). The top sale was Wassily Kandinsky, “Villa Seeburg am Staffelsee”, at $6,361,850 (Ketterer Kunst). 15 artists set a new high compared with every earlier result in the database.
Top sales
| # | Work | Artist | House · date | Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Villa Seeburg am Staffelsee, 1911 | Wassily Kandinsky | Ketterer Kunst · Jun 12, 2026 | $6,361,850 (€5,500,000) |
| 2 | Tänzerinnen–Brunnen, 1922 | Georg Kolbe | Grisebach · Jun 4, 2026 | $5,796,720 (€4,980,000) |
| 3 | The Only One with Waves, 1991 | David Hockney | Phillips · Jun 26, 2026 | $3,202,721 (£2,423,000) |
| 4 | Tic-Tac Rosso, 1959/60 | Piero Dorazio | Ketterer Kunst · Jun 12, 2026 | $2,984,286 (€2,580,000) |
| 5 | Zwei liegende Mädchen, 1910 | Max Pechstein | Ketterer Kunst · Jun 12, 2026 | $2,238,215 (€1,935,000) |
| 6 | BZ am Mittag, 1965 | Sigmar Polke | Ketterer Kunst · Jun 12, 2026 | $1,865,179 (€1,612,500) |
| 7 | The Recluse, 2017 | Matthew Wong | Phillips · Jun 2, 2026 | $1,810,502 (HK$14,190,000) |
| 8 | Manucode, 1929 | Francis Picabia | Ketterer Kunst · Jun 12, 2026 | $1,641,357 (€1,419,000) |
| 9 | Astern, 1919 | Emil Nolde | Grisebach · Jun 4, 2026 | $1,201,248 (€1,032,000) |
| 10 | Enddesign, 2011 | Georg Baselitz | Ketterer Kunst · Jun 12, 2026 | $1,119,107 (€967,500) |
| 11 | Tensione, N 4 V, 1959 | Emilio Vedova | Ketterer Kunst · Jun 12, 2026 | $1,119,107 (€967,500) |
| 12 | Die Insel, 1923 | Lyonel Feininger | Ketterer Kunst · Jun 12, 2026 | $1,044,500 (€903,000) |
| 13 | No. 1, 1969 | Richard Serra | Ketterer Kunst · Jun 12, 2026 | $1,044,500 (€903,000) |
| 14 | Motion, 1962 | Ernst Wilhelm Nay | Ketterer Kunst · Jun 12, 2026 | $1,029,579 (€890,100) |
| 15 | Frauenbüste (Büste Frau L.), Circa 1910 | Wilhelm Lehmbruck | Lempertz · Jun 5, 2026 | $946,099 (€812,800) |
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 | $3,488,168 | 55 | Queen Elizabeth II (Royal Edition) — $477,486 |
| 2 | Lyonel Feininger American | $3,349,085 | 13 | Die Insel — $1,044,500 |
| 3 | Richard Serra American | $1,046,459 | 2 | No. 1 — $1,044,500 |
| 4 | Donald Judd American | $937,969 | 6 | Untitled — $699,100 |
| 5 | Keith Haring American | $728,954 | 24 | Totem — $224,652 |
| 6 | Morris Louis American | $716,229 | 1 | Dalet Chet — $716,229 |
| 7 | William Copley American | $628,453 | 4 | The Kids No Trooper — $337,851 |
| 8 | Harry Bertoia American | $490,500 | 7 | Untitled (Sonambient) — $251,550 |
| 9 | Josef Albers German | $447,548 | 5 | Study to homage to the square: Small and large Dark against light Brown — $413,918 |
| 10 | Christo American | $398,209 | 9 | The Pont Neuf, Wrapped (Project for Paris) (2-teilig) — $268,586 |
Top European artists
| # | Artist | Total sold | Priced sales | Top result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Wassily Kandinsky Russian | $7,108,434 | 3 | Villa Seeburg am Staffelsee — $6,361,850 |
| 2 | Georg Kolbe German | $5,832,199 | 2 | Tänzerinnen–Brunnen — $5,796,720 |
| 3 | Piero Dorazio Italian | $3,401,617 | 5 | Tic-Tac Rosso — $2,984,286 |
| 4 | David Hockney British | $3,357,266 | 10 | The Only One with Waves — $3,202,721 |
| 5 | Georg Baselitz German | $2,888,128 | 7 | Enddesign — $1,119,107 |
| 6 | Max Pechstein German | $2,851,531 | 7 | Zwei liegende Mädchen — $2,238,215 |
| 7 | Ernst Wilhelm Nay German | $2,147,646 | 7 | Motion — $1,029,579 |
| 8 | Ernst Ludwig Kirchner German | $2,127,990 | 13 | Landschaft mit Haus (Torhaus an der Hauptallee des Großen Gartens in Dresden) — $857,982 |
| 9 | Sigmar Polke German | $2,076,251 | 6 | BZ am Mittag — $1,865,179 |
| 10 | Edvard Munch Norwegian | $1,772,161 | 7 | Madonna (1895/ — $536,700 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wassily Kandinsky | Villa Seeburg am Staffelsee Ketterer Kunst | $6,361,850 | $4,224,584 (243 earlier) |
| Georg Kolbe | Tänzerinnen–Brunnen Grisebach | $5,796,720 | $1,641,041 (151 earlier) |
| Piero Dorazio | Tic-Tac Rosso Ketterer Kunst | $2,984,286 | $781,147 (246 earlier) |
| Francis Picabia | Manucode Ketterer Kunst | $1,641,357 | $680,138 (35 earlier) |
| Emilio Vedova | Tensione, N 4 V Ketterer Kunst | $1,119,107 | $698,500 (55 earlier) |
| Wilhelm Lehmbruck | Frauenbüste (Büste Frau L.) Lempertz | $946,099 | $732,813 (79 earlier) |
| Gotthard Graubner | Lapilli Ketterer Kunst | $895,286 | $617,236 (233 earlier) |
| Eugen Schönebeck | Figur mit Vogel I Grisebach | $750,780 | $62,398 (22 earlier) |
| Hsiao Chin | Inner Light Phillips | $682,049 | $157,248 (89 earlier) |
| Antony Gormley | Bearing II Grisebach | $630,655 | $604,800 (127 earlier) |
| Włodzimierz Tetmajer | OCZEPINY Agra-Art | $574,755 | $160,859 (48 earlier) |
| M. F. Husain | Untitled Phillips | $545,639 | $324,480 (17 earlier) |
| Ferdinand Georg Waldmüller | The Engagement im Kinsky | $512,322 | $511,155 (28 earlier) |
| William Copley | The Kids No Trooper Grisebach | $337,851 | $330,485 (118 earlier) |
| Katharina Fritsch | Doktor Grisebach | $300,312 | $84,665 (60 earlier) |
Auction houses this month
Rago Auctions (817)Phillips (810)im Kinsky (760)Strauss & Co (725)Artmark (600)Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) (485)Lyon & Turnbull (467)Hagelstam (458)Van Sabben Poster Auctions (455)Toomey & Co. (412)Gormley's Art Auctions (409)Art+Object (393)Twents Veilinghuis (392)Morton Subastas (392)Bonhams (386)Lempertz (360)Maison Bibelot (272)Colasanti Casa d'Aste (270)Dunbar Sloane (267)Pandolfini (260)Schmidt Kunstauktionen Dresden (258)Grisebach (242)Whyte's (240)Morgan O'Driscoll (239)Leonard Joel (237)Clarke Auction Gallery (220)deVeres (211)Ketterer Kunst (190)Piguet Hôtel des Ventes (188)Chorley's (175)Capitolium Art (172)DuMouchelles (164)Agra-Art (159)Bertolami Fine Art (128)Grev Wedels Plass Auksjoner (118)León Gallery (116)Wright (115)Arthouse Hejtmánek (114)Abell Auction Company (108)Anderson & Garland (106)Austin Auction Gallery (104)Sopocki Dom Aukcyjny (88)Billings (74)SOGA (72)Circle Auction (65)Lawrences Auctioneers (58)Olympia Auctions (50)Davidson Auctions (41)Toovey's (39)Elstob & Elstob (34)Vogt Auction (22)Brunk Auctions (9)Hessink's Auctions (3)Sworders (2)Haynault (1)Sheffield Auction Gallery (1)