Art auction market report: July 2026
In July 2026, ArtSell recorded 8,808 auction lots from 39 auction houses, of which 6,580 sold (75% sell-through). The 6,399 sales with a published price total $45,276,749, with a median of $1,152 (USD at the sale-date rate). The top sale was Georgios Klontzas, “The Spada Triptych: The Last Judgment; The Resurrection with Passion Scenes; "In Thee Rejoiceth"; View of the Monastery of Saint Catherine on Mount Sinai with Scenes from Exodus,”, at $2,479,440 (Bonhams). 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 | Frederic Remington American | $1,528,080 | 22 | The Broncho Buster — $968,000 |
| 2 | John Clymer American | $1,197,900 | 2 | The Trader — $1,119,250 |
| 3 | E. Irving Couse American | $1,021,240 | 9 | The Duck Hunter — $453,750 |
| 4 | Joseph Henry Sharp American | $975,865 | 9 | Looks Ahead and Squaw, Crow — $363,000 |
| 5 | Bob Kuhn American | $904,836 | 16 | A Matter of Odds — $211,750 |
| 6 | Philip Russell Goodwin American | $876,040 | 3 | The Law of the Wilderness — $847,000 |
| 7 | Charles Marion Russell American | $811,750 | 12 | Pablo-Allard Buffalo Drive — $484,000 |
| 8 | Oscar Howe Navajo | $767,025 | 4 | Herakawin (Elk Woman) — $272,250 |
| 9 | Frank Tenney Johnson American | $637,425 | 5 | Midnight in the Canyon — $365,000 |
| 10 | Edgar Alwin Payne American | $459,800 | 5 | Riders Overlooking Canyon — $272,250 |
Top European artists
| # | Artist | Total sold | Priced sales | Top result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Georgios Klontzas Greek | $2,479,440 | 1 | The Spada Triptych: The Last Judgment; The Resurrection with Passion Scenes; "In Thee Rejoiceth"; View of the Monastery of Saint Catherine on Mount Sinai with Scenes from Exodus, — $2,479,440 |
| 2 | Isa Genzken German | $258,000 | 1 | Basic Research — $258,000 |
| 3 | David Hockney British | $233,012 | 23 | Breakfast with Stanley in Malibu — $46,080 |
| 4 | Pablo Picasso Spanish | $223,962 | 103 | Le vieux roi (The Old King) (Bloch 1152, Baer 1138) — $21,760 |
| 5 | John William Waterhouse British | $218,218 | 1 | MIRANDA — $218,218 |
| 6 | Joan Miró Spanish | $204,086 | 28 | Barbare dans la neige (Barbarian in the Snow) (Dupin 928) — $32,000 |
| 7 | Salvador Dalí Spanish | $196,493 | 21 | Cranes mous et harpe crânienne (Limp Cranes and 'Cranian' Harp) (Michler/Löpsinger 56) — $51,200 |
| 8 | Edward Poynter British | $185,486 | 4 | ZENOBIA CAPTIVE — $67,328 |
| 9 | Marc Chagall Belarusian | $126,742 | 16 | Bouquet Multicolore — $20,633 |
| 10 | Gustav Klimt Austrian | $120,704 | 5 | Das Werk von Gustav Klimt — $79,360 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| John Clymer | The Trader Coeur d'Alene Art Auction | $1,119,250 | $616,000 (79 earlier) |
| John George Brown | Watching the Train Coeur d'Alene Art Auction | $363,000 | $72,500 (42 earlier) |
| Oscar Howe | Herakawin (Elk Woman) Coeur d'Alene Art Auction | $272,250 | $229,900 (4 earlier) |
| Enoch Wood Perry, Jr. | Kualoa Ranch, Oʻahu Bonhams | $267,200 | $112,500 (8 earlier) |
| Madge Tennent | The Red Holokū Bonhams | $231,640 | $152,900 (8 earlier) |
| Mark Boedges | The Glittering World Coeur d'Alene Art Auction | $84,700 | $40,950 (12 earlier) |
| Lionel Walden | View of Lāʻie Point, Oʻahu Bonhams | $83,050 | $71,250 (12 earlier) |
| Frank Worth | Marilyn Monroe: Platinum Photography by Frank Worth (Portfolio) Bonhams | $83,050 | $13,574 (3 earlier) |
| Haegue Yang | Flashy Prismatic Composition - Trustworthy #232 Phillips | $77,400 | $68,041 (10 earlier) |
| Edward Poynter | ZENOBIA CAPTIVE Lyon & Turnbull | $67,328 | $1,213 (3 earlier) |
| Victor Forsythe | The Gold Camp Coeur d'Alene Art Auction | $60,500 | $58,560 (13 earlier) |
| Bob Dylan | Ironwork Wall Hanging X Rago Auctions | $57,600 | $9,506 (45 earlier) |
| Harry Adamson | Autumn Reverie – Greenheads Coeur d'Alene Art Auction | $51,425 | $43,875 (19 earlier) |
| Paul Horiuchi | Central Bonhams | $51,200 | $8,750 (9 earlier) |
| Larry Zox | Untitled Phillips | $47,730 | $22,500 (84 earlier) |
Auction houses this month
Bonhams (1,447)Fidesarte (543)Strauss & Co (500)Wright (487)Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) (461)Morton Subastas (388)Coeur d'Alene Art Auction (368)Sworders (339)Toomey & Co. (284)Artmark (283)Davidson Auctions (283)Veilinghuis Peerdeman (282)Pandolfini (275)Morgan O'Driscoll (254)Rago Auctions (252)León Gallery (251)DuMouchelles (209)Pananti (185)Helmuth Stone Gallery (139)Maison Bibelot (133)Phillips (132)Abell Auction Company (128)Dunbar Sloane (127)Leonard Joel (117)Ketterer Kunst (112)Bogotá Auctions (105)Chorley's (97)Austin Auction Gallery (91)Crocker Farm (89)Clarke Auction Gallery (84)Sopocki Dom Aukcyjny (77)Brunk Auctions (75)Anderson & Garland (60)Vogt Auction (46)Capitolium Art (45)Elstob & Elstob (32)Colasanti Casa d'Aste (10)Lyon & Turnbull (9)Bid & Hammer (9)