Artmarket.com: Artprice registers a record number of Fine Art auction transaction in H1 2021
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PARIS, Sept. 21, 2021 /PRNewswire=KYODO JBN/ --
Throughout the first half of 2021, still seriously inhibited by the health
crisis, the Fine Art auction market secured the continued circulation of
artworks. In fact, the auction majors managed to project a substantially more
attractive image of their activities by a savvy mix of online sales, thematic
and charitable sales and a daring collaboration with what would traditionally
be called the 'primary' market. In addition, the auctioneers have at last
opened their doors to dematerialized artworks and have been surfing on a wave
of ultra-Contemporary art that has also caught the attention of the mainstream
media.
thierry Ehrmann, CEO and founder of Artmarket.com and of its Artprice
department:
"Artprice has registered the highest-ever number of successful Fine Art
adjudications in the world, up +10.5% compared with H1 2019, which already set
a historic record.
The absence of international fairs has clearly redirected some collectors to
the auction houses (live or online), but the growth in the volume of
transactions predates the health crisis and is basically just re-starting
again."
High-end market vs. affordable market
After a chaotic year 2020, the art market's auction agenda essentially returned
to normal, notably with the resumption of New York's spring sales. The sessions
organized during week 19 (from 10 to 16 May 2021) totaled $1.5 billion in New
York, equivalent to 21% of global art auction turnover in H1 2021.
However, our data for the H1 period suggests the art market is still relatively
affordable: of the 302,100 lots auctioned around the world, 51% were acquired
for less than $1,000, including buyers' fees. And, unlike the ultra high-end
market, these affordable works have been offered and sold very evenly
throughout the year. Online sales now even ensure a low level of art market
activity during the months of July and August, which are usually marked by a
complete standstill.
Fine Art lots sold at auction filtered by price range (H1 2021)
Weekly evolution of global Fine Art auction turnover. Comparison between the
last five years
Hong Kong bucks the trend...
The former British colony is now playing a vital role in the international
strategies of the auction majors like Christie's, Sotheby's, Phillips and
Bonhams, but also of China Guardian and Poly Auction, and together they have
made Hong Kong the most luxurious art marketplace on the planet.
Only 3,200 Fine Art works were sold in Hong Kong in H1 2021, but they totaled
nearly $1 billion ($962 million). In fact, the average price of an artwork in
Hong Kong auctions during H1 2021 was $300,000! A price that sets Hong Kong
apart from New York (average price $41,000), London ($32,000) and Paris
($10,600), and from the rest of China ($94,000).
In just six months, 18 lots fetched over $10 million in Hong Kong although none
reached $50 million. Today, Hong Kong's ultra high-end market is as intense as
London's, and nine times bigger than the Paris market (where two lots crossed
the $10 million threshold in the same period). In mainland China, only eight
lots sold for more than $10 million over the same period, but the $50 million
threshold was once again breached (for an 18th century work by Xu Yang).
First "unlimited" sale
Sotheby's sale entitled "The Fungible Collection" was a perfect example of the
creativity shown by the major auction houses in H1 2021. The international
auction company acquired by Patrick Drahi in 2019 worked directly with the
anonymous artist Pak and the web platform Nifty Gateway (without going through
a gallery) to sell an unlimited series of NFTs.
Core to the collection was the Open Editions, which allowed collectors to
purchase as many fungible cubes as they wished during the sale period for fixed
prices. The duration of the sale was three times 15 minutes, spread over three
days, and the price rose each day. It resulted in the sale of 23,598 digital
cubes: 19,737 cubes at $500 on Day 1; 3,268 cubes at $1,000 on Day 2 and 593
cubes at $1,500 on Day 3. In addition to these small works, there were two
unique lots (The Switch for $1.44 million, and The Pixel for $1.35 million) as
well as several 'awards'. Some NFTs (potentially worth several million dollars)
were awarded to the best buyers, as well as to anyone who managed to solve a
puzzle invented by Pak.
This extraordinary session questioned not only the notion of a digital artwork
and its 'ownership', but also the notion of value creation in the 'Art Market
2.0', in which the offer can be multiplied at a lower cost.
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