Mark Grotjahn: Artist Market Report – December 2018
- Analyst: James Cocksey, Peter Gerdman
- Pages: 15
- Access: Analyst Pro
The Grotjahn market fails to sustain the record sales in 2017: Total sales in 2018 are currently at $12.7 million, down by 61% from total auction sales in 2017. Eighteen lots have so far been offered for sale in 2018, only one lower than 2017.
Market softening as prices fall below average expectations: Three quarters of lots sold have been below the mid-estimate in 2018, accounting for a total value of $11.4 million. Almost 60% of lots achieved prices equal to or just below the low-estimates with a value of $7.1 million. Sales above the mid-estimate accounted for only 10% of total sales value in 2018 (sales of $1.3 million), significantly down from 53% of total value sold ($17.1 million) in 2017. With seller’s price expectations exceeding buyer’s willingness to pay, we expect estimates to reflect this market softening going forward.
Market confidence points to improved outlook for 2019: Despite weaker auction sales in 2018, the short-term market confidence indicator for Grotjahn jumped 35% in the first 9 months of 2018 (in the latest ArtTactic Artist Confidence), from 63.4 to 85.7, signalling that experts believe the market will improve in the coming 6 months. 43% of the experts surveyed believe the Grotjahn market will sustain its importance in the long-term..
This Market Report is the second artist research report published by ArtTactic and is to be followed by regular updates.
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