Seven Artists Newly Tracked by Artnet’s Price Database Are Posting Attention-Grabbing Auction Results
A handful of artists have begun to register as repeat searches among Artnet Price Database users over the past year, a signal that collectors and advisors are watching their secondary-market trajectories with fresh intensity. The names span emerging painters and sculptors, plus one early 20th-century graphic design figure whose market has proven unexpectedly elastic.
The most concentrated activity appears in London, where Phillips has been the stage for several of the standout results. On March 6, 2025, French painter Nathanaëlle Herbelin (b. 1989) set an auction record when “Max” (2015-22) sold for £57,150, well above its £25,000 to £35,000 estimate. In the same Phillips London sale, Chinese artist Ding Shilun (b. 1998) posted an even sharper leap: “The adoption of the maiden” (2021) achieved £114,300 against a £20,000 to £30,000 estimate.
Phillips London’s October 18, 2025, sale delivered another cluster of results that suggest buyers are willing to chase works beyond their presale expectations. British artist Poppy Jones (b. 1985) saw “Shell” (2022) climb to £45,150, tripling the top end of its £10,000 to £15,000 estimate. That evening also brought a record for Georg Wilson (b. 1998), whose “This Changing Crow of Mine” (2022) sold for £19,350 (est. £10,000 to £15,000).
In the United States, American artist Kathleen Ryan (b. 1984) reached $163,800 at Christie’s New York on May 15, 2025, with “Lady of Turquoise Country” (2019), which carried a $120,000 to $180,000 estimate. The result places Ryan’s work firmly within the price band where competition often reflects both institutional attention and collector confidence.
Asia’s market provided one of the most dramatic percentage jumps. At Christie’s Hong Kong on September 27, 2025, Danish artist Eva Helene Pade (b. 1997) set an auction record when “A Story to be Told 2” (ca. 2021) realized HKD533,400, far above its HKD50,000 to HKD100,000 estimate.
The list also includes French graphic artist A.M. Cassandre (1901–68), whose poster for “L’Intransigeant” (1925) sold for €252,000 at Van Sabben Auctions on November 15, 2014, after being estimated at €25,000 to €50,000. While the sale predates the past year’s tracking trend, the result underscores how design and poster markets can produce outsized spikes when rarity, condition, and provenance align.
Together, the seven records sketch a familiar pattern in today’s market: concentrated demand, a few high-visibility sale rooms, and price discovery that can accelerate quickly once a name becomes a shared point of attention among collectors. Artnet has tied the data to its Artnet Intelligence Report: Year Ahead 2026, and will host a live conversation on April 8 at 1 p.m. ET with Katya Kazakina and Naomi Rea to discuss the findings.
