Turkish Art Index

Art Report 2020


 

TURKISH ART MARKET REVIEW in Brief

 

HIGHLIGHTS


 

 

          Performance of Turkish Fine Art Markets at Auctions Between 2000-2020

 

TURKISH ART INDEX (TL)

TURKISH ART INDEX (USD)

TURKISH MODERN ART INDEX (TL)

TURKISH MODERN ART INDEX (USD)

TURKISH CONTEMPORARY ART INDEX (TL)

TURKISH CONTEMPORARY ART INDEX (USD)

TURKISH OLD MASTER ART INDEX (TL)

TURKISH OLD MASTER ART INDEX (USD)

Index Value

773.03

69.15

950.53

85.32

1909.14

159.37

292.56

27.43

Average Annual Return  %

12.45

0.63

14.95

2.88

20.12

5.34

20.97

9.3

Average Annual Standard Deviation (RİSK)

20.53

23.4

28.34

28.71

36.12

26.33

64.94

59.68

Return per Unit of Risk

0.61

0.03

0.53

0.10

0.56

0.20

0.32

0.16

Source: Indices created by Dr. Zafer Ozdem


 

Total Sales of The Greatest 80 Listed Artists

 

Total Sales (TL)

Change %

Total Sales (USD)

Change %

The Number of Works Sold

Change %

2020

18.319.442

-26.10

2.644.263

-40.48

385

31.85

2019

24.790.961

-

4.442.685

-

292

-

Source: Artprice.



 

Auction art market sales turnover was around 200 Million TL in 2020.

 

The top 80 greatest Listed Artists sales dropped 26.10 % to 18.3 Million TL at auctions but contrary to this decline the number of artworks sold of the Listed Artists increased 31.85 %, suggesting that the artwork prices fell down dramatically and masterpieces did not show up in the market or went unsold as the disadvantage of online sales.

 

Zafer Ozdem Turkish Art Market Index down to 773.03 by 0.50 %.

 

Contemporary art shows the biggest increase, Turkish Contemporary Art Market Index up to 1909.14 by 23.91 %. 

 

Turkish Art, Modern Art and Old Master Art Indices in USD fell down under base year 2000 value because of Turkish Lira had lost its value against USD very sharply in recent years.

 

Positive Investment returns in the art market indicated by Zafer Ozdem Turkish Art Market Index which is included by the top 38 greatest Artists produced average annual growth rate 12.45 % in Turkish Lira and  0.63 % in USD between 2000-2020.

 

The explosion in online activity as galleries, auction houses, and collectors turned to digital platforms to buy and sell art.

 

Many traditional art galleries also turned to auction houses to operate online auctions.


 



 

Artists with the greatest shares at auctions in 2020

 

Total Sales (TL)

The Number of Works Sold

Average Bids Number Per Artwork of Bidders

Unsold Lot  Value

Unsold Lot Numbers

Unsold Rate in Value

Unsold Rate In Numbers of work

Burhan Dogancay

3.000.200

64

22

-

-

-

-

Bedri Rahmi

2.636.150

175

33

260.000

4

0.10

0.02

Devrim Erbil

2.266.350

86

21

75.000

2

0.03

0.02

Kemal Onsoy

2.184.750

65

23

112.500

3

0.05

0.05

Ergin Inan

1.590.250

75

16

334.000

16

0.21

0.21

Source: Artprice.


 

The Most İn-Demand Artists at Auctions in 2020

 

The average number of bids per artwork

1.Fahrel Nissa Zeid

46

2.Bedri Rahmi

33

3.Fikret Mualla

27

4.Kemal Onsoy

23

5.Mustafa Ata

23

    Source: Artam Antik A.S.

  

 

            The Highest Average Annual Return of Artists Between 2000-2020

 

Average annual return (%)

1. Osman Hamdi

167.16

2. Ibrahim Callı

56.5

3. Alaettin Aksoy

52.18

4. Neset Günal

51.32

5. Mubin Orhon

48.15

    Source: Calculated by Zafer Ozdem Artists Art Indices.

 

                    

The Highest Price Increase of Artists in 2020 vs 2019 (%)

1. Ahmet Gunestekin

118.42

2. Ahmet Oran

108.49

3. Haluk Akakce

80

4. Avni Arbas

78.74

5. Gungor Taner

72.53




 

            The Highest Price Increase of Artists Between 2000-2020

 

Index Value

1. Nuri Abaç

4440.54

2. Neşet Günal

4226.77

3. Mehmet Güleryüz

3995.45

4. Neş'e Erdok

3183.87

5. Ferruh Başağa

3008.70



 

The Most expensive artworks sold at auction in 2020

 

Price (TL)

Price (USD)

Auction House

Burhan Dogancay (1929-2013)

568,170

74.439

Artam Antik A.S., December 19, Online Auction.

Erol Akyavas (1932-1999)

467,162

72,590

Artam Antik A.S., March 28, Salon Auction.

Ergin Inan (1943)

328,276

43,900

Artam Antik A.S., September 12, Online Auction.

Canan Tolon (1955)

290,398

45,124

Artam Antik A.S., March 28, Salon Auction.

Source: Artprice.com



 

The most in-demand artist at auctions in terms of the number of users inquiring about buying her work held on Artam Antik A.Ş. was Fahrelnissa Zeid in 2020. 

 

The most in sales artist at auctions in value was Burhan Dogancay, in the numbers of works sold was Bedri Rahmi Eyuboglu in 2020

 

The highest price increase of Artist in 2020 vs 2019 was Ahmet Gunestekin.

 

The highest price increase of Artist from 2000 to 2020 was Nuri Abac whose artwork's price surged more than forty fourfold.

 

The highest average annual return of Artist in the last 20 years is Osman Hamdi.

 

Burhan Dogancay was the most expensive artist in Turkey in 2020.