Armory Show Sales Round Up

Sprüth Magers: Barbara Kruger’s “Untitled (The meaning of life is that it stops)” (2008), for an undisclosed price
Presenhuber : Ugo Rondinone’s “Kiss Now Kill Later – 2 parts” (2010) to a major US collection for a price in the region of SFr200,000 (£140,000)
Bischoff/Weiss: two sculptures by Rana Begum, priced between $8,000 and $20,000.

Hollis Taggart Galleries: Michael Goldberg’s richly painted “Still Life” (1957) sold for a sum within the $200,000 range; Hans Hofmann still life from 1936, a kind of floral homage to Matisse, sold in the $150,000 range.
Mazzoleni Arte Moderna sold four works in the $130,000-240,000 range, including Agostino Bonalumi’s 1964 shaped canvas “Bianco,” in the $200,000 range.
American abstract artist Charles Kuntz, sold at New York’s Driscoll Babcock to an American collector for slightly under six figures.

Sprueth Magers, based in London and Berlin, did exceptionally well, selling 12 works by gallery artists including Barbara Kruger’s “Untitled (The Meaning of Life Is That It Stops),” 2008, for an undisclosed price, three works by George Condo between $45,000 and $250,000, a Sterling Ruby collage for $65,000, and four works by Cyprien Gaillard for €18,000. The gallery said the majority of these sales were to American collectors.
Zurich-based Andreas Huber, a first-timer at the Armory, sold out on opening day. Works byFlorian Schmidt went for €16,000 at his booth.
Kavi Gupta reported selling his Theaster Gates work — the commissioned artist at last year’s edition of the fair — for $125,000.
British dealer Thomas Corvi-Mora reported a similar smattering of sales. Works by his artistsLunette Yiadom-Boakye, Imran Qureshi, Brian Calvin, and Anne Collier all sold in the $20,000-30,000 range.

Victoria Miro: A fragile sculpture of a globe made by Sarah Sze, who will represent the U.S. at the Venice Biennale this year, has already sold for an undisclosed price.