The folks at Art Wynwood sent out this sales report:
Art Wynwood, the annual Presidents Day Weekend art fair, presented over 60 galleries, from 9 countries representing over 25 cities, featured a wide breadth of quality works from both established and mid-career cutting edge artists. The Fourth Edition reported record attendance, attracting over 35,000 enthusiasts and some of the world’s most prominent collectors; as well as a strong show of patrons from the international clientele in town for the Yacht & Brokerage Show.
- Archeus Post Modern of London sold Sam Francis’ “Los Angeles-Tokyo”; Asking price $250,000
- Laura Rathe Fine Art of Houston sold two works on the opening night, including a 15ft long Christopher Martin piece with a price tag of $45,00
- Jorge Perez acquired a Mel Ramos piece from Galerie Ernst Hilger
- Cynthia Corbett Gallery sold “Stahl House V” by Andy Burgess with a list price of $30,000 and pieces by David Hayes and Andreas Stanislav
- The Great Dane Collection sold an original Keith Haring for an undisclosed amount
- Sponder Gallery sold three Maz-Steven Grossman pieces to one client
- Shine Artists sold a Jeff Robbs piece to a local private collector
- Hollis Taggart sold a Pablo Atchugary sculpture for an undisclosed amount
- Tagliatella Galleries sold a Banksy and two Shepard Fairey prints
- Cernuda Arte sold over 20 works including, “Dream Navigators” and “Meditation in the Night Garden” by Robert Fabelo and “The Midnight Sun” by Vincente Hernandez
- Art Lexing sold “Kaleidoscope” and “Whimsical” by Ye Hongxng and three photographs from Quentin Shih’s “La Habana in Waiting” special exhibition
- Projects Gallery sold two pieces by Harry Enchin, which will be shipped to Europe; and sold “The Sun” by Frank Hyder to a local collector