Hauser & Wirth
- the gallery placed a series of works on paper by Cy Twombly (the whisper number on these works is $3.6m and Dmitry Rybolovlev was seen lingering over them for quite some time.)
- the gallery’s large Philip Guston priced at $6.5m was sold
- a small Alexander Calder work for $600,000
- a Takesada Matsutani Work-B-62 (1962) for $450,000
- a Fausto Melotti sculpture Little Museum on the Water (1979) for €300,000
- a Francis Picabia painting for $220,000
- two Marlene Dumas drawings for $45,000 each
- a Dieter Roth cheese painting for over half a million dollars.
- sold sculptures by Fischli / Weiss and Thomas Houseago (for $75,000)
- a Rodney Graham lightbox
- several works by Phyllida Barlow, including a small sculpture for £50,000
- a Jack Whitten work on canvas for $45,000
- a work on paper by Francis Picabia
- a small Berlinde de Bruyckere sculpture for EUR 130,000
- two Anj Smith paintings for GBP 60,000 each
- a Henry Moore bronze maquette for CHF 48,000
- a Josephsohn sculpture for CHF 45,000
- two neon works by Richard Jackson at USD 20,000 each
Acquavella
- sold Brice Marden’s “Elements V’ 1984 with an asking price of USD $5 million
- a work by Wayne Thiebauld with an asking price of USD $1.5 million
- a Franz Kline with an asking price of $9.5 million.
David Zwirner
- sold a new $1 million painting by Kerry James Marshall that will go to a major American museum
- another work by Marshall for $600,000 to a private collection
- A new painting by Yayoi Kusama also sold for over $1 million
- a 2016 Bridget Riley painting worth £700,000 was bought by an Asian collector.
- two new oil and charcoal on linen works by Chris Ofili, worth $380,000
- two new sculptures by Carol Bove for $375,000 each
- a Thomas Ruff photograph for €85,000
- a number of photographs by Wolfgang Tillmans ranging from $8,000 to $80,000, which also sold on day one.
- a Ruth Asawa 1960s hanging sculpture
- two works by Josef Albers
- works by Sherrie Levine
- a photograph from Thomas Ruff’s recent “press++” series for 85,000 Euros
- a number of photos by Wolfgang Tillmans ranging from $8,000 – $80,000
- a drawing by Sigmar Polke, prints by Cy Twombly
- prints and a galvanized steel work by Donald Judd
Timothy Taylor
- sold 14 sculptures by Eddie Martinez on the first day for prices ranging from $12,000 to $15,000.
Maureen Paley
- sold a £150,000 sculpture by Rebecca Warren, dated 2005-2016, to a British collector
- an installation by Paulo Nimer Pjota, titled Vaporware, some samples (2016), to a New York-based collector for $24,000.
- Wolfgang Tillmans’s photo Kleine Welle (2015) sold to a US collector for $120,000.
Victoria Miro
- Grayson Perry sculptures and tapestries for prices ranging from £50,000 to £450,000
- A series of recent paintings by Yayoi Kusama (with prices ranging $400,000 to $1 million)
- paintings by Chantal Joffe depicting strong Jewish women, including Betty Friedan, Hannah Arendt, Claude Cahun, and Gertrude Stein, with prices between £10,000 and £30,000, a number of which sold in the first morning
Dominique Lévy
- two major works sold from its co-presentation with Marianne Boesky Gallery and Sprüth Magers
Galerie Thaddaeus Ropac
- works by Robert Longo, Tony Cragg, Daniel Richter, Sigmar Polke, and two paintings by Georg Baselitz.
Mnuchin Gallery
- Bridget Riley’s Delos (1983) for £1.5 million
- sold Sean Scully‘s Gate (1997).
Marlborough Fine Art
- £1 million worth of Paula Rego works in the first two hours of the fair. Mnuchin also later
Pace Gallery
- sold a dozen works by Lucas Samaras for $30,000-$40,000.
- sold a new LED light work by Leo Villareal entitled Radiant Wheel, (2015) for $100,000
- sold a new marble bust by Kevin Francis Gray for £80,000
- a small minimalist painting made of copper wire and gesso by Prabhavathi Meppayil for $20,000
- two life size works by Kohei Nawa priced at $380,000 and $230,000
- a small-scale minimalist painting made of copper wire and gesso, “fourteen/ sixteen” 2016, by Meppayil sold for $20,000 USD
Peres Projects
- sold all its paintings by Donna Huanca, priced between $17,000 and $22,500.
Simon Lee
- sold works by Hans-Peter Feldmann between €50,000 and £90,000
- paintings by Paulina Olowska for around $80,000
Esther Schipper
- Ryan Gander’s bronze sculpture Elevator To Culturefield (2016) which sold for well over £80,000.
Sprüth Magers
- sold two 2009 Craig Kauffman acrylic and glitter sculptures for $125,000
- a seminal Sylvie Fleury
Casey Kaplan
- works by Kevin Beasley, Giorgio Griffa, Garth Weiser, N.Dash, and Sarah Crowner
P.P.O.W
- several Betty Tompkins paintings for $3,000 to $3,500
- photographs by Portia Munson at $15,000
- works by Martin Wong, ranging from $25,000 to $200,000
David Kordansky Gallery
- a new painting by Harold Ancart sold for $85,000 to an American collector
- Mary Weatherford’s Spike Driver’s Moan (2016) sold to an Asian collector for $185,000
- Kathryn Andrews’s Black Bars (Dejeuner No. 1) from 2016 sold for $68,000 to an American institutional collector
- two editioned prints by Torbjørn Rødland, including “Cake (Studio 798)” for $13,000 USD
Blain Southern
- sold two editions of Lynn Chadwick’s Third Maquette for Teddy Boy and Girl II for 100,000 GBP to two different European Collectors who were both new to the gallery
Goodman Gallery
- William Kentridge’s “Observer” 2016 for USD $450,000
- Mikhael Subotzky’s “Samuel (standing), Vaalkoppies (Beaufort West Rubbish Dump) (0257)” 2006 for USD $15,000
- Ruby Onyinyechi Amanze’s “Either way, you’ll be in a pool of something” 2015 for USD $8,000
Galeria Luisa Strina
- sold three works by Leonor Antunes, acquired through the Frieze Tate Fund to join the Tate collection
- works by Fernanda Gomes, Laura Lima, Marcius Galan, Tonico Lemos Auad, and two drawings by Anna Maria Maiolino
Vigo gallery
- one of three editions of the 40 identical, life-size sculptures of Nubian masked men by Zak Ové priced at £300,000
Waddington Custot gallery
- Manolo Millares abstracts, dating from 1956 to 1970, were priced between £170,000 to around £900,000, and the earliest, Composición con dimensión perdida, sold on preview day
Alan Cristea Gallery
- 20 Anni Albers prints, priced between £2,000 and £6,000
Laura Bartlett
- sold a unique photograph by Elizabeth McAlpine for £15,000
- two works by Lydia Gifford for £6,200
- a painting by Sol Calero for £11,000
- a wall-based work by Maria Lund for £5,200.
Galerie Emanuel Layr
- sold a number of paintings by Nick Oberthaler, priced at €20,000
The Breeder
- sold a brilliant installation by Angelo Pleases for $34,000 to a European collector
- a delicate bead curtain by Zoë Paul to a London-based collector, for $15,000.
Saloman Lilian
- sold A Still Life with Asparagus (c.1697) by Monogrammist O.M for £100,000.
Mayor Gallery
- solo stand of Dutch artist Ad Dekkers at prices ranging from €50,000- €100,000
Jonathan Clark Fine Art
- a range of Eduardo Paolozzi works from the solo stand ranging in price from £4,000 to £40,000
Rupert Wace Ancient Art
- sold a Bactrian striated marble disc from 2000 BC for £15,000
Cahn International
- early Corinthian helmet for £175,000
Raccanello Leprince
- sold an Urbino 16th century Istoriato dish for over £50,000.
Galeria Fortes Vilaça
- sold two new works by Erika Verzutti, with prices ranging from $45,000 to $50,000
- two new works by Leda Catunda, for prices ranging from $25,000 to $60,000.
Galeria Vermelho
- Dora Longo Bahia’s “Farsa/Farce – Manet (L’Execution de Maximilien)” 2014 for $25,000 USD.
A.Gentil Carioca
- sold all 4 Operavivara! works on their stand to a Swiss institution.
Koppe Aster
- paintings by Grace Weaver Btwn £3k to £11k GBP
- sculptures by Laura Aldridge from £5k to £9k GBP.
Pilar Corrias
- sold a work by Shazier Skiander for an undisclosed amount
Metro Pictures
- sold a Cindy Sherman “Untitled” 2016 portrait for $325,000
- works by Robert Longo, Nina Beier, Camille Henrot.
Matthew Marks Gallery
- sold works by Rebecca Warren, Ellsworth Kelly, and Nan Goldin.
Wiener Roither & Kohlbacher
- sold Artiulf Rainer’s “Glamour/Pflaume” 1970-79 and Oskar Kokschaka’s “Standing Girl” 1992
Salon 94
- sold a series of Judy Chicago figures for near the asking price of $390,000
Michael Rosenfeld
- sold two Nancy Grossman drawing for $40,000 USD and $35,000 USD, as well as a Head Sculpture by the artist for $225,000 USD.
Raccanello Leprince
- sold a 16th century Istoriato Dish for £50,000
Salomon Lilian
- sold “A Still Life with Asparagus,” Monogrammist O.M, for £100,000
Mendes Wood
- sold works by Lucas Arruda, Sonia Gomez, Patricia Leite, Luiz Roque, Daniel Steegmann Mangrane, and Mariana Castillo Deball, while Galeria Vermelho sold a 2014 work by Dora Longo Bahia for $25,000.
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