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Katya Kazakina wraps up her Art Basel Miami Beach coverage with a story that suggests the fair might have been pretty quiet on the sales front. Christophe van de Weghe claimed to have had his best ABMB ever (which is a common line to hear from dealers after nearly every fair) where he sold works by Warhol, Wesselman and Picasso totaling $28m after claiming to have sold a $17m Picasso on the first day (see below.)
The tone and tenor of the other comments Kazakina got from dealers, collector-dealers and collectors—along with the talk of paintings familiar from previous fairs and recent auctions—suggests the fair was slower and the private market is sparser than some dealers would like to project.
We’ve unscrambled our sales report to list everything by gallery:
303 Gallery
- Three paintings by Sue Williams—Fluorescent and Flooby (2003); Bindweed and Red (2005); and Golfing at Northwoods (2008)—for $165,000 each
- Mary Heilmann, January Night-Stinson Beach (2002)for $165,000
- Sam Falls, Untitled (Sea Ranch) (2018) for $100,000
- Two works by Jacob Kassay for $45,000 each
- Tala Madani, Shadow Projection (Animal Hands) 1 (2018) for $58,000
- Alicja Kwade, Formation (2018) $86,000
- Rodney Graham, Unused Prop: French Telephone (2018) for $60,000
Applicat-Prazan
- sold Pierre Soulages’ “Composition” (c.1952) for €450,000
- André Masson “L’homme ivre (l’homme libre)” (1962) for €220,000
- Both works were acquired by European collectors.
Blum & Poe
- McArthur Binion DNA: Study (2018) for $130,000–170,000
- Hernan Bas, A Boy in Peril (2013) for 120,000–170,000
- Hernan Bas, Flooded forest (2008) for $110,000–120,000
- Karel Appel, two abstract paintings for €120,000 ($136,000) each
- a recent portrait by sought-after American artist Henry Taylor for $325,000
- painting by Robert Colescott for $325,000
Marianne Boesky
- Jennifer Bartlett, House: Yellow Roof Left (1998) for $180,000
- Three works by Donald Moffat for $90,000–175,000 each
- Ceramic works by the Haas brothers for $15,000–60,000 each
David Castillo Gallery
- a painting by Vaughn Spann for $25,000
- A large Shinique Smith painting for $60,000
- A painting by Sanford Biggers for $30,000
- Two paintings by Pepe Mar for $28,000 each
Cheim & Read
- Ron Gorchov, XUTHUS (2018) $180,000
- Jonathan Lasker, The Price of Being (1993) $300,000
- Sean Scully, STACK GREYS (2018) for $750,000
- Al Held B/W XIV (1968) for $750,000
- Lynda Benglis NAR 1980 for $250,000
- Jack Pierson, POSITIVE VIBES (2018) for $200,000
James Cohan Gallery
- three mirror pieces of various sizes by Xu Zhien were sold in a range of $45,000 to $60,000
- a painting by Fred Tomaselli for $575,000
- Mernet Larsen, Conversationfor for $65,000
- a piece by Trenton Doyle Hancock for $100,000
- two Elias Simes
Sadie Coles HQ
- Three editions of Sarah Lucas, Jubilee (2017) for $470,000 each
- Ugo Rondinone, green pink blue yellow mountain(2018) for$230,000
Galleria Continua
- Anish Kapoor, Untitled for $1.6 million
Gagosian Gallery
- a 1957 untitled abstract painting by Sam Francis for $6.5 million
Kavi Gupta
- A painting by Firelei Báez for $70,000
- Two works from Young-Il Ahn’s “Water” series for $80,000 each
- Devan Shimoyama, Nightshade Harvest (2018) for $50,000
Hammer Galleries
- Marc Chagall,Peintre au coq rouge (1959–68) for $2.4 million
- Marc Chagall, Deux ânes verts (1980) for $3.6 million
- Francis Picabia, Transparence (Deux tetes) (1935) for $750,000
- Wifredo Lam, Chant dans la forêt (1968) for $225,000
- Alexander Calder, Pierrot vollant (1976) for $650,000:
Thierry Golberg
- a booth full of works by Tschabalala Self priced between $10,000 and $60,000; one work was purchased by a collector on behalf of the Art Institute of Chicago
Goodman gallery
- sold all three editions of Hank Willis Thomas’s neon work “Successful woman, Angry men” (2010, $15,000 each)
- a set of 23 bronze sculptures by William Kentridge (“Paragraph II”, 2018, $350,000)
- a drawing by Zambia-born Nolan Oswald Dennis (“Single event upset”, 2018, $5,000)
Gladstone
- all of the pieces in a special Haring presentation had sold for prices ranging from $300,000 to $1 million
Galerie Gmurzynska
- Roberto Matta’s Les Témoins de l’univers was sold for “around half a million dollars”
- works by the Haas Brothers and Louise Nevelson
- Alberto Burri, Combustione (1964) for $200,000
- Wifredo Lam‘s Personnage (1968/70) for $500,000
Richard Gray Gallery
- Franz Kline, Untitled (ca. 1957–8) for around $500,000
- Alex Katz, Red Hat (Nicole) (2013) for near $500,000
- Jaume Plensa, Maria’s World (2018) for $400,000
Hauser + Wirth
- Philip Guston’s “Shoe Head” (1976) for USD 7.5 million (above) from its stand at the fair.
This is the first time the painting has been shown since it was first presented in 1976 at McKee Gallery, New York. - Mark Bradford , Feather 2018 Mixed media on canvas 120 x 120 inches Sold for USD 5,000,000 promised to an American institution
- Philip Guston , Untitled 1969 Oil on canvas 37 x 40 inches Sold for USD 2,750,000 to a European collection
- Louise Bourgeois, Femme 2004 Tapestry, fabric and thread. Stainless steel, glass and wood vitrine 52 x 30 x 25 inches Object: 9 x 24 x 12 inches Sold for in the range of USD 2,000,000
- Louise Bourgeois Spider 2003 Ink, colored pencil and pencil on paper 3 1/2 x 8 3/4 inches Sold for USD 100,000 to a private collection in Los Angeles
- Larry Bell, My Montauk 1960 Acrylic on canvas 66 x 66 x 2 5/8 inches Sold for USD 2,000,000
- Larry Bell, Untitled 1967 Glass and rhodium plated brass on plexiglass base 12 1/4 x 12 1/4 x 12 1/4 inches (cube) 46 1/8 x 18 1/2 x 18 1/2 inches (base) Sold for USD 550,000
- Larry Bell Untitled Maquette (True Sea Salt/Zinc) 2018 True Sea Salt and Zinc laminated glass 4 panels, each: 12 x 16 x 1/4 inches 4 panels each: 12 x 8 x 1/4 inches overall: 12 x 16 x 16 inches Sold for USD 100,000 to a collection in Miami
- Larry Bell , Untitled Maquette (Blush/True Fog) 2018 Blush and True Fog laminated glass 4 panels, each: 12 x 16 x 1/4 inches 4 panels each: 12 x 8 x 1/4 inches overall: 12 x 16 x 16 inches Sold for USD 100,000 to a collection in Miami
- Paul McCarthy, White Snow Cake 2017-2018 Silicone 92 x 72 x 48 inches Sold for USD 1,200,000 to a private collection in Asia
- Charles Gaines, Numbers and Trees: Palm Tree 1, Tree #4, Zori 2018 Acrylic sheet, acrylic paint, lacquer, wood 109 x 56 7/8 x 5 3/4 inches Sold for USD 265,000 to a European foundation
- Amy Sherald, When I let go of what I am, I become what I might be (Self-imagined atlas) 2018 Oil on canvas 54 x 43 x 2 inches Sold for USD 175,000 as a promised gift to an American museum
- Mark Grotjahn, Untitled (Cream Butterfly) 514 2004 Colored pencil on paper 40 x 32 inches Sold for USD 575,000
- Rashid Johnson, Untitled Escape Collage 2018 Ceramic tile, mirror tile, branded red oak flooring, vinyl, spray enamel, oil stick, black soap, wax 73 x 97 x 2 1/2 inches Sold for USD 245,000 to a European foundation
- Jenny Holzer, Selection from Truisms: Raise boys and girls… 2015 Cipollino Cremo Tirreno marble Ed. 3/6 17 x 25 x 16 inches Sold for USD 150,000
Works not on the booth and from Hauser & Wirth’s Online Viewing Room:
- Zoe Leonard, The Gorge 2017 240 postcards 89 3/8 x 63 3/8 inches Sold for USD 140,000
- Matthew Day Jackson, Bouquet in a Glass Vase (Madrid) 2018 Formica, silkscreen, acrylic paint on epoxy resin with fiberglas cloth, lead on panel, stainless steel frame 65 5/8 x 47 3/8 x 2 1/8 inches Sold for USD 125,000
- Matthew Day Jackson, Flowers in a Sculpted Vase (Stockholm) 2018 Formica, silkscreen, acrylic paint on epoxy resin with fiberglas cloth on panel, stainless steel frame 60 1/2 x 49 1/4 x 2 inches Sold for USD 100,000
- Rita Ackermann, Lili on Ice I 2018 Oil on canvas 61 x 51 x 1 7/8 inches Sold for USD 95,000 to an American collection
- Phyllida Barlow, untitled: push/press; 2018 2018 PVA, paint, plywood, polyurethane foam, resin, steel, spray paint 13 3/4 x 16 1/2 x 11 3/4 inches Sold for USD 45,000
Kasmin Gallery
- Lee Krasner, Bird Image, 1963 oil on canvas 56 x 46 inches $ 3,600,000
- Lee Krasner, Water No. 14, 1969 gouache on Howell paper 21 3/4 x 33 inches $375,000
- Alex Katz, Family Album, ca. 1953 oil on board 36 x 33 inches
- William N. Copley, Why Are You Staring, 1986 acrylic on canvas 60 x 77 inches $ 275,000
- William N. Copley, Untitled, 1990 acrylic on canvas 60 x 48 inches $225,000
- Elliott Puckette Untitled, 2016 gesso, kaolin and ink on board 50 x 42 inches $70,000
- Mark Ryden, The Carriage (drawing), 2016 graphite on paper 11 x 17 inches 19 1/4 x 25 1/4 x 1 inches, framed $25,000
Paul Kasmin
- Robert Indiana LOVE, 1966-1996 cor-ten steel 24 x 24 inches Edition of 6 + 2 APs $ 595,000
- Roxy Paine, Mycellium no. 3, 2011 stainless steel, enamel 99 x 105 x 2 inches Edition of 2 + 1 AP
David Kordansky
- Two neon works by Mary Weatherford sold for $225,000 each
- Rashid Johnson’s Untitled Microphone Sculpture (2018) was bought for $235,000
- a work by Huma Bhabha sold for $150,000
- a piece by the much-buzzed about Lauren Halsey went for $40,000
- a Jonas Wood titled Blackwelder Speaker Still Life(2018), which sold for $450,000
- Fred Eversley’s three-colour cast polyester work “Untitled (parabolic lens) (1969)” (2018) and monochrome cast polyester work “Untitled (parabolic lens) (1974)” (2018) sold for $250,000 each
- Jennifer Guidi, Offerings to the Sun (Painted Sand SF #1F, Pink, Yellow, Orange Gradient, White) (2018) for $200,000
- Lesley Vance’s Untitled (2018) for $60,000
- Ivan Morley, A True Tale (2018) for $58,000
- Markus Amm’s smoky magenta painting, Untitled (2018) $25,000
- Valentin Carron, Low low, Lorraine aimless (2013) for $28,000
- Mai-Thu Perret’s ceramic headless figurines, Niki (Group of 4) (2015) for $50,000
- Ruby Neri’s Sun Disk ceramic (2018) $45,000
- Lauren Halsey that fuss wuz us (2018) $40,000
- Shahryar Nashat’s Mother on Wheels (Oro Grigio) (2018) for $55,000
- Ricky Swallow Hanging Bow with Pegs #2 (2018) for $58,000
- Aaron Curry, Multidimensional Dude Complex(2018) for $185,000
- Evan Holloway, Shoots of an Inverted Tree (2018) for $125,000
- Betty Woodman, Table and Rug (2016) for $66,000
- Huma Bhabha, GM (2018) for $150,000
König Galerie
- Anselm Reyle untitled mixed media and acrylic glass work (2018) for $108,400
- Jeppe Hein Parallel Sine Curve (2018) for $239,000
Andrew Kreps
- A tapestry by Goshka Macuga for $103,000
Kukje Gallery/Tim Kim Gallery
- Ha Chong-Hyun, Conjunction 17-20 for $200,000–250,000
Lévy Gorvy gallery
- sold Adrian Piper’s installation “Race Traitor” (2018) to a US foundation, with an asking price of €175,000
Josh Lilley
- eight of his paintings by Derek Fordjour after eight of his paintings sold for $26,000 to $48,000, a Fordjour sculpture went for $65,000
Mai 36
- John Baldessari, Scissors (2015) for $500,000
- Robert Mapplethorpe, Hands (1981) for $500,000
Matthew Marks Gallery
- Shell Game (2014) by Martin Puryear for $1 million
Metro Pictures
- Robert Longo, Unlimited (First Amendment) (2018) for $750,000
Lehmann Maupin
- a piece by conceptual artist Teresita Fernández within the range of $240,000–$260,000
- a large-scale work by Liza Lou for $150,000–$200,000
- a piece by Nari Ward in the range of $140,000-$160,000
- Angel Otero’s Gap of Time (2018) for $60,000–80,000
- OSGEMEOS’s Untitled spray-painted work for $50,000–70,000
- Kader Attia, Untitled (2018)for $120,000–160,000
- Tracy Emin, I can feel your smile (2005) neon sculpture for $120,000–160,000
- Cecilia Vicuña, Pongo la Mano al Fuega para ti(1969/72) for $75,000
- Nicholas Hlobo, Umkhono (2017) for $60,000–70,000
- Nicholas Hlobo, Ingcambu yemvelo (2018) $100,000–150,000
Lisson Gallery
- Three paintings on aluminum by Carmen Herrera for $600,000 each
- Lee Ufan Dialogue (2018) $300,000
- Stanley Whitney, Dream Walking (2018) $165,000
- Two works by Anish Kapoor for £750,000
Miles McEnery Gallery
- Robert Motherwell, Mexican Collage for $500,000
- David Smith Menand III (1963) for $250,000
Mnuchin Gallery
- Mark Bradford, Amendment #6 for $2.5 million
- Ed Clark Untitled painting for $250,000
- El Anatsui, Almost for $1.35 million
Nanzuka Gallery
- Six paintings by Haroshi for $35,000–40,000 each
Pace Gallery
- a blinking panel by Mary Corse for $180,000 and Andrew Kreps sold
- a magical worrying tapestry by Goshka Macuga for €90,000 ($102,100).
- James Turrell’s Untitled (XXXII G), 2014, sold for $150,000
- Mary Corse’s Untitled (Electric Light) (1968/2018) went for $180,000
- Larry Bell’s untitled glass/mineral sculpture from 1970 sold for $250,000
- Peter Alexander, Time Flies By (2018) for $125,000
- Peter Alexander, I Remember When it was All Orange Groves (2017) for $110,000
Pace Prints
- KAWS, a triptych — “Last Time, Alone Again & Far Far Dawn” — was offered at $65,000. Kazakina says the gallery created a lottery for edition, presumably all 100, which means a $6.5m sale. Hopeful buyers report this ‘happens every year’.
Perrotin
- five pieces by Paola Pivi sold for between €40,000 and €110,000 (about $45,000–$115,000)
Almine Rech
- A painting by Vivian Springford for $60,000–80,000
- Claire Tabouret, Together for $30,000–50,000
- Farah Atassi, Woman in Sailor Top (2018) for $30,000–50,000
- Markus Lüpertz, Eurydike (2017) for $250,000–300,000
- Michael Hilsman, Lemon Tree with Timepieces (2018) $20,000–30,000
- Aaron Curry, Cosmic Bather (2017) for $150,000–200,000
Galeria Nara Roesler
- Julio Le Parc, Alchimie 396 (2018) for $75,000
- Tomie Ohtake sculpture for $150,000
Thaddaeus Ropac
- James Rosenquist, Reflector (1982) for $1.2m
- Robert Longo, Untitled (Snow Trees) (2018) for $600,000
- new painting by Georg Baselitz, Die Barrikade for $1.7 milion
- Georg Baselitz Ist das der Weg? for $1.08 million
- Daniel Richter, Dean for $210,000
Michael Rosenfeld Gallery
- red dots denoting sales sat atop the labels for works by Alma Thomas and Joan Mitchell
Sicardi Ayers Bacino Gallery
- Carlos Cruz-Diez, Physichromie Panam 309 for $700,000–800,000 each
- Jesús Rafael Soto, Mural Cinético, 1983 for $1.4–1.5 million
Per Skarstedt
- George Condo, Listening and Talking (2018) for $1.1 million
- Rebecca Warren, Fascia IV 2011 for $400,000
Jack Shainman Gallery
- El Antasui, Strained Roots (2104) for $1.2m
- a work by Cuban sculptor Yoan Capote titled “Isla (Causa y Efecto II)” (2018), which sold for $105,000
- Nina Chanel Abney Q&A (2018) for $72,000
- Leslie Wayne, Instructions for Dancing for $62,000
- Brad Kahlhamer, Survival Chandelier 1 (2018) for $32,000
- Gehard Demetz sculpture 21 Grams for $45,000
- Radcliffe Bailey, Black Flight (2018) for $45,000
Spruth Magers
- Analia Saban, Woven Grid as Warp and Weft for $50,000
Christophe van de Weghe
- In a time-honored pattern, we’re told a Picasso, Tete de Femme from 1971 for which van de Weghe was asking $17m has been sold. Like many other dealers who bring very high value works to fairs and then tell the press the work sold in the first few hours, it is likely this is a sale where approval in person was conducted at the fair. How much of a “discount” the buyer got is anyone’s guess.
Van Doren Waxter
- Anne Truitt, Truitt ‘67, 1967 Acrylic on paper price undisclosed
- Dorothea Rockburne, O.D. #1 Bykert (Hanford Yang Piece), 1970 Paper, crude oil, nails on board price undisclosed
- Hessie, Végétation, 1975 Beige and brown thread embroidered on cotton fabric $20,000
- Marsha Cottrell, Untitled, 2017 Laser toner on paper, unique $5,500
- Jeronimo Elespe, Breviter, 2016-18 Oil, acrylic, pencil, ink on linen $16,000
- Jeronimo Elespe, Motores, 2016-18 Ink, pencil, gouache on paper $15,500
- Jeronimo Elespe, Golpes de Tarde, 2016-18 Ink, pencil, gouache on paper $15,500
- Jeronimo Elespe, Walk with Us, 2016-18 Ink, pencil, gouache on paper $15,500
- Jeronimo Elespe, Hablan, 2018 Oil, acrylic, pencil, ink on linen $10,000
- Gareth Nyandoro, Huku Pano, 2018 Mixed media on paper $6,800
- Mariah Robertson, 335, 2017 c-print 82 x 50 inches $22,000
- Brian Rochefort, Cheetah, 2018 Stoneware, glaze, glass $8,000
- Brian Rochefort, Nest, 2018 Stoneware, glaze, glass $8,000
Venus Over Manhattan
- Three paintings by Maryan for $28,000–72,000 each
Michael Werner gallery
- “Why?” (2018) by Peter Saul, which sold for $60,000
- Enrico David’s sculpture “Another Sky” (2017), bought for $125,000.
White Cube
- a sculpture by Antony Gormley DAZE VI (2016) for £350,000 (or about $446,000)
- Al Held Phoenicia IV (1969) $850,000
Zwirner
- an Oscar Murillo painting for $380,000
- a Harold Ancart painting for $150,000