The London Art Fair got mixed reviews on Artinfo.com with these reported sales:

• James Holland-Hibbert of the Hazlitt Holland-Hibbert gallery was less upbeat in his appraisal, however, rating the fair as more sluggish than the previous year — though he did manage to sell works at prices ranging from £50,000 ($80,000) to £100,000 ($160,000).
• At the Fine Art Society, meanwhile, a sculpture of a dog by French artist Henri Gaudier-Brzeska sold for £55,000 ($88,000).
• Contemporary galleries had a mixed week. Danielle Arnaud sold out of Tessa Farmer‘s quirky insect-sculptures (at £1,200 a pop, or about $1,900), but she felt that the fair was hampered by several participating galleries that were neither reputable Modern British sellers nor credible contemporary art galleries.
• Nettie Horn reported sales of works by Finish artistAnti Laitinen, priced between £3,000 ($4,800) and £4,500 ($7,200)
• Bearspace‘s Julia Alvarezsold more than 25 digital prints by Suzanne Moxhay, priced at just below £1,000 ($1,600).

Sales Are a Mixed Bag at the London Art Fair (Artinfo.com)

Yes, Frieze is not the only art fair in London (but the coolest – whether this is a compliment or not, I’m not sure). London Art Fair is different – very different. It’s the first time that VernissageTV visited the fair, and apart from some impressions of the fair, we spoke with the directors of three galleries. Niklas von Bartha (Partner, von Bartha Contemporary) is presenting the work of Mike Meiré, Will Lunn (Co-Director, Sumarria Lunn) has several installations by Littlewhitehad at the fair, and Debra Wilson (Co-Director, WW Gallery) talks about WW Gallery’s Art Star Superstore at London Art Fair.

[intro]Peter Blake is Best-Selling Artist of Fair[/intro]

Colin Gleadell reports on some sales coming out of the London Art Fair last weekend:

As the London Art Fair closed on Sunday afternoon, dealers were mostly upbeat about the level of sales that had taken place. Scottish picture specialist Duncan Miller sold more than 30 paintings, mostly by young contemporary artists, while Stephen Paisnel counted a dozen sales of works by established post-war British artists including a large Alan Davie painting from the early Sixties priced at £120,000. Richard Green was also happy to have made as many sales from his stock of Mary Fedden, Edward Seago, Ken Howard et al. Best-selling artist of the fair, however, was Peter Blake, who was showing hand-coloured screenprints and diamond-dust portraits of Andy Warhol through print publisher Paul Stolper. Nearly 50 of his prints were sold with prices between £1,000 and £2,000 each.

Market News (Telegraph)

London Art Fair 2010

The Financial Times‘s Francis Hodgson has been poking around the photo exhibits at the London Art Fair:

The London Art Fair has been deliberately shifted more towards photography this year. There is the perception of a void since the demise of Photo-London a few years ago, and the attraction is obvious. Photography tends to be affordable and popular. Both of these appeal in a year when all gallerists have reason to fear that some clients will keep their pockets firmly buttoned.

The special selection of photographs chosen by guest curators is a mixed bag. Continue Reading