A $20 million Philip Guston painting topped the reported sales list at Art Basel’s VIP day in Miami Beach, which opened yesterday. the painting, Painter at night (1979) was sold by Hauser & Wirth, who also announced the sale of a $2.4 million George Condo painting and a $1 million Henry Taylor painting.
“For us, this opening of Art Basel Miami Beach was a resounding affirmation of the strength and resilience of the American art market,” said Marc Payot, president of Hauser & Wirth.
Other seven-figure sales announced by galleries at the fair included:
Other notable opening day sales of the fair included a work by Alicia Adamerovich, which was sold by Michael Kohn Gallery to ICA Miami, and Miami-based Spinello Projects’ complete stand of works by Esaí Alfredo, which sold in the first edition. hour and a half of fair. Prices for these works ranged from $11,000 to $35,000.
