Frieze New York 2026 closed on Sunday, May 17, capping its 15th edition and a packed New York Art Week of fairs, openings, and other festivities. This year’s edition featured 68 galleries from 25 countries.
Some 25,000 visitors passed through The Shed in Hudson Yards over the fair’s five-day run, which opened with a VIP preview last Wednesday that drew celebrities, art world luminaries, and a healthy clutch of sales.
“Frieze’s VIP day was as busy as one would expect—corridors were jammed, and dealers were hard to reach, as many conversations were taking place in the first few hours,” art advisor Matteo Baschirotti told Artsy, noting that “most” of the works he had his eye on had sold by the second day.
That momentum mirrored a broader bullishness across the city’s commercial art world. Auction houses are gearing up for a week of sales expected to total between $1.8 billion and $2.6 billion, and dealers at other fairs—whether focused on emerging art at Independent and NADA or blue-chip and historical works at TEFAF—reported similarly buoyant moods.
“The energy in New York is unbeatable, and we were glad to welcome not only our local collectors, but many international visitors who traveled specifically for the fair,” said Matthew Wood, co-founder of Mendes Wood DM.
Here is a breakdown of the sales reported by galleries at Frieze New York 2026.
Leading sales at Frieze New York 2026
White Cube led sales at the fair with two works by El Anatsui: LuwVor I (2025) for $2.2 million and MivEvi III (2025) for $1.9 million. Other works sold by the gallery included:
- Antony Gormley’s SET VII (2024) for £450,000 ($585,000).
- Howardena Pindell’s Deep Space #4 (2025) for $275,000.
- Marina Rheingantz’s Salvador (2026) for $250,000.
- Additional works by Marguerite Humeau, Sara Flores, Emmi Whitehorse, Danica Lundy, Louise Giovanelli, and Julie Curtiss were also placed during the week.
Thaddaeus Ropac reported sales for artists across its roster, led by Georg Baselitz’s Stunde der Nachtigall (2012) for €1.4 million ($1.54 million). Other sales reported included:
- Robert Rauschenberg’s Bob Song (Salvage) (1984) for $825,000.
- Alex Katz’s Black Roses 3 (2025) for $600,000.
- Baselitz’s Ohne Titel (2025) for €85,000 ($93,500).Additional works by Martha Jungwirth and Joan Snyder were also sold.
Phantom and A Map / poetry 05WBXS01V3, 2018-2024
Kyungah Ham
Kukje Gallery
Kukje Gallery led sales with a work by Ha Chong-hyun for a price in the range of $390,000 to $468,000. The gallery also reported the sale of the following:
- Works by Kibong Rhee, Kyungah Ham, Ugo Rondinone, and Julian Opie for prices between $60,094 and $108,000 apiece.
- Another work by Chong-hyun priced between $10,000 and $12,000.
- Sculptures by Gimhongsok and Jean-Michel Othoniel also sold.
Tina Kim Gallery’s sales were led by a painting by Ha Chong-hyun for $390,000. It also sold a second painting by the artist for $180,000 and reported additional sales, including:
- A Kim Tschang-Yeul painting in the range of $120,000 to $140,000.
- A painting by Kibong Rhee in the range of $120,000 to $130,000.
- Two textile works by Lee ShinJa, ranging from $90,000 to $100,000 and $40,000 to $50,000 apiece.
- Additional works by Maia Ruth Lee, Livien Yin, ShinJa, Suki Seokyeong Kang, Davide Balliano, Pio Abad, and Jane Yang D’Haene also sold at prices ranging from $20,000 to $80,000 apiece.
Almine Rech placed a major light work by James Turrell in the range of $900,000 to $1 million.
Pace Gallery sold “numerous” pieces from its dual presentation of works by Maya Lin and Leo Villareal, with prices in the range of $100,000 to $200,000 per work.
More sales reported at Frieze New York 2026
- Jenkins Johnson Gallery’s sales included a photograph by Gordon Parks for $80,000.
- Nara Roesler sold Marcelo Silveira’s Seeds VII (2025–26) for $45,000, alongside five works by Jonathas de Andrade ranging in price from $12,000 to $22,000.
- Southern Guild—one of Artsy’s best booths at the fair—placed numerous works by Lebohang Kganye, Amine El Gotaibi, Mmangaliso Nzuza, Patrick Bongoy, Usha Seejarim, and Chidy Wayne, with prices ranging from $20,000 to $38,000 per work.
Water Flowing I, 2026
Reika Takebayashi
Public Gallery
Stone Forming II, 2026
Reika Takebayashi
Public Gallery
- P420 sold a Francis Offman work for $20,000, Adelaide Cioni’s The Hand of M (2026) for $20,000, and two additional works for undisclosed prices.
- Gagosian reported sales for works by multiple artists, including Derrick Adams, Helen Frankenthaler, Gerhard Richter, Adriana Varejão, Stanley Whitney, and Francesca Woodman for undisclosed prices.
- In the Focus section dedicated to emerging galleries, Public Gallery sold out its presentation of works by Reika Takebayashi for undisclosed prices. The Baltimore Museum of Art acquired her work,Both Banks I (2026).
