Art Basel Paris 2025 Draws 73,000 Visitors, New Director Karim Crippa Announced
The Grand Palais hosted the fourth edition of Art Basel Paris, which wrapped up on October 26, 2025. The event drew more than 73,000 attendees and showcased 206 galleries from over 40 nations, including 65 from France. A new VIP preview called Avant Première was launched on October 21, allowing early sales ahead of the First Choice VIP preview on October 22. Notable transactions included Gerhard Richter's "Abstraktes Bild" fetching $23 million at Hauser & Wirth, a Modigliani artwork sold for $10 million at Pace Gallery, and a Ruth Asawa sculpture for $7.5 million at David Zwirner. Italian galleries, particularly P420, reported impressive sales, while the fair prominently featured paintings, including works by Picasso and Calder.
Key facts
- Art Basel Paris 2025 ran from October 21 to 26 at the Grand Palais.
- Over 73,000 visitors attended the fair.
- 206 galleries from over 40 countries participated, including 65 French galleries.
- New Avant Première VIP preview held on October 21, 2025.
- Karim Crippa appointed as new director, replacing Clément Delépine.
- Gerhard Richter's 'Abstraktes Bild' sold for $23 million at Hauser & Wirth.
- Alberto Burri work sold for €4.2 million at Thaddaeus Ropac.
- Modigliani painting sold for $10 million at Pace Gallery.
- Ruth Asawa sculpture sold for $7.5 million at David Zwirner.
- Italian galleries reported strong sales and positive feedback.
- Paris Internationale satellite fair also attracted Italian galleries.
Entities
Artists
- Alberto Burri
- Georg Baselitz
- Gerhard Richter
- Lucio Fontana
- George Condo
- Amedeo Modigliani
- Ruth Asawa
- Mark Rothko
- Franz Erhard Walther
- Pablo Picasso
- Alexander Calder
- Carla Accardi
- Jim Hodges
- France-Lise McGurn
- Xue Ruozhe
- Nicole Wittenberg
- Tursic & Mille
- Diego Cibelli
- Thomas Hirschhorn
- Jana Schroeder
- Juan Uslè
- Ann Veronica Janssens
- Sol LeWitt
- Francesco Arena
- Silvia Bächli
- Barbara Bloom
- Edi Hila
- Roni Horn
- Kimsooja
- Anna Maria Maiolino
- Marcello Maloberti
- Rodrigo Hernandez
- Irma Blank
- Laura Grisi
- Paolo Icaro
- Ana Lupas
- June Crespo
- Francis Offman
- Adelaide Cioni
- Dadamaino
- Chloè Quenum
- Davide Stucchi
- Damir Očko
- Tomaso Binga
- Tom Wesselman
- Jadé Fadojutimi
- Amoako Boafo
- Victor Man
- Kazimir Malevich
- Jannis Kounellis
- Alighiero Boetti
- Filippo de Pisis
- Steffani Jemison
- Naoki Sutter Shudo
- Nino Kapanadze
- Edson Chagas
- Nathalie Du Pasquier
- Roberto Juarez
- Lucia Pescador
- Giovanni Anselmo
- Veronica Bisesti
- Andreas Breunig
- Callum Innes
- Veronica Janssens
- Giulio Paolini
- Anri Sala
- Niele Toroni
- Gideon Rubin
- Maria Thereza Alves
Institutions
- Art Basel Paris
- Grand Palais
- Hauser & Wirth
- Thaddaeus Ropac
- Pace Gallery
- David Zwirner
- Fondation Louis Vuitton
- Massimo De Carlo gallery
- Alfonso Artiaco gallery
- Raffaella Cortese gallery
- P420 gallery
- Frittelli arte contemporanea
- Archivio Dadamaino
- Martina Simeti gallery
- Tiziana Di Caro gallery
- Paris Internationale
- Artissima
- Centro Pecci
- Le Crédac
- Quadriennale di Roma
- Artribune
- Art Basel
- Perrotin
- White Cube
- Gagosian
- Gladstone Gallery
- Acquavella Galleries
- Karsten Greve
- Cardi Gallery
- Tornabuoni Art
- Raffaella Cortese
- Alfonso Artiaco
- P420
- Madragoa
- Misako and Rosen
- Lambdalambdalambda
- Hoffman Gallery
- Candice Madey
- Felix Gaudlitz
- LC Queisser
- Emalin
- Commonwealth and Council
- Crevecoeur
- APALAZZOGALLERY
- Centre Pompidou
- Bourse de Commerce
- Pinault Collection
- Fondation Vuitton
- Kunstmuseum Liechtenstein
- Stedelijk Museum Amsterdam
- Lafayette Anticipations
- Frieze London
- Frieze Masters
- ART021 Shanghai
Locations
- Paris
- France
- Grand Palais
- Milan
- Italy
- Florence
- Albisola
- Basel
- Miami
- Hong Kong
- London
- Turin
- Rome
- United Kingdom
- Switzerland
- Naples
- Bologna
- Brescia
- Lisbon
- Portugal
- Amsterdam
- Netherlands
- Shanghai
- China