Art Basel Paris Preview Days Deliver Strong Sales, With a $100m Modigliani Drawing Crowds

Art Basel Paris closed its two preview days with robust sales figures that fell short of record-breaking levels, according to reporting by Naomi Rea. A $100m Modigliani on view is credited with helping draw money and attention to the fair during the Avant Première. At least one gallerist argued the Avant Première format could be made more intimate, and the question of whether fair organisers should push to be 'even more radical' hangs over the edition. Spending remained substantial across the preview period despite the absence of record results. The fair is taking place in Paris.