Brueghel Still Life Fetches $6.5M at Frieze London as Met Taps Danh Vo and Sandra Mujinga for 2027
At Frieze London, Hauser & Wirth made a significant sale of a still life by Jan Brueghel the Elder, fetching around £5 million ($6.5 million), which was once part of Baron Alphonse von Rothschild's collection. Meanwhile, David Zwirner sold a piece by Michaël Borremans for $1.5 million, and Hauser & Wirth also moved an Avery Singer artwork for $800,000. Thaddaeus Ropac managed to sell an Antony Gormley piece for £500,000. There was a remarkable 24% rise in VIP bookings from the Middle East and North Africa, particularly from nations like India, Morocco, Saudi Arabia, and the UAE. In 2027, the Metropolitan Museum of Art will feature commissions from Danh Vo and Sandra Mujinga. Art Basel has secured a five-year contract in Miami Beach through 2031, while Taliesin West has closed its doors indefinitely due to a tragic event. The Weitzman National Museum is considering joining the Smithsonian.
Key facts
- Hauser & Wirth sold a Jan Brueghel the Elder still life for about £5 million ($6.5 million) at Frieze London's VIP opening
- The Brueghel, formerly owned by Baron Alphonse von Rothschild, last sold at Sotheby's London in 2016 for £3.8 million
- Other sales included a $1.5 million Michaël Borremans at David Zwirner and an $800,000 Avery Singer at Hauser & Wirth
- Frieze reported VIP bookings up 36 percent from Brazil and 24 percent from the Middle East and North Africa
- Danh Vo will fill the Met's facade niches from September 16, 2027 to June 13, 2028; Sandra Mujinga's Great Hall installation runs November 4, 2027 to April 4, 2028
- Miami Beach approved a five-year Art Basel contract through 2031 cutting rent to $500,000 after MCH Group threatened a Las Vegas move
- Visitor Rogério Renato Mateucci died at Taliesin West after being struck by wind-blown roofing material, closing the site indefinitely
- The Weitzman National Museum of American Jewish History could join the Smithsonian under a congressional commission created by 2024 legislation
Entities
Artists
- Jan Brueghel the Elder
- Baron Alphonse von Rothschild
- Michaël Borremans
- Avery Singer
- Antony Gormley
- Danh Vo
- Sandra Mujinga
- Wangechi Mutu
- Carol Bove
- Hew Locke
- Nairy Baghramian
- Lee Bul
- Jeffrey Gibson
- Liu Wei
- Kent Monkman
- Jacolby Satterwhite
- Tong Yang-Tze
- Frank Lloyd Wright
- Yohji Yamamoto
- Junya Ishigami
- Hiroshi Sugimoto
- Lee Krasner
- Angela China
- Troye Sivan
- John Juniper
- Jeff Solorio
Institutions
- Hauser & Wirth
- Frieze London
- Sotheby's
- David Zwirner
- Thaddaeus Ropac
- The Metropolitan Museum of Art
- Genesis Art Initiatives
- Art Basel
- MCH Group
- Miami Beach Convention Center
- Taliesin West
- Frank Lloyd Wright Foundation
- Scottsdale Fire Department
- Scottsdale Police Department
- Weitzman National Museum of American Jewish History
- Smithsonian Institution
- Jewish Telegraphic Agency
- National Museum of the American Latino
- Smithsonian American Women's History Museum
- Buccellati
- Tsu Lange Yor
- Morgenthal Frederics
- Rétromobile
- Javits Center
- Noguchi Award
- Apparatus
- New Museum
- UBS
- Phoenix Art Museum
- Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden
Locations
- London
- United Kingdom
- New York
- United States
- Berlin
- Germany
- Mexico City
- Mexico
- Oslo
- Norway
- Miami Beach
- Florida
- Las Vegas
- Nevada
- Scottsdale
- Arizona
- Philadelphia
- Pennsylvania
- Brazil
- India
- Morocco
- Saudi Arabia
- United Arab Emirates
- Middle East
- North Africa
- South Asia
- Southeast Asia
- Burano
- Paris
- France