Frieze Masters: Jan Brueghel the Elder Painting Sells for £5 Million as Fair Spans Dinosaurs to Diamonds

A painting by Jan Brueghel the Elder sold for £5 million at Frieze Masters within hours of the fair's opening, according to ArtsLife. The Masters section, housed in a pavilion roughly 15 minutes from Frieze London, offers a far broader inventory than its sister fair: dinosaur skeletons (a Triceratops at £675,000 and a Camarasaurus supremus at £1 million), antiquities from ancient Egypt, Etruria, Greece and Rome, works by Picasso, Flemish masters, De Beers diamonds, medieval armour, furniture from historic houses and rare books. Italian-linked galleries among the exhibitors include Continua, Victoria Miro, Manina, 10 A. M. Art and Rossi – Rossi, the last Italian-founded but based in Hong Kong. Sales were strong at both Frieze London and Frieze Masters, with the Eastern market dominating. London remains the meeting point between East and West in the art market, the report concludes. The article is presented as a photo gallery.