The City of Angels proved fertile ground for Frieze’s 2023 edition in Los Angeles—its largest show there to date. The fair boasted more than 35,000 visitors over the four-day run, all flocking to the Santa Monica airport to see what more than 120 galleries had on view. On-the-ground reporting revealed another crush of VIP attendees—including a few celebrities—with many roving the extensive grounds in golf carts to ensure they took in all of the art on display.

Galleries across the board reported strong sales (they rarely say otherwise) with many finding buyers for works in the first few hours of the VIP day.

As always, we do not list sales without accompanying price figures, but a plethora of galleries reported brisk results, though they declined to provide exact numbers. David Kordansky sold out its solo presentation of Chase Hall in the first few hours of the fair, and Pace sold works in a range of media priced between $45,000 and $2 million, including Yoshitomo Nara’s work on paper Remember BTB (2020) and a small-scale version of Hank Willis Thomas’s sculpture The Embrace (2023).

Meanwhile, Gagosian sold out its booth of new paintings and works on paper by Rick Lowe; Perrotin sold out its dual presentation of works by Josh Sperling and Aya Takano, plus works by Jean-Michel Othoniel and Daniel Arsham; and Victoria Miro completely sold out its booth of works by rising-star painter Doron Langberg. In the Focus section of the fair, co-curated by Amanda Hunt and Sonya Tamaddon, Patron sold out its booth featuring artist Greg Breda, while young dynamo Veronica Fernandez’s paintings all found buyers at Sow & Tailor’s booth.

Below, see our list of reported sales from Frieze L.A. 2023. 

PAINTINGS

Mark Bradford, Shall Rest in Honor There (2023) at Hauser & Wirth. Courtesy of the artist.

$3.5 million: Mark Bradford, Shall Rest in Honor There (2023) at Hauser & Wirth

$1.7 million: A painting by Robert Rauschenberg at Thaddaeus Ropac

$1.5 million: A painting by Alex Katz at Thaddaeus Ropac

$1.2 million: Dana Schutz, The Encounter at David Zwirner

$1.1 million: Alice Neel, Green Vase with Carnations (1982) at Xavier Hufkens

$1 million: Lisa Yuskavage, Sari at David Zwirner

$1 million: A painting by Ernie Barnes at the joint presentation of the artist by Ortuzar Projects and Andrew Kreps Gallery

$1 million: A work by Lucio Fontana at Robilant + Voena

$601,000: A painting by Tracey Emin at Xavier Hufkens

$500,000 each: Three paintings by Ernie Barnes at Ortuzar Projects and Andrew Kreps Gallery

$500,000: A painting by Michaël Borremans at David Zwirner

$450,000: Henry Taylor, Untitled (2022) at Hauser & Wirth

$353,000: A painting by Martha Jungwirth at Thaddaeus Ropac

$300,000 to $400,000: A work by Ha Chong-Hyun at Tina Kim Gallery

$300,000: Leon Polk Smith, Blue Points (1968) at Lisson Gallery

$241,000: Six paintings by Chantal Joffe at Lehmann Maupin

$225,000: A painting by McArthur Binion at Xavier Hufkens

$225,000: Luchita Hurtado, Untitled (1966) at Hauser & Wirth

$207,000 each: Two works by Lee Bae at Johyun Gallery

$175,000 to $250,000: A painting by Pacita Abad at Tina Kim Gallery

$120,000: A painting by Helen Johnson at Château Shatto

$100,000: A hand-stitched collage by Billie Zangewa at Lehmann Maupin

$90,000: A painting by Sayre Gomez at Xavier Hufkens

$85,303: Andreas Eriksson, Cutouts (2022) at Stephen Friedman Gallery

$65,000: A painting by Rebecca Ness at Jessica Silverman

$64,000: A painting by Walter Swennen at Xavier Hufkens

$60,000: A painting by Naudline Pierre at James Cohan

$55,000: A painting by Woody De Othello at Jessica Silverman

$53,000: Andreas Eriksson, Untitled (2022) at Stephen Friedman Gallery

$35,000 each: Two paintings by Julie Buffalohead at Jessica Silverman

$35,000 each: Li Ran, After Preset (2022) and Damn Script (2022) at Lisson Gallery

$33,000: An embroidered painting by Ghada Amer & Reza Farkhondeh at Goodman Gallery

$32,000: A painting by Hayal Pozanti at Jessica Silverman

$18,000 to $80,000 each: 18 paintings by Doron Langberg at Victoria Miro 

$16,000: Andreas Eriksson, Terrass (2022) at Stephen Friedman Gallery

$15,000: A painting by Chelsea Ryoko Wong at Jessica Silverman

$14,000 to $26,000 each: All of the paintings at Sow & Tailor’s presentation of Veronica Fernandez

$10,000 to $35,000 each: Paintings by Jonny Negron and Zeinab Saleh at Château Shatto

SCULPTURES & INSTALLATIONS

Carmen Herrera, Untitled Estructura (Green) (2007/2016). © Carmen Herrera. Courtesy of Lisson Gallery.

$750,000: Carmen Herrera, Untitled Estructura (Green) (2007/16) at Lisson Gallery

$541,000: A cast-iron sculpture by Antony Gormley at White Cube

$500,000: A wall-mounted bronze by Keith Haring at Gladstone Gallery

$450,000: A work by Robert Irwin at White Cube

$361,000: Shirazeh Houshiary, Mirage (2017) at Lisson Gallery

$225,000: A sculpture by Woody De Othello at Jessica Silverman

$200,000: A hand-embroidered work by Jordan Nassar at James Cohan

$150,000: A sculpture by Daniel Arsham at Perrotin

$120,000: Hugh Hayden, 96th Percentile (2023) at Lisson Gallery

$100,000: Hugh Hayden, Last Pick (2023); Nest (2023); and Wheaties (2023) at Lisson Gallery

$90,000: A new quilt by Yinka Shonibare CBE RA at Goodman Gallery

$50,000: A paper clay work by Pae White at Jessica Silverman

$40,000: A work by Rachel Eulena Williams at Xavier Hufkens

$45,000: Henry Taylor’s acrylic on cardboard box Untitled (ca. 1990s) at Hauser & Wirth

$15,000 each: Six oil on linen works with clock mechanisms & hardware by Van Hanos at Lisson Gallery

$10,000 to $25,000 each: Four works by Jane Margarette at Anat Ebgi

WORKS ON PAPER & PHOTOGRAPHS

Richard Prince, Untitled (cowboy) (1998). Courtesy of the artist and Gladstone Gallery.

$3 million: Richard Prince, Untitled (cowboy) (1998) at Gladstone Gallery

$150,000 each: Charles Gaines, Pecan Trees: Set 9 (2022), Pecan Trees: Set 10 (2022); and Pecan Trees: Set 11 (2022) at Hauser & Wirth

$90,000 each: Two works on paper by Louise Bourgeois at Xavier Hufkens

$80,000: Allora & Calzadilla, Aeolian Chart (2022) at Lisson Gallery

$60,000 to $100,000 each: Eight works on paper by Ernie Barnes at Ortuzar Projects and Andrew Kreps Gallery

$55,000 to $95,000 each: Three sculptures by Rose B. Simpson at Jessica Silverman

$50,000: An archival inkjet print by Vik Muniz at Nara Roesler

$45,000: A work on paper by Paul McCarthy at Xavier Hufkens

$35,000: A work on paper by Loie Hollowell at Jessica Silverman

$35,000: An archival inkjet print by Vik Muniz at Nara Roesler

$35,000 each: Five works on paper by Thomas Houseago at Xavier Hufkens

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