{"id":70249,"date":"2026-10-23T22:07:20","date_gmt":"2026-10-23T19:07:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/curatorial.ro\/uncategorized-en\/the-most-valuable-works-offered-for-sale-at-art-basel-paris-2026\/"},"modified":"2026-10-23T22:07:20","modified_gmt":"2026-10-23T19:07:20","slug":"the-most-valuable-works-offered-for-sale-at-art-basel-paris-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/curatorial.ro\/en\/art\/the-most-valuable-works-offered-for-sale-at-art-basel-paris-2026\/","title":{"rendered":"The Most Valuable Works Offered for Sale at Art Basel Paris 2026"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">Works<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">signed<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">by<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">legendary<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">names<\/span> &#8211; <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">from<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">Amedeo<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">Modigliani<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">to<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">Pablo<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">Picasso,<\/span> Jean <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">&#8211;<\/span> Michel  <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">Basquiat<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">and<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">Jeff<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">Koons\u2014their works were the most valuable pieces on display at the fifth edition of Art Basel Paris, which ended two days early amid protests in France.<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"xzq6wi8 x6s0dn4 xsizsl4 x78zum5 xbjcvb9 x1lvaidh x5gxw34 x1lu42hc x1r0vwrn\" role=\"group\" aria-label=\"Ac\u021biuni legate de r\u0103spuns\" data-assistant-message-actions=\"\" data-message-actions=\"\"><div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_80 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-grey ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Summary<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" aria-label=\"Toggle Table of Content\"><span class=\"ez-toc-js-icon-con\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/curatorial.ro\/en\/art\/the-most-valuable-works-offered-for-sale-at-art-basel-paris-2026\/#A_Modigliani_Worth_Over_100_Million\" >A Modigliani Worth Over $100 Million<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/curatorial.ro\/en\/art\/the-most-valuable-works-offered-for-sale-at-art-basel-paris-2026\/#Mitchell_and_Basquiat_at_Van_de_Weghe\" >Mitchell and Basquiat, at Van de Weghe<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/curatorial.ro\/en\/art\/the-most-valuable-works-offered-for-sale-at-art-basel-paris-2026\/#Picasso_and_Gauguin_at_Acquavella\" >Picasso and Gauguin, at Acquavella<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/curatorial.ro\/en\/art\/the-most-valuable-works-offered-for-sale-at-art-basel-paris-2026\/#Victor_Man_at_Gladstone\" >Victor Man at Gladstone<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"A_Modigliani_Worth_Over_100_Million\"><\/span><strong>A Modigliani Worth Over $100 Million<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Pace Di Donna Schrader Galleries (PDS) has put a 1917 nude by Amedeo Modigliani up for sale for over $100 million. It is being offered for sale by the family of the collector who acquired it in 1920.<\/p>\n<p>Titled \u201cNu \u00e9tendu (Lolotte),\u201d the painting\u2014an oil on canvas measuring 65&#215;92 cm\u2014depicts Lolotte in a raw style that is distinctive to the Italian artist.<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"iNqyIf\" data-sfc-cp=\"\" data-sfc-root=\"c\" data-complete=\"true\"><span class=\"yADgie\"> Dealer Emmanuel Di Donna noted in the event preview that, although other pieces have enjoyed rapid success, a $100 million masterpiece like this <\/span><span class=\"yADgie\">\u201ctakes time to find the right buyer\u201d<\/span><!--TgQPHd|||[]--><span class=\"yADgie\">, as it is not an impulsive purchase.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_70140\" style=\"width: 1310px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-70140\" class=\"size-full wp-image-70140\" src=\"https:\/\/curatorial.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Nu-etendu-Lolotte-Amedeo-Modigliani-curatorial.png\" alt=\"\"nu \u00e9tendu\" (lolotte), Amedeo Modigliani, curatorial\" width=\"1300\" height=\"1059\" srcset=\"https:\/\/curatorial.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Nu-etendu-Lolotte-Amedeo-Modigliani-curatorial.png 1300w, https:\/\/curatorial.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Nu-etendu-Lolotte-Amedeo-Modigliani-curatorial-442x360.png 442w, https:\/\/curatorial.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Nu-etendu-Lolotte-Amedeo-Modigliani-curatorial-897x731.png 897w, https:\/\/curatorial.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Nu-etendu-Lolotte-Amedeo-Modigliani-curatorial-768x626.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1300px) 100vw, 1300px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-70140\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">\u201cNu \u00e9tendu (Lolotte),\u201d by Amedeo Modigliani; \u201cT\u00eate de femme,\u201d by Pablo Picasso; curated by<\/p><\/div>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Mitchell_and_Basquiat_at_Van_de_Weghe\"><\/span><strong>Mitchell and Basquiat, at Van de Weghe<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Van de Weghe has several works in his collection estimated at over 10 million dollars.<\/p>\n<p> A work by Joan Mitchell, &#8220;River III&#8221;, oil on canvas measuring 258x199cm, was valued at $14.5 million, a painting of impressive size from 1967 &#8211; 1968.<\/p>\n<p> A painting by Jean-Michel Basquiat from 1982, titled &#8220;Busted Atlas&#8221;, acrylic on canvas measuring 165x165cm, was valued at $11 million.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_70142\" style=\"width: 1310px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-70142\" class=\"size-full wp-image-70142\" src=\"https:\/\/curatorial.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Joan-Mitchell-\u201eRiver-III-curatorial.png\" alt=\"Joan Mitchell, \u201cRiver III,\u201d curatorial\" width=\"1300\" height=\"1063\" srcset=\"https:\/\/curatorial.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Joan-Mitchell-\u201eRiver-III-curatorial.png 1300w, https:\/\/curatorial.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Joan-Mitchell-\u201eRiver-III-curatorial-440x360.png 440w, https:\/\/curatorial.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Joan-Mitchell-\u201eRiver-III-curatorial-894x731.png 894w, https:\/\/curatorial.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Joan-Mitchell-\u201eRiver-III-curatorial-768x628.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1300px) 100vw, 1300px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-70142\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">&#8220;River III,&#8221; by Joan Mitchell; curatorial<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_70144\" style=\"width: 1310px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-70144\" class=\"size-full wp-image-70144\" src=\"https:\/\/curatorial.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Busted-Atlas-Jean-Michel-Basquiat-curatorial.png\" alt=\"Busted Atlas, Jean-Michel Basquiat, curatorial\" width=\"1300\" height=\"975\" srcset=\"https:\/\/curatorial.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Busted-Atlas-Jean-Michel-Basquiat-curatorial.png 1300w, https:\/\/curatorial.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Busted-Atlas-Jean-Michel-Basquiat-curatorial-480x360.png 480w, https:\/\/curatorial.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Busted-Atlas-Jean-Michel-Basquiat-curatorial-975x731.png 975w, https:\/\/curatorial.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Busted-Atlas-Jean-Michel-Basquiat-curatorial-768x576.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1300px) 100vw, 1300px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-70144\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">&#8220;Busted Atlas&#8221;, by Jean-Michel Basquiat; curatorial<\/p><\/div>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Picasso_and_Gauguin_at_Acquavella\"><\/span><strong>Picasso and Gauguin, at Acquavella<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p> At the Acquavella gallery stand, the work &#8220;Femme au b\u00e9ret rouge \u00e0 pompon&#8221;, oil on canvas by Pablo Picasso, dated December 5, 1937, and a still life by Paul Gauguin from 1889 stood out.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_70146\" style=\"width: 1310px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-70146\" class=\"size-full wp-image-70146\" src=\"https:\/\/curatorial.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Femme-au-beret-rouge-a-pompon-5-decembrie-1937-Pablo-Picasso-curatorial.png\" alt=\"Woman with a Red Beret and a Pom-Pom, December 5, 1937, Pablo Picasso, curatorial\" width=\"1300\" height=\"975\" srcset=\"https:\/\/curatorial.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Femme-au-beret-rouge-a-pompon-5-decembrie-1937-Pablo-Picasso-curatorial.png 1300w, https:\/\/curatorial.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Femme-au-beret-rouge-a-pompon-5-decembrie-1937-Pablo-Picasso-curatorial-480x360.png 480w, https:\/\/curatorial.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Femme-au-beret-rouge-a-pompon-5-decembrie-1937-Pablo-Picasso-curatorial-975x731.png 975w, https:\/\/curatorial.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Femme-au-beret-rouge-a-pompon-5-decembrie-1937-Pablo-Picasso-curatorial-768x576.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1300px) 100vw, 1300px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-70146\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">&#8220;Femme au b\u00e9ret rouge \u00e0 pompon&#8221;, by Pablo Picasso; curatorial<\/p><\/div>\n<p> <b>Cy Twombly and Jeff Koons, at Gagosian<\/b><\/p>\n<p> Cy Twombly and Jeff Koons were protagonists at Gagosian.<\/p>\n<p>The first features a chalk drawing from 1970, and the second is a sculpture approximately 3 meters tall that appears to be made of giant wine corks, but is actually composed of polychrome bronze forms. It sold for $4.3 million.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_70148\" style=\"width: 1310px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-70148\" class=\"size-full wp-image-70148\" src=\"https:\/\/curatorial.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Jeff-Koons-curatorial.png\" alt=\"Jeff Koons, curatorial\" width=\"1300\" height=\"1092\" srcset=\"https:\/\/curatorial.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Jeff-Koons-curatorial.png 1300w, https:\/\/curatorial.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Jeff-Koons-curatorial-429x360.png 429w, https:\/\/curatorial.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Jeff-Koons-curatorial-870x731.png 870w, https:\/\/curatorial.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Jeff-Koons-curatorial-768x645.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1300px) 100vw, 1300px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-70148\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Jeff Koons; curatorial<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_70150\" style=\"width: 1310px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-70150\" class=\"size-full wp-image-70150\" src=\"https:\/\/curatorial.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Cy-Twombly.png\" alt=\"Cy Twombly\" width=\"1300\" height=\"1018\" srcset=\"https:\/\/curatorial.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Cy-Twombly.png 1300w, https:\/\/curatorial.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Cy-Twombly-460x360.png 460w, https:\/\/curatorial.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Cy-Twombly-933x731.png 933w, https:\/\/curatorial.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Cy-Twombly-768x601.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1300px) 100vw, 1300px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-70150\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Cy Twombly; curatorial<\/p><\/div>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Victor_Man_at_Gladstone\"><\/span><strong>Victor Man at Gladstone<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>According to figures compiled by the fair\u2019s organizers, galleries reported sales of over 300 works worth approximately $147 million during the first two days of the preview. Among others, Gladstone Gallery also recorded significant sales during the first few days, including a painting by Victor Man valued at $1.3 million. The work is titled \u201cPink Chair\u201d (2012).<\/p>\n<p>Results for the four days of the fair are still pending.<\/p>\n<p>Art Basel Paris 2026 ended on the evening of October 23, two days earlier than scheduled, amid <a href=\"https:\/\/curatorial.ro\/arta\/proteste-la-paris-art-basel-se-incheie-mai-devreme-luvru-orsay-si-louis-vuitton-inchise-temporar\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">protests<\/a> scheduled to take place in the French capital on October 24, a day on which several museums and collections announced they would be closed.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Works signed by legendary names &#8211; from Amedeo Modigliani to Pablo Picasso, Jean &#8211; Michel Basquiat and Jeff Koons\u2014their works were the most valuable pieces on display at the fifth edition of Art Basel Paris, which ended two days early [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6,"featured_media":70153,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_seopress_robots_primary_cat":"none","_seopress_titles_title":"","_seopress_titles_desc":"","_seopress_robots_index":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[6965],"tags":[8655,7206],"class_list":{"0":"post-70249","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-art","8":"tag-art-basel-paris","9":"tag-art-fair"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/curatorial.ro\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/70249","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/curatorial.ro\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/curatorial.ro\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/curatorial.ro\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/6"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/curatorial.ro\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=70249"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/curatorial.ro\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/70249\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/curatorial.ro\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/70153"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/curatorial.ro\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=70249"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/curatorial.ro\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=70249"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/curatorial.ro\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=70249"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}