The founders of the New York gallery talk to Edward Behrens about shaping the market for work by modern and contemporary women artists
It’s been an interesting time for the art market. After a couple of challenging years, things are beginning to pick up. The Old Masters have shown unusual growth but it’s not easy right now. How do you feel about the market at the moment?
Christine Berry: We see the instability that everyone else is talking about, but we’re fortunate to have a niche, and in a certain way we’re very protected against the market. We’re working with artists that are less known, we are building their markets and their legacies, so there is plenty of opportunity to grow. While we’re selling Joan Mitchells at $2 million, we’re also selling works by Lucia Wilcox at $45,000. And as with the Old Masters you mention, collectors are going back and saying, ‘Wait, we kind of forgot about this area.’ They’re saying that they are interested in these artists who were participating at the time, and want to add them to their collection.
— Edward Behrens, Apollo
