Despite market ‘doomsayers’, dealers see signs of 'turnaround'

The Art Newspaper

"'People are sort of doomsdayers,' said Christine A. Berry, an owner at Berry Campbell Gallery in Chelsea, who said her gallery's sales have continued to be 'slow and steady' over the past year. 'You have to show good work, and if you're boosting your prices and they aren't reasonable, I don't think people are going to buy. But if you do things in a steady way, the market doesn't shift that much for you.'

 

Berry Campbell Gallery certainly did well during the fair's preview-their sale of Lynne Drexler's painting Autumn Twilight (1977) to a private collection for $450,000 was one of the most valuable reported sales of the day. The gallery also sold Yvonne Thomas's Blue Green (1964) for $125,000 and Cantilevered #14 (2014) by Nanette Carter for $22,000."

 

— Carlie Porterfield, The Art Newspaper

 

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September 6, 2024