Every spring Manhattan buzzes with art and antiques fever, thanks to a spate of high-profile auctions and fairs tempting collectors with the best works on the market. This year didn’t disappoint, highlighted by record-smashing auction results, ranging from the $119.9 million paid for the last privately held version of Edvard Munch’s The Scream at Sotheby’s to the nearly $36.5 million that Yves Klein’s FC1 (Fire Color 1) brought at Christie’s. And buyers came in droves by bus and ferry to Randall’s Island for a splashy new edition of the Freize contemporary art fair, featuring 170 international galleries, while the Art and Antique Dealers League of America’s Spring Show at the Park Avenue Armory satiated buyers with somewhat more traditional tastes.
Every spring Manhattan buzzes with art and antiques fever, thanks to a spate of high-profile auctions and fairs tempting collectors with the best works on the market. This year didn’t disappoint, highlighted by record-smashing auction results, ranging from the $119.9 million paid for the last privately held version of Edvard Munch’s The Scream at Sotheby’s to the nearly $36.5 million that Yves Klein’s FC1 (Fire Color 1) brought at Christie’s. And buyers came in droves by bus and ferry to Randall’s Island for a splashy new edition of the Freize contemporary art fair, featuring 170 international galleries, while the Art and Antique Dealers League of America’s Spring Show at the Park Avenue Armory satiated buyers with somewhat more traditional tastes.