Frieze Los Angeles 2025 closed its sixth edition on Sunday, February 23rd, capping off a buoyant L.A. Art Week, which saw collectors, celebrities, and institutions turn out in force across the city. The fair took place following concerns that recent wildfires might impact turnout. Yet the event witnessed a substantial gathering of visitors, with high-profile collectors and celebrities, including Adrien Brody, Gwyneth Paltrow, Kid Cudi, and Julia Fox.
This year’s Frieze Los Angeles hosted some 97 galleries from 20 countries at the Santa Monica Airport, and took place during a week of exhibitions and other art fairs across the city, including Felix and Post-Fair. The total number of exhibitors at Frieze was identical to last year’s edition and slightly lower than the 2023 count of 120 galleries. Robust dealmaking across the fair reflected an optimistic attitude among galleries, reinforcing a sense of resilience in the L.A. art market. “The energy, interest, and enthusiasm were palpable, with a strong showing of collectors, institutions, and artists,” said Angela Brazda, director of White Cube.
Leading the reported sales across the fair was a $2.8 million Elizabeth Peyton painting at David Zwirner’s booth during the flurry of first-day transactions. The sale surpassed last year’s most expensive reported transaction of $2 million for a Richard Serra drawing at Gladstone Gallery. This year’s fair also saw several sold-out presentations from David Kordansky Gallery and Casey Kaplan, among others.
“I was rooting for this fair to happen,” said Tim Blum of the Los Angeles–founded gallery BLUM. “I knew quite clearly that it would be an important event—it always is, but ever more so this year after the devastating fires. I kept my expectations in check, given the circumstances, but I was heartened when I walked up on opening day to see a serpentine line winding down the entrance ramp. Ultimately, there was a very vibrant, energetic crowd at the start of the fair as well as in days that followed. Frieze Los Angeles this year was a win.”
A noteworthy new acquisition program was the Mohn Art Collective (MAC3), a joint initiative by the Los Angeles County Museum of Art, MOCA, and the Hammer Museum. This fund, amounting to $75,000, acquired two works from the Focus section: Shaniqwa Jarvis’s Slowly, Surely (2025) from Sow & Tailor and Edgar Arceneaux’s Skinning the Mirror (Summer 1) (2025) from Dreamsong—one of Artsy’s best booths from the fair.
“Frieze Los Angeles was a resounding success,” said Christine Messineo, director of Americas for Frieze. “Collectors and institutions engaged with real intent, purchasing with sustained interest throughout the fair, from the opening moments to the final hours on Sunday afternoon. The market has proven its resilience. In the face of recent challenges, the global art community has recognized the vital role of investing in the creative economy.”
Here, we round up the key sales reported by galleries at Frieze Los Angeles 2025.
Top sales at Frieze Los Angeles 2025
Untitled, 2015
Noah Davis
David Zwirner
- In addition to the Peyton work, David Zwirner’s sales included a Noah Davis work for $2.5 million, an Alice Neel painting for $1.8 million, and a Lisa Yuskavage painting for $1.6 million. The gallery also reported the sales of two works on paper by Kai Althoff priced at $150,000–$400,000, and a piece by Emma McIntyre for $100,000.
- Gladstone Gallery’s reported sales were led by a Keith Haring painting on glass for $2 million. The gallery also sold “several” Robert Mapplethorpe photograph editions priced at $200,000–$300,000 apiece and a Ugo Rondinone painting for $240,000.
- Xavier Hufkens’s sales were led by a Tracey Emin painting for “approximately” £1.2 million ($1.5 million). The gallery also sold a sculpture by Antony Gormley for £375,000 ($474,000); two paintings by Sterling Ruby for $140,000 and $85,000; two paintings and a sculpture by Mark Manders for €30,000–€110,000 ($31,400–$115,000) each; and a painting by Sayre Gomez for $60,000.
- Thaddaeus Ropac’s reported sales were led by a painting by Georg Baselitz for €1 million ($1.04 million) and a painting by Alex Katz for $800,000.
Camouflaged, Fig. 3, 2024
Elmgreen & Dragset
Pace Gallery
Schon flaggert das Licht, 2023
Georg Baselitz
Thaddaeus Ropac
- Michael Rosenfeld Gallery’s reported sales were led by a Ruth Asawa sculpture for a price “in the region of” $1 million.
- Pace Gallery’s sales included a 2021 installation by James Turrell for $900,000, a Robert Indiana sculpture for $600,000, a sculpture by Arlene Shechet for $100,000, and a painting by Loie Hollowell for $325,000. The gallery also sold works by Elmgreen & Dragset, Alejandro Piñeiro Bello, Genesis Belanger, Hank Willis Thomas, Kylie Manning, Tara Donovan, and David Hockney, among others.
- White Cube’s sales included a Howardena Pindell painting for $325,000, a Tracey Emin work for £125,000 ($158,000), and a Danica Lundy painting for $75,000.
- BLUM’s sales were led by a Yoshitomo Nara work for $750,000. The gallery also sold works by artists including Tom Anholt, Sam Moyer, Theodora Allen, and Asuka Anastacia Ogawa.
- Almine Rech sold a number of works from its solo presentation of Tomokazu Matsuyama, with prices ranging from $100,000–$600,000 per piece. Sales included four institutional acquisitions and Come Away With Me (2024), which sold for $550,000.
- Karma’s sales included still lifes by Manoucher Yektai and Gertrude Abercrombie for $300,000 and $225,000, respectively; a work by the 20th-century painter Hughie Lee-Smith for $200,000; and works by contemporary painters including Calvin Marcus ($135,000), Ulala Imai ($60,000), Reggie Burrows Hodges ($325,000), and Henni Alftan ($85,000).
- Tina Kim Gallery’s sales included a Ha Chong-hyun work for $375,000–$400,000; a bronze sculpture by Ghada Amer for $80,000–$100,000; and a work by Suki Seokyeong Kang for $75,000–$90,000.
- Kukje Gallery’s sales were led by a Park Seo-Bo painting for $250,000–$300,000. The gallery also sold a Kim Yong-Ik painting for $200,000–$240,000, and a Kim Yun Shin painting for $140,000–$168,000.
Sold-out booths at Frieze Los Angeles 2025
Theatre of Metamorphosis, 2024
Xin Liu (b. 1991)
Make Room
- Make Room, one of Artsy’s best booths from the fair, placed all works from its solo presentation of Xin Liu. Prices for works ranged from $20,000–$50,000 each.
- David Kordansky Gallery placed all paintings and sculptures from its solo presentation of works by Maia Cruz Palileo during the fair’s opening hours. Works ranged in price from $8,000–$80,000.
- Hauser & Wirth and Company Gallery’s joint solo presentation of works by Ambera Wellmann sold out, with prices ranging from $150,000–$210,000.
- Casey Kaplan sold out its solo booth of works by Sydney Cain during the fair’s VIP day. Prices for works were around $30,000 per piece.
- Bortolami sold out its booth, which included works by Naotaka Hiro, Rebecca Morris, and Madeline Hollander.
- Altman Siegel sold out its booth of paintings by Laeh Glenn.
- Carlye Packer sold out its booth of works by Brandon Landers, priced at $16,000–$54,000 per piece.
- In its inaugural presentation at Frieze Los Angeles, Mariane Ibrahim sold out its booth of works by Patrick Eugène.
More notable sales from Frieze Los Angeles 2025
Fall Mountains, 2024-2025
Diana Al-Hadid
Kasmin
- Galerie Lelong & Co.’s sales were led by a Ficre Ghebreyesus work for $150,000. The gallery also sold a work by Michelle Stuart for $60,000, a work by Jane Hammond for $50,000, and a work by Tariku Shiferaw for $12,000.
- Kasmin’s solo presentation of Diana Al-Hadid sold works for $75,000–$110,000 apiece.
- Timothy Taylor’s sales included a sculpture by Annie Morris for “roughly” £155,000 ($195,000), an Antonia Showering painting for £60,000 ($75,000), and a Sahara Longe painting for £60,000 ($75,800).
- Nara Roesler’s sales included an Amelia Toledo sculpture for $50,000 and three Vik Muniz editioned series for $45,000.
Around the clock in amsterdam blue, cobalt, and sevres blue, 2025
Loie Hollowell
Jessica Silverman
- Jessica Silverman sold a Loie Hollowell work for $170,000, a Rebecca Manson porcelain work for $80,000, and a Sadie Barnette sculpture for $75,000. The gallery also sold works by Atsushi Kaga, Julie Buffalohead, Chelsea Ryoko Wong, and Rupy C. Tut, among others.
- Southern Guild, making its debut at the fair, sold two works by Manyaku Mashilo for $22,000–$26,000 each; three Bonolo Kavula works for $5,000–$16,000 each; an Alexandra Hedison work for $17,000; and a Zanele Muholi print for $22,000.
- Nonaka-Hill sold “multiple” works by Sawako Goda, with prices for works ranging from $25,000–$50,000 apiece.
Benefit sales at Frieze Los Angeles 2025
Following the recent wildfires in L.A. County, Frieze Los Angeles this year featured several initiatives to direct support to those affected. These included partnerships with organizations including the Black Trustee Alliance for Art Museums as well as the inauguration of the Frieze Arts Alliance, where major institutions committed to supporting local artists and galleries. At Victoria Miro’s group presentation “Galleries Together,” exhibitors and artists across the fair were invited to contribute works, with proceeds benefitting the L.A. Arts Community Fire Relief Fund. Works sold through this initiative included:
- Victoria Miro sold Tidawhitney Lek’s Made in Cambodia (2024) and Jemima Murphy’s Life in Violet (2024) for $15,000–$20,000 apiece.
- Lehmann Maupin sold Liza Lou’s Sunday Afternoon (2013) for $25,000.
- David Kordansky Gallery sold Maia Cruz Palileo’s Spotted Aspin (2024) for $8,000.
- Kaikai Kiki Gallery sold Tomoyumi’s Sunday Afternoon (2023) for $17,000, Chinatsu Ban’s Baptism in Mexico (2022) for $5,700, Ban’s Close Encounters of the Third Kind for $1,900, and works by Shin Murata and Takashi Murakami for $3,000 each.
- L.A. Louver sold Rebecca Campbell’s Salmon River Gold (2023) for $8,500.
- Galerie Lelong & Co. sold Tariku Shiferaw’s Keep Ya Head Up (Tupac) (2019) for $5,000.
- 303 Gallery sold Erin Falls and Sam Falls’s Concord (2025) for $3,000.
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