‘Quality always rules’: VIP day sales at Frieze London 2025

VIP day at Frieze London 2025 saw brisk sales despite a more cautious market. Gallerists reported strong interest in quality works, with Thomas Dane Gallery selling Michael Landy's *Multi-Saint* (2013) for €125,000 to the Walker Art Gallery in Liverpool, and Josh Lilley selling works by Gareth Cadwallader and Rebecca Manson. Hauser & Wirth sold 17 works at Frieze London and 16 at Frieze Masters, including René Magritte's *Le domaine enchanté* (1953) for $1.6m and Gabriele Münter's *The Blue Garden (My Garden Gate)* (1909) for SFr2.4m ($3m). Cecilia Brunson Projects sold six of eight woven works by the Indigenous Wichí collective Claudia Alarcón & Silät within the first hour, with prices up to $55,000.