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Amid Protests and an Early Closure Announcement, Art Basel Paris Finds Buyers for Its Safest Bets

Hauser & Wirth led the market with two sales near $10 million each as collectors bought aggressively despite unrest in Paris.

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Closing early, Art Basel Paris 2026 reported major sales for Richter and Baselitz, while Premise revisits Ellsworth Kelly and Robert Indiana.

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The event, which ends on Sunday 25 October, features a selection of varied and high-quality works.

·Paris, France
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The most powerful collectors and major galleries gather at the Grand Palais, at the great contemporary art fair of autumn, while protests continue on the street

·Madrid, Spain
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Paris, 22 Oct. (askanews) Paris has been earning credit as a square of contemporary art for years and this is also demonstrated by the increasing importance of the Parisian showcase of Art Basel, which in Europe has probably surpassed, as far as interest is concerned, the original fair in the Swiss city. This year, however, because of the social tensions and the events planned, Art [...]

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ARTnews broke the news in New York, United States on Wednesday, October 21, 2026.
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