Picasso, Richter, and Hockney Lead Art Basel Switzerland 2026 Sales
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The 2026 edition of Art Basel's Switzerland fair concluded with top sales led by Pablo Picasso's Le peintre et son modèle dans un paysage ($35 million, sold by Hauser & Wirth), Gerhard Richter's Abstraktes Bild (940-7) ($20 million), and David Hockney's Studio Interior #2 ($8.5 million). The report highlights strong performance from blue-chip modern and contemporary artists at the prestigious art fair.
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Gerhard Richter's Abstraktes Bild (940-7), 2015, which sold for $20 million
Studio Interior #2, 2014 by recently-deceased luminary David Hockney; the acrylic-on-canvas rendition of Hockney's Los Angeles art-making space sold for $8.5 million
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