In frothy times, art fair sales occur on opening day.  At the new Abu Dhabi Art,  the big ticket deals were consummated at the end of the week.

Here is a list of purchases confirmed by fair organizers. UPDATE: PRICES NOT CONFIRMED BY FAIR ORGANIZERS. The buyers’ identities weren’t revealed, but I assume some of these purchases were made by the government’s Tourism Development and Investment Company (TDIC) which is developing the Abu Dhabi Louvre and Guggenheim Museums, as well as other collections.

Gagosian
De Kooning, Untitled XIII at $12m
Y.Z. Kami, Endless prayers at $75,000

Hauser and Wirth
Gerhard Richter, Abstract Bild at $6m

Pace Wildenstein
Calder, La Douche, $8.5m

Tony Shafrazi
Keith Haring, Untitled at $5m

Jason Bereswill, Study of Abu Dhabi 12 pieces  at $140,000

Enrico Navarra
Basquiat, Prayer at $3.9m

Art Sawa
Rachid Khimoune, Children of the world at $2.2m

Thaddaeus Ropac
Tony Cragg, 2008, stainless steel sculpture

Philip Taaffe, Toledo, 2008, mixed media on canvas

Farhad Moshiri, 2009, Never (to a European collector)

Ramin Haerizadeh, 2009, I used to be in love with him, to Middle Eastern collector