Frieze Week, a major event in the global art calendar, is underway in London, drawing artists, collectors, dealers, and enthusiasts to multiple venues across the city. The week features the Frieze London contemporary art fair in Regent’s Park alongside Frieze Masters, which focuses on old masters and significant 20th-century artists. This year’s edition brings together 172 galleries at Frieze London and 140 at Frieze Masters, complemented by some of the season’s most prominent auctions at Christie’s and Sotheby’s.

Among the highlights at Frieze Masters is the presentation of the Andrew Edmunds Collection by Daniel Crouch Rare Books. Edmunds, a respected dealer and restaurateur who passed away in 2022, was a key figure in the trade of 18th-century prints, particularly those by William Hogarth, James Gillray, and Thomas Rowlandson. His extensive collection exceeds 10,000 works. The gallery will evoke an 18th-century print shop atmosphere to showcase and offer selections from the collection.

Colnaghi, a well-known dealer specializing in old masters, will exhibit a Portrait of a Nobleman by Anthony van Dyck. This piece exemplifies van Dyck’s elegant style and will be available to serious buyers looking to acquire distinguished historical portraits.

Hauser & Wirth will display a still life by Jan Brueghel the Elder titled Still Life of Flowers in a Stoneware Vase. The work has a complex provenance; it was seized by the Nazis in 1939 and held at the National Gallery in Prague before being restituted in 2016. The painting will be presented alongside a new piece by British artist Flora Yukhnovich, drawing a connection between classical precision and contemporary interpretations of floral motifs.

Annely Juda Gallery will feature three ink and pencil portraits by David Hockney, reflecting the artist’s skill as a draughtsman. Hockney, who was represented by the gallery for many years, will be shown alongside other notable figurative artists, including Anthony Caro, Leon Kossoff, and Frank Auerbach.

On the contemporary side, Ingleby Gallery will introduce works by Hayley Barker, a Los Angeles-based painter noted for her evocative garden scenes. Her large-scale canvases evoke a twilight ambiance and lush abundance, drawing artistic parallels to artists like Claude Monet and Cedric Morris.

Among notable prices circulating in the broader art market during Frieze Week are pieces by Francis Bacon, estimated at £18 million, works by Andy Warhol around £2.5 million, and Fernand Léger at approximately £5 million, underscoring the continued high demand for blue-chip artists.

Frieze Week continues to be a central moment for the art world, combining historical works, contemporary innovation, and significant auction sales, reflecting the diverse interests and deepening global engagement of collectors and institutions.