In April, her first painting went to auction: Sotheby’s Hong Kong sold Josephine (2020), a stark, pristine still life with white roses in a vase that gives off an eerie reflection, for an eye-opening $513,920. Following her 2019 debut at 56 Henry, and 2021 solo shows at Winter Street Gallery and Blum & Poe, the artist, now in her late twenties, entered 2022 as part of the latter gallery’s roster. Though Anna Weyant was gaining renown in the art world before 2022, this was undoubtedly her breakthrough year. This article is part of The Art Market Recap 2022-a look at the major sales, trends, and artists that made an impact this year. While the art world’s thirst for newness is seemingly unquenchable, that obsession is prolonged by the fact that these early-career artists’ works have become next to impossible to collect. Yet another surge came during October’s Frieze Week sales, as well as the Hong Kong auctions in late November and early December, particularly surrounding those artists with proven career longevity. While ample activity surrounded such early-career artists in the spring and early summer sales, a lull in the late summer and early fall suggested that an overzealous secondary market had subsided. Yet these auction breakthroughs were still milestone moments, marking new levels of market interest and higher price brackets. In most cases, these artists were already known quantities, with stellar gallery representation, ever-growing exhibition histories, ample museum acquisitions, and waitlists of collectors vying for their work. The artists and artworks featured here created some of the most buzzed-about moments during marquee auction weeks this year. Boosted by an increasing number of sales that cater to this subset-young and emerging artists who have a growing collector base on the primary market-the list of splashy auction debuts and meteoric ascents we witnessed in 2022 is not a short one. It was undoubtedly a banner year for the ultra-contemporary market.
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