Nature Morte Co-Founder Peter Nagy Dies at 67 as Christie's Previews a $41M Mondrian for Frieze Week
13 October 2026
Sébastien Bourdon, public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
Nature Morte Co-Founder Peter Nagy Dies at 67
Peter Nagy, the American-born artist and gallerist who co-founded Nature Morte with Alan Belcher in New York's East Village in 1982, has died at 67 after a long illness, the gallery confirmed. Nagy moved to New Delhi around 1992 and re-established Nature Morte there in 1997, building it into one of the leading commercial galleries for Indian contemporary art; in August the gallery marked its 30th year with a new permanent Delhi space in Gulmohar Park, whose inaugural show's second half is still scheduled to run 22 October–12 December. Both the Delhi and Mumbai galleries will remain open, in keeping with his wishes. Coverage via The Art Newspaper and ArtReview.
Christie's Previews a $41M Mondrian and a Climate Charity Sale for Frieze Week
Ahead of its 14 October evening sale, Christie's has unveiled a Piet Mondrian coming to auction for the first time, estimated at £20–30 million ($27–41 million), as the headline lot of its 20th/21st Century Evening Sale. The same Frieze Week programme includes the second edition of Artists for Climate Action, a charity sale benefiting the Gallery Climate Coalition and ClientEarth, with South African artist Igshaan Adams donating a bead-and-textile sculpture estimated at £60,000–80,000. Coverage via ARTnews and ARTnews.
The Prado Opens a Show on Christina of Sweden's Sculpture Collecting
The Museo del Prado in Madrid has opened an exhibition examining Queen Christina of Sweden's collecting of classical sculpture, running from 6 October 2026 to 7 February 2027. Details via Museo del Prado.
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