Sprüth Magers Gallery and Skarstedt Gallery announce that they will jointly represent artist George Condo. The deal means Condo will no longer be represented by Hauser & Wirth, which first worked with the artist in late 2019.
The Condo has a long history with both galleries. In 1984, a year after the opening of the Monika Sprüth gallery, he began exhibiting for the first time together with Monika Sprüth, co-founder of Sprüth Magers. (She merged with dealer Philomene Magers in 1998 to form Sprüth Magers.) Prior to joining Hauser & Wirth, Condo was also represented by Skarstedt from 2004 to 2019.
in a statement art news“I was honored to work with George Condo when he was just starting out in the early 1980s and to support his blossoming career over the years,” said Sprüth. “His first exhibition at Galerie Monika Sprüth in 1984 was one of the gallery’s first exhibitions, cementing his status as a seminal painter in the New York and international art world.”
Condo’s most recent exhibitions with Hauser & Wirth are two shows at the gallery’s new SoHo space from January to April this year. (The other location is Sprüth Magers’ Upper East Side location.)
in an email art newsIwan Wirth, founder and president of Hauser & Wirth, said: “George Condo is an outstanding artist, and it has been a privilege to work with him over the past six years. I am deeply proud of everything we have accomplished together, and we will continue to celebrate George’s every success.”
Condo is best known for his striking portraits that synthesize a variety of art historical references, from 17th-century Dutch painting, early 20th-century Cubism and Surrealism, to Pop Art of the postwar era. In a Condo show, works by Picasso, Matisse, Rembrandt, Caravaggio, Willem de Kooning and Francis Bacon might all appear. In addition to painting, he also creates works on paper and sculptures.
George Condo, clown maker1984.
Courtesy Sprüth Magers and Skarstedt/Private Collection
Condo is one of the most sought-after blue-chip artists working today. His auction record currently stands at $6.8 million, set for a 2010 painting force field The work was sold at a Christie’s Hong Kong auction in 2020, shortly after he joined Hauser & Wirth. His record has exceeded $6 million, set in nudity and form (2014) sold at Christie’s New York in 2018 for $6.2 million. Recently, his work Prescriptions for clinically normal people (2012) sold for $6.2 million at Christie’s Hong Kong in September 2024.
Even Condo’s works on paper can fetch six or seven figures. A 2025 two-venue show titled “Pastels” featuring 20 works on paper will sell for between $600,000 and $1.5 million, according to a report Art Network News. The report also noted that Condo’s art auction revenue in 2024 was $39.2 million, ranking third among living artists.
At Art Basel in Paris, Hauser & Wirth sells a new painting of an apartment, Monaco ladiessold for $1.85 million during the fair’s new Avant Première, a super-exclusive event the night before the first VIP preview day where the gallery could invite a specific number of clients; later at the fair, it sold his Colorful female composition (2016) sold for $4.5 million. At the same show, Sprüth Magers sold three apartments: two for $1.8 million each and one for $1.2 million. A week ago at Frieze London, Hauser & Wirth sold his 2025 work Head composition sold for $200,000, while at this summer’s Art Basel in Switzerland, the gallery sold two apartments for $2.45 million each.
In addition to market success, Condo has received institutional support. His work is currently part of a major retrospective exhibition at the Museum of Modern Art in Paris, which opens before Art Basel in Paris and runs until February 2026. Previous surveys and solo exhibitions have been held at the National Museum of Monaco (2023), the Phillips Collection in Washington, DC (2017), the National Museum in Berlin (2016), the Tate Modern (2015), and the Neues Museum. Museum (2011).
Spruit’s statement continued: “The major solo exhibition that just opened this month at the Musée d’Art Moderne in Paris is a testament to the breadth of his practice and his prominence in contemporary painting. It is a pleasure to join forces once again with Per Skarstetter and to represent George Condo at this exciting time for the artist.”
