With the U.K. Facing a Bleak Winter, Will London’s Rich Still Buy Art?

As Frieze Week begins, dealers are certainly preparing for a spending spree.

Gustave Loiseau’s Les Rives de l’Eure, Le Matin, Saint-Cyr-du-Vaudreuil, from 1899.

Courtesy Richard Green Gallery

As the U.K. braces for a winter of food and fuel shortages compounded by inflation fears and Covid, a much rosier picture is emerging for London’s art dealers.

Frieze Week officially started on Monday but begins in earnest with the VIP opening of Frieze’s art fairs in Regents Park on Wednesday.