Welcome back to Wall Power, your twice-weekly art market check-in. I’m Marion Maneker.

This evening I’m writing to you from the waters of Long Island Sound, where I’ve spent the last few official days of summer sailing in the 60th anniversary Shields National Championship regatta. For some reason, I’m reminded of the motto, “It’s not whether you win or lose that matters, it’s whether I win or lose.” Although we did not place on the podium for the event, there’s always the 70th anniversary a decade from now. Time passes quickly racing classic sailboats.

The art market can be like that, too. It doesn’t really matter how the overall market is performing to any individual buyer or seller, as long as their goals are achieved. Tonight, we’re going to look at some of the art works announced for the fall auctions and try to get some details on what’s being offered in the New York mid-season sales, which can be a good leading indicator for the fall.

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But first…

• A Frick succession shocker: Ian Wardropper, who is stepping down from the Frick after 15 years at the helm, had publicly expressed hope that his chief curator, Xavier Salomon, would succeed him—helping to bring into the 21st century a museum whose modernization has been resisted by many interested parties. Instead, in a surprising turn, the Frick’s board chose...