MAASTRICHT, the Netherlands — Every March museum directors and curators from around the world flock to the European Fine Art Fair, held in

MAASTRICHT, THE NETHERLANDS — The European Fine Art Fair, which closes Sunday, delivers a striking message. What is conventionally called the art market

An uncaptioned illustration from the TEFAF global art market report,photo by Loraine Bodewes HOW BIG IS THE GLOBAL ART MARKET? by Rachel Corbett

Several years ago the fair began beefing up its modern and contemporary art section, giving other fairs like Art Basel a bit of

Daniel Katz, a London dealer, for example, filled a wall of his booth with 30 intricately carved plaster statuettes (1831-44) whimsically depicting musicians

Some experts singled out “The Sacrifice of Iphigenia,” a 1671 mythological scene by the Dutch master Jan Steen, as the finest painting in

As usual some of the best works were snapped up instantly. By Saturday morning Johnny van Haeften, a London dealer, had sold “An