MAASTRICHT, the Netherlands — Works made within the past 100 years are dominating the art market. Contemporary and modern pieces accounted for 73 percent of the value of all fine art auction sales in 2017, according to the second annual Art Basel and UBS Global Art Market Report, which was published Tuesday. European old masters

Thousands of well-heeled collectors and international museum curators once again descend upon the charming, historic town of Maastricht in South Holland for the European Fine Art Fair (TEFAF), which is held for ten days every March. Hailed as the most prestigious art and antiques fair in the world, this year’s TEFAF (which runs through March

Alberto di Castro’s stand at TEFAF Maastricht. Photo by Natascha Libbert. There’s change afoot in the Old Master market. At the European Fine Art Fair (TEFAF) in Maastricht, which opened to the public on Saturday, March 10, a growing number of participating dealers are (gasp!) under 40 years old. These young guns have a different way

Art Market Casey Lesser Photo by Natascha Libbert. Courtesy of TEFAF Maastricht. TEFAF (The European Fine Art Fair) Maastricht opened the doors to its 31st edition on Thursday morning with 275 dealers hailing from some 20 countries. An elegant, eager crowd spilled into the lofty halls of the city’s convention center during the preview, feasting

LONDON — Edgar Peters Bowron was on a pre-opening inspection tour of the European Fine Art Fair in Maastricht, the Netherlands, one year when, at a new exhibitor’s stand, he spotted a large work attributed to a very well-known 17th-century painter. “My heart sank,” said Mr. Bowron, who is chairman of the French, Italian, Spanish

AMSTERDAM — The European Fine Art Fair in Maastricht, the Netherlands, long recognized as the world’s reigning showcase of museum-quality art and antiques, is not just a destination art fair anymore but a global art brand. Or at least that is the aim of the Dutch foundation that runs the fair, according to Nanne Dekking,

The 31st edition of the venerable European Fine Art Fair (TEFAF) opens later this week in the southern Dutch city of Maastricht. The vetted event is known for bringing to light the rare and fresh, as well as new discoveries for those in search of the next Salvator Mundi.  This year, the fair, which runs

Photo: Carl Timpone/BFA.com The 31st edition of the venerable European Fine Art Fair (TEFAF) opens later this week in the southern Dutch city of Maastricht. The vetted event is known for bringing to light the rare and fresh, as well as new discoveries for those in search of the next Salvator Mundi.  This year, the

February 27, 2018 Bianca Ruthven, Collections Management Associate, Department of European Paintings View of a past installation in gallery 624 in the Department of European Paintings With change comes opportunity, and while the motivation for the European Paintings Skylights Project is practical—to make necessary building repairs—it will also result in long-term benefits for both our

The European Fine Art Foundation (Tefaf) has discontinued its widely read annual art market study, reports the Financial Times, meaning that the first word on the size of the market is likely to go to its competitor’s analysis, the Art Basel Market Report, which was released for the first time last year. Published since 2000,