The 2024 edition of TEFAF has once again illuminated the corridors of New York City with its prestigious and diverse offerings. Known as The European Fine Art Foundation, TEFAF holds its acclaimed art fairs annually in Maastricht and New York. This fair gathers a confluence of the world’s most esteemed art dealers, showcasing an eclectic
Salvador Dalí Alegoria al Mar (Allegory of the Sea) , 1976 Mixed media, watercolor, gouache and … [+] airbrush on paper mounted to plywood 102.8 by 76.7 cm (40½ by 30¼ in.) © 2024 Salvador Dalí, Gala-Salvador Dalí Foundation / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York From antiquity to living masters, the little sibling of
If turbulence has taught the market anything over the past decade, it is the value of constants. And yet, even the most tradition-oriented art fairs need to keep things fresh. Now in its tenth edition, The European Fine Art Foundation’s (Tefaf) New York fair (until 14 May) has undergone a steady evolution on its way
Art Market Arun Kakar Interior view of TEFAF New York, 2024. Photo by Jitske Nap. Courtesy of TEFAF. There might have been as many art fairs in New York this past fortnight as rainy days, but on an overcast Thursday afternoon, VIPs at The European Fine Art Fair (TEFAF) were showing no signs of dreariness.
Entering the second consecutive multi-fair week in the New York art trade’s May diary, it was reasonable to wonder whether the abundance (if not overabundance) of supply might undo any sense that the market has perhaps at least begun to stabilise. But the Thursday preview of The European Fine Art Foundation’s (Tefaf) expo in the
The European Fine Art Foundation is returning to the Park Avenue Armory for the 10th edition of its New York fair this week, featuring modern and contemporary art as well as high-end jewelry and antiquities. Most of the fair’s 90 exhibitors will be spread across the Armory’s Wade Thompson Drill Hall as well as the
Before 89 international art dealers showcase their exquisite wares inside a building that was once the playground for New York’s rich and famous, they get the chance to be children again. Their grown-up game? Designing strikingly unique booths out of tight uniform spaces for TEFAF New York, the European Fine Art Foundation fair at the
Sometimes it seems as though the collectors, dealers, curators and advisers who power the art world will fly anywhere on the map to see a show or buy an artwork. Even a deadly pandemic could only delay the proliferation of events of a truly global market. In March, the art fair buffet included Frieze Los
An antiques dealer illegally sold a looted ancient Egyptian sculpture worth €190,000 ($202,000) using fake documents, police said. The Spanish gallery owner is alleged to have bought the artefact, which dates from 1450BC, from a company in Thailand, knowing it had been stolen. Spanish National Police said a Swiss gallery offering the sculpture for sale
When it opened in late 2022, the Botanic, housed inside a former medieval monastery, brought a new kind of luxury to Antwerp—and a deep sense of place, thanks to its centuries-old wood beams, chapel frescoes, and museum-quality artwork curated by expert Joost Declercq. Now it’s at the top of everyone’s list—whether for a martini at