In August 1940, Samuel Hartveld and his wife, Clara Meiboom, boarded the SS Exeter ocean liner in Lisbon, bound for New York. Aged 62, Hartveld, a successful Jewish art dealer, left a world behind. The couple had fled their home city of Antwerp not long before the Nazi invasion of Belgium in May 1940, parting
the Mayflower in 1620 Alternate Title(s):Coming of the Mayflower Date: 1941 Medium: Oil on canvas Dimensions: 104 1/2 × 158 3/4 in. (265.4 × 403.2 cm) Bernard Goldberg Fine Arts We travel through centuries of New York City history, swept away by furious waves of N.C. Wyeth’s The Coming of the Mayflower in 1620, a
Art trade in France In 2022, France’s export value of works of art exceeded its import value. That year, the trade value of works of art, collectors’ pieces, and antiques exported from France reached nearly two billion U.S. dollars – an increase of roughly six percent from 2021. On the other hand, the trade value
Art Fairs The tony New York edition of Europe’s top fair for historical masterpieces arrives at the Park Avenue Armory. François-Xavier Lalanne, Sauterelle Bar (ca. 1974). Courtesy of Mennour. Following its showcase in the Dutch city of Maastricht in March, the European Fine Art Foundation (TEFAF) is currently hosting its New York edition (May 12–16)
New York Art Week is back and there are a number of fairs and exhibitions to see across the city — from Nigel Cooke’s atmospheric paintings at Pace Gallery’s 540 West 25th Street location to lesser-seen artworks by Georgia O’Keeffe at the Museum of Modern Art (MoMA). Fair wise, there of course is the return of
If you put the Metropolitan Museum of Art in a blender, you might end up with something like TEFAF New York. One of two annual fairs staged by the European Fine Art Foundation (the other is in Maastricht), it fills the historic Park Avenue Armory in Manhattan to its rafters this week with modern and
With high-end art fairs proliferating, dealers have many choices to make, starting with the location of the event. Another decision comes with creating their booth with the larger fair context in mind. Should they complement the galleries around them or offer a somewhat contrasting selection? For the New York edition of the European Fine Art
Afternoon sunbeams stretched across the vast floor inside a palazzo that occupies an entire New York City block. A clock without hands overlooked the empty drill hall, time forever suspended. It was a rare moment of stillness for the 142-year-old Seventh Regiment Armory on Park Avenue, also known as the Park Avenue Armory. Soon, trucks
Art Market Arun Kakar Peak New York art season is upon us. In addition to a raft of galas, marquee auctions, and gallery openings, the city is set to play host to a full slate of art fairs across the next two weeks, including six we’re eyeing closely: Frieze, NADA, Independent, 1-54, Future Fair, and
Shandong Museum Photo: VCG An art exhibition co-organized by the Shandong Museum and the Victorian and Albert Museum (V&A) in the UK, to be launched on Friday, will bring exquisite 17th to 19th century fine European ornamental works of art to Shandong. The exhibition displays 90 art treasures on loan from V&A’s The Rosalinde and