According to UBS’s Art Market Report, there were almost 300 international art shows in 2018 across every continent, with about 52% of the fairs in Europe. The travel and energy necessary to see most of these have been leading to a phenomenon called “fair-tigue”. Thankfully, you don’t have to cross an ocean to find
The fall edition of the ever-luxurious European Fine Art Fair (Tefaf) has quickly become a fixture of New York’s autumn art calendar since it launched four years ago to “renew interest in categories of historical art that have not received the attention they deserve” in the US, according to the then-chairman Willem van Roijen. This
For the October 31 opening of TEFAF New York Fall, the latest edition of The European Fine Art Fair to fill the Upper East Side’s Park Avenue Armory, attendees sacrificed an evening of trick-or-treating to surround themselves with masterworks. Between getting drinks from the bar and enjoying a collection of oysters and hors d’oeuvres on
When the European Fine Art Fair arrived in New York and set up in Park Avenue Armory four years ago, it was enough to be exactly what it was: a fair that boasted European old master paintings and antiquities and catered to museum curators and high-end connoisseurs. Several years in, Tefaf is examining its clientele
Norman Wilfred Lewis (American, 1909-1979) AbstractSigned and dated “NORMAN LEWIS. 66” l.l.Oil on canvas, 38 x 56 in. (96.5 x 142.2 cm), unstretched, unframed.Condition: Prominent craquelure and flaking with losses, rippling resulting from being rolled. Provenance: Private collection, Massachusetts. N.B. By the mid-1940s, New York painter Norman Lewis had abandoned the figurative, social realist style
Two years ago, I wrote about my visit to the tiny island of Murano Italy, a fifteen-minute boat ride from Venice. This is the home of the most famous artisans who create works of art in glass of all colors, shapes, sizes, and price. I purchased some unique glass art objects which should have been
John Tufts San Angelo Standard-Times San Angelo artist Rene Alvarado’s Linda Paloma, oil on canvas, painting was one of the favorites during an exhibition of Texas-based art in the residence of the Ambassador of the European Union on June 20. Contributed / Yuri Gripas / AFP San Angelo Mayor Brenda Gunter addresses guests on the
WASHINGTON D.C. — Rain battered the windshield as Jeff Curry and René Alvarado drove steadily north along I-40 toward the nation’s capital. Both men were exhausted. They departed Texas at 8 a.m. May 11, 2019, with an irreplaceable collection of artworks carefully stowed inside their 15-foot U-Haul. To ensure their cargo arrived safely at its destination, Curry
From ancient artifacts to contemporary work, TEFAF delivers the goods at the Park Avenue Armory. Art fairs are a big part of the market. A good fair is a forum for dealers and buyers to do serious business, but also a chance to maintain and rekindle professional relationships. The best dealers and the most conscientious
Art fairs used to be principally trade shows for specialist audiences, and few were more established and exclusive than the European Fine Art Fair — which each March lures museum directors and deep-pocketed connoisseurs to Maastricht, in the southern tip of the Netherlands. Now, fairs constitute a year-round global festival of commerce, chitchat and champagne