Art Julia Fiore The European Fine Art Fair, better known as TEFAF, anchors the social calendar for any serious collector of antiquity, Old Master works, or fine jewelry (read: anyone serious about the finer things in life). The annual fair, open to the public March 16th through 24th, takes place in the MECC Maastricht, a
Pierre-Auguste Renoir, Femme nue couchée (Gabrielle), 1903, sold by Dickinson at TEFAF. COURTESY DICKINSON A cascading wall of succulents and roses inspired by Monet and designed by art fair architect Tom Postma provided a delightful greeting for visitors to TEFAF (“The European Fine Art Fair”), which opened in Maastricht, the Netherlands, for VIP previews on
Pierre-Auguste Renoir, Femme nue couchée (Gabrielle), 1903, sold by Dickinson at TEFAF. COURTESY DICKINSON A cascading wall of succulents and roses inspired by Monet and designed by art fair architect Tom Postma provided a delightful greeting for visitors to TEFAF (“The European Fine Art Fair”), which opened in Maastricht, the Netherlands, for VIP previews on
Symbolic and Chase, Cartier Coral Panther ear-clips As well as these new institutions taking their place on the floor, the fair’s organizers will introduce new sections this year. “A notable update to the floor plan at TEFAF Maastricht,” Van der Weghe tells us, “is the integration of TEFAF Design and TEFAF Tribal – whilst still distinct
The process of art attribution has recently come under attack from all sides. Forgery scandals seem to be rampant. Just months after a German court convicted Wolfgang Beltracchi for faking the work of such artists as Heinrich Campendonk, Max Ernst and Max Pechstein, one of America’s oldest galleries, Knoedler, ceased operations due to allegations that
Want a Chippendale chair, some Picasso juvenilia, or a mystery painting from 1510? Head to NYC’s Armory (if you’ve got deep pockets). The European Fine Art Fair, or TEFAF, is the American version of the epic art fair occurring each spring in Maastrict in The Netherlands. At the Armory in New York, it’s in its
Elegance and visual drama, ever the hallmarks of the European Fine Art Fair (Tefaf), greeted VIPs reliably at the opening of the third New York Fall edition on Friday, 27 October (until October 31). This year’s autumn iteration of the bi-annual event held at the Park Avenue Armory is the first since the Netherlands-based organisation
“Spring forward, fall back” is more than an expression associated with upcoming daylight saving time. For TEFAF, the powerhouse Dutch connoisseur fair that’s branched out in recent years to other locations, it has chronological meaning, too, given its twice-yearly Manhattan editions. Though TEFAF New York Spring focused on fresh, contemporary works, TEFAF New York Fall,
Imagine you’re a decision maker at the Museums of Fine Arts in Boston and your team is getting ready to open a big, new exhibition filled with 18th-century European masterworks. But the long-planned show is centered on the world as seen through the eyes of notorious womanizer Giacomo Casanova. So, what do you do? With
Two exquisite small photographs caught my eye. Charles Lutwidge Dodgson, aka Lewis Carroll, author of the immortal Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland and Alice Through the Looking Glass and a gifted amateur photographer, had an eye for little girls that, in 2018, takes on a disquieting aspect. His 1873 portrait of the self-assured Xie (Alexandra) Kitchin