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
Oil on canvas by Eugene Berman (Am./Russ., 1899-1972), titled Esmeralda, From the Hunchback of Notre Dame ($81,250, a new auction record for the artist).Shannon’s Fine Art Auctioneers MILFORD, CT. – Shannon’s Fine Art Auctioneers just concluded its best auction in five years, as the firm achieved an 80 percent sell-through on the 244 artworks that
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