Go ahead, call it a comeback: TEFAF returns to Maastricht with steady Old Master sales and a bevy of museum groups looking to buy:
As the art world attempts to get the global art fair calendar back on track, it seems there are still some final pivots—before a full return to IRL events.
That is at least part of the reason why the European Fine Art Fair chose to host its first in-person art fair in Maastricht in two years this June, rather than during its standard March time slot.
Aside from these minor temporary changes, TEFAF pulled out all the usual stops, with a bustling VIP preview day where champagne and oysters were flowing. Visitors and collectors absorbed a massive amount and range of art on offer, from antiquities and Old Masters to jewelry and decorative art, as well as a growing presence of Modern and contemporary dealers to keep expanding the base of potential buyers.
Noting that dealers are responsible for inviting their clients, Van Seggelen gestured at New York-based Yares Gallery directly across the aisle saying: “It’s easier for me to get in touch with a Dutch audience while Yares from New York brings a different group. That synergy is what I want.” Though it was not immediately clear whether American collectors had come to Maastricht in person, several dealers said there was a healthy contingent, and there was no doubt that curators from American museums in particular made the trip. TEFAF counted representatives from the Metropolitan Museum of Art, J. Paul Getty Museum, the Art Institute of Chicago, and the Saint Louis Art Museum in attendance, alongside the British Museum, Courtauld Institute of Art and Ashmolean Museum from the UK.
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