TEFAF: New York Fair Hits High Notes & Some Off-Key Ones

The European Fine Art Fair — TEFAF — is among the best of the New York fairs. It’s the child of the TEFAF fair held every March in Maastricht in the Netherlands, though with only 90 dealers, it’s less than half the size, with smaller booths, and not the extravaganza that Maastricht always is. TEFAF’s brand is the highest quality, market freshness, and rigorous vetting by outside curators, and TEFAF New York lives up to it.

Old Masters dominate in Maastricht and, to a lesser extent, antiquities. In New York, the art’s more modern, and dealers specializing in design are aplenty. Maastricht is a destination fair, with private planes delivering rich collectors from Europe, America, the Middle East, and Asia. In New York, TEFAF goes where the shoppers are.

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The European Fine Art Fair — TEFAF — is among the best of the New York fairs. It’s the child of the TEFAF fair held every March in Maastricht in the Netherlands, though with only 90 dealers, it’s less than half the size, with smaller booths, and not the extravaganza that Maastricht always is. TEFAF’s brand is the highest quality, market freshness, and rigorous vetting by outside curators, and TEFAF New York lives up to it.

Old Masters dominate in Maastricht and, to a lesser extent, antiquities. In New York, the art’s more modern, and dealers specializing in design are aplenty. Maastricht is a destination fair, with private planes delivering rich collectors from Europe, America, the Middle East, and Asia. In New York, TEFAF goes where the shoppers are.