AnalysisArt market
From tribal art to Old Master paintings, taking the market's temperature at Tefaf Maastricht
As the Dutch fair opened its 32nd edition, we spoke to exhibitors across four sectors about the state of the market
NewsArt market
Powerful collectors open up in Tefaf Maastricht's Chinese art market report
New study, released today, covers 40-year history of the country's market and reveals many private art museums run at a loss
NewsArt market
Tefaf and Artvest tussle over management of New York fairs
Papers show Tefaf sought New York Supreme Court ruling releasing it from obligation to employ Artvest for bi-annual fairs
NewsArt market
London art dealer Richard Green sued by US tycoon over €5m Old Master purchases
Gary Klesch claims undisclosed provenance led him to pay higher price for two paintings by Jan Brueghel the Elder and Salomon van Ruysdael
NewsArt market
Tefaf brings management of New York fairs under European control as Artvest agreement ends
Netherlands-based organisation will oversee events as two-year agreement with US firm expires, but Michael Plummer and Jeff Rabin remain as shareholders
NewsFairs
Is Tefaf New York Spring favouring mega-galleries over Maastricht regulars?
Fair’s second edition attracts new high profile exhibitors, but some dealers complain that US expansion has prompted a departure from Dutch fair's historical roots
AnalysisTEFAF Maastricht 2018
Latin America's colonial art captivates a new generation
Two touring exhibitions are highlighting the explosion of global interest in viceregal period
FeatureTEFAF Maastricht 2018
Getting to know the real Tintoretto
A string of exhibitions celebrating the 500th anniversary of the Venetian master’s birth will help to bring him back into favour
AnalysisTEFAF Maastricht 2018
The jewel in Tefaf's crown
We speak to a few specialists about the jewellery trade ahead of the fair
AnalysisArt market
Tradition in flux: the shifting landscape of Tefaf Maastricht
With new exhibitors, two preview days and refreshed floor plan, the grande dame of art and antiques fair is changing, albeit slowly
AnalysisTEFAF Maastricht 2018
Tefaf trends: Sweden is in, England is out, but Italy is always in vogue
Melanie Gerlis sets the scene for six specialist collecting categories at this year’s Maastricht fair
FeatureTEFAF Maastricht 2018
Lessons in collecting from the court of Charles I
He relied on advisers such as Van Dyck to guide his acquisitions. How different is the art of connoisseurship today?
InterviewTEFAF Maastricht 2018
Tefaf’s new chairman: ‘There needs to be less secrecy about everything’
Nanne Dekking, thinks transparency will push fairs into the 21st century
FeatureTEFAF Maastricht 2018
A day in the life of… a Tefaf vetter
Maastricht is famous for its tough vetting procedures, but what is it really like to be on the fair’s expert team?
FeatureTEFAF Maastricht
The Tefaf Maastricht wish list: objects to suit every collector’s taste
From glass succulents to magic belts, the fair will not disappoint
NewsArt market
Tefaf drops comprehensive art market report
Maastricht-based fair organisation deems more targeted reports a greater service to dialogue
NewsArt fairs
Tefaf Maastricht announces second preview day for 2018 and 16 new exhibitors
Responding to complaints that the preview day has become overcrowded, the fair in 2018 will hold two invitation only opening days
CommentArt market
Vexed issue of vetting: force for good or conflict of interests?
Tefaf Maastricht's removal of art trade professionals as voting members of its vetting committee raises the wider question of the role of self-policing by fairs
Ivan Macquisten