The first-ever New York edition of the European Fine Art Fair, or TEFAF, was off to a lively start today with throngs of viewers descending on the completely overhauled — to the point of being unrecognizable — 67th Regiment Armory on Park Avenue.
Those who have visited the long-running TEFAF fair in Maastricht in the Netherlands are familiar with the signature lavish floral displays (especially the tulips!), the museum quality artworks, and the cushy carpets and canapés.
Here Are the Top 11 Booths at TEFAF New York
The New York Fall fair is a joint venture between TEFAF and the art investment advisory firm Artvest Partners. It is TEFAF’s debut outside Europe and allows a vital, transatlantic meeting ground for a global community of dealers, collectors, curators, interior designers and art-and-antiques enthusiasts.
Participating dealers were selected by a committee comprising four members of the TEFAF New York Board and four external US art experts. Each dealer is a leader in his or her respective field, many of them showing for the first time in New York or returning after a long absence.
The fair offers an unparalleled chance to buy masterpieces across multiple collecting areas including furniture, decoration, ceramics, glass, silver, textiles, tapestries, antiquities, jewelry, paintings, sculptures, books, manuscripts, autographs, arms and armor, Tribal, Oceanic and Ethnographic Art, Asian Art and Fabergé. It offers something of interest and quality for every visitor.
A list of all the TEFAF New York Fall 2016 exhibitors is available here. Exhibitor list
Exhibitions
TEFAF New York Fall will take over Park Avenue Armory’s entire Manhattan building, using its soaring Wade Thompson Drill Hall as well as its distinctive and recently restored period rooms on the first and second floors.
Complementing the fair will be two special exhibitions: one presented by the Rijksmuseum on the 17th century Dutch draughtsman Hercules Segers, and the other is a collection of exquisite wonders inspired by Dutch Golden Age cabinets of curiosities, presented as a collaboration between three dealers: Kunstkammer Georg Laue (Munich/London), Blumka Gallery (New York) and Kunsthandlung Julius Böhler (Starnberg, Germany).
Further information
An opening night reception will be held on October 21. Proceeds go the the Society of Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center as well as Park Avenue Armory’s cultural program.
Information about tickets, opening hours and events for TEFAF New York Fall 2016 are available here.
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