Robust bunches of Ten Kate-designed flowers lushly suspended from the ceiling, oysters brimming with savory aphrodisiac in each shuck, dramatic gazes of Renaissance martyrs ogling at collectors from hundreds of years-old canvases… Many ornate signs hinted at the return of art, design and antiques fair TEFAF (The European Fine Art Fair) to its birth city Maastricht this week.
The sun-washed early March breeze welcomed collectors, dealers, and art world regulars to the northern Dutch city for a week-long marathon of aisle-stomping. Big hats, flamboyant tweeds, and 270 international galleries from twenty-two nations were the VIP days’ main draw (on 7 March 2024, with the fair continuing until 14 March).
