Before the changing European Union legislation, TEFAF Maastricht opens satisfactory sales – Art newspaper

To the background of the American stock market that is overwhelmed by an unpredictable American president, flying political geography and tougher rules on imports of some art groups in Europe, the European Fine Arts Exhibition (TEFAF) confronted certainly multiple challenges when it opened in Mastricht on March 13 to visitors to the paid (continuing the exhibition until March 20).

However, despite these challenges, the exhibitors declared themselves satisfied with the second day. They did not come with great hopes, but early sales, reserves and benefit did a lot to calm the nerves.

As is always the case, they were largely encouraged through the exceptional number of museums and trustee groups in the audience, including those received from the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York, the Art Institute in Chicago, the Louvre Abu Dabi, Tit, philosophy, and full list of eight pages. Then there were hordes of private sector collectors such as Christian Levitte, who opened a special museum in southern France only for artists.

The exhibition always offers a feast of business, one of the most amazing old older professors to the anomalous. Apparently the most expensive work, Picasso was somewhat large and chaotic Les Dormeurs (1964) offered $ 50 million on the Landau Fine Arts platform, which has sites in Montreal and Lenzer, Switzerland.

However, the talk points in the exhibition were elsewhere. The fine art of Trinity from London was displaying thin works by Titian and GIRALAMI DENTE, Madonna and a child with St. Mary Magdalin (Not dated, on the reserve). He also presented the same position The torment of St. AnthonyAfter Shongour and its history dates back from the seventeenth century, it shows all kinds of winged monsters that hit the bearded saint. It was imported on a temporary license, the work must return to Italy where it was found, and it can only be preserved in this country.

Another temporary import is the amazing Velázquez, Mother Jeronima de la Fuente (1620), a huge -appearance nun image has traveled all over the world all over the world to establish the first monastery in the Philippines. It was photographed Holding – even brands – a bronze cross, and London Undersecretary Stewart Logheed also shows, along with the image, a statue of the crucified Christ who is believed to be like Michelangelo. While nothing will stimulate Lochhead to unveil the price of Velázquez, the number of 25 cm high is marked at a price of 1.8 million euros (1.5 million pounds). It is one of the two copies originally in the Monastery of Toledo, and the other in Prado, and so Sophie Richard hopes the exhibition to be exported from Spain to the foreign buyer, once the papers are complete.

There were other big names on a display, including a small but attractive Van Gogh with RAU, Life is still with two bags and a bottle (1884) ($ 4.4 million); The New Orleans merchant was also offered Cezanne Fleurs Dans Un Vase Avec Partition Musicale (1874-76).

One section, show, includes new showrooms, Rafael Dorazo presented summaries from Haile Ribai, a friend and close to Suleiman Gugnheim and the first manager of the Museum of Museum of Art, which has become Goghnheim; Prices are between $ 15,000 and 200,000 dollars. In general, there was a great focus on the work of the artists, and Levitte bought a picture of Mary Pragimid (1840-1916), one of the few impressive women, but is now rediscovered, from the Puffic Gallery position.

The artwork in TEFAF is always great alongside all kinds Kunstkammer The work is some unusual discoveries. Among these are ceramic water from the sixteenth century decorated with Ottoman flowers from the Dome of the Rock (Sam Fogg, about 500,000 euros); The pottery jar in the northern song is filled with an explosion with bronze currencies, which is presented by Vanderorn Oriental Art; Ante baby jacket is made from the intestine of the sealing in Patrick Mitzadag; The director of the exhibition said that an anatomical model of almost the size of life for a woman from the early seventeenth century, presented by Kojil or “seven characters in the euro.”

This year, the TEFAF restoration box of 50,000 euros went to Musée Condé in Chateau de CHANTILY for Très Riches Heures du DUC de Berry, Which is restored and will be displayed in the chat between June and October.

On the show in the exhibition was a wonderful book of watches made for Catherine from Aragon, around 1509, which was found to her and her husband Henry VIII. It is interesting, according to Dr. Sarah Oberg Stradal from the bidder, Jurn Gunter’s rare books, while the manuscripts tend to be a purchase of males, women are often a buyer of watch books. She noted that they have one agent of a woman between the ages of thirties from Eastern Europe.

Frank Brazan from Adaptiat Prazan was optimistic on the first day, after he sold three works, including an attractive Serge Poliakoff Summary Summary Enha Bleu composition (Around 1953) for 1.3 million euros. “The exhibition started well for me, and I have other works. I am optimistic.”