TEFAF Maastricht celebrated its 25th anniversary in 2012 with 72,000 visitors over the course of the fair, held from March 15 to 24. Of these 44% came from outside the Netherlands with a marked increase in buyers from Russia, China, Hong Kong and Singapore. 85% of visitors describe themselves as private buyers, of which more than 21% were visiting for the first time.
Ben Janssens, Chairman of the Executive Committee commented, “Having participated in the Fair from the outset in 1988, I have been astounded by the number of new clients I have met and sold to this year.”
Collecting interests of visitors were spread almost equally between the three biggest areas of the Fair - Old Master paintings (30%), antiques (36%) and modern and contemporary (34%). More than 34% of all visitors stayed at least one night in Maastricht or the surrounding area.
A major painting by Sir Peter Paul Rubens, a powerful portrait of the English king Henry VIII, a sculpture by Anish Kapoor and an important and historic piece of silver were just some of the sales.
Noortman Master Paintings of Amsterdam had a strong start to the Fair selling two important still lifes by Dutch painters - Flowers in a terracotta vase by Jan van Huysum and Adrian Coorte’s Three peaches on a ledge. The Fine Art Society from London is exhibiting a contemporary take on classic Dutch still lifes with Rob and Nick Carter’s Transforming Still Life Painting, a three hour digitally engineered film of one of Ambrosius Bosschaert the Elder’s greatest paintings. Bob Haboldt, an Old Master paintings dealer at TEFAF, bought one of the limited edition films for his private collection leaving just one available for purchase. An unconventional work from a much earlier age, A reversible anthropomorphic portrait of a man composed of fruit by the 16th century Italian painter Giuseppe Arcimboldo was sold to a European private collector by French & Company of New York.
Silver sales were also strong with an American private collector buying The Walpole Inkstand for which Koopman Rare Art of London was asking $5 million. This important and historic piece is one of only two made by the great silversmith Paul de Lamerie in 1729 for Sir Robert Walpole, the first Prime Minister of Great Britain. The other is owned by the Bank of England. John Endlich Antiquairs from Haarlem sold a classic piece of 17th century Dutch silver, a tazza made by the Delft silversmith Cornelis van der Burch in 1604, which was once in the Ritman Collection, for an undisclosed sum.
A rare Egyptian limestone relief depicting Queen Hatshepshut, one of the first women to rule in her own right rather than as the wife of a male Pharaoh, attracted huge interest before the Fair and was quickly sold at the private view to an American private collector for “a substantial six figure sum” by Rupert Wace Ancient Art of London. Very few images of Hatshepshut, who ruled from 1479 to 1458BC, have survived. Another antiquities dealer, Royal-Athena Galleries of New York, sold a Roman bronze torso of Aphrodite 1st-2nd century AD which had an asking price of $375,000, while Kunsthandel Mieke Zilverberg of Amsterdam sold a very early bronze Villanova/Italic two-wheeled model of a chariot from the 8th-7th centuries BC to the Allard Pierson Museum at the University of Amsterdam.
TEFAF Modern also performed well with Gana Art of Seoul, Korea selling an untitled 2011 stainless steel sculpture by Anish Kapoor to a European collector while Daniel Blau of Munich sold more than 20 of his exhibition of 1950s drawings by Andy Warhol for prices in the region of 50,000 to 60,000 each. The drawings proved so popular that he had to re-hang his stand. In TEFAF Paper an American collector bought nine vintage silver prints by Josef Sudek from photography dealer Johannes Faber of Vienna.
TEFAF Maastricht hosted 265 specialists from 19 different countries. Between them they exhibited more than 30,000 works of art, antiques and design objects from pre-history to the present day with an aggregate value of more than 3 billion euros. “At TEFAF you get spoiled foreve,r” commented American collector, Jean Doyen de Montaillou.
TEFAF is often referred to as a museum in which everything is for sale. The displays created by dealers during the Fair are admired by collectors and museum professionals throughout the world. Susan Lynch, Chair of the Board of Directors and Patrons of the Bruce Museum, Greenwich, USA, commented that, “TEFAF is inspiring, educational and a delight.” Over the course of the Fair TEFAF attracted over 238 museums from 21 countries.
Before the Fair opened each object was examined for quality, authenticity and condition by 175 international experts on 29 separate specialist committees. TEFAF Antiques is the biggest section in the Fair with 102 exhibitors. This is followed by the TEFAF Paintings with 59 and TEFAF Modern with 51.
During the Preview and the run of the Fair, visitors consumed 15.000 glasses of champagne; 31.000 wine; 75.000 cups of coffee; 10.000 pastries; 50.000 sandwiches and 11.000 oysters, which were served by 2300 waiters having been prepared by 515 cooks.
It is not only the works of art on display that attracts plaudits, the Fair itself is renowned for its presentation. ” There is no other Fair that looks like TEFAF”, commented Leo Villareal, whose specially commissioned light sculpture welcomed visitors in the entrance hall of the Fair.
Building the Fair is a major construction project that requires 220 men and women to work for 23 days of which 11 days are around the clock. On the Monday before the Fair opened 20 people worked throughout the night to lay 15.000m of carpet in the aisles of the Fair. The entrance hall was decked with 800m of padded panelling. The stand builders drank 30,000 cups of coffee and used 250kg of sugar.
Flowers form an important element of the display at TEFAF Maastricht and the 2012 Fair was no exception. In 2012 over the duration of the Fair, the entrance display used 33,000 Avalanche roses; the corridors, squares and cafés decorated with 40,500 of the most exclusive multi-coloured long-stalked French tulips, augmented by 4,500 branches of magnolia or cherry blossoms while the arrangements in the Place de La Concorde used 24,000 multi-coloured short-stemmed Dutch tulips.
2012年3月27日星期二
2011年4月5日星期二
The Spring Fling Art and Craft Sale is taking place at the Unitarian Fellowship on April 8-9
This is the fourth year the event will be held at the Unitarian Fellowship in Fredericton and, as in past years, a wide array of artisans and craftspeople will be taking part.
"It's quite a nice event. This year we've got a really nice lineup of craftspeople," says Janet Crawford, one of the event organizers.
Giving the event a bit of a different feel than other crafts shows, the vendors are spread out in rooms throughout the fellowship.
"And we have a kitchen on the go during (the event) and provide lunch for the vendors and then we have coffee and muffins for people," she says. "We sell them because this is a fundraiser."
Those who come out find the event welcoming, says Crawford.
"The craftspeople really enjoy being there, too, because it's quite homey."
This helps to set this craft fair apart.
"The other thing is, it's smaller, but at the same time we have a real selection of excellent craftspeople," she says.
"Some of the people who are in it are probably members of the crafts council, and then others are doing home crafts. There is a nice variety."
As part of the sale, there will also be a room of "new to you" quality items.
Those who come out will find jewelry, fine photography, hand-crafted glass works, crafts and clothes from India, Africa and Iran, woodworking, wax paintings, ink and watercolour drawings, oil paintings, pottery, homemade jams, jellies and baked goods, collages, quilting, ribbon wear, ceramic ware and more.
The event is also a great opportunity to meet the artists, says Crawford.
"People tend to stay quite awhile. They tend to enjoy roaming through the fellowship," she says. "It's a lovely old home."
Not only is Crawford one of the organizers, she is also one of the vendors. She is the owner and photographer behind Lightcatcher Photography, specializing in nature and garden photography.
"(My friends) seem to really enjoy dropping into this small venue," she says.
"I really enjoy the contact with the other craftspeople. Every year I find it is a happy atmosphere and it's really great to meet some other people doing the same thing."
The smaller venue allows them to be closer together, and to have a chance to see what the other vendors are doing.
"The camaraderie is really, really nice," says Crawford.
That is part of the appeal for Joanne Keezer of Jewels by Joanne. This is her third year with the sale.
"They're great hosts. They're very welcoming and it's a nice relaxed atmosphere," she says.
It is fun to reconnect with other crafters and artisans year after year.
"This time, I know there are another two jewelers that are going to be there, but we all do different things," says Keezer.
If she doesn't have something a customer is looking for, she is happy to send that person to another one of the jewelry vendors.
"I find that's the atmosphere (there), whether it's because you're in a home or if it's just the people who are there," she says. "It's not like when you walk through a big craft fair - it's much cosier."
Keezer works full-time and does jewelry on the side. She began seven years ago and has taken a number of different classes.
She works with Swarovski crystals, freshwater pearls, glass, gemstones, shells and lamp work beds, all crafted with sterling silver.
"It's a great sale, it's my first sale of the year usually and I look forward to it," says Keezer.
Amber Cober of Cober Glass is taking part in the Spring Fling Art and Craft Sale for the second year.
"This one's a little bit different. I'm used to some of the larger ones. This one is a little bit more quaint and it's also well organized. The ladies put a lot of effort into making it nice and cute," she says.
"A lot of the bigger shows are just an in-and-out for a lot of people. This one, you linger."
Cober doesn't blow glass, instead using a lesser known method called fusing.
"I use a kiln to heat up the glass and it gets manipulated in that. I also do the traditional method, but more contemporary, in the abstract form," she says.
This is the kind of craft show that would appeal to everybody, she says, as there really is something there for everyone.
Pat Kennedy will be at the show with her original oil painting. She mainly paints landscapes and flowers, but in the past has also done paintings of her two golden retrievers. This is her third year taking part and she says she is really looking forward to it.
"They are so hospitable. The congregation at the Unitarian church is just so friendly and warm - it's like being welcomed into someone's home," she says. "It just sets an atmosphere that is very warm and friendly."
She enjoys having the opportunity to chat with the visitors who come through the sale, as well as the other vendors.
"It's kind of a way of networking and meeting new friends," says Kennedy. "It's a lovely group of people, both the ones who are hosting it and the ones who are taking part."
The Spring Fling Art and Craft Sale is taking place on Friday, April 8, from noon to 7 p.m. and on Saturday, April 9, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. There is no admission and everyone is welcome to come and browse.
"It's quite a nice event. This year we've got a really nice lineup of craftspeople," says Janet Crawford, one of the event organizers.
Giving the event a bit of a different feel than other crafts shows, the vendors are spread out in rooms throughout the fellowship.
"And we have a kitchen on the go during (the event) and provide lunch for the vendors and then we have coffee and muffins for people," she says. "We sell them because this is a fundraiser."
Those who come out find the event welcoming, says Crawford.
"The craftspeople really enjoy being there, too, because it's quite homey."
This helps to set this craft fair apart.
"The other thing is, it's smaller, but at the same time we have a real selection of excellent craftspeople," she says.
"Some of the people who are in it are probably members of the crafts council, and then others are doing home crafts. There is a nice variety."
As part of the sale, there will also be a room of "new to you" quality items.
Those who come out will find jewelry, fine photography, hand-crafted glass works, crafts and clothes from India, Africa and Iran, woodworking, wax paintings, ink and watercolour drawings, oil paintings, pottery, homemade jams, jellies and baked goods, collages, quilting, ribbon wear, ceramic ware and more.
The event is also a great opportunity to meet the artists, says Crawford.
"People tend to stay quite awhile. They tend to enjoy roaming through the fellowship," she says. "It's a lovely old home."
Not only is Crawford one of the organizers, she is also one of the vendors. She is the owner and photographer behind Lightcatcher Photography, specializing in nature and garden photography.
"(My friends) seem to really enjoy dropping into this small venue," she says.
"I really enjoy the contact with the other craftspeople. Every year I find it is a happy atmosphere and it's really great to meet some other people doing the same thing."
The smaller venue allows them to be closer together, and to have a chance to see what the other vendors are doing.
"The camaraderie is really, really nice," says Crawford.
That is part of the appeal for Joanne Keezer of Jewels by Joanne. This is her third year with the sale.
"They're great hosts. They're very welcoming and it's a nice relaxed atmosphere," she says.
It is fun to reconnect with other crafters and artisans year after year.
"This time, I know there are another two jewelers that are going to be there, but we all do different things," says Keezer.
If she doesn't have something a customer is looking for, she is happy to send that person to another one of the jewelry vendors.
"I find that's the atmosphere (there), whether it's because you're in a home or if it's just the people who are there," she says. "It's not like when you walk through a big craft fair - it's much cosier."
Keezer works full-time and does jewelry on the side. She began seven years ago and has taken a number of different classes.
She works with Swarovski crystals, freshwater pearls, glass, gemstones, shells and lamp work beds, all crafted with sterling silver.
"It's a great sale, it's my first sale of the year usually and I look forward to it," says Keezer.
Amber Cober of Cober Glass is taking part in the Spring Fling Art and Craft Sale for the second year.
"This one's a little bit different. I'm used to some of the larger ones. This one is a little bit more quaint and it's also well organized. The ladies put a lot of effort into making it nice and cute," she says.
"A lot of the bigger shows are just an in-and-out for a lot of people. This one, you linger."
Cober doesn't blow glass, instead using a lesser known method called fusing.
"I use a kiln to heat up the glass and it gets manipulated in that. I also do the traditional method, but more contemporary, in the abstract form," she says.
This is the kind of craft show that would appeal to everybody, she says, as there really is something there for everyone.
Pat Kennedy will be at the show with her original oil painting. She mainly paints landscapes and flowers, but in the past has also done paintings of her two golden retrievers. This is her third year taking part and she says she is really looking forward to it.
"They are so hospitable. The congregation at the Unitarian church is just so friendly and warm - it's like being welcomed into someone's home," she says. "It just sets an atmosphere that is very warm and friendly."
She enjoys having the opportunity to chat with the visitors who come through the sale, as well as the other vendors.
"It's kind of a way of networking and meeting new friends," says Kennedy. "It's a lovely group of people, both the ones who are hosting it and the ones who are taking part."
The Spring Fling Art and Craft Sale is taking place on Friday, April 8, from noon to 7 p.m. and on Saturday, April 9, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. There is no admission and everyone is welcome to come and browse.
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