THE NEW YORK TIMES
By Martha Schwendener
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| Agnes Pelton, a visionary symbolist, depicted her spiritual side in paintings such as “French Music,” circa 1917, at Bernard Goldberg Fine Arts, Tefaf.Credit...Rebecca Smeyne for The New York Times |
When the
European Fine Art Fair arrived in New York and set up in Park Avenue Armory four years ago, it was enough to be exactly what it was: a fair that boasted European old master paintings and antiquities and catered to museum curators and high-end connoisseurs. Several years in, Tefaf is examining its clientele and tweaking its game plan. Among many of its 90 vendors, “cross-collecting,” or assembling private collections of art from different eras and categories, is a trend now, and
Tefaf has responded by including 7 collaborative booths on its upper floor. [
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| From left, “Quipus 60 A,” 1974, by Jorge Eielson; “Saint Jerome,” circa 1530, by Juan De Valmaseda; and “Twisted Strings 40F X 279,” 1965, by Walter LeBlanc, known for his kinetic and Op Art pieces, in a cross-media collection at Benappi/Mehringer/Cortesi. Credit: Rebecca Smeyne for The New York Times |
