FROM a 9th century illustrated manuscript to Van Gogh and Anselm Kiefer there is much to interest serious and wealthy collectors and curators at TEFAF (The European Fine Art Fair) Maastricht which opens today and runs until March 22. Over the next ten days the art world will meet at Maastricht. There is huge interest in this fair of fairs with 275 leading dealers from around the world. Here is a small sample of what is on offer.
One of the greatest objects at the 2015 Fair is The Liesborn Gospels, which is being shown by Les Enluminures (stand. Described as one of the most valuable manuscripts of the gospel in private hands, this copy, which is in almost perfect condition, has an impeccable, virtually unbroken line of provenance and an asking price $6.5 million
A remarkable watercolour in pristine condition, Le Moulin d’Alphonse Daudet à Fontvieille, June 1888, by Vincent van Gogh (1853-1890), which has not been seen in public for decades forms the highlight of Dickinson’s stand.
A monumental oil and mixed media work on canvas entitled Merkaba, 2004 by Anselm Kiefer (b. 1945) occupies the rear wall of Beck & Eggeling’s stand. One of Andy Warhol’s most seminal images Car Crash, a screen print, 1978, is a highlight on the stand of Galerie Bastian while Galerie Boulakia is exhibiting a large-scale acrylic, oilstick and xerox work entitled Red Joy by Jean-Michel Basquiat from 1984.
(See posts on antiquesandartireland.com for March 5 and March 1, 2015).
The Liesborn Gospels – In Latin, decorated manuscript on parchment
Northwestern Germany (Liesborn Abbey?), c. 980-1000
In a fifteenth-century “treasure” binding at Les Enluminures.
Vincent van Gogh – Le Moulin d’Alphonse Daudet à Fontvieille – at Dickinson.
Anselm Kiefer – Merkaba – at Beck&Ebbeling