TEFAF Online debuts this weekend with a VIP preview, followed by a public opening November 1-4. It is TEFAF’s first digital art fair, showcasing art and objects spanning 7000 years of art history.
The nearly 300 participating exhibitors were asked to present a single artwork that best represents their vision, resulting in an ensemble of masterpieces from a variety of mediums, such as paintings, sculptures, jewelry, and more.
Ai Wei Wei, “Iron Tree”, 2016, 285.4 x 318.9 x 271.6 inches, cast iron; courtesy of Neugerriemschneider, Berlin and TEFAF.
Highlights include Paul Cézanne’s oil painting Jeune fille à la poupée, 1894-96, presented by Acquavella Galleries, New York; Ai Weiwei’s monumental cast-iron sculpture Iron Tree, 2016, chosen by Neugerriemschneider, Berlin; a rare 16th-century octagonal Chinese porcelain vase with kinrande decoration, presented by Jorge Welsh Works of Art, London and a precious Jeweled and Gold Mounted Silver Gilt Obelisk Clock, 1720-1725, created by Johann Heinrich Köhler and showcased by Galerie J. Kugel, Paris.
Visitors of TEFAF Online will be able to interact directly with all exhibitors, available to discuss and conduct business throughout the fair.
Paul Cézanne, “Jeune fille à la poupée”, c.1894-96, 36.5 x 28.8 inches, oil on canvas; courtesy of Acquavella Galleries, New York and TEFAF.
