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Going Dutch

The Netherlands’ annual European Fine Art Foundation fair has been plagued by brazen jewel heists, leadership churn, and its distinction as an early Covid superspreader. None of that makes it any less remarkable or irreplaceable.

TEFAF
This year’s edition of TEFAF featured 273 dealers from 21 countries across eight categories: paintings, antiques, jewelry, modern and contemporary art, design, arts of Africa and Oceana, ancient art, and works on paper. Jitske Nap, courtesy of TEFAF
Julie Brener Davich
March 21, 2025

The annual European Fine Art Foundation fair—better known as TEFAF and referred to by the in-crowd as simply “Maastricht”—has an unfortunate art world distinction: Many people who have never attended (including myself, at least until this week) think they know the fair, but they don’t really know the fair at all. The eight-day event, held on the Dutch panhandle (Europe’s answer to flyover country) is a mecca of the art and antiques market that’s often overlooked by collectors outside Europe.