At Art Fair, the A-List Includes Rembrandt
By Megan • Mar 11th, 2008 • Category: News for Creatives (archives)Carol Vogel reports for The New York Times:
“MAASTRICHT, the Netherlands — Collectors, curators, museum directors and auction house experts have flocked here in record numbers in recent days to browse through Rembrandts, Warhols, opulent French furniture and rare antiquities at the European Fine Art Fair. Yet so far sales have been mixed, many dealers said.“It seems slower this year,” said Richard Nagy, a London dealer. “People involved in the stock market are feeling less flush.”
On Thursday, the fair’s invitation-only preview, officials reported 9,500 visitors, a thousand more than last year. NetJets, the private aviation company, said it had flown in 60 planes for the Thursday opening alone, a 20 percent increase from 2007. Based on early figures, officials estimate that 76,000 visitors will attend by next Sunday, compared with 71,000 a year ago.
There was a moment of drama at the preview festivities. Thieves, apparently with fake passes, stole a 1948 diamond necklace valued at $1.8 million from a dealer’s booth. Two women from Mexico and a man from Costa Rica were arrested, said Titia Vellenga, a spokeswoman for the fair, but as of Sunday evening the necklace had not been recovered.”
Megan is a creative producer at Wise Elephant.
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