TEFAF Maastricht 2025 Reports Strong Sales and Museum Acquisitions
The MECC hosted the 2025 TEFAF Maastricht, which wrapped up on March 20, following early access days on March 13-14 that saw a 15% rise in high-profile visitors. Attendance exceeded 50,000, with participation from over 400 institutions, such as the Louvre and the Metropolitan Museum of Art. The fair showcased eleven Renaissance and Baroque pieces from the Museo e Real Bosco di Capodimonte and highlighted the Royal Museum of Fine Arts Antwerp. Discussions at the TEFAF Summit revolved around philanthropy and a $60 trillion wealth transfer. Significant sales included Van Gogh's 'Still Life' for $4.75 million and Klimt's portrait at €15 million, while museums acquired Tuxen's 'Moonrise' and Caillebotte's 'The Beach and the Villas.'
Key facts
- TEFAF Maastricht 2025 ran March 13-20 at MECC, with early access/preview on March 13-14.
- Elite visitors increased 15% year-on-year; total attendance over 50,000.
- Over 400 museums participated, including Louvre, Met, New Museum, MOCA LA, Musée d'Orsay, MoMA, Palais de Tokyo, National Gallery London.
- Van Gogh's 'Still Life with Two Sacks and a Bottle' sold for $4.75 million by M.S. Rau.
- A Gustav Klimt portrait from 1897 was offered at around €15 million by W&K – Wienerroither & Kohlbacker.
- Michael Sweerts painting sold for €3.5 million to a Dutch foundation via Salomon Lilian.
- Albert Cuyp landscape sold for over €1 million to the Kremer Collection via Bijl-Van Urk Masterpaintings.
- Museum acquisitions included works by Laurits Tuxen (Luxembourg), Gustave Caillebotte (Sweden), Joseph Chinard (US museum), and Pietro Tacca (bequeathed to Fine Arts Museum of San Francisco).
Entities
Artists
- Titian
- Artemisia Gentileschi
- Anthony van Dyck
- Giovanni Paolo Panini
- Annibale Carracci
- Bernardo Cavallino
- Vincent van Gogh
- Gustav Klimt
- Michael Sweerts
- Albert Cuyp
- Georg Baselitz
- Imi Knoebel
- Man Ray
- Danielle Mckinney
- Edward Hopper
- Francesco Hayez
- Giovanni Volpato
- Giovanni Segantini
- Hermann Corrodi
- Pasquale Angiolini
- Thomas Daniells
- Bianca Boni
- Laurits Tuxen
- Gustave Caillebotte
- Joseph Chinard
- Pietro Tacca
- G.H. Breitner
- Jan Sluijters
- Giovanna Garzoni
- Luisa Roldan (La Roldana)
- George Kremer
- Joël Kremer
Institutions
- TEFAF Maastricht
- MECC
- The European Fine Art Foundation
- Louvre
- Louvre Abu Dhabi
- Metropolitan Museum of Art
- New Museum
- Museum of Contemporary Art Los Angeles
- Musée d'Orsay
- Museum of Modern Art
- Palais de Tokyo
- National Gallery London
- Museo e Real Bosco di Capodimonte
- Royal Museum of Fine Arts Antwerp (KMSKA)
- Kunstgalerij Albricht
- M.S. Rau
- W&K – Wienerroither & Kohlbacker
- Salomon Lilian
- Colnaghi
- White Cube
- Marianne Boesky
- Antonacci Lapiccirella
- Alessandra Di Castro
- Bottegantica
- Berardi Galleria d'Arte
- Walter Padovani
- Van der Meij Fine Arts
- National Museum of Luxembourg
- Connaught Brown
- National Museum of Sweden
- Stuart Lochhead Sculpture
- Fine Arts Museum of San Francisco
- Bijl-Van Urk Masterpaintings
- Kremer Collection
Locations
- Maastricht
- Netherlands
- MECC
- Paris
- France
- Abu Dhabi
- United Arab Emirates
- New York
- United States
- Los Angeles
- London
- United Kingdom
- Antwerp
- Belgium
- Luxembourg
- Sweden
- San Francisco
- Vienna
- Austria