About TEFAF Maastricht
TEFAF Maastricht is an extraordinary fair and widely regarded as the world’s premier forum for fine art, antiques and design. TEFAF showcases museum-quality works of all eras and genres to a broad base of collectors and connoisseurs. With 280 international dealers from 22 countries, TEFAF is a unique experience for serious collectors and curious minds. Furthermore, TEFAF is unrivalled in its rigorous vetting process to assure the quality, authenticity, and condition of the works on view at the fair.
This year, Demisch Danant presents The Modernists, a selection of important French furniture from three generations of designers of the 20th century. This group all shared the same principles of modernity—simplicity and functionality—and were considered radicals during their time. In addition to the display of French furniture from the early 1920s through the late 1960s, Demisch Danant presents Eugène Leroy: Les années 50s, featuring paintings by Eugene Leroy. Although not widely recognized in his earlier periods of the 1950s and 1960s because of a more traditional style, Leroy’s genius and talent were acutely articulated at this early stage. In 1992, when Leroy was 82 years of age, art critic Roberta Smith declared:
“Mr. Leroy's extravagantly paint-laden canvases are engrossing in the way a glowing, slow-burning log might be: they are mesmerizing in their flickering details of texture and color, and so impacted with paint that they almost seem to give off their own heat.”
Now, Demisch Danant brings a bit of #TEFAF to our gallery to share works that represent our presentation in Maastricht. #Modernists #EugeneLeroy
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