59th Art Fair Brussels BRAFA gathered over 55,000 guests. Gallery-exhibitors were satisfied with the level of sales

Brussels Art Fair BRAFA, held in the Belgian capital from January 25 to February 2 , summarizes . In 2014, more than 55,000 collectors and art lovers visited the stands of the fair - a new record attendance ( in 2013 on the site BRAFA came over 48,000 visitors ) . Gallery - exhibitors were satisfied with the level of sales and new customers , whose geography has expanded considerably . For many galleries BRAFA this was the best for those 11 years that the fair is held in the Tour & Taxis.

« sips of freshness and optimism" named 59th Fair BRAFA one devotee and constant participant. President Harold BRAFA T'Kint de Rodenbeke : "This is probably one of our best issues , if not the best . We not only set a new attendance record , surpassed our expectations , but our participants were pleased with most of them concluded important contracts . High rate of sales was observed already at the opening days and persisted throughout the week , including last weekend . Enthusiasm , which was observed before the opening of the fair , justified. This success confirms that the long-term strategy aimed at the continuous improvement of the fair and its promotion on foreign markets is correct . But he also testifies and well-being of the Belgian art market ».

As Belgian and foreign fair participants stressed the increasingly international nature of the public and were happy to make new contacts . On BRAFA 2014 were buyers from the Netherlands, Germany , Switzerland, Spain , Italy, Lebanon , USA, Mexico , Saudi Arabia and Russia , were seen delegation from Qatar and the United Arab Emirates. By discerning collectors, whose deep knowledge of the galleries are so valued , joined by numerous directors and curators , including the other side of the Atlantic, and it is also a sign confirming that the fair is " growing." And it is worth noting the success that accompanied each of the lecture series BRAFA Art Talks. Next edition BRAFA - its jubilee 60th edition - will be held from January 24 to February 1, 2015 in conjunction Tour & Taxis.

And now I come , in fact, to sales. The traditionally well represented in the category of primitive art BRAFA (tribal art) successfully performed Claes Gallery, almost completely sold out its stand , including a statuette N'kisi nationality Song ( Congo) . At Galerie Bernard Dulon was sold ritual spoon given nationality ( Ivory Coast) . Successful debut gallery Yann Ferrandin, sell masks Guro ( Ivory Coast) . The runaway success of the collection had Eskimo painting and sculpture at the booth Philippe Heim & James Bauerle.

• Figurine N'kisi nationality Song ( Congo )
  beginning of the twentieth century
  Wood, copper , iron, glass , fur , urine . Height 67
  Claes Gallery, Brussels
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• Relief with horses from the royal retinue
  Egypt . XVIII dynasty
  Painted limestone . 30 × 24
  Galerie Cybèle, Paris
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not sold worse and ancient art . In particular , Galerie Cybèle sold "Relief with horses from the royal suite " (Egypt , XVIII Dynasty , reign of Akhenaton ) and " Head of Venus or Apollo ( Saurokton )" ( Greece I-II century BC. E . ) . Phoenix Ancient Art Gallery , among other works sold an impressive lion head (Greece, the end of the IV - III century BC) , as well as a rare blue dish of glass mosaics ( Roman origin , I century BC ).

were also widely represented on BRAFA works of the Old Masters . " Etude shells, butterflies and insects " brush Flemish painter Jan van Kessel the Elder (1626-1679) , as well as landscape Jan Brueghel the Younger sold gallery Costermans. In the same hall was sold antique furniture - for example, found buyers neoclassical mirror (Italy , the end of XVIII - early XIX century ) , a Louis XV commode and console era Directories . Gallery De Backker Medieval Art sold to a new customer triptych " Saint Michael " ( Southern Spain , the middle of the XV century ) . A gallery Kunstberatung Zürich AG, for the first time participated in BRAFA, sold work "Mercy " by Jan Masseysa (1509-1575) and " Interior picturesque gallery" Jan Brueghel the Elder ( 1568-1625 ) . One of the most interesting for the public works stand Mullany was the " Virgin Mary with a crown and Child" (Eastern France , the last quarter of the XII century ).

JAN VAN KESSEL Etude shells, butterflies and insects Parchment , gouache . 21 × 29 Costermans, Brussels Source : brafa.be

Triptych " Saint Michael ." 2nd Quarter in the XV . Gesso, tempera . 70 × 146 Southern Spain , Valencia or Granada De Backker Medieval Art, Hogstraten , Belgium Source : brafa.be

Munich Brenske Gallery specializing in religious art , including Russian , has sold a few icons , some of them - two new customers from Russia .

Vintage fabric complemented with antique furniture and decorative arts . For example , Galerie Berger signed a deal for the secretary rare Louis XV in the varnish with the stigma of Jacques Dubois. The pavilion Dario Ghio couple Belgian collectors on the first night got impressive size Viennese safe third quarter of the XIX century. At closing of the fairs in the gallery at the stage of Steinitz was important deal with paired French neoclassical vases of the XVIII century , created in the studio lock Menu Plaisir - running Duke d'Omona . A gallery De Wit Fine Tapestries tapestry sold "Birds and cabbage leaves " made ​​of wool and silk (the middle of the XVI century , presumably Oudenaarde ).

Ossip Zadkine idea Cellist 1935 Casting 1965 Bronze . 42 × 21 × 24 Galerie Fleury, Paris Source : brafa.be

Hergé Abstract composition . 1963 Oil on canvas. 80 × 60 Harold t'Kint de Roodenbeke, Brussels Source : brafa.be

art XX - XXI centuries , from the School of Paris to contemporary Belgian art , was well represented at the 59th fair BRAFA. Galerie Fleury sold several works of Sam Francis , Ossip Zadkine , Serge Polyakov , Gera van Velde , Fernand Léger, Bernard Buffet and others Zadkine 's sculpture " The Birth of forms " about 60 000 euros sold Willy Huybrechts. The gallery Harold t'Kint de Roodenbeke first evening bought a unique gouache Rene Magritte " Invisible mirror" (1942) , followed by a rare and picturesque canvas Hergé , Sam Francis painting a series of drawings and Paul Delvaux . Galerie Taménaga sold watercolor Marc Chagall and several works by American author Tom Christopher . Pavilion gallery Guy Peters traditionally caused increased interest : here diverged actual work of European authors : Niki de Saint Phalle , Bernard Vienna Arman , Christo , Jan Fabre , Cohen Vanmehelena and Arne Queens .

Marc Chagall Motherhood. 1946 Watercolour . 30,5 × 22,8 Galerie Taménaga, Paris Source : brafa.be

Flavio POLI Vase " Black Opal . " Around 1956 Company Seguso Vetri D'Arte, Murano Marc Heiremans, Brussels Source : blouinartinfo.com

furniture and decorative arts of the XX - XXI centuries were also in demand . Galerie Marcilhac sold ensemble of Dominica - bedroom furniture 1928 Chuckie sculpture "Head" (1921) , as well as a desk and a glass Ben Svildensa Maurice Marino. a gallery Marc Heiremans almost completely sold out all works from Murano glass company Seguso Vetri d'Arte. increase public interest in art glass, probably very good supported the exhibition, held at the Design Museum Ghent .

Source : press release BRAFA