NEW YORK, NY.- TEFAF New York has released a “first look” at the inaugural TEFAF New York Spring Fair that will take place at the historic Park Avenue Armory in New York City from May 4-8, 2017, with the Opening VIP Preview on May 3, 2017. The Fair will feature 92 of the world’s most illustrious dealers who specialize in Modern and Contemporary Art and Design. In addition, a small number of dealers will exhibit jewelry, African & Oceanic art, and antiquities. The inclusion of African & Oceanic works and classical antiquities will cement the coherent aesthetic that is popular among contemporary and modern collectors.

TEFAF New York Spring follows the successful first edition of TEFAF New York Fall, launched in October 2016 at the Park Avenue Armory, concentrating on fine and decorative art from antiquity to 1920. Both TEFAF New York Fairs are an important expansion of the TEFAF portfolio, providing an additional platform for today’s collectors and museums.

Among the world-class dealers exhibiting at TEFAF New York Spring are Acquavella Galleries, Applicat-Prazan, Di Donna, Richard Green, Hauser & Wirth, Paul Kasmin, Sean Kelly, Eykyn Maclean, Helly Nahmad, Lisson Gallery, Galerie Perrotin, Christophe van de Weghe, White Cube and David Zwirner.

A ‘FIRST LOOK’ AT TEFAF NEW YORK SPRING HIGHLIGHTS

Exhibitor: White Cube, London-Hong Kong, Stand 65
Campbell’s Elvis, Andy Warhol (1928-1987). Silkscreen ink and acrylic on canvas Provenance: Salvador Dalí, Cadaques; Galerie Folker Skulima, Berlin; Michael Kohn Gallery, Los Angeles; Steve Wynn, Las Vegas; Gagosian Gallery, New York; Robert Shapazian, Los Angeles; Sale; Christie’s, New York, 10 November 2010.

Exhibitor: Acquavella Galleries, New York, Stand 66
David, Pluto and Eli, 2001, Lucian Freud (1922-2011). Oil on canvas

Exhibitor: Hauser & Wirth, New York, Stand 6
Tecelar, Lygia Pape (1927- 2004). Woodcut print on Japanese paper Unique variant of 2 Paper. Signed and dated lower right ‘Pape 56’

Exhibitor: Van de Weghe Fine Art, New York, Stand 8
Tête d’Homme, Pablo Picasso (1881-1973). Oil on canvas. Signed lower right ‘Picasso’ and dated on the reverse ‘2.4.65.IV’, 1965

Exhibitor: David Zwirner, New York, Stand 67
Homage to the Square, Josef Albers (1888 - 1976), Oil on Masonite Initialed and dated lower right Connecticut, 1971 Provenance. The Estate of Josef Albers; The Josef and Anni Albers Foundation

Exhibitor: Di Donna Galleries, New York, Stand 1
L'Explication, 1962, René Magritte, (1898 – 1967), Gouache on paper, L’Explication is an important example of Magritte’s theory of ‘elective affinities’ where he explored the conscious combination of two distinct objects and how they can create a harmonic dynamism as successfully as two completely unrelated objects. This work is part of Di Donna’s stand exhibition at TEFAF New York Spring, “A Surrealist Banquet” featuring Surrealist works of art on the theme of “Dining.”

Exhibitor: Paul Kasmin Gallery, New York, Stand 5
Le Nouveau-Né, 1920 Constantin Brancusi (1876-1957), Polished bronze. Edition of 8 (#4/8), Edition cast by Susse Fondeur, Paris, in 2003.

Exhibitor: Richard Green, London, Stand 25
Doric Light, Sean Scully RA (Dublin, 1945), Oil on linen. Signed, dated and inscribed on the reverse ‘DORIC / LIGHT Sean / Scully /12 – 11’ 2011, Provenance:Timothy Taylor, London; Private Collection, Europe.

Exhibitor: Eykyn Maclean, New York-London, Stand 12
Three Figures, Henry Moore (1898-1986), Watercolour wash, wax crayon, charcoal (rubbed), pen and ink over pencil. Signed and dated lower right ‘Moore ‘42’. Signed, titled, dated and numbered on verso ‘5633’ 1942 Provenance Curt Valentin, New York; Herman Shulman, Stamford, Connecticut; Mrs. Norman Shulman, New York; Thomas Gibson Fine Art, London; Neville Conrad, London 1973; Waddington Galleries, London, 1997’; Private Collection, United Kingdom.