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Francis Maere Fine Arts - Highlights
BRAFA 2024 - Francis Maere Fine Arts - Highlights
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A BRAFA Art Fair 2024 Highlight presented by Francis Maere
Enter the world of art and culture with Francis Maere, Vice Chairman of Modern & Contemporary Art and a specialist in Belgian and European contemporary art from the early 20th century, as he unveils one of his favourite BRAFA 2024 highlights, on display at Brussels Expo from 28 January to 4 February.
Discover the extraordinary Dan tribe ivory mask from the late 19th century, a rare piece that bridges African and contemporary art. Claes Gallery's exhibit boasts spatially projected volumes and frontal ridges that create a powerful architectural form; a true rarity of its kind. These masks were used for conflict resolution and war management and in this case have a traceable provenance, highlighting an important aspect of all the pieces at the BRAFA Art Fair.
Featured: Dan Mask. Ivory Coast, late 19th century. Wood, H 23 cm. Provenance: Dr. Alexander Rafaeli collection (1910-1996).
Video by NOOT
CONTACT
Ghent
Hotel Falligan - First floor
Kouter 172
BE-9000 Ghent
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ABOUT
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Francis Maere Fine Arts was founded in 1995, specialising from the start in Belgian art dating from 1880-1950. With roots on the banks of the famous river Lys, the gallery has focused from the start on artists from Sint-Martens-Latem and the surrounding area. Movements covered stretch from late 19th century plein-airism to impressionism and luminism, symbolism, expressionism and surrealism, right up to the first abstract art movements in Belgium. Since its creation the gallery has participated in numerous art fairs in Ghent, Brussels, Antwerp, Kortrijk and Amsterdam. In 2011 Francis Maere opened a new gallery in Ghent on the first floor of the Hotel Falligan, an 18th century ‘Hôtel de Maître’. The renovated premises have inspired a new focus on modern and contemporary movements. The gallery’s primary aim is to promote Belgian art through exhibitions, publications and joint ventures at home and abroad. Francis Maere is an active member of ROCAD.
Founded : 1995
Specialisations
19th and 20th century Belgian painting and sculpture
Associations
C.I.N.O.A. Confédération Internationale des Négociants en Oeuvres d'Art, S.N.A. Syndicat National des Antiquaires Négociants en Objets d'Art Tableaux anciens et modernes de France
Fairs
PAN Amsterdam