BrAFA 2024, 132 GaLlERIeS AT ThE 69TH EdITiOn

Didier Claes, the Vice-Chairman of BRAFA, Non-European Art Section, explains: “For this edition, we wanted to offer an even greater diversity of specialities, whilst remaining close to the DNA of the Fair, which is first and foremost an antiques fair. As a result, in January 2024, we’ll have an appropriate balance between the different fields on display. With this dynamic, we’re seeking to attract a multi-generational audience.”

Each year, new applications are carefully examined and two days are devoted to expert appraisals prior to the opening of the Fair. More than 80 international experts specialising in different periods and fields carry out meticulous checks on the authenticity, quality and state of conservation of the works, so that collectors can buy with complete confidence.

Francis Maere, the Vice-Chairman of BRAFA’s Modern and Contemporary Art Section, remarks: “The art market nowadays is so bountiful that it can be hard to find your way around. What sets BRAFA apart from other fairs is its seriousness, with a particular focus on quality. We’ve taken yet another step in this direction for the next edition.”

18 new exhibitors will be taking part, completing the range of fields on display at BRAFA. In Antique Art, the Spanish Nicolás Cortés Gallery will be exhibiting European paintings and sculptures from the fifteenth to the early twentieth century, including works by Zurbaran, Goya, Ribera and Murillo. Ralph Gierhards Antiques / Fine Art, a German specialist in European art from the seventeenth to the nineteenth century, will be presenting gilt bronze objects, sculptures, furniture, Old Master paintings, Impressionist paintings and Art Deco objects. The Heutink Ikonen gallery, based in the Netherlands, will be displaying a selection of icons from the sixteenth to the nineteenth centuries from the Balkans, Russia, Greece, Egypt and Ethiopia. The German gallery Kunsthaus Kende will be offering antique and modern silverware, as well as contemporary creations. Two Italian galleries specialising in the Haute Epoque, Mearini Fine Art and Romigioli Antichità, will be joining the list of 2024 exhibitors. For its part, the French gallery Marc Maison will be presenting nineteenth-century architecture, furniture and objects relating to the World’s Fairs of 1851-1900.

Camille Brasseur, the Director of the Paul Delvaux Foundation, comments: “The Foundation has seized the opportunity presented by BRAFA 2024 to take part in the Year of Surrealism and shine a spotlight on the work of the great master. BRAFA is a key event for promoting contact with the general public and collectors alike.”