TEFAF in Maastricht

MAASTRICHT—Widely considered the world’s most prestigious fair dedicated to art, antiques, and design, TEFAF Maastricht will bring together more than 260 international exhibitors and nearly 7,000 years of art history under one roof from March 14 to 19, 2026.


Presented alongside the major historical fields the fair has always featured, the arts of Africa, Oceania, and the Americas continue to occupy a central place at the show, supported by presentations that are both scholarly and ambitious.

After a noteworthy presence in the Showcase section of the fair in 2025, Montagut Gallery will present a concise display of ten rare and important works, dominated by a thirteenth-century Djennenke ancestor figure from Mali, once in the collection of Allan Stone. This sculptural grouping will be complemented by some thirty small Baule and Ashanti gold objects, as well as by paintings by Joan Miró and Wifredo Lam, adding an interaction with modern art.

(Detail view of an ancestor figure. Djennenke; Mali. C-14 tested to the 18th century. Wood. H: 86 cm. Ex Jay C. Leff , Uniontown, Pennsylvania (1959); Allan Stone, New York; private French collection. To be offered by Galerie Montagut during TEFAF Maastricht, 14–19 March 2026.)

Serge Schoffel will opt for an eclectic selection, bringing together statues, masks, adornments, and ritual objects from around the world—Africa, Melanesia, the Pre-Columbian Americas, and Indonesia—in a cross-disciplinary examination of form and function.

(Mask, lipiko. Makonde; Mozambique. 19th–early 20th century. Wood, beeswax. H: 27.5 cm. Ex Walter Bareiss, Munich/New York; Neumeister, Munich, Afrika: Collection Walter Bareiss,13 November 2008, lot 1296; Pierre Dartevelle, Brussels; Jacques Germain, Montréal; Guy Laliberté, Montréal; Christie’s, New York, Guy Laliberté Collection, 11 May 2022, lot 55. To be offered by Galerie Serge Schoffel during TEFAF Maastricht, 14–19 March 2026.)

In Bernard de Grunne’s space, the focus will be on the arts of the Ubangi region, one of the richest and still understudied creative centers in Central Africa. A collection of works of exceptional quality will accompany the publication of a new catalogue produced with Jan-Lodewijk Grootaers, a respected specialist in this cultural area.

(Female figure. Ngbaka; Democratic Republic of the Congo. Wood. H: 61 cm. Ex Lucien Van de Velde, Antwerp; Hans van Witteloosstuijn, Delft; Marc and Alain de Monbrison, Paris (1978); Roger Azar, Paris; Guy Loudmer, Paris-Drouot, Arts Primitifs, 29 June 1989, lot 290; Philippe Guimiot, Brussels (1994); Bernard de Grunne, Brussels (2015); Private collection, Paris. To be offered by Galerie Bernard de Grunne during TEFAF Maastricht, 14–19 March 2026.)

This show marks the eleventh year of Lucas Ratton’s participation. He plans to display a selection of previously unseen works from Africa, Oceania, and the Americas, presented in a setting designed by René Bouchara. His space will highlight an important Songye nkishi power figure attributed to the rare Kalebwe ya Ntambwe style, an example of the ritual power and sculptural freedom of this tradition’s artworks. True to his open-minded approach, Ratton also seeks to establish a dialogue between African and European art, most notably with the inclusion of a striking eighteenth-century German sculpture.

(Power figure, nkishi. Songye; Democratic Republic of the Congo. 19th century. Wood, metal, fiber. H: 66 cm. Ex Father Van Erp of the Cabinda Mission; Karel Timmermans, Tervuren (between 1950–1960); Pierre Dartevelle, Brussels (1988); Anita and Jan Lundberg, Malmö (1988–1992); Anita Schröder, Munich (1992–2003); Galerie Ratton-Hourdé, Paris (acquired 2003); Philippe Ratton, Paris (2016); Galerie Philippe Ratton, Paris (2018); private collection, The Netherlands. To be offered by Galerie Lucas Ratton during TEFAF Maastricht, 14–19 March 2026.)

Galerie Ferrandin’s display will explore the great sculptural traditions of Africa, Oceania, the Northwest Coast, and Japan. Among the highlights he will present are a Baule sculpture with a remarkable patina, probably associated with goldsmithing, and a monumental Kannon Bosatsu sculpture from the eleventh-century Heian period, to be presented here for the first time outside Japan.

Finally, Grusenmeyer-Woliner will offer a rare and trans-historical selection, including a wood-and-bronze Egyptian ibis from the Late Period, a ceremonial Nazca feather poncho in an exceptional state of preservation, and a Kongo Yombe ritual bell with important provenance.

Through the diversity and quality of its presentations, the 2026 TEFAF Maastricht promises to once again confirm its role as a leading platform for non-European art, promoting its place at the highest level of the international art market.

TEFAF
MECC 
Maastricht, NL
14-19 March 2026
www.tefaf.com