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On February 4th,
visitors from Southwest Florida, the United States, and
Europe gathered to welcome the 15th annual American
International Fine Art Fair (AIFAF)
to the Palm Beach County Convention Center.
Introducing a new component to the Fair this year, AIFAF l
featured important dealers of modern 20th century design to
its impressive list of exhibitors. Todd Merrill Antiques
(New York), will exhibit American and European vintage
furniture from the 1920’s to 2000 including a pair of
quietly opulent serpentine front dressers by American
architect and designer Samuel Marx, a magnificent black
resin and malachite coffee table by Ado Chale, a wall hung
sculpture front console and a welded steel club chair by
Paul Evans, and a pair of European walnut and marble pier
tables attributed to Gio Ponti. Barry Friedman Ltd. (New
York) will present a bevy of contemporary 20th century art,
including cutting-edge furniture, studio glass, ceramics,
and photography by international artists Anne-Karin Furunes
(Norwegian), Ingrid Donat (French), Wendell Castle
(American), Michael Glancy (American), Ian Ingram
(American), Gottfried Helnwein (Austrian), Michael Eastman
(American), Shiro Kuramata (Japanese), and Ron Arad
(Israel).
Jewelry is always an especially popular component of the
fair. In a bid to expand its annual collection of exciting
jewelers, the fair invited David Webb (New York) to join its
always sterling roster of jewelers. One of the leading
jewelry designers of the 20th and 21st centuries, David
Webb’s stylish and avant-garde designs bridge the styles of
the past with the current creating unique and timeless
pieces that can often be found gracing the necks of red
carpet regulars and in the exclusive collections of the
worlds rich and famous. Long-time exhibitor Graff Diamonds
(London) will once again present the most extensive
collection of haute couture jewelry to be found in any
single location.
AIFAF will continue to offer exciting major exhibitions in
its role as one of the preeminent fine art and antiques
fairs in America. With diverse exhibitions from many of the
worlds leading dealers – including this year a one-artist
exhibition of more than 25 later period paintings by Renoir
from Hammer Galleries (New York) - the fair features artwork
of all periods including ancient art, old masters,
impressionists, modern
and contemporary works.
www.aifaf.com
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